1978 Virtual F1 - Pryce and Arrows champions

SeedStriker · Post by **SeedStriker** » 14 May 2013, 19:46

Can we have the results soon? I missed the live GP

Post by **Londoner** » 15 May 2013, 13:03

How long did Andretti last until he inevitably retired?

Big updates for March coming shortly.

pi314159 · Post by **pi314159** » 15 May 2013, 13:17

East Londoner wrote:How long did Andretti last until he inevitably retired?

Big updates for March coming shortly.

Two laps after the restart. So 14 laps combined.
(For those who weren't on the IRC channel, the race was stopped after a heavy crash of Didier Pironi on lap 12.)

SeedStriker · Post by **SeedStriker** » 15 May 2013, 14:29

pi314159 wrote:
East Londoner wrote:How long did Andretti last until he inevitably retired?

Big updates for March coming shortly.

Two laps after the restart. So 14 laps combined.
(For those who weren't on the IRC channel, the race was stopped after a heavy crash of Didier Pironi on lap 12.)

Red flag? We're talking of F1, so there's not going to be another restart and the points will count half for the first six. Or this will be the rare case that the race will continue the day after (or so to speak?)

pi314159 · Post by **pi314159** » 15 May 2013, 14:35

SeedStriker wrote:
pi314159 wrote:
East Londoner wrote:How long did Andretti last until he inevitably retired?

Big updates for March coming shortly.

Two laps after the restart. So 14 laps combined.
(For those who weren't on the IRC channel, the race was stopped after a heavy crash of Didier Pironi on lap 12.)

Red flag? We're talking of F1, so there's not going to be another restart and the points will count half for the first six. Or this will be the rare case that the race will continue the day after (or so to speak?)

No, that's not correct. There were races restarted, see here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_re ... _One_races

pasta_maldonado · Post by **pasta_maldonado** » 15 May 2013, 15:47

Brabham would like to spend 500,000 on ground effects, 250,000 on reliability and 300,000 on top speed. Hopefully this'll get us up there

pi314159 · Post by **pi314159** » 15 May 2013, 20:20

Race Results: (Race was restarted over the shortened distance of 58 laps)
1. Tom Pryce (McLaren-Cosworth) 58 Laps
2. Jacques Laffite (Arrows-Cosworth) +1 Lap
3. Keke Rosberg (Brabham-Alfa Romeo) +1 Lap
4. Jody Scheckter (Brabham-Alfa Romeo) +1 Lap
5. Gijs van Lennep (Ligier-Ferrari) +1 Lap
6. Rick Mears (Lotus-Renault) +2 Laps / Suspension
7. Tom Sneva (Penske-Cosworth) +2 Laps
8. Patrick Depailler (Tyrrell-Cosworth) +2 Laps
9. Jacky Ickx (Wolf-Cosworth) +3 Laps
10. Chris Amon (Surtees-Cosworth) +3 Laps
11. David Purley (Wolf-Cosworth) +3 Laps
Retirements:
Bruno Giacomelli (Ensign-Alfa Romeo) 54 Laps / Transmission
Carlos Pace (Williams-Cosworth) 52 Laps/ Transmission
Gilles Villeneuve (Ferrari) 38 Laps / Accident
Ronnie Peterson (Shadow-Cosworth) 25 Laps / Engine
Jean-Pierre Jabouille (Renault) 24 Laps / Engine
Rene Arnoux (Renault) 21 Laps / Accident
Carlos Reutemann (Williams) 20 Laps / Transmission
Emerson Fittipaldi (Arrows-Cosworth) 19 Laps / Accident
James Hunt (McLaren-Cosworth) 13 Laps / Accident
Clay Regazzoni (Ensign-Alfa Romeo) 11 Laps / Transmission
Riccardo Patrese (Ferrari) 3 Laps / Clutch
Elio de Angelis (Ligier-Ferrari) 2 Laps / Transmission
Mario Andretti (March-Ferrari) 2 Laps / Clutch
Retirements before restart:
Didier Pironi (Shadow-Cosworth) 11 Laps / Accident
Jean-Pierre Jarier (Tyrrell-Cosworth) 5 Laps / Clutch
Niki Lauda (Lotus-Renault) 5 Laps / Gearbox
Patrick Tambay (Penske-Cosworth) 2 Laps / Gearbox

Fastest Lap: Tom Pryce (McLaren)

Didier Pironi will miss the next four races due to his accident.

SeedStriker · Post by **SeedStriker** » 15 May 2013, 20:31

More transmission shenanigans... I swear the whole drive arrangement is made by X-Trac and not by Hewland.

Post by **Londoner** » 15 May 2013, 20:33

Right, 500,000 on ground effects, 300,000 on reliability and 250,000 on speed for March please.

FantometteBR · Post by **FantometteBR** » 15 May 2013, 22:26

Tyrrell will invest 300k in ground effect and 250k at topspeed

takagi_for_the_win · Post by **takagi_for_the_win** » 16 May 2013, 15:53

Nelson Piquet will replace Pironi

pi314159 · Post by **pi314159** » 17 May 2013, 14:00

takagi_for_the_win wrote:Nelson Piquet will replace Pironi

Good. Now I only need the Theodore lineup for the Spanish GP.

takagi_for_the_win · Post by **takagi_for_the_win** » 17 May 2013, 19:26

We'll invest 300k in top speed

Post by **Ataxia** » 18 May 2013, 10:33

We'll try to invest 50p and a sticky bun in ground effects.

UncreativeUsername37 · Post by **UncreativeUsername37** » 18 May 2013, 14:55

Ataxia wrote:We'll try to invest 50p and a sticky bun in ground effects.

Surtees will invest 51p and two sticky buns.

takagi_for_the_win · Post by **takagi_for_the_win** » 18 May 2013, 16:33

UgncreativeUsergname wrote:
Ataxia wrote:We'll try to invest 50p and a sticky bun in ground effects.

Surtees will invest 51p and two sticky buns.

Woah guys, calm down- we don't want a spending war here...

Post by **Ataxia** » 18 May 2013, 21:17

takagi_for_the_win wrote:
UgncreativeUsergname wrote:
Ataxia wrote:We'll try to invest 50p and a sticky bun in ground effects.

Surtees will invest 51p and two sticky buns.

Woah guys, calm down- we don't want a spending war here...

I'm going to add a Belgian bun into affairs here...withdrawn straight from my currant account. Definitely raisin the stakes here.

That was f*cking dreadful, I'm sorry.

pi314159 · Post by **pi314159** » 19 May 2013, 12:48

I still need the Theodore drivers. I'd like to run the race today.

SuperAguri · Post by **SuperAguri** » 21 May 2013, 23:30

Tony Trimmer for the next three races (using up all his three pay drive attempts)

The other seat going between

Eddie Cheever (last of his three pay drive attempts)
Geoff Lees
Rupert Keegan

pi314159 · Post by **pi314159** » 23 May 2013, 16:27

Ground effect updates for Jarama:
Brabham
0-300k: 67, success
300k-500k: 16, fail

March
0-300.000: 70, success
300.000-500.000: 7, fail

Tyrrell
300.000: 61, success

I doubt the Renault and Surtees upgrades were serious. If I'm wrong, adding them for the next race at Anderstorp.

pi314159 · Post by **pi314159** » 23 May 2013, 18:00

1978 Spanish Grand Prix - pre-qualifying:
1. Alan Jones (March 781) 1:19.397
2. Hans Heyer (ATS HS1) +0.232
3. Chris Amon (Surtees TS20) +0.736
4. Bernard Darniche (Merzario A1) +0.809
5. Jochen Mass (ATS HS1) +0.901
6. Piercarlo Ghinzani (Boro 002) +1.160
DNPQ:
7. Patrick Nève (Kojima KE009B) +1.268
8. Teddy Pilette (Kojima KE009B) +1.405
9. Henri Pescarolo (Martini MK23) +1.637
10. Eddie Cheever (Theodore TR01) +1.723
11. Arturo Merzario (Merzario A1) +1.939
12. Tony Trimmer (Theodore TR01) +2.190
13. Harald Ertl (Apollon Fly 2) +2.994

pi314159 · Post by **pi314159** » 23 May 2013, 18:14

1978 Spanish GP - Qualifying:
1. Tom Pryce (McLaren M26B) 1:15.624
2. James Hunt (McLaren M26B) +0.014
3. Jacques Laffite (Arrows A1) +0.461
4. Emerson Fittipaldi (Arrows A1) +1.150
5. Gilles Villeneuve (Ferrari 312T3) +1.288
6. Riccardo Patrese (Ferrari 312T3) +1.301
7. Niki Lauda (Lotus 79) +1.532
8. Rick Mears (Lotus 79) +1.554
9. Jody Scheckter (Brabham BT46) +1.615
10. Tom Sneva (Penske PC6) +1.693
11. Clay Regazzoni (Ensign N177B) +1.902
12. Bruno Giacomelli (Ensign N177B) +0:2.004
13. Keke Rosberg (Brabham BT46) +2.446
14. Nelson Piquet (Shadow DN9) +2.573
15. Jean-Pierre Jarier (Tyrrell 008) +2.579
16. Carlos Reutemann (Williams FW06) +2.694
17. Patrick Depailler (Tyrrell 008) +2.807
18. Gijs van Lennep (Ligier JS9) +2.857
19. Patrick Tambay (Penske PC6) +3.043
20. Carlos Pace (Williams FW06) +3.105
21. Elio de Angelis (Ligier JS9) +3.135
22. Rene Arnoux (Renault RS01B) +3.289
23. Jacky Ickx (Wolf WR5) +3.345
24. Ronnie Peterson (Shadow DN9) +3.362
25. Mario Andretti (March 781) +3.550
26. David Purley (Wolf WR5) +3.680
27. Alan Jones (March 781) +3.846
28. Chris Amon (Surtees TS20) +3.937
DNQ:
29. Jean-Pierre Jabouille (Renault RS01B) +3.961
30. Jochen Mass (ATS HS1) +4.453
31. Hans Heyer (ATS HS1) +4.819
32. Geoff Brabham (Fittipaldi F5A) +5.256
33. Bernard Darniche (Merzario A1) +5.699
34. Piercarlo Ghinzani (Boro 002) +6.106

pycku · Post by **pycku** » 24 May 2013, 06:58

A nice result for us. From these positions we can challenge for the victory, which is our main goal.

HawkAussie · Post by **HawkAussie** » 24 May 2013, 07:08

First ever DNQ, hooray

pi314159 · Post by **pi314159** » 24 May 2013, 14:43

1978 Spanish GP - Race:
1. Emerson Fittipaldi (Arrows-Cosworth) 75 Laps
2. Tom Pryce (McLaren-Cosworth) +31.349
3. Jacques Laffite (Arrows-Cosworth) +48.056
4. James Hunt (McLaren-Cosworth) +59.783
5. Jody Scheckter (Brabham-Alfa Romeo) +1:01.596
6. Keke Rosberg (Brabham-Alfa Romeo) +1 Lap
7. Gilles Villeneuve (Ferrari) +2 Laps
8. Gijs van Lennep (Ligier-Ferrari) +2 Laps
9. Jean-Pierre Jarier (Tyrrell-Cosworth) +3 Laps
10. Jacky Ickx (Wolf-Cosworth) +3 Laps
11. Carlos Pace (Williams-Cosworth) +3 Laps
12. Ronnie Peterson (Shadow-Cosworth) +3 Laps
13. Chris Amon (Surtees-Cosworth) +3 Laps
14. Alan Jones (March-Ferrari) +4 Laps / Transmission
15. Rene Arnoux (Renault) +4 Laps
16. David Purley (Wolf-Cosworth) +4 Laps
Retired
Elio de Angelis (Ligier-Ferrari) 65 Laps / Transmission
Mario Andretti (March-Ferrari) 65 Laps / Clutch
Clay Regazzoni (Ensign-Alfa Romeo) 54 Laps / Engine
Tom Sneva (Penske-Cosworth) 52 Laps / Engine
Riccardo Patrese (Ferrari) 48 Laps / Engine
Bruno Giacomelli (Ensign-Alfa Romeo) 41 Laps / Engine
Niki Lauda (Lotus-Renault) 10 Laps / Engine
Patrick Tambay (Penske-Cosworth) 4 Laps / Transmission
Nelson Piquet (Shadow-Cosworth) 3 Laps / Accident
Rick Mears (Lotus-Ferrari) 2 Laps / Suspension
Patrick Depailler (Tyrrell-Cosworth) 1 Lap / Clutch
Carlos Reutemann (Williams-Cosworth) 1 Lap / Clutch

Fastest Lap: Emerson Fittipaldi (Arrows)

SuperAguri · Post by **SuperAguri** » 24 May 2013, 14:49

Motorsport Magazine wrote:Theodore to use customer March chassis?
After racking up several did not pre qualifies, Theodore are rumoured to have dumped their own chassis and have signed a deal with March to use a customer March 781 chassis. Neither party have confirmed or denied this and we look forward to the next Grand Prix.

Teddy Yip to pull team?
An insider has said that Teddy Yip is disappointed with the results so far and may pull the team out for the rest of the year. However a spokesman said "We are committed to building a good car and be in F1 for the foreseeable future".

pi314159 · Post by **pi314159** » 24 May 2013, 14:54

SuperAguri wrote:
Motorsport Magazine wrote:Theodore to use customer March chassis?
After racking up several did not pre qualifies, Theodore are rumoured to have dumped their own chassis and have signed a deal with March to use a customer March 781 chassis. Neither party have confirmed or denied this and we look forward to the next Grand Prix.

Teddy Yip to pull team?
An insider has said that Teddy Yip is disappointed with the results so far and may pull the team out for the rest of the year. However a spokesman said "We are committed to building a good car and be in F1 for the foreseeable future".

Customer chassis are not allowed, but you could take the old Heskeths.

UncreativeUsername37 · Post by **UncreativeUsername37** » 24 May 2013, 15:24

We finally finished, but so did everyone else. How rude of them.

SuperAguri · Post by **SuperAguri** » 24 May 2013, 15:47

Bah it is the late 70s, customer chassis should be allowed by the teams that did sell chassis. But I would like to take the Hesketh chassis as long as I can rebadge it as a March 771 or something. :lol:

pi314159 · Post by **pi314159** » 24 May 2013, 15:49

SuperAguri wrote:Bah it is the late 70s, customer chassis should be allowed by the teams that did sell chassis. But I would like to take the Hesketh chassis as long as I can rebadge it as a March 771 or something.

In 1978, all teams running customer chassis, except BS Fabrications and Theodore, were one-offs.

Post by **Londoner** » 24 May 2013, 15:51

Slightly better than before, but not by much.

150K on ground effects and 150K on reliabilty please.

SeedStriker · Post by **SeedStriker** » 24 May 2013, 16:15

I feel that i'm the customer client in the Alfa-powered cars. While the Brabhams end in double points, both Ensigns DNF with engine trouble.

Post by **tommykl** » 24 May 2013, 16:16

Wolf to withdraw?

Following Walter Wolf's disastrous start to the 1978 Formula One season, rumours are rife about the future of his team in Formula One. Many an un-named paddock figure has hinted at a possible withdrawal of the team at the end of a season, where Wolf would either fold or be bought out.

Translation: I'm considering pulling out. I just can't seem to get very interested at the moment.

pycku · Post by **pycku** » 24 May 2013, 16:52

woo-hoo! It seems we have fulfilled all our goals at the start of the season! A 1-3 finish and that makes everyone at the team more than happy. As we don't have enough money to upgrade the car before receiving some fresh money, all we can hope is not falling behind other competitors for 2nd in championship. Just some more points next race and we will be in a good position for the second part of the season.

Post by **Ataxia** » 24 May 2013, 20:10

I'm not entirely sure what to do right now. I've got such meagre funds, yet the car desperately needs updating...something about rocks and hard places seems appropriate.

And no, I refuse to overdraft.

Salamander · Post by **Salamander** » 24 May 2013, 20:48

Ataxia wrote:I'm not entirely sure what to do right now. I've got such meagre funds, yet the car desperately needs updating...something about rocks and hard places seems appropriate.

And no, I refuse to overdraft.

Steal some of Williams' money, they aren't using it.

FantometteBR · Post by **FantometteBR** » 25 May 2013, 03:10

Tyrrell will spend, if we are allowed, 150k in topspeed and 100k in grip

RonDenisDeletraz · Post by **RonDenisDeletraz** » 25 May 2013, 03:42

800k on everything but reliability please.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 25 May 2013, 05:25

Looks like Ligier haven't slipped back as far as I've feared so far. Can't wait for Sweden to be over so we can unlock those untold millions in prize money

pi314159 · Post by **pi314159** » 02 Jun 2013, 18:44

Ground effect upgrades:
March (150k): 51, success

Williams:
0-300.000: success
300.000-600.000: success
600.000-800.000: fail