1998 F1RGP2C Season - Duel in the Desert Race

Aerospeed · Post by **Aerospeed** » 28 Jun 2013, 00:20

Pablo da Silva wrote:Darn, another DNF. Do we need to get lessons from Renault on how to build a good engine??

Daniel Moreno wrote:Who thought switching over from Renault engines to Meahchrome would be a good idea???

Eddie Stewart wrote:I don't blame these recent troubles on the people who built this car in Britain. I don't blame these recent troubles on me or on the drivers. I blame the recent troubles on how fragile the parts have to be built to be to be legal in the regulations.

Shizuka · Post by **Shizuka** » 28 Jun 2013, 06:54

That was a brilliant race, despite not scoring points. Jörg's decision to put less downforce on the car paid off very well - we almost got Daniel in the end, and finishing 7th without much attrition is absolutely a great result. Niko's 10th place is still fine, his setup hampered him on the straightaways, but he was right behind John in the end.

FMecha · Post by **FMecha** » 28 Jun 2013, 07:46

Eddie Stewart wrote:I don't blame these recent troubles on the people who built this car in Britain. I don't blame these recent troubles on me or on the drivers. I blame the recent troubles on how fragile the parts have to be built to be to be legal in the regulations.

Ralf Alden wrote:Eddie, if I recall correctly, you're a Brit, right? The problem is that people of your team made the car as a rushwork, leading to constant unreliability. Go fix that.

Salamander · Post by **Salamander** » 28 Jun 2013, 10:58

Eddie Stewart wrote:I don't blame these recent troubles on the people who built this car in Britain. I don't blame these recent troubles on me or on the drivers. I blame the recent troubles on how fragile the parts have to be built to be to be legal in the regulations.

Ralf Alden wrote:Eddie, if I recall correctly, you're a Brit, right? The problem is that people of your team made the car as a rushwork, leading to constant unreliability. Go fix that.

James Davies wrote:Wow! Holy shite, Einstein! What tipped you off to that!? I'd never have guessed in a million years Eddie Stewart was British... I always thought he was Portuguese. ... go figure out how to be less shite, Alden. Leave team management for people who have the insanity to deal with it. Or brain capacity, in the boss' case.

Aerospeed · Post by **Aerospeed** » 28 Jun 2013, 12:44

Eddie Stewart wrote:I don't blame these recent troubles on the people who built this car in Britain. I don't blame these recent troubles on me or on the drivers. I blame the recent troubles on how fragile the parts have to be built to be to be legal in the regulations.

Ralf Alden wrote:Eddie, if I recall correctly, you're a Brit, right? The problem is that people of your team made the car as a rushwork, leading to constant unreliability. Go fix that.

Eddie Stewart wrote:Ralf... what does being British have to do with doing a rushjob of the car?

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James Davies wrote:Wow! Holy shite, Einstein! What tipped you off to that!? I'd never have guessed in a million years Eddie Stewart was British... I always thought he was Portuguese.

Eddie Stewart wrote:Please, James, please leave the sarcasm to the newspaper writers, thank you

Salamander · Post by **Salamander** » 28 Jun 2013, 13:03

Eddie Stewart wrote:Please, James, please leave the sarcasm to the newspaper writers, thank you

James Davies wrote:Why don't you focus on making your team not an utter waste of money?

pasta_maldonado · Post by **pasta_maldonado** » 28 Jun 2013, 13:05

Rick Douglais wrote:Well, that darn race went all t'tarnation

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 28 Jun 2013, 14:13

Frederic-Maxime Voeckler wrote:CONNARD!!!! Again ze car lets me down. I will finish ze season with 16 DNFs at zis rate.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 28 Jun 2013, 16:58

Ben Fleet wrote:I wanna quit this utter pile of turd of a team. If I realised that there was more of a future at DAMS, I would never have left. I have no future in this series any more, it seems?

Post by **Ataxia** » 28 Jun 2013, 17:24

Ben Fleet wrote:I wanna quit this utter pile of turd of a team. If I realised that there was more of a future at DAMS, I would never have left. I have no future in this series any more, it seems?

José Alvarez wrote:*flashes Telefonica pesetas*

Barbazza · Post by **Barbazza** » 28 Jun 2013, 18:26

Andrew Spokes wrote:Nowhere again. This is not the season I was expecting...

Aerospeed · Post by **Aerospeed** » 28 Jun 2013, 19:12

Ben Fleet wrote:I wanna quit this utter pile of turd of a team. If I realised that there was more of a future at DAMS, I would never have left. I have no future in this series any more, it seems?

Autosport wrote:REPORT: Ben Fleet sacked
Recent reports indicate that Stewart GP driver Ben Fleet has been sacked after releasing a statement saying that he wanted to leave the team due to their poor performance. No word has been made on his replacement, though bookkeepers predict that it will be a British driver, placing odds at "Even Money."

takagi_for_the_win · Post by **takagi_for_the_win** » 28 Jun 2013, 19:20

Ben Fleet wrote:I wanna quit this utter pile of turd of a team. If I realised that there was more of a future at DAMS, I would never have left. I have no future in this series any more, it seems?

Autosport wrote:REPORT: Ben Fleet sacked
Recent reports indicate that Stewart GP driver Ben Fleet has been sacked after releasing a statement saying that he wanted to leave the team due to their poor performance. No word has been made on his replacement, though bookkeepers predict that it will be a British driver, placing odds at "Even Money."

Edward Restov Junior wrote: *Flashing British passport wildly at anyone in the vicinity*

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 28 Jun 2013, 20:40

Ben Fleet wrote:Well, that made quitting a bit easier!!! No resignation letter or anything!

pasta_maldonado · Post by **pasta_maldonado** » 28 Jun 2013, 22:24

The Sun wrote:Herrmann Mann arrested on drug charges
Motorsport figure Herrmann Mann has been arrested today following serious charges of drug possession and use. The arrest comes after an anonymous tip off to police, who raided the German entrepreneur's home amidst an on going party. It is reportedly believed that Mann will plead guilty to all charges. This could *Turn to page 4*

In the canon, Herrmann Mann was arrested for drug possession to explain the collapse of the 1998 RTCC season. (Read the original thread if you want, but I apologise for my ridiclous posts. I was a new member back then!)

This means that Mann's seat holder position will be taken by his younger brother, Klaus Mann.

Barbazza wrote:
Andrew Spokes wrote:Nowhere again. This is not the season I was expecting...

Kalus Mann wrote:Vell, I am sorry Mister Spokes but you must blame Renault. And my brother. Eine Idiot!!!! Why he signed with Mechachrome, I'll never know. And Moreno, I'm pleased you scored points today but keep it up, I wont tolerate a string of poor performances.

tristan1117 · Post by **tristan1117** » 03 Jul 2013, 15:15

Who is replacing Ben Fleet for Spain?

Aerospeed · Post by **Aerospeed** » 03 Jul 2013, 17:02

tristan1117 wrote:Who is replacing Ben Fleet for Spain?

Jose Alvarez, since he made an offer Stewart couldn't refuse.
And Restov's British passport was proven to be fake. More to follow...

Post by **Ataxia** » 03 Jul 2013, 17:45

JeremyMcClean wrote:
tristan1117 wrote:Who is replacing Ben Fleet for Spain?

Jose Alvarez, since he made an offer Stewart couldn't refuse.
And Restov's British passport was proven to be fake. More to follow...

José Alvarez wrote:Yes! I'm so glad to get the call-up from Stewart! I'd like to thank Eddie Stewart for giving me the chance to shine, and I'd like to thank Telefonica for supporting my career. Together we rise to the top!

takagi_for_the_win · Post by **takagi_for_the_win** » 04 Jul 2013, 12:25

JeremyMcClean wrote:
tristan1117 wrote:Who is replacing Ben Fleet for Spain?

Jose Alvarez, since he made an offer Stewart couldn't refuse.
And Restov's British passport was proven to be fake. More to follow...

Edward Restov Junior, as he's bundled into the back of the van wrote:It conspiracy! People don't want me to upset establishment! Let me go, I have friends in kremliiiiiiin

tristan1117 · Post by **tristan1117** » 04 Jul 2013, 23:18

Round 5: Spain

Qualifying

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1. Rory McAllister (McLaren) - 1:22.394
2. James Davies (McLaren) - 1:22.554
3. Kazuhiko Takagi (Ferrari) -1:23.140
4. Daniel Moreno (Williams) - 1:23.330
5. John Zimmer (Benetton) - 1:23.368
6. Tom Douglas (Ferrari) - 1:23.409
7. Leonhard von Gottorp (Jordan) - 1:23.415
8. Andrew Spokes (Williams) - 1:23.416
9. Masta Valsattis (Benetton) - 1:23.865
10. Pablo da Silva (Sauber) - 1:23.916
11. Damon Cannon (Jordan) - 1:23.950
12. Miko Fakkinen (Sauber) - 1:24.485
13. Niko Nurminen (DAMS) - 1:24.716

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14. Jose Alvarez (Stewart) - 1:24.844
15. Stephano Baroncelli (Arrows) - 1:24.948
16. Jorg Scrattenheim (DAMS) - 1:24.948
17. Ron Mignolet (Prost) - 1:25.072
18. Clivio Durand (Prost) - 1:25.375
19. Alejandrina Rodriguez (Arrows) - 1:25.494
20. Ralf Alden (Stewart) - 1:25.530
21. Poppy Whitechapel (Lola) - 1:25.607
22. Yuuri Jougaseki (Volga) - 1:26.183
23. Plinio Vida (Minardi) - 1:26.314
24. Lawrence Tucker (Volga) - 1:26.684
25. Rick Douglais (Lola) - 1:26.774
26. Frederick-Maxime Voeckler (Gauthier) - 1:27.002
DNQ Johan Gustafsson (Gauthier) - 1:27.151
DNQ Geoff Grove (Minardi) - 1:27.194

Rory McAllister takes his first pole of the season after a heavy rainstorm washed out Q2 Jerez. A disastrous run for Tom Douglas left him in sixth while his teammate Takagi will start third. Times were close up and down the field as von Gottorp and Spokes were separated by 0.001 of a second and Baroncelli and Scrattenheim set the exact same time. Jose Alvarez started off his F1RGP2C career with a brilliant 14th place for Stewart. Yuuri Jougaseki and Poppy Whitechapel both impressed at the back of the field. Gustafsson and Grove DNQ'd.

Phoenix · Post by **Phoenix** » 05 Jul 2013, 00:37

Rory McAllister wrote:What can I say? I'm extremely glad to have beaten James, who admittedly is my best on raw pace alone, in Qualifying, and at home too, which makes it all the more special. However, I'll throw caution to the wind: the rain helped me and, besides, points are given on Sunday. I'm going to capitalize as much as I can on my privilege position tomorrow to make it a triumphant domestic race for me.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 05 Jul 2013, 01:33

Don Rennis wrote:Rory, Jimmy, I don'ta care what you two do on the track as long as you two don't take each other outa. Capsici?

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 05 Jul 2013, 02:05

Frederic-Maxime Voeckler wrote:Eh guys, zis car iz a pile of sheet! What ze hell! I can't do sheet with zis car!!! I am 4-0 wiz Gustafsson in qualifying but still zat has me nowhere...if ze car breaks down before ze finish yet again I will be so mad!!!

Salamander · Post by **Salamander** » 05 Jul 2013, 10:03

Don Rennis wrote:Rory, Jimmy, I don'ta care what you two do on the track as long as you two don't take each other outa. Capsici?

James Davies wrote:10-4 boss. I know we need the points.

Frederic-Maxime Voeckler wrote:Eh guys, zis car iz a pile of sheet! What ze hell! I can't do sheet with zis car!!! I am 4-0 wiz Gustafsson in qualifying but still zat has me nowhere...if ze car breaks down before ze finish yet again I will be so mad!!!

Guillaume Gauthier wrote:Yes, we know, Frederic, just do what you can with ze car.

Aerospeed · Post by **Aerospeed** » 05 Jul 2013, 11:29

Eddie Stewart wrote:I've been quite impressed with Alvarez so far, his performance has outpaced that of Ben Fleet. He has definitely surpassed my expectations.

Pablo da Silva wrote:10th is a good place to start, considering how Williams are slow in race pace and McLaren seem to find ways to get themselves out of the race, I think we should have a chance of scoring good points today.

Shizuka · Post by **Shizuka** » 05 Jul 2013, 13:21

Jörg seems to have put more than enough downforce on.

tristan1117 · Post by **tristan1117** » 08 Jul 2013, 02:41

Once again, ignore the "Japanese GP" at TI Aida. The race was at Jerez.

Review:
Davies takes back-to-back wins on the trot at Jerez, leading home a McLaren 1-2 for his third career victory and the championship lead. McLaren also takes the lead in the Constructors' Championship.

This time I will be doing a team-by-team review.

McLaren: Well, this was about as perfect as it gets. Davies got the jump on McAllister at the start and never looked back, dominating the race without much trouble. McAllister was competent enough to remain in second place and jumps to a share for second place in the championship.

Ferrari: Ferrari took what they could get in Spain. Surprisingly, Kazuhiko Takagi bested his teammate handily to take yet another podium finish while Douglas fell back to a distant fourth. Takagi was also involved in a non-damaging collision with Poppy Whitechapel, earning both a penalty point.

Jordan: Leonhard von Gottorp was spectacular, scoring his first points of the season with a good drive to fifth. Cannon finished in eighth.

Williams: Williams' mediocre season (by their standards) continued. Moreno could only manage a sixth place finish. Last year's champion only has two points finishes, both sixths, thus far.

Benetton: Blah. Zimmer finished in the hallowed "Golden Papaya" spot this time around. Valsattis fell behind da Silva's Sauber and languished in 10th.

Sauber: Sauber got the better of DAMS this time around but they were unable to break through to get points.

DAMS: Meh.

Prost: Meh.

Arrows: What a joke. Both drivers retired with mechanical failures. It looks as if Arrows will not be scoring any points for a very long time.

Stewart: Jose Alvarez was brilliant… for 32 laps. He was running well in the midfield when his transmission failed. Alden retired within the first five laps with an engine explosion.

Minardi: Nowhere to be found.

Volga: Ditto.

Gauthier: Oh boy. Voeckler's been complaining all week about how his car is crap (it is) and how the team is going nowhere. This time, he had nobody to blame but himself. He missed his braking point at the first corner and lost his front wing, setting him back significantly at the outset of the race. Then, twenty laps later, he got involved in a bizarre collision with Pablo da Silva and Damon Cannon. Voeckler was holding up both drivers and da Silva tried a move on Cannon heading into the Veedol Chicane. Voeckler suddenly swerved right and was knocked straight off the track and into the barriers in spectacular fashion. Reject of the race for you Mr. Voeckler.

Spain:
Pole: Rory McAllister
Leaders:
Kazuhiko Takagi: 1
James Davies: 2-22
Rory McAllister: 23
James Davies: 24-
FL: James Davies

Penalties:
+2 to Frederic-Maxime Voeckler for blocking Tom Douglas, Pablo da Silva and Damon Cannon
+1 to Poppy Whitechapel for impeding Kazuhiko Takagi
+1 to Kazuhiko Takagi for causing a collision

Drivers' Championship Standings
1. James Davies - 26
2. Tom Douglas - 25
= Rory McAllister - 25
4. Kazuhiko Takagi - 19
5. John Zimmer - 8
6. Andrew Spokes - 6
7. Masta Valsattis - 5
8. Damon Cannon - 4
9. Pablo da Silva - 2
= Leonhard von Gottorp - 2
= Daniel Moreno - 2
10. Ron Mignolet - 1
= Niko Nurminen - 1

Constructors' Championship
1. McLaren - 51
2. Ferrari - 48
3. Benetton - 13
4. Williams - 8
5. Jordan - 6
6. Sauber - 2
7. Prost - 1
= DAMS - 1

Penalty Standings
1. Andrew Spokes - 2
= Stephano Baroncelli - 2
= Geoff Grove - 2
= Frederic-Maxime Voeckler - 2
4. Rick Douglais - 1
= Daniel Moreno - 1
= Lawrence Tucker - 1
= Poppy Whitechapel - 1
= Kazuhiko Takagi - 1

Aerospeed · Post by **Aerospeed** » 08 Jul 2013, 02:59

Pablo da Silva wrote:This was a disappointing race, I didn't drive the car successfully today. Now I have less time to score points.

Daniel Moreno wrote:It's an ok race overall, but we shouldn't be struggling to get into the points. Who was the arse that designed this car?

Shizuka · Post by **Shizuka** » 08 Jul 2013, 06:46

Processional race, really. Nothing else needs to be said. Niko kept his 13th place though, while Jörg climbed to 12th.

Salamander · Post by **Salamander** » 08 Jul 2013, 09:46

James Davies wrote:MORE! YOU CANNOT STOP THE ONCOMING STORM!

Phoenix · Post by **Phoenix** » 08 Jul 2013, 10:22

Rory McAllister wrote:Aaah, I could do nothing in dry conditions. I will have to work on my ultimate speed if I want to be a credible threat for James, I admit. I'm disappointed for not having been able to delight my home crowd with a win but that's what I've got. The car was reliable and we're doing great so far. I'm very much looking forward to the next race because we have the best car in the field.

BTW, where's R5 Qualifying?

tristan1117 · Post by **tristan1117** » 08 Jul 2013, 13:33

Phoenix wrote:
Rory McAllister wrote:Aaah, I could do nothing in dry conditions. I will have to work on my ultimate speed if I want to be a credible threat for James, I admit. I'm disappointed for not having been able to delight my home crowd with a win but that's what I've got. The car was reliable and we're doing great so far. I'm very much looking forward to the next race because we have the best car in the field.

BTW, where's R5 Qualifying?

It's on the page...here.

The Lukas · Post by **The Lukas** » 13 Jul 2013, 13:40

Yuuri Jougaeseki wrote:What can I say, except that I'm glad I arrived at the finish line in one piece because I felt like the car was about to crumble while driving

tristan1117 · Post by **tristan1117** » 16 Jul 2013, 14:02

1998 F1RGP2C Apertura

Seeding
1. Daniel Moreno
2. Tom Douglas
3. Damon Cannon
4. Andrew Spokes
5. James Davies
6. Kazuhiko Takagi
7. Pablo da Silva
8. Rory McAllister
9. Masta Valsattis
10. John Zimmer
11. Leonhard von Gottorp
12. Clivio Durand
13. Niko Nurminen
14. Miko Fakkinen
15. Stephano Baroncelli
16. Jorg Scrattenheim

Round 1:
1 Daniel Moreno (DNF - 22nd) vs. 16 Jorg Scrattenheim (7th)
2 Tom Douglas (9th) vs. 15 Stephano Baroncelli (10th)
3 Damon Cannon (DNF - 17th) vs. 14 Miko Fakkinen (8th)
4 Andrew Spokes (4th) vs. 13 Niko Nurminen (DNF - 15th)
5 James Davies (DNF - 18th) vs. 12 Clivio Durand (DNF - 23rd)
6 Kazuhiko Takagi (1st) vs. 11 Leonhard von Gottorp (DNF - 21st)
7 Pablo da Silva (5th) vs. 10 John Zimmer (3rd)
8 Rory McAllister (2nd) vs. 9 Masta Valsattis (DNF - 25th)

Round 2:
16 Jorg Scrattenheim (8th) vs. 8 Rory McAllister (1st)
4 Andrew Spokes (DNF - 19th) vs. 5 James Davies (DNF - 22nd)
2 Tom Douglas (2nd) vs. 10 John Zimmer (5th)
3 Damon Cannon (DNF - 24th) vs. 6 Kazuhiko Takagi (3rd)

Round 3:
8 Rory McAllister (13th) vs. 4 Andrew Spokes (4th)
2 Tom Douglas (1st) vs. 6 Kazuhiko Takagi (6th)

Round 4:
4 Andrew Spokes (DNF - 18th) vs. 2 Tom Douglas (2nd)

Tom Douglas is the winner!

tristan1117 · Post by **tristan1117** » 20 Jul 2013, 21:48

Round 6: Monaco

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1. James Davies (McLaren) - 1:18.609
2. Kazuhiko Takagi (Ferrari) - 1:19.157
3. Rory McAllister (McLaren) - 1:19.282
4. Tom Douglas (Ferrari) - 1:19.291
5. John Zimmer (Benetton) - 1:19.364
6. Leonhard von Gottorp (Jordan) - 1:19.400
7. Andrew Spokes (Benetton) - 1:19.409
8. Masta Valsattis (Benetton) - 1:19.612
9. Damon Cannon (Jordan) - 1:19.662
10. Daniel Moreno (Williams) - 1:19.953
11. Jorg Scrattenheim (DAMS) - 1:20.789
12. Niko Nurminen (DAMS) - 1:20.792
13. Clivio Durand (Prost) - 1:21.031

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14. Pablo da Silva (Sauber) - 1:21.075
15. Ron Mignolet (Prost) - 1:21.167
16. Alejandrina Rodriguez (Arrows) - 1:21.504
17. Ralf Alden (Stewart) - 1:21.507
18. Jose Alvarez (Stewart) - 1:21.536
19. Miko Fakkinen (Sauber) - 1:21.576
20. Stephano Baroncelli (Arrows) - 1:21.664
21. Poppy Whitechapel (Lola) - 1:21.798
22. Yuuri Jougaseki (Volga) - 1:22.244
23. Frederic-Maxime Voeckler (Gauthier) - 1:22.799
24. Plinio Vida (Minardi) - 1:22.831
25. Johan Gustafsson (Gauthier) - 1:22.842
26. Rick Douglais (Lola) - 1:22.881
DNQ Lawrence Tucker (Volga) - 1:22.957
DNQ Geoff Grove (Minardi) - 1:23.263

James Davies starts on pole once again, but Takagi will share the front row with the McLaren in a surprising development. McAllister and Douglas are both demoted to Row 2. The DAMS cars performed exceptionally well, as did Ralf Alden of Stewart and Yuuri Jougaseki of Volga. Miko Fakkinen was disappointing for Sauber.

Aerospeed · Post by **Aerospeed** » 20 Jul 2013, 22:18

tristan1117 wrote:The DAMS cars performed exceptionally well, as did Ralf Alden of Stewart

Eddie Stewart wrote:You call 17th "exceptionally well?" This insults me.

Daniel Moreno wrote:You know what's insulting? These engines. I don't like this car anymore...

Pablo da Silva wrote:This is an OK qualifying performance, let's hope that it gets better for the race.

Post by **Ataxia** » 20 Jul 2013, 23:18

José Alvarez wrote:Because I've jumped into the car with little experience of such power, I'm doing a okay job...but for sure, I think we could put some more money into development.

Nessafox · Post by **Nessafox** » 20 Jul 2013, 23:29

What, favoured son Ron got beaten by his teammate? It's okay because it's his home race, but if he ever even thinks of outperforming perfect Ron again, then he's fired!

Phoenix · Post by **Phoenix** » 21 Jul 2013, 11:33

Rory McAllister wrote:I had the pace to at least get on the front row, but you know, this is Monaco, it's a tight circuit, and I found traffic on my last flying lap and that precluded me from beating Takagi. Still, I start on the clean side so I hope I can make a quick getaway because it's difficult to overtake here and if I could take the lead from Davies I'd stand a very good chance.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 21 Jul 2013, 11:45

Rory McAllister wrote:I had the pace to at least get on the front row, but you know, this is Monaco, it's a tight circuit, and I found traffic on my last flying lap and that precluded me from beating Takagi. Still, I start on the clean side so I hope I can make a quick getaway because it's difficult to overtake here and if I could take the lead from Davies I'd stand a very good chance.

Don Rennis wrote:Again, I don't hava problem with you two racing, but if you take each other outa, I'll be whooping botha your asses into the middle of next week. We still have to beat thosea clowns at Scuderia Ferrari, you know.