F1 Management Series 1997 - Jerez - The Finale!

Peteroli34 · Post by **Peteroli34** » 13 Aug 2013, 21:12

23rd and 26th for lola kind of expected, lack of a V10 seem to hurt hopefully a high rate of attrition we can get a result similar to australia

pi314159 · Post by **pi314159** » 13 Aug 2013, 21:18

A little disappointing after the good results from testing and the Australian GP.

Post by **Londoner** » 13 Aug 2013, 21:38

Both cars nicely in the top 10 so far. Hopefully they won't be so fragile on raceday, though with Interlagos being a known carbreaker, that might prove to be a tall order getting the cars to the flag.

KL-racer · Post by **KL-racer** » 13 Aug 2013, 21:55

19th and 21st is a little disappointing for Tyrrell, but with the always possibility of rain and/or high rates of unreliability, maybe one of our drivers can squeak in the points or at least finish with another top-10.

Salamander · Post by **Salamander** » 14 Aug 2013, 06:17

Moore's closing the gap to Hakkinen...

takagi_for_the_win · Post by **takagi_for_the_win** » 14 Aug 2013, 10:10

Wahey! Nakano looking semi-decent!

Post by **Ataxia** » 15 Aug 2013, 12:15

Brazilian Grand Prix - Race

It was inevitable Michael Schumacher would take a win sooner rather than later. Although Frentzen made a good start to take the initial lead, after the first pitstop phase Schumacher was able to leap ahead of his compatriot and hold onto a victory. Alesi gave him a late run for his money, but Schumacher had control and maintained the gap to the Frenchman. Mika Hakkinen managed McLaren's first points of 1997 on the last podium berth, and Alexander Wurz was in impressive form too; the Austrian was running in 4th until his suspension failed on lap 58. Greg Moore was also on for a point again, but for the second race in succession his car failed him right at the death. This allowed Irvine to continue his good start with the Benetton team with another top 6 finish.

1. Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) 1:37:34.458
2. Jean Alesi (Williams-Renault) +2.337
3. Mika Hakkinen (McLaren-Mercedes) +24.625
4. Heinz-Harald Frentzen (Benetton-Renault) +35.619
5. Olivier Panis (Ferrari) +48.410
6. Eddie Irvine (Benetton-Renault) +1:02.270
7. Ralf Schumacher (Sauber-Yamaha) +1:18.552
8. Gerhard Berger (Sauber-Yamaha) +1:19.139
9. Johnny Herbert (Jordan-Peugeot) +1:21.166
10. Shinji Nakano (Prost-Mugen Honda) +1 LAP
11. Jos Verstappen (Stewart-Ford) +1 LAP
12. Damon Hill (Lola-Ford) +1 LAP
13. Pedro de la Rosa (Minardi-Valleverde) +1 LAP
14. Toranosuke Takagi (Arrows-Yamaha) +1 LAP
15. Greg Moore (McLaren-Mercedes) +1 LAP / Transmission
16. Jan Magnussen (Stefan-Ford) +2 LAPS
17. Nicola Larini (Minardi-Valleverde) +2 LAPS
18. Pedro Lamy (Lola-Ford) +2 LAPS
Ret. Pedro Diniz (Stefan-Ford) Electrical
Ret. Jarno Trulli (Stewart-Ford) Electrical
Ret. Alexander Wurz (Jordan-Peugeot) Suspension
Ret. Kenny Brack (Tyrrell-Peugeot) Engine
Ret. Tom Kristensen (Tyrrell-Peugeot) Water Leak
Ret. Rubens Barrichello (Williams-Renault) Transmission
Ret. Giancarlo Fisichella (Prost-Mugen Honda) Suspension
Ret. Mika Salo (Arrows-Yamaha) Puncture

FL: H-H. Frentzen (Benetton-Renault) 1:19.991

Top 6 drivers:
1) M. Schumacher......16
2) R. Barrichello........10
3) J. Alesi...............10
4) M. Hakkinen..........4
5) E. Irvine...............4
6) O. Panis...............4

Top 6 Teams:
1) Ferrari................20
2) Williams..............20
3) Benetton...............7
4) McLaren...............4
5) Minardi................1
6) Sauber.................0

good_Ralf · Post by **good_Ralf** » 15 Aug 2013, 12:22

Wow, Barrichello's home curse occurs even in virtual reality.

Peteroli34 · Post by **Peteroli34** » 15 Aug 2013, 12:28

Another impresive drive by hill to finish 12th. Lola are only one of 2teams to see both drivers finish un the two gp so hopefully we can capatalise on this. Although pedro lamy needs to buck up his ideas or he may not last for much longer

Hermann95 · Post by **Hermann95** » 15 Aug 2013, 17:55

As a spectator i can say that this series looks very interesting.
Williams and Ferrari will have a good fight for the championship.
I think Prost is able to score points but only if Fisichella can finish a race.
It's very impressive wath Hill does with the Lola.

Post by **Londoner** » 15 Aug 2013, 18:26

It looks like we at Jordan have uncovered a young gem in the form of Alex Wurz. Shame the car is still too fragile to take advantage of his undoubted raw pace. Johnny Boy needs to pick it up a bit.

Post by **Ataxia** » 17 Aug 2013, 19:05

Argentine Grand Prix - Qualifying

An interesting qualifying took place in Buenos Aires, and although Williams chalked up their third pole in a row the grid below them was quite interesting. Olivier Panis managed to pip Michael Schumacher to 2nd on the grid, whilst Canadian Greg Moore outqualified Mika Hakkinen for the first time. Damon Hill is another who surprised; the move to Lola seems to have fired the reigning champion up, whilst Shinji Nakano failed to impress with a huge gap to his team-mate. One thing's for sure, we look like we'll get an interesting race.

1. Rubens Barrichello (Williams-Renault) 1:21.076
2. Olivier Panis (Ferrari) +0.188
3. Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) +0.303
4. Jean Alesi (Williams-Renault) +0.408
5. Johnny Herbert (Jordan-Peugeot) +0.453
6. Greg Moore (McLaren-Mercedes) +0.500
7. Giancarlo Fisichella (Prost-Mugen Honda) +0.510
8. Mika Hakkinen (McLaren-Mercedes) +0.567
9. Eddie Irvine (Benetton-Renault) +0.655
10. Gerhard Berger (Sauber-Yamaha) +0.702
11. Alexander Wurz (Jordan-Peugeot) +0.754
12. Heinz-Harald Frentzen (Benetton-Renault) +0.911
13. Jos Verstappen (Stewart-Ford) +1.004
14. Tom Kristensen (Tyrrell-Peugeot) +1.120
15. Ralf Schumacher (Sauber-Yamaha) +1.271
16. Jarno Trulli (Stewart-Ford) +1.412
17. Damon Hill (Lola-Ford) +1.455
18. Toranosuke Takagi (Arrows-Yamaha) +1.506
19. Mika Salo (Arrows-Yamaha) +1.558
20. Pedro de la Rosa (Minardi-Valleverde) +1.648
21. Nicola Larini (Minardi-Valleverde) +1.791
22. Kenny Brack (Tyrrell-Peugeot) +1.857
23. Shinji Nakano (Prost-Mugen Honda) +1.903
24. Pedro Diniz (Stefan-Ford) +2.213
25. Jan Magnussen (Stefan-Ford) +2.265
26. Pedro Lamy (Lola-Ford) +2.344

Peteroli34 · Post by **Peteroli34** » 17 Aug 2013, 19:10

Another superb effort by Hill hopefully he can have a good race and hopefully we can finish the top 10. Meanwhile Lamy continues to disapiont shame we cant put someone better in that car

andrew · Post by **andrew** » 17 Aug 2013, 19:25

Very midfield for my team

pasta_maldonado · Post by **pasta_maldonado** » 17 Aug 2013, 19:27

Disappointing performance from Benetton; the first two races had given me false hope of a strong season.

KL-racer · Post by **KL-racer** » 17 Aug 2013, 19:38

Well, after the disappointment of the race at Brazil, scoring a double DNF. I am glad that Tyrrell improved somewhat in terms of one-lap pace, Kristensen managed to get it up to 14th, but Brack is still struggling in the other car, hopefully he gets his head out of his butt soon.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 17 Aug 2013, 21:57

C'mon D'mon, y'know you can do it!

Peteroli34 · Post by **Peteroli34** » 17 Aug 2013, 22:06

dr-baker wrote:C'mon D'mon, y'know you can do it!

Hopefully he can score some points this season

takagi_for_the_win · Post by **takagi_for_the_win** » 17 Aug 2013, 22:42

Is there anyway I can persuade Mr Honda to let me drop Nakano for someone more talented? And when I say more talented, I mean anyone with a semblance of driving skill e.g. Tina Turner, Gordon Brown, Alain Prost, anyone..

Post by **Ataxia** » 18 Aug 2013, 13:49

Argentine Grand Prix - Race

Every now and again, we have a race that produces a number of high-profile retirements, and mixes up the order a large amount. This was a good example, as only nine cars managed to make it to the end. Olivier Panis continued his excellent weekend and capped it off with his first win for Ferrari ahead of Michael Schumacher. Eddie Irvine also continued his scoring form after coming home in 3rd place. Yamaha had a good weekend too, as Takagi scored his first ever F1 points whilst Jos Verstappen rounded out the top 6 despite being run off of the road at the start of the race. As the preseason testing window opens after this race, there will plenty for the teams to digest after this round.

1. Olivier Panis (Ferrari) 1:48:30.572
2. Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) +16.216
3. Eddie Irvine (Benetton-Renault) +20.559
4. Gerhard Berger (Sauber-Yamaha) +1:16.447
5. Toranosuke Takagi (Arrows-Yamaha) +1 LAP
6. Jos Verstappen (Stewart-Ford) +1 LAP
7. Shinji Nakano (Prost-Mugen Honda) +1 LAP
8. Mika Salo (Arrows-Yamaha) +2 LAPS
9. Pedro de la Rosa (Minardi-Valleverde) +2 LAPS
Ret. Damon Hill (Lola-Ford) Water Leak
Ret. Rubens Barrichello (Williams-Renault) Transmission
Ret. Jarno Trulli (Stewart-Ford) Engine
Ret. Nicola Larini (Minardi-Valleverde) Engine
Ret. Pedro Lamy (Lola-Ford) Engine
Ret. Jean Alesi (Williams-Renault) Engine
Ret. Tom Kristensen (Tyrrell-Peugeot) Crash
Ret. Pedro Diniz (Stefan-Ford) Engine
Ret. Jan Magnussen (Stefan-Ford) Transmission
Ret. Johnny Herbert (Jordan-Peugeot) Puncture
Ret. Mika Hakkinen (McLaren-Mercedes) Collision
Ret. Giancarlo Fisichella (Prost-Mugen Honda) Collision
Ret. Kenny Brack (Tyrrell-Peugeot) Engine
Ret. Alexander Wurz (Jordan-Peugeot) Crash
Ret. Greg Moore (McLaren-Mercedes) Transmission
Ret. Ralf Schumacher (Sauber-Yamaha) Transmission
Ret. Heinz-Harald Frentzen (Benetton-Renault) Crash

FL: Rubens Barrichello (Williams) 1:27.341

Top 6 drivers:
1) M. Schumacher......22
2) O. Panis..............14
3) R. Barrichello........10
4) J. Alesi...............10
5) E. Irvine...............8
6) M. Hakkinen..........4

Top 6 Teams:
1) Ferrari................36
2) Williams..............20
3) Benetton..............11
4) McLaren...............4
5) Sauber.................3
6) Arrows.................2

Post by **Ataxia** » 18 Aug 2013, 13:55

Ataxia wrote:Note to team owners

After Round 3 (Buenos Aires), you will be able to make plans to test.

You may select any venue that would a) be realistically used to test cars and b) available to use in GP2. Each test will cost a base price of £500k and you may focus on one aspect (top speed, grip or reliability; just like in pre-season). You can also choose to focus on two areas in one test, but this would cost you £1m. You can also share the circuits with other teams if you wish. Sharing the circuit will cost half the price for each team, no matter how many teams test.

You are permitted to hold a maximum of FOUR private tests each per year. There may be some FIA-sanctioned free tests throughout the year, however these will not affect your quota of four.

This window is now open.

takagi_for_the_win wrote:Is there anyway I can persuade Mr Honda to let me drop Nakano for someone more talented? And when I say more talented, I mean anyone with a semblance of driving skill e.g. Tina Turner, Gordon Brown, Alain Prost, anyone..

If he's got no points by mid-season, Honda will assess the options...

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 18 Aug 2013, 13:58

In what position was Damon running before his Lola wet herself?

Post by **Ataxia** » 18 Aug 2013, 14:16

dr-baker wrote:In what position was Damon running before his Lola wet herself?

He was in tenth, so there was no net loss.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 18 Aug 2013, 14:36

Ataxia wrote:
dr-baker wrote:In what position was Damon running before his Lola wet herself?

He was in tenth, so there was no net loss.

It would still have been a classified 10th place finish. If Lola don't score during the season, the difference between between a classified and unclassified 10th might make all the difference...

pasta_maldonado · Post by **pasta_maldonado** » 18 Aug 2013, 14:45

Benetton will test at Brands Hatch with all 3 drivers, focusing on grip.

We also invite every other team on the grid to test with us

andrew · Post by **andrew** » 18 Aug 2013, 16:04

Stewart will test st hockenheim with Trulli and Badoer, we will test power

Peteroli34 · Post by **Peteroli34** » 18 Aug 2013, 16:33

Lola are a bit disappointed at the double DNF but with Damon Hill running in 10th place at the time we got to look at the positives.

Testing wise Lola well test at Barcelona and as you can focus on two areas in one test we will focus on
Top Speed
Grip

Hopefully we can improve the car and move closer to the front and with Hill doing wonders with the Lola points are our target

Peteroli34 · Post by **Peteroli34** » 18 Aug 2013, 16:48

dr-baker wrote:
Ataxia wrote:
dr-baker wrote:In what position was Damon running before his Lola wet herself?

He was in tenth, so there was no net loss.

It would still have been a classified 10th place finish. If Lola don't score during the season, the difference between between a classified and unclassified 10th might make all the difference...

A 10th place probably wouldnt make that that much of a difference we have had an 8th place finish in Australia so the only way a team could beat us in the constructers is if they finish in the points or gain a 7th place

pi314159 · Post by **pi314159** » 18 Aug 2013, 19:58

Minardi would like to join Benetton at Brands Hatch with all three drivers, focusing on grip.

Post by **Londoner** » 18 Aug 2013, 20:13

Another double-DNF? Argh.

As a result, Jordan would like to join Benetton and Minardi at their test session around Brands Hatch, focusing on reliability. All three drivers will be taking part.

Post by **Ataxia** » 18 Aug 2013, 20:27

Noted, guys. Everyone automatically uses all three drivers, so Verstappen will be joining Stewart whether they like it or not.

andrew · Post by **andrew** » 18 Aug 2013, 20:31

Ok didn't read the rules properly.

tristan1117 · Post by **tristan1117** » 18 Aug 2013, 20:45

Excellent. Panis and Schumacher will be equal contenders for the title until one is mathematically eliminated.

Samster · Post by **Samster** » 18 Aug 2013, 21:36

Arrows would like to join the Brands Hatch test and will focus on grip.

Also we would like to offer Jacques Villeneuve a one off drive for his home grand prix at Montreal. £150K plus all of our employees will each buy a copy of his album.

KL-racer · Post by **KL-racer** » 18 Aug 2013, 22:54

Yet another Double DNF for Tyrrell. As a result, Tyrrell would also like to join the Brands Hatch test and will focus on reliability.

Peteroli34 · Post by **Peteroli34** » 18 Aug 2013, 23:16

Out of ingret what woulf happen if Lola were to drop Pedro Lamy

Post by **Ataxia** » 18 Aug 2013, 23:26

peteroli34 wrote:Out of ingret what woulf happen if Lola were to drop Pedro Lamy

You'd lose a bit of money, doing the maths he's done about £350,000 worth of races so the rest would be deducted from your budget unless you can find somebody else to cover the shortfall.

Peteroli34 · Post by **Peteroli34** » 19 Aug 2013, 10:19

Ataxia wrote:
peteroli34 wrote:Out of ingret what woulf happen if Lola were to drop Pedro Lamy

You'd lose a bit of money, doing the maths he's done about £350,000 worth of races so the rest would be deducted from your budget unless you can find somebody else to cover the shortfall.

In that case as i cant think of anybody decent enough who would be willing to pay for a drive and i doubt Torso Marques would do any better, ill have to keep Lamy in the seat looks like the hopes of Lola rest solely on Hill

takagi_for_the_win · Post by **takagi_for_the_win** » 19 Aug 2013, 11:28

Ataxia wrote:
takagi_for_the_win wrote:Is there anyway I can persuade Mr Honda to let me drop Nakano for someone more talented? And when I say more talented, I mean anyone with a semblance of driving skill e.g. Tina Turner, Gordon Brown, Alain Prost, anyone..

If he's got no points by mid-season, Honda will assess the options...

Fantastic

Prost will test at Silverstone and focus on reliability. We would welcome other teams to test with us

Samster · Post by **Samster** » 19 Aug 2013, 14:31

Wow wasn't expecting Takagi to score our first points and he beat Salo on merit too.