The glorious career of Artemio Matarazzo: vote for 1992 team

Post by **Nuppiz** » 02 Jun 2014, 20:13

So after quite some time from the failed attempt at an F1 career with Sophie Fabron (which reached way too unrealistic proportions), I decided to start another F1C career in 1989. This time I'm starting with EuroBrun as Artemio Matarazzo, younger brother of Arsenio (of rFAF1, LGPS fame). The biggest reason he's currently in F1 is a huge wad of cash, but who knows how his career will turn up?

Like with Sophie Fabron's career, I'm running full weekends from prequalifying to Q1 to Q2 to race. I've already run two races, and here's the results:

Round 1, Brazil
Matarazzo: 12th in PQ DNPQ

With little time to adapt to the car, Matarazzo understandably enough records a big fat DNPQ.

Round 2, San Marino
Matarazzo: 3rd in PQ, 12th in Q1, 15th in Q2, DNF in race (damage from multiple collisions)

Making it on the grid with a superb drive, Matarazzo soon ruins his own race with poor driving which eventually saw him being lapped by lap 12, having pitted early for repairs. His blocking antics eventually saw him tangle with a couple lapping cars, which caused too much suspension damage for him to continue effectively. Before that, Satoru Nakajima had collided with his team mate Nelson Piquet and proceeded to take out multiple cars (including Ayrton Senna and Luis Perez-Sala). Perez-Sala was injured for two races, and Nakajima was promptly excluded from the same amount of races as well. Their replacements were announced to be Paolo Barilla and Martin Donnelly, respectively.

At the moment the WDC looks like this:
1. Gerhard Berger 12
2. Alain Prost 11
=3. Ayrton Senna 6
=3. Riccardo Patrese 6
=5. Thierry Boutsen 4
=5. Emanuele Pirro 4
7. Stefano Modena 3
8. Nigel Mansell 2
9. Nelson Piquet 1 (countback)
10. Derek Warwick 1

And the WCC like this:
1. McLaren-Honda 17
2. Ferrari 14
3. Williams-Renault 10
4. Benetton-Ford 4
5. Brabham-Judd 3
6. Lotus-Judd 1 (countback)
7. Arrows-Ford 1

W12 · Post by **W12** » 02 Jun 2014, 20:54

Looks really interesting! I'll definilety be following this one!

Post by **Nuppiz** » 17 Jun 2014, 14:19

Round 3, Monaco
Matarazzo: 1st in PQ, 26th in Q1, 24th in Q2, DNF in race (accident on lap 36)

After making it on the grid with the skin of his teeth, Matarazzo somehow managed what most others failed to do for almost half of the race: keeping the car off the walls. However, around lap 25 his concentration lapsed and he lost his front wing, but thanks to heavy attrition he was still running in the points. But then on lap 36 he misjudged his braking point at the Nouvelle Chicane and crashed heavily into the tyre barriers. He was unhurt but the car was totaled, leaving him thinking "what could've been" for the rest of the afternoon.

Round 4, Mexico
Matarazzo: 3rd in PQ, 18th in Q1, 20th in Q2, 5th in the race

During a very tight prequalifying session Matarazzo was able to find those crucial couple of tenths which allowed him to continue into qualifying proper. He was then able to perfect his setup during Q1, allowing him to qualify with relative ease. Although his best lap in Q2 wasn't as perfect as in Q1, gradually worsening conditions towards the end of the session allowed him to qualify ahead of a few cars. In the race itself Matarazzo showed considerable pace by not only being able to keep up with the other cars, but also by executing a few nifty overtaking moves on Ivan Capelli, Derek Warwick and Pierluigi Martini. The rain from yesterday's qualifying session returned about one third into the race, with Jonathan Palmer causing a pileup which eliminated, among others, then-current race leader Alain Prost. After the race Plamer was handed a one-race penalty for this, with Johnny Herbert standing in as his replacement in USA.

As more cars fell on the wayside in the worsening conditions, Matarazzo suddenly found himself near points-paying positions - and actually catching the Benettons and Williamses ahead of him. Soon enough the drivers started to switch to intermediate tyres, Matarazzo included who was now in the points in 6th. Despite his inexperience Matarazzo showed great prowess in being able to drive in the wet and soon improved to 5th as Martin Brundle was the last driver to pit in for intermediate tyres. For the next 20 laps Matarazzo kept up with the pace of Emanuele Pirro ahead of him, and was up into 4th as Thierry Boutsen made his second pitstop to switch for full wet tyres. By this point the conditions were bad enough that Boutsen soon caught up and passed Matarazzo, who soon after made the decision to switch to full wet tyres as well. Rejoining the track in 5th, he was able to keep up with the cars ahead of him. With about 15 laps remaining he slowly started to gain on Pirro and Boutsen again, helped by Boutsen's spin at Peraltada which saw him being passed by Pirro after a long and time-consuming duel. As the race was drawing to a close Matarazzo was catching up Boutsen by leaps and bounds, and as the last lap started he was only less than a second behind the Belgian. However, he was unable to find a safe enough place to overtake and settled for a 5th, not wanting to risk his and the team's first ever points. He eventually finished only 0.6 seconds behind Boutsen.

WDC after 4/16 rounds
1. Gerhard Berger 21
2. Ayrton Senna 15
3. Alessandro Nannini 12
4. Alain Prost 11
5. Emanuele Pirro 8
6. Thierry Boutsen 7
7. Riccardo Patrese 6 (best result 2nd)
8. Nigel Mansell 6 (best result 3rd)
=9. Stefano Modena 3 (best result 4th, second-best result DNF)
=9. Eddie Cheever 3 (best result 4th, second-best result DNF)
11. Nelson Piquet 3 (best result 5th)
12. Artemio Matarazzo 2
13. Ivan Capelli 1 (second-best result 7th)
14. Martin Brundle 1 (second-best result 12th)
15. Derek Warwick 1 (second-best result 13th)

WCC after 4/16 rounds
1. Ferrari 27
2. McLaren-Honda 26
3. Benetton-Ford 20
4. Williams-Renault 13
5. Brabham-Judd 4 (second-best result 12th)
6. Arrows-Ford 4 (second-best result 13th)
7. Lotus-Judd 3
8. EuroBrun-Judd 2
9. March-Judd 1

Post by **Nuppiz** » 26 Jul 2014, 23:39

Round 5, USA
Matarazzo: 2nd in PQ, 12th in Q1, 18th in Q2, DNF in the race (crashed out on the first lap)

Forgot to screencap Q2. Senna was on pole and I was 18th, so nothing special.

After a decent qualifying session, Matarazzo's race got off to a very bad start as he hit the slow-starting Thierry Boutsen (who was unusually low on the grid), losing his front wing in the process. Failing to take this loss in grip into account, he then promptly smashed the wall in the first corner, ending his race there.

However, behind him a much severe incident occured, as Rene Arnoux clashed with Johnny Herbert, ricocheted into the wall and proceeded to roll over two times before landing upside down in the middle of the track. It is expected that he'll miss at least five races due to multiple injuries, and will be replaced by Yannick Dalmas who comes with a bit of experience from driving with Larrousse in the past two seasons but his form is unknown due to recently suffering from Legionellosis.

WDC after 5/16 rounds
1. Gerhard Berger 24
2. Ayrton Senna 21
3. Alain Prost 20
4. Alessandro Nannini 14
5. Nigel Mansell 10
6. Emanuele Pirro 8
7. Thierry Boutsen 7
8. Riccardo Patrese 6
9. Stefano Modena 3 (best result 4th, second-best result 9th)
10. Eddie Cheever 3 (best result 4th, second-best result 13th)
11. Nelson Piquet 3 (best result 5th)
12. Artemio Matarazzo 2 (best result 5th)
13. Martin Brundle 2 (best result 6th x2)
14. Ivan Capelli 1 (second-best result 7th)
15. Derek Warwick 1 (second-best result 13th)

WCC after 5/16 rounds
1. McLaren-Honda 41
2. Ferrari 34
3. Benetton-Ford 22
4. Williams-Renault 13
5. Brabham-Judd 5
6. Arrows-Ford 4
7. Lotus-Judd 3
8. EuroBrun-Judd 2
9. March-Judd 1

Post by **Nuppiz** » 30 Oct 2014, 13:58

Round 6, Canada
Matarazzo: 4th in PQ, 26th in Q1, 16th in Q2, DNF in the race (crashed out on the third lap)

Seems that I accidentally let myself in main qualifying despite being 5th, probably because the game generated a new time for Caffi after I pressed "Finish Session"... so let's just assume Caffi was DQed due to weight irregularities or something.

After once again making it on the grid (although just barely), Matarazzo had an excellent start and was 6th by the end of the first lap, as many other drivers retired due to accidents and collisions. However, on lap three he misjudged his entry into the Casino kink and crashed into the barriers (OOC: I'm often caught out by that, because I'm used to the full straight in place from 1996 onwards), damaging his car so much that continuing the race was not a viable option.

WDC after 6/16 rounds
1. Alain Prost 29
2. Ayrton Senna 27
3. Gerhard Berger 24
4. Alessandro Nannini 16
5. Nigel Mansell 14
6. Emanuele Pirro 8
7. Thierry Boutsen 7
8. Riccardo Patrese 6
9. Stefano Modena 3 (best result 4th, second-best result 9th)
10. Eddie Cheever 3 (best result 4th, second-best result 13th)
11. Stefan Johansson 3 (best result 4th, second-best result 14th)
12. Nelson Piquet 3 (best result 5th)
13. Artemio Matarazzo 2 (best result 5th)
14. Martin Brundle 2 (best result 6th x2)
15. Ivan Capelli 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 7th)
16. Andrea de Cesaris 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 8th)
17. Derek Warwick 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 13th)

WCC after 6/16 rounds
1. McLaren-Honda 56
2. Ferrari 38
3. Benetton-Ford 24
4. Williams-Renault 13
5. Brabham-Judd 5
6. Arrows-Ford 4
7. Onyx-Ford 3 (best result 4th)
8. Lotus-Judd 3 (best result 5th)
9. EuroBrun-Judd 2
10. March-Judd 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 7th)
11. Dallara-Ford 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 8th)

Round 7, France
Matarazzo: 1st in PQ, 10th in Q1, 25th in Q2, DNF in the race (collision damage after 25 laps)

Despite cranking difficulty all the way up to 120%, things still seemed a bit too easy. So I edited the AIW to make the opponents much faster.

Once again Matarazzo was off to a good start, mixing it up around 10th place with the Lotuses after the first lap. However, a collision with Satoru Nakajima (the Japanese driver went a bit wide and then turned right in front of Matarazzo) resulted in a front wing change which dropped him last. A furious chase followed as Matarazzo tried to reclaim lost positions, only to collide again, this time with Olivier Grouillard who had a very poor exit from L'Ecole. Despite receiving some suspension damage and having to change his front wing yet again, Matarazzo continued in last place until Riccardo Patrese smashed into his rear during an overly optimistic attempt to lap him. Matarazzo limped to the pits but it was clear that now the car was way too damaged to continue.

WDC after 7/16 rounds
1. Alain Prost 38
2. Ayrton Senna 31
3. Gerhard Berger 27
4. Nigel Mansell 20
5. Alessandro Nannini 16
6. Emanuele Pirro 8
7. Thierry Boutsen 7
8. Riccardo Patrese 6
9. Nelson Piquet 5 (best result 5th x2)
10. Stefano Modena 3 (best result 4th, second-best result 9th)
11. Eddie Cheever 3 (best result 4th, second-best result 13th)
12. Stefan Johansson 3 (best result 4th, second-best result 14th)
13. Artemio Matarazzo 2 (best result 5th)
14. Andrea de Cesaris 2 (best result 6th x2, second-best result 8th)
15. Martin Brundle 2 (best result 6th x2, second-best result 11th)
16. Ivan Capelli 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 7th)
17. Derek Warwick 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 13th)

WCC after 7/16 rounds
1. McLaren-Honda 69
2. Ferrari 47
3. Benetton-Ford 24
4. Williams-Renault 13
5. Brabham-Judd 5 (best result 4th)
6. Lotus-Judd 5 (best result 5th x2)
7. Arrows-Ford 4
8. Onyx-Ford 3 (best result 4th)
9. EuroBrun-Judd 2
10. Dallara-Ford 2 (best result 6th x2, second-best result 8th)
11. March-Judd 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 7th)

Post by **Nuppiz** » 30 Oct 2014, 19:49

Round 8, Great Britain
Matarazzo: 3rd in PQ, 25th in Q1, 13th in Q2, DNF in the race (collision with Stefano Modena on the second lap)

As is beginning to become the norm, Matarazzo got a good start and was in the top 10 after the first lap. However, near the end of lap 2 Stefano Modena's overtaking attempt in the Bridge chicane led to a heavy collision between the two, and neither driver could continue the race. Many other collisions between other drivers occured as well, including one between Alain Prost and Riccardo Patrese. Around lap 20 it started to rain, and the conditions quickly worsened. More drivers, including then-current race leader Senna, became victims of a pitlane chaos as almost everyone tried to pit for wet tyres - this incident has caused FISA to consider pitlane speed limits to reduce the chances of incidents on the pitlane. The conditions worsened to a point where red-flagging the race was considered, as many other cars fell on the wayside - including Emanuele Pirro and Nigel Mansell, who both briefly led the race. Soon after Thierry Boutsen, whom had now inherited the lead, slid off into the barriers as well, it was decided to abort the race after 31 laps to avoid anyone getting injured.

The final race standings were as follows:
1. Alessandro Nannini (Benetton)
2. Derek Warwick (Arrows)
3. Jonathan Palmer (Tyrrell)
4. Michele Alboreto (Larrousse)
5. Luis Perez-Sala (Minardi)
6. Thierry Boutsen (Williams)

As the race was stopped before 75% of the distance was covered, only half points are awarded.

WDC after 8/16 rounds
1. Alain Prost 38
2. Ayrton Senna 31
3. Gerhard Berger 27
4. Alessandro Nannini 20.5
5. Nigel Mansell 20
6. Emanuele Pirro 8
7. Thierry Boutsen 7.5
8. Riccardo Patrese 6
9. Nelson Piquet 5 (best result 5th x2)
10. Derek Warwick 4 (best result 2nd [half points], second-best result 6th)
11. Stefano Modena 3 (best result 4th, second-best result 9th)
12. Eddie Cheever 3 (best result 4th, second-best result 13th)
13. Stefan Johansson 3 (best result 4th, second-best result 14th)
14. Jonathan Palmer 2 (best result 3rd [half points], second-best result 13th)
15. Artemio Matarazzo 2 (best result 5th)
16. Andrea de Cesaris 2 (best result 6th x2, second-best result 8th)
17. Martin Brundle 2 (best result 6th x2, second-best result 11th)
18. Michele Alboreto 1.5
19. Luis Perez-Sala 1 (best result 5th [half points], second-best result 12th)
20. Ivan Capelli 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 7th)

WCC after 8/16 rounds
1. McLaren-Honda 69
2. Ferrari 47
3. Benetton-Ford 28.5
4. Williams-Renault 13.5
5. Arrows-Ford 7 (best result 2nd [half points])
6. Brabham-Judd 5 (best result 4th)
7. Lotus-Judd 5 (best result 5th x2)
8. Onyx-Ford 3 (best result 4th)
9. Tyrrell-Ford 2 (best result 3rd [half points], second-best result 11th)
10. EuroBrun-Judd 2
11. Dallara-Ford 2 (best result 6th x2, second-best result 8th)
12. Lola-Lamborghini 1.5
13. Minardi-Ford 1 (best result 5th [half points], second-best result 8th)
14. March-Judd 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 7th)

As this was the halfway point of the season, teams taking part in prequalifying will be reshuffled based on results from the last 16 races.

Exiting prequalifying:
Brabham-Judd (2 cars)
Onyx-Ford (2 cars)
EuroBrun-Judd (1 car)
Dallara-Ford (car #21)

Entering prequalifying
Minardi-Ford (car #23)
Ligier-Ford (2 cars)
Rial-Ford (car #38)
AGS-Ford (car #40)
Coloni-Ford (car #31)

Post by **Nuppiz** » 04 Nov 2014, 22:02

Round 9, Germany
Matarazzo: 19th in Q1, 19th in Q2, DNF in the race (crashed out on lap 26)

In a race of heavy attrition (mainly due to collisions), Matarazzo performed adequately by hanging around 10th place, although he made numerous mistakes and was even passed by the Onyx of Bertrand Gachot. The most costly mistake happened on lap 25, as while being pressured by Patrese (who had gone through an early pitstop due to collision damage) he overshot Bremsschikane 2, slid on the grass and hit the wall at a high speed, wrecking his car but thankfully remaining unhurt himself.

WDC after 9/16 rounds
1. Alain Prost 47
2. Ayrton Senna 31
3. Gerhard Berger 27
4. Nigel Mansell 23
5. Alessandro Nannini 20.5
6. Eddie Cheever 9 (best result 3rd, second-best result 4th)
7. Emanuele Pirro 8
8. Thierry Boutsen 7.5
9. Riccardo Patrese 7
10. Nelson Piquet 5 (best result 5th x2)
11. Derek Warwick 4 (best result 2nd [half points], second-best result 6th)
12. Jonathan Palmer 4 (best result 3rd [half points], second-best result 5th)
13. Satoru Nakajima 4 (best result 3rd)
14. Stefano Modena 3 (best result 4th, second-best result 9th)
15. Stefan Johansson 3 (best result 4th, second-best result 14th)
16. Artemio Matarazzo 2 (best result 5th)
17. Andrea de Cesaris 2 (best result 6th x2, second-best result 8th)
18. Martin Brundle 2 (best result 6th x2, second-best result 11th)
19. Michele Alboreto 1.5
20. Luis Perez-Sala 1 (best result 5th [half points], second-best result 12th)
21. Ivan Capelli 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 7th)

WCC after 9/16 rounds
1. McLaren-Honda 78
2. Ferrari 50
3. Benetton-Ford 28.5
4. Williams-Renault 14.5
5. Arrows-Ford 13 (best result 2nd, second-best result 2nd [half points])
6. Lotus-Judd 9 (best result 3rd, second-best result 5th x2)
7. Brabham-Judd 5 (best result 4th)
8. Tyrrell-Ford 4 (best result 3rd [half points], second-best result 5th)
9. Onyx-Ford 3 (best result 4th)
10. EuroBrun-Judd 2
11. Dallara-Ford 2 (best result 6th x2, second-best result 8th)
12. Lola-Lamborghini 1.5
13. Minardi-Ford 1 (best result 5th [half points], second-best result 8th)
14. March-Judd 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 7th)

Post by **Nuppiz** » 05 Nov 2014, 14:45

Round 10, Hungary
Matarazzo: 29th in Q1 DNQ

Struggling to find grip on the twisty Hungaroring, Matarazzo posted his first failure to qualify since the opening round at Jacarepagua. The race itself was relatively boring, with the occasional crashes and mechanical failures being responsible for most of the entertainment.

WDC after 10/16 rounds
1. Alain Prost 50
2. Ayrton Senna 40
3. Gerhard Berger 33
4. Nigel Mansell 23
5. Alessandro Nannini 20.5
6. Thierry Boutsen 11.5
7. Eddie Cheever 9 (best result 3rd, second-best result 4th)
8. Emanuele Pirro 8
9. Riccardo Patrese 7
10. Jonathan Palmer 6 (best result 3rd [half points], second-best result 5th x2)
11. Nelson Piquet 5 (best result 5th x2)
12. Derek Warwick 4 (best result 2nd [half points], second-best result 6th)
13. Satoru Nakajima 4 (best result 3rd)
14. Stefano Modena 3 (best result 4th, second-best result 9th)
15. Stefan Johansson 3 (best result 4th, second-best result 14th)
16. Andrea de Cesaris 3 (best result 6th x3, second-best result 8th)
17. Artemio Matarazzo 2 (best result 5th)
18. Martin Brundle 2 (best result 6th x2, second-best result 11th)
19. Michele Alboreto 1.5
20. Luis Perez-Sala 1 (best result 5th [half points], second-best result 12th)
21. Ivan Capelli 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 7th)

WCC after 10/16 rounds
1. McLaren-Honda 90
2. Ferrari 56
3. Benetton-Ford 28.5
4. Williams-Renault 18.5
5. Arrows-Ford 13 (best result 2nd, second-best result 2nd [half points])
6. Lotus-Judd 9 (best result 3rd, second-best result 5th x2)
7. Tyrrell-Ford 6 (best result 3rd [half points], second-best result 5th x2)
8. Brabham-Judd 5 (best result 4th)
9. Onyx-Ford 3 (best result 4th)
10. Dallara-Ford 3 (best result 6th x3, second-best result 8th)
11. EuroBrun-Judd 2
12. Lola-Lamborghini 1.5
13. Minardi-Ford 1 (best result 5th [half points], second-best result 8th)
14. March-Judd 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 7th)[/quote]

Round 11, Belgium
Matarazzo: 24th in Q1, 25th in Q2, 7th in the race

After just barely making the cut in qualifying, Matarazzo once again made one of his trademark excellent starts and was 10th out of La Source, helped by the cars being bunched up due to Senna's accident. He stayed around this position until lap 14, when he collided with Stefano Modena and lost his front wing. But it was after this pitstop Matarazzo truly started to shine (mostly due to switching to softer tyres), as he started to reclaim lost ground and was genuinely among the fastest cars on the track. However, it was no surprise that the soft tyres didn't last to the end, especially with Matarazzo's qualifying-style laps, so after momentarily being 4th following Capelli's pitstop for fresh tyres he started to slip back and bitterly lost 6th position to Pierluigi Martini on the last lap of the race, having lost all the grip in his tyres.

WDC after 11/16 rounds
1. Alain Prost 50
2. Ayrton Senna 40
3. Gerhard Berger 33
4. Nigel Mansell 32
5. Alessandro Nannini 24.5
6. Riccardo Patrese 13
7. Thierry Boutsen 11.5
8. Eddie Cheever 9 (best result 3rd, second-best result 4th)
9. Emanuele Pirro 8
10. Jonathan Palmer 6 (best result 3rd [half points], second-best result 5th x2)
11. Nelson Piquet 5 (best result 5th x2)
12. Derek Warwick 4 (best result 2nd [half points], second-best result 6th)
13. Satoru Nakajima 4 (best result 3rd)
14. Ivan Capelli 4 (best result 4th, second-best result 6th)
15. Luis Perez-Sala 3 (best result 5th, second-best result 5th [half points])
16. Stefano Modena 3 (best result 4th, second-best result 9th)
17. Stefan Johansson 3 (best result 4th, second-best result 14th)
18. Andrea de Cesaris 3 (best result 6th x3, second-best result 8th)
19. Artemio Matarazzo 2 (best result 5th)
20. Martin Brundle 2 (best result 6th x2, second-best result 11th)
21. Michele Alboreto 1.5
22. Pierluigi Martini 1

WCC after 11/16 rounds
1. McLaren-Honda 90
2. Ferrari 65
3. Benetton-Ford 32.5
4. Williams-Renault 24.5
5. Arrows-Ford 13 (best result 2nd, second-best result 2nd [half points])
6. Lotus-Judd 9 (best result 3rd, second-best result 5th x2)
7. Tyrrell-Ford 6 (best result 3rd [half points], second-best result 5th x2)
8. Brabham-Judd 5 (best result 4th)
9. March-Judd 4 (best result 4th, second-best result 6th)
10. Minardi-Ford 4 (best result 5th, second-best result 5th [half points])
11. Onyx-Ford 3 (best result 4th)
12. Dallara-Ford 3 (best result 6th x3, second-best result 8th)
13. EuroBrun-Judd 2
14. Lola-Lamborghini 1.5

Post by **Nuppiz** » 21 Apr 2015, 19:00

Round 12 - Italy HOME RACE!
Matarazzo: 16th in Q1, 18th in Q2, DNF in the race (suspension damage caused by an accident)

WDC after 12/16 rounds
1. Alain Prost 50
2. Nigel Mansell 41
3. Ayrton Senna 40
4. Gerhard Berger 36
5. Alessandro Nannini 26.5
6. Emanuele Pirro 14
7. Riccardo Patrese 13
8. Thierry Boutsen 11.5
9. Eddie Cheever 9 (best result 3rd, second-best result 4th)
10. Stefano Modena 7 (best result 3th, second-best result 4th)
11. Jonathan Palmer 6 (best result 3rd [half points], second-best result 5th x2)
12. Nelson Piquet 5 (best result 5th x2)
13. Derek Warwick 4 (best result 2nd [half points], second-best result 6th)
14. Satoru Nakajima 4 (best result 3rd)
15. Ivan Capelli 4 (best result 4th, second-best result 6th)
16. Luis Perez-Sala 3 (best result 5th, second-best result 5th [half points])
17. Stefan Johansson 3 (best result 4th, second-best result 14th)
18. Andrea de Cesaris 3 (best result 6th x3, second-best result 8th)
19. Artemio Matarazzo 2 (best result 5th)
20. Martin Brundle 2 (best result 6th x2, second-best result 11th)
21. Michele Alboreto 1.5
22. Pierluigi Martini 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 8th x3)
23. Mauricio Gugelmin 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 9th x3)

WCC after 12/16 rounds
1. McLaren-Honda 90
2. Ferrari 77
3. Benetton-Ford 40.5
4. Williams-Renault 24.5
5. Arrows-Ford 13 (best result 2nd, second-best result 2nd [half points])
6. Brabham-Judd 9 (best result 3rd, second-best result 4th)
7. Lotus-Judd 9 (best result 3rd, second-best result 5th x2)
8. Tyrrell-Ford 6 (best result 3rd [half points], second-best result 5th x2)
9. March-Judd 5 (best result 4th, second-best result 6th x2)
10. Minardi-Ford 4 (best result 5th, second-best result 5th [half points])
11. Onyx-Ford 3 (best result 4th)
12. Dallara-Ford 3 (best result 6th x3, second-best result 8th)
13. EuroBrun-Judd 2
14. Lola-Lamborghini 1.5

Round 13 - Portugal
Matarazzo: 6th in Q1, 26th in Q2, DNF in the race (accident)

With an all-or-nothing setup on his car, Matarazzo managed to blast through the circuit at an immense pace, but on further inspection the setup proved to be to wearing on the car. With a more conservative setup Matarazzo couldn't improve his time, but instead fell backwards to very last on the grid. As is beginning to become the norm, he started the race well and was in the top 10 before a lapse in concentration saw him overshoot the second turn and crash the car.

WDC after 13/16 rounds
1. Alain Prost 59
2. Nigel Mansell 47
3. Ayrton Senna 44
4. Gerhard Berger 36
5. Alessandro Nannini 28.5
6. Riccardo Patrese 16
7. Emanuele Pirro 14
8. Thierry Boutsen 12.5
9. Eddie Cheever 9 (best result 3rd, second-best result 4th)
10. Stefano Modena 7 (best result 3th, second-best result 4th)
11. Jonathan Palmer 6 (best result 3rd [half points], second-best result 5th x2)
12. Nelson Piquet 5 (best result 5th x2)
13. Derek Warwick 4 (best result 2nd [half points], second-best result 6th)
14. Satoru Nakajima 4 (best result 3rd)
15. Ivan Capelli 4 (best result 4th, second-best result 6th)
16. Luis Perez-Sala 3 (best result 5th, second-best result 5th [half points])
17. Stefan Johansson 3 (best result 4th, second-best result 14th)
18. Andrea de Cesaris 3 (best result 6th x3, second-best result 8th)
19. Artemio Matarazzo 2 (best result 5th)
20. Martin Brundle 2 (best result 6th x2, second-best result 11th)
21. Michele Alboreto 1.5
22. Pierluigi Martini 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 8th x3)
23. Mauricio Gugelmin 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 9th x3)

WCC after 13/16 rounds
1. McLaren-Honda 103
2. Ferrari 83
3. Benetton-Ford 42.5
4. Williams-Renault 28.5
5. Arrows-Ford 13 (best result 2nd, second-best result 2nd [half points])
6. Brabham-Judd 9 (best result 3rd, second-best result 4th)
7. Lotus-Judd 9 (best result 3rd, second-best result 5th x2)
8. Tyrrell-Ford 6 (best result 3rd [half points], second-best result 5th x2)
9. March-Judd 5 (best result 4th, second-best result 6th x2)
10. Minardi-Ford 4 (best result 5th, second-best result 5th [half points])
11. Onyx-Ford 3 (best result 4th)
12. Dallara-Ford 3 (best result 6th x3, second-best result 8th)
13. EuroBrun-Judd 2
14. Lola-Lamborghini 1.5

Post by **Nuppiz** » 26 Apr 2015, 18:23

Round 14 - Spain
Matarazzo: 30th in Q1 DNQ

Struggling to find grip on he Jerez circuit, Matarazzo posts his third failure to qualify of the season. In the race itself both of Prost's rivals in the title fight are taken out early, allowing him to clinch the title with two races to go.

WDC after 14/16 rounds
1. Alain Prost 68
2. Nigel Mansell 47
3. Ayrton Senna 44
3. Gerhard Berger 42
5. Alessandro Nannini 28.5
6. Riccardo Patrese 16
7. Emanuele Pirro 14
8. Thierry Boutsen 12.5
9. Eddie Cheever 11 (best result 3rd, second-best result 4th)
10. Nelson Piquet 9 (best result 2nd, second-best result 5th x2)
11. Stefano Modena 7 (best result 3th, second-best result 4th)
12. Jonathan Palmer 7 (best result 3rd [half points], second-best result 5th x2)
13. Luis Perez-Sala 6 (best result 4th, second-best result 5th)
14. Derek Warwick 4 (best result 2nd [half points], second-best result 6th)
15. Satoru Nakajima 4 (best result 3rd)
16. Ivan Capelli 4 (best result 4th, second-best result 6th)
17. Stefan Johansson 3 (best result 4th, second-best result 14th)
18. Andrea de Cesaris 3 (best result 6th x3, second-best result 8th)
19. Artemio Matarazzo 2 (best result 5th)
20. Martin Brundle 2 (best result 6th x2, second-best result 11th)
21. Michele Alboreto 1.5
22. Pierluigi Martini 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 8th x3)
23. Mauricio Gugelmin (best result 6th, second-best result 9th x3)

Alain Prost is the 1989 World Drivers' Champion!

WCC after 14/16 rounds
1. McLaren-Honda 112
2. Ferrari 89
3. Benetton-Ford 42.5
4. Williams-Renault 28.5
5. Arrows-Ford 15 (best result 2nd, second-best result 2nd [half points])
6. Lotus-Judd 13 (best result 3rd x2, second-best result 5th x2)
7. Brabham-Judd 9 (best result 3rd, second-best result 4th)
8. Tyrrell-Ford 7 (best result 3rd [half points], second-best result 5th x2)
9. Minardi-Ford 7 (best result 4th, second-best result 5th)
10. March-Judd 5 (best result 4th, second-best result 6th x2)
11. Onyx-Ford 3 (best result 4th)
12. Dallara-Ford 3 (best result 6th x3, second-best result 8th)
13. EuroBrun-Judd 2
14. Lola-Lamborghini 1.5

Round 15 - Japan
Matarazzo: 30th in Q1 DNQ

Matarazzo struggled again at the very technical Suzuka circuit, posting his second failure to qualify in a row. The race itself was unusual as all frontrunners were taken out early in a number of accidents, allowing Alessandro Nannini to take his debut win while Alex Caffi and Pierluigi Martini took their first podiums making it an Italy 1-2-3.

WDC after 15/16 rounds
1. Alain Prost 68
2. Nigel Mansell 47
3. Ayrton Senna 44
3. Gerhard Berger 42
5. Alessandro Nannini 37.5
6. Riccardo Patrese 16
7. Emanuele Pirro 14
8. Thierry Boutsen 12.5
9. Nelson Piquet 12 (best result 2nd, second-best result 5th x2)
10. Eddie Cheever 11 (best result 3rd, second-best result 4th)
11. Stefano Modena 7 (best result 3th, second-best result 4th)
12. Jonathan Palmer 7 (best result 3rd [half points], second-best result 5th x2)
13. Alex Caffi 6 (best result 2nd)
14. Luis Perez-Sala 6 (best result 4th, second-best result 5th, third-best result 5th [half points])
15. Pierluigi Martini 5 (best result 3rd, second-best result 6th, third-best result 8th x3)
16. Derek Warwick 4 (best result 2nd [half points], second-best result 6th)
17. Satoru Nakajima 4 (best result 3rd)
18. Ivan Capelli 4 (best result 4th, second-best result 6th)
19. Martin Brundle 4 (best result 5th, second-best result 6th x2)
20. Andrea de Cesaris 4 (best result 6th x4, second-best result 8th)
21. Stefan Johansson 3 (best result 4th, second-best result 14th)
22. Artemio Matarazzo 2 (best result 5th)
23. Michele Alboreto 1.5
24. Mauricio Gugelmin 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 9th x3)

WCC after 15/16 rounds
1. McLaren-Honda 112
2. Ferrari 89
3. Benetton-Ford 51.5
4. Williams-Renault 28.5
5. Lotus-Judd 16 (best result 3rd x2, second-best result 4th)
6. Arrows-Ford 15 (best result 2nd, second-best result 2nd [half points])
7. Minardi-Ford 11 (best result 3rd, second-best result 4th, third-best result 5th, fourth-best result 5th [half points])
8. Brabham-Judd 11 (best result 3rd, second-best result 4th, third-best result 5th, fourth-best result 6th x2)
9. Dallara-Ford 10 (best result 2nd, second-best result 6th x4)
10. Tyrrell-Ford 7 (best result 3rd [half points], second-best result 5th x2)
11. March-Judd 5 (best result 4th, second-best result 6th x2)
12. Onyx-Ford 3 (best result 4th)
13. EuroBrun-Judd 2
14. Lola-Lamborghini 1.5

McLaren are the 1989 World Constructors' Champions!

Round 16 - Australia
Matarazzo: 11th in Q1, 12th in Q2, DNF in the race (accident)

After a pair of DNQs Matarazzo was back in his usual form by taking his EuroBrun very high in the grid. The race turned out to be rainy, and as many others fell on the wayside Matarazzo carefully navigated his way around the circuit, being as high as 7th before an error dropped him 8th. While trying to chase the people in front of him he made a mistake in turn 13, hitting the barriers hard enough to be forced to retire on the spot.

WDC after 16/16 rounds
1. Alain Prost 74
2. Ayrton Senna 53
3. Nigel Mansell 47
4. Gerhard Berger 46
5. Alessandro Nannini 39.5
6. Riccardo Patrese 19
7. Emanuele Pirro 14
8. Thierry Boutsen 12.5
9. Nelson Piquet 12 (best result 2nd, second-best result 5th x2)
10. Eddie Cheever 11 (best result 3rd, second-best result 4th)
11. Alex Caffi 7 (best result 2nd, second-best result 6th)
12. Stefano Modena 7 (best result 3th, second-best result 4th)
13. Jonathan Palmer 7 (best result 3rd [half points], second-best result 5th x2)
14. Luis Perez-Sala 6 (best result 4th, second-best result 5th, third-best result 5th [half points])
15. Pierluigi Martini 5 (best result 3rd, second-best result 6th, third-best result 8th x3)
16. Derek Warwick 4 (best result 2nd [half points], second-best result 6th)
17. Satoru Nakajima 4 (best result 3rd)
18. Ivan Capelli 4 (best result 4th, second-best result 6th)
19. Martin Brundle 4 (best result 5th, second-best result 6th x2)
20. Andrea de Cesaris 4 (best result 6th x4, second-best result 8th)
21. Stefan Johansson 3 (best result 4th, second-best result 14th)
22. Artemio Matarazzo 2 (best result 5th)
23. Michele Alboreto 1.5
24. Mauricio Gugelmin 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 9th x3)

WCC after 16/16 rounds
1. McLaren-Honda 127
2. Ferrari 95
3. Benetton-Ford 53.5
4. Williams-Renault 31.5
5. Lotus-Judd 16 (best result 3rd x2, second-best result 4th)
6. Arrows-Ford 15 (best result 2nd, second-best result 2nd [half points])
7. Dallara-Ford 11 (best result 2nd, second-best result 6th x5)
8. Minardi-Ford 11 (best result 3rd, second-best result 4th, third-best result 5th, fourth-best result 5th [half points])
9. Brabham-Judd 11 (best result 3rd, second-best result 4th, third-best result 5th, fourth-best result 6th x2)
10. Tyrrell-Ford 7 (best result 3rd [half points], second-best result 5th x2)
11. March-Judd 5 (best result 4th, second-best result 6th x2)
12. Onyx-Ford 3 (best result 4th)
13. EuroBrun-Judd 2
14. Lola-Lamborghini 1.5

Post by **Nuppiz** » 01 Jul 2015, 15:02

Note: from this season onwards I'll write the race notes in first person, with occasional comments from other drivers as well. Since I can't write Italian, just imagine Matarazzo is speaking it even though I write everything in English.

Artemio Matarazzo wrote:Damn those fools at EuroBrun. I scored them points and put that car in places where it shouldn't have been on a regular basis, and they have the cheek to sack me? So what if I put a few dents on the car every now and then, I'm quite sure the money I brought in covered all the repairs (editor's note: it didn't). But no, instead they apparently scammed me off as they're now running two cars again, with the Coloni refugee Roberto Moreno and some nobody from my homeland I haven't even heard of before but apparently brings in the dough.

Well, joke's on them. I managed to land a seat with a very promising new outfit called Life Racing Engines. They're Italian like me and Ferrari, and are also building their own engine which is of a revolutionary design. I am sure our co-operation will lead to great things and leave those EuroBrun idiots smelling my exhausts!

Round 1 - USA
Matarazzo: 9th in PQ DNPQ

Artemio Matarazzo wrote:Mamma mia, this car is utterly terrible to drive. The so-called "revolutionary" engine has no power whatsoever and has a habit of constantly exploding, and the chassis behaves like a brick on ice. I was unable to complete a single timed lap because either the car kept breaking up or I hit the wall due to the terrible handling. I'm running as far as possible from this team before that... thing kills me. Even if it means I won't have a race seat at all.

WDC after 1/16 rounds
1. Ayrton Senna 9
2. Nelson Piquet 6
3. Thierry Boutsen 4
4. Ivan Capelli 3
5. Riccardo Patrese 2
6. Stefano Modena 1

WCC after 1/16 rounds
1. McLaren-Honda 9
2. Benetton-Ford 6 (best result 2nd)
3. Williams-Renault 6 (best result 3rd, second-best result 5th)
4. Leyton House-Judd 3
5. Brabham-Judd 1

Artemio Matarazzo wrote:I was lucky in that I didn't have to wait long for a new opportunity to drive. Apparently Olivier Grouillard had lost most of his driving motivation after enduring a poor year with Ligier last season, a situation which was further worsened after this same team now performed admirably in prequalifying for the first race this year while he recorded a DNPQ. So while he returned to F3000 to scrape together what's left of his motivation Osella needed a new driver, and since I was recently out of a drive, was Italian and had a healthy sponsorship backing, it wasn't long before they called me and of course I immediatedly said "yes". They've recently got major backing from wheel manufacturer Fondmetal too, so budget shouldn't be as big as an issue as before.

Round 2 - Brazil
Matarazzo: 1st in PQ, 26th in Q1, 16th in Q2, DNF in the race (accident damage after 16 laps)

Artemio Matarazzo wrote:This car is so much better to drive than the Life. Thanks to the good handling I was able to learn the new circuit quickly, and felt confident enough to push harder which allowed me to top the prequalifying session charts with ease. However I was unable to get into the same rhythm in Q1, and just barely made the grid, and although I improved my position in Q2 I knew I could've still been better.

However, like so many times last season I got a good start and got all the way up to 5th, and I was able to stick to that position despite intense pressure from both Benettons. On lap 7, I made a small mistake at Subida do Lago which allowed Nannini to overtake me, but I took back the position by braking extremely late at Laranja. Our cars banged wheel with each other a bit but I don't think either of them was damaged. Unfortunately, on lap 11 I made a mistake in the first corner which allowed Nannini to get past me, this time for good, and as I tried to make up for my mistake on the next lap I went wide at Ferradura and hit the barrier. I could still limp to the pits but the supension was bent beyond repair so I had to retire.

Speaking of the Life, I noticed my copatriot Bruno Giacomelli, a veteran who I though had already quit the sport, has been signed to drive that horrendous thing. Apparently he has too much time on his hands and wants to spend it by being involved in the sport in at least some capacity. I just hope he doesn't get killed driving it.

Alessandro Nannini wrote:That Matarazzo guy is a complete lunatic. What he called a "slight nudge" very nearly ended the race for both, and my car definitely got damaged which is why I dropped out from points. While I'm not questioning that he's a fast a driver, he's currently a major threat to the health of every other driver on the track. If he doesn't calm down soon I hope FISA will take some action, before someone gets severely injured by him.

WDC after 2/16 rounds
1. Ayrton Senna 18
2. Nelson Piquet 6
== Gerhard Berger 6
4. Thierry Boutsen 5
5. Alain Prost 4 (best result 3rd)
6. Riccardo Patrese 4 (best result 5th x2)
7. Ivan Capelli 3
== Nigel Mansell 3
9. Stefano Modena 1

WCC after 2/16 rounds
1. McLaren-Honda 24
2. Williams-Renault 9 (best result 3rd, second-best result 5th x2)
3. Ferrari 7
4. Benetton-Ford 6 (best result 2nd)
5. Leyton House-Judd 3
6. Brabham-Judd 1

Round 3 - San Marino
Matarazzo: 1st in PQ, 16th in Q1, 9th in Q2, DNF in the race (accident damage after 16 laps)

Artemio Matarazzo wrote:Once again I was really condifent with the car, and to my surprise the same setup I used in Brazil worked quite well here as well, with only minor tweaks needed. So it didn't take long for me to get a good lap in, which turned out to be over a second faster than the next-fastest driver. After a similar lap in Q1 I pushed to the very limit - and probably over it - in Q2 which paid off with a handsome top 10 grid position. Unfortunately after being sunny all weekend it started to rain on Sunday morning, and although the rain stopped before the race started the track was still very wet. I foolishly thought intermediate tyres would be good enough while everyone else went with full wets. Obviously this wasn't the case, and after struggling for ten laps I hit a kerb too hard, spun, and was nudged into a wall by de Cesaris. Like in Brazil I could still limp to the pits but there was just too much damage to continue.

WDC after 3/16 rounds
1. Ayrton Senna 27
2. Alain Prost 10 (best result 2nd, second-best result 3rd)
3. Gerhard Berger 9
4. Nelson Piquet 8
5. Nigel Mansell 6
6. Thierry Boutsen 5
7. Riccardo Patrese 4 (best result 5th x2)
8. Ivan Capelli 3
9. Alessandro Nannini 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 8th)
10. Stefano Modena 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 10th)

WCC after 3/16 rounds
1. McLaren-Honda 36
2. Ferrari 16
3. Benetton-Ford 9 (best result 2nd)
4. Williams-Renault 9 (best result 3rd, second-best result 5th x2)
5. Leyton House-Judd 3
6. Brabham-Judd 1

Post by **Nuppiz** » 08 Dec 2015, 18:14

Note: I ran these races a long time ago, so I can't remember the exact details of what happened. So no comments from Matarazzo in this post. Oh well, I scored points again (and am no longer a reject)!

Round 4 - Monaco
Matarazzo: 1st in PQ, 13th in Q1, 10th in Q2, 4th in the race

WDC after 4/16 rounds
1. Ayrton Senna 27
2. Gerhard Berger 15
3. Ivan Capelli 12
4. Alain Prost 10 (best result 2nd, second-best result 3rd)
5. Nelson Piquet 9
6. Riccardo Patrese 8 (best result 3rd, second-best result 5th x2)
7. Nigel Mansell 6
8. Thierry Boutsen 5
9. Artemio Matarazzo 3
10. Alex Caffi 2
11. Alessandro Nannini 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 8th)
12. Stefano Modena 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 10th)

WCC after 4/16 rounds
1. McLaren-Honda 42
2. Ferrari 16
3. Williams-Renault 13 (best result 3rd x2, second-best result 5th x2)
4. Leyton House-Judd 12
5. Benetton-Ford 10 (best result 2nd)
6. Osella-Ford 3
7. Arrows-Ford 2
8. Brabham-Judd 1

Round 5 - Canada
Matarazzo: 4th in PQ, 19th in Q1, 26th in Q2, DNF in the race (crash)

WDC after 5/16 rounds
1. Ayrton Senna 27
2. Gerhard Berger 15
3. Thierry Boutsen 14
4. Ivan Capelli 12 (best result 1st)
5. Nigel Mansell 12 (best result 2nd)
6. Alain Prost 10 (best result 2nd, second-best result 3rd)
7. Nelson Piquet 9
8. Riccardo Patrese 8 (best result 3rd, second-best result 5th x2)
9. Alessandro Nannini 5 (best result 3rd, second-best result 6th)
10. Satoru Nakajima 3 (best result 4th, second-best result 9th)
11. Artemio Matarazzo 3 (best result 4th, second-best result DNF)
12. Eric Bernard 2 (best result 5th, second-best result 8th)
13. Alex Caffi 2 (best result 5th, second-best result 12th)
14. Jean Alesi 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 7th)
15. Stefano Modena 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 10th)

WCC after 5/16 rounds
1. McLaren-Honda 42
2. Williams-Renault 22 (best result 1st, second-best result 3rd x2)
3. Ferrari 22 (best result 2nd x2, second-best result 3rd x2)
4. Benetton-Ford 14 (best result 2nd)
5. Leyton House-Judd 12
6. Tyrrell-Ford 4
7. Osella-Ford 3
8. Arrows-Ford 2 (best result 5th, second-best result 7th)
9. Lola-Lamborghini 2 (best result 5th, second-best result 8th)
10. Brabham-Judd 1

Post by **Nuppiz** » 09 Dec 2015, 12:38

Round 6 - Mexico
Matarazzo: 1st in PQ, 9th in Q1, 8th in Q2, DNF in the race (collision with Prost)

Artemio Matarazzo wrote:I felt really confident with the car all weekend, and was able to consistently challenge everyone except the very top drivers. I had a good start and was able to hang on to 6th place for a while before Piquet passed me. Then I was touched by Patrese (who I heard then crashed with Nannini) but was able to continue without any damage. Unfortunately on lap 12, there was a pileup of four cars ahead on the track, and although I noticed the yellow flags I was still unable to avoid hitting Prost, whose wreck was in the middle of the track. I lost a wheel in the ensuing collision and my race was over immediatedly.

WDC after 6/16 rounds
1. Ayrton Senna 27
2. Gerhard Berger 24
3. Thierry Boutsen 18
4. Nelson Piquet 15
5. Ivan Capelli 13 (best result 1st)
6. Nigel Mansell 12 (best result 2nd)
7. Alain Prost 10 (best result 2nd, second-best result 3rd)
8. Riccardo Patrese 8 (best result 3rd, second-best result 5th x2)
9. Alessandro Nannini 5 (best result 3rd, second-best result 6th)
10. Alex Caffi 4 (best result 5th x2, second-best result 12th)
11. Satoru Nakajima 3 (best result 4th, second-best result 9th)
12. Mauricio Gugelmin 3 (best result 4th, second-best result 12th)
13. Artemio Matarazzo 3 (best result 4th, second-best result DNF)
14. Eric Bernard 2 (best result 5th, second-best result 8th)
15. Jean Alesi 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 7th)
16. Stefano Modena 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 10th)

WCC after 6/16 rounds
1. McLaren-Honda 51
2. Williams-Renault 26 (best result 1st, second-best result 3rd x3)
3. Ferrari 22 (best result 2nd x2, second-best result 3rd x2)
4. Benetton-Ford 20 (best result 2nd x2)
5. Leyton House-Judd 16
6. Tyrrell-Ford 4 (best result 4th, second-best result 6th)
7. Arrows-Ford 4 (best result 5th x2, second-best result 7th)
8. Osella-Ford 3
9. Lola-Lamborghini 2 (best result 5th, second-best result 8th)
10. Brabham-Judd 1

FullMetalJack · Post by **FullMetalJack** » 09 Dec 2015, 13:48

This is really making me want to start a new driver career as a pre-qualifier. I've had one in mind for a while, and i'll credit you for it as you helped me simulate pre-qualifying properly in F1C.

Are you planning on staying with Fondmetal for 1991?

Post by **Nuppiz** » 10 Dec 2015, 09:30

FullMetalJack wrote:This is really making me want to start a new driver career as a pre-qualifier. I've had one in mind for a while, and i'll credit you for it as you helped me simulate pre-qualifying properly in F1C.

Are you planning on staying with Fondmetal for 1991?

Fondmetal is one of the possibilities for 1991, but with such a wide range of options still available I'm not locking into any plans yet. In a few seasons' time the amount of options will be drastically reduced, so I'll try to enjoy this situation while it lasts. In any case I'll always try to take the seat of someone who would be in their last season anyway or never made much of an impact in F1, as I don't like to shuffle around the drivers too much.

Round 7 - France
Matarazzo: 1st in PQ, 19th in Q1, 14th in Q2, DNF in the race (engine failure)

Artemio Matarazzo wrote:Despite the retirement I was happy with my performance all weekend. I was able to find a balanced setup which allowed me to control the car, not the other way around. Unfortunately a bit less than halfway through the race, my car suddenly started to slow down at the end of the Mistral straight and as I looked in the mirrors I saw a huge cloud of smoke behind me. But eh, there's nothing I could've done to prevent this.

WDC after 7/16 rounds
1. Ayrton Senna 27
2. Gerhard Berger 24
3. Thierry Boutsen 22
4. Nigel Mansell 21 (best result 1st, second-best result 2nd)
5. Nelson Piquet 15
6. Riccardo Patrese 14 (best result 2nd, second-best result 3rd, third-best result 5th x2)
7. Ivan Capelli 13 (best result 1st)
8. Alain Prost 10 (best result 2nd, second-best result 3rd)
9. Alex Caffi 7 (best result 4th, second-best result 5th x2)
10. Alessandro Nannini 5 (best result 3rd, second-best result 6th)
11. Satoru Nakajima 3 (best result 4th, second-best result 9th)
12. Mauricio Gugelmin 3 (best result 4th, second-best result 12th)
13. Artemio Matarazzo 3 (best result 4th, second-best result DNF)
14. Michele Alboreto 2 (best result 5th, second-best result 7th)
15. Eric Bernard 2 (best result 5th, second-best result 8th)
16. Jean Alesi 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 7th)
17. Paolo Barilla 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 9th)
18. Stefano Modena 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 10th)

WCC after 7/16 rounds
1. McLaren-Honda 51
2. Williams-Renault 36 (best result 1st, second-best result 2nd, third-best result 3rd x3)
3. Ferrari 31 (best result 1st, second-best result 2nd x2)
4. Benetton-Ford 20 (best result 2nd x2)
5. Leyton House-Judd 16
6. Arrows-Ford 9 (best result 4th, second-best result 5th x3)
7. Tyrrell-Ford 4 (best result 4th, second-best result 6th)
8. Osella-Ford 3
9. Lola-Lamborghini 2 (best result 5th, second-best result 8th)
10. Minardi-Ford 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 8th x2)
11. Brabham-Judd 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 10th x2)

FullMetalJack · Post by **FullMetalJack** » 10 Dec 2015, 11:43

Nuppiz wrote:
FullMetalJack wrote:This is really making me want to start a new driver career as a pre-qualifier. I've had one in mind for a while, and i'll credit you for it as you helped me simulate pre-qualifying properly in F1C.

Are you planning on staying with Fondmetal for 1991?

Fondmetal is one of the possibilities for 1991, but with such a wide range of options still available I'm not locking into any plans yet. In a few seasons' time the amount of options will be drastically reduced, so I'll try to enjoy this situation while it lasts. In any case I'll always try to take the seat of someone who would be in their last season anyway or never made much of an impact in F1, as I don't like to shuffle around the drivers too much.

That's partly why I went with Arrows in 2001 in my other career. Button debuts a year late at Williams, Verstappen replaces him at Benetton and I replace Verstappen. I had to do that to stop Montoya debuting, as I knew i'd probably end up back at Williams. It usually worked out easier than that though, replacing Grouillard at Tyrrell and Hill at Jordan was easier.

I'm bearing that in mind for my next career, i'll probably be replacing Oscar Larrauri at Eurobrun. It will work as they tried to replace him with Christian Danner anyway.

Post by **Nuppiz** » 15 Dec 2015, 22:09

Round 8 - Great Britain
Matarazzo: 1st in PQ, 24th in Q1, 13th in Q2, 6th in the race

Artemio Matarazzo wrote:Although I was able to improve my pace as the weekend progressed, I wasn't expecting any points. But it was all about survival today, as many cars were taken out either through driver error or mechanical issues. So I was able to cruise home to a relatively easy 6th place despite being two laps down on the leaders.

WDC after 8/16 rounds
1. Thierry Boutsen 28
2. Ayrton Senna 27
3. Gerhard Berger 24 (best result 1st, second-best result 2nd x2, third-best result 3rd)
4. Nigel Mansell 24 (best result 1st, second-best result 2nd, third-best result 4th x3)
5. Riccardo Patrese 18 (best result 2nd, second-best result 3rd x2, third-best result 5th x2)
6. Nelson Piquet 15
7. Alessandro Nannini 14 (best result 1st, second-best result 3rd, third-best result 6th)
8. Ivan Capelli 13 (best result 1st)
9. Alain Prost 12 (best result 2nd, second-best result 3rd)
10. Alex Caffi 7 (best result 4th, second-best result 5th x2)
11. Artemio Matarazzo 4 (best result 4th, second-best result 6th)
12. Satoru Nakajima 3 (best result 4th, second-best result 8th)
13. Mauricio Gugelmin 3 (best result 4th, second-best result 12th)
14. Michele Alboreto 2 (best result 5th, second-best result 7th)
15. Eric Bernard 2 (best result 5th, second-best result 8th)
16. Jean Alesi 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 7th, third-best result 9th, fourth-best result 10th x2)
17. Paolo Barilla 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 7th, third-best result 9th, fourth-best result 11th)
18. Stefano Modena 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 10th)

WCC after 8/16 rounds
1. McLaren-Honda 51
2. Williams-Renault 46 (best result 1st, second-best result 2nd x2, third-best result 3rd x5)
3. Ferrari 36 (best result 1st, second-best result 2nd x2)
4. Benetton-Ford 29 (best result 1st, second-best result 2nd x2)
5. Leyton House-Judd 16
6. Arrows-Ford 9 (best result 4th, second-best result 5th x3)
7. Tyrrell-Ford 4 (best result 4th, second-best result 6th, third-best result 7th)
8. Osella-Ford 4 (best result 4th, second-best result 6th, third-best result DNF)
9. Lola-Lamborghini 2 (best result 5th, second-best result 8th)
10. Minardi-Ford 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 7th, third-best result 8th x2)
11. Brabham-Judd 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 10th x2)

As this was the halfway point of the season, teams taking part in prequalifying will be reshuffled based on results from the last 16 races. Please notice that Coloni have ended their relationship with Subaru and have reverted to Ford power.

Exiting prequalifying:
Osella-Ford
Lola-Lamborghini (2nd car)

Entering prequalifying:
EuroBrun-Judd (1st car, best result in past 16 races: 7th)
Onyx-Ford (2nd car, best result in past 16 races: 10th)

Staying in prequalifying:
Ligier-Ford (best result in past 16 races: 8th)
AGS-Ford (best result in past 16 races: 11th)
Coloni-Ford (best result in past 16 races: DNF)
Life (best result in past 16 races: DNPQ)

Post by **Nuppiz** » 20 Dec 2015, 16:48

Round 9 - Germany
Matarazzo: 21st in Q1, 26th in Q2, DNF in the race (crash)

Artemio Matarazzo wrote:Not having to take part in prequalifying is both a blessing and a curse. On the other hand it means there's one less hurdle to pass on the way to the starting grid, on the other hand it means there's one less session where I can fine tune the setup of my car. In Q1 I was down to my last attempt before I was able to complete a clean lap without any errors, while in Q2 the weather was much colder and I really struggled to get any grip. And in the race itself, with a heavy fuel load and harder tyres I struggled even more and crashed out early with an overeager entry to the second chicane.

WDC after 9/16 rounds
1. Ayrton Senna 36
2. Thierry Boutsen 28 (best result 1st, second-best result 2nd, third-best result 3rd x3)
3. Nigel Mansell 28 (best result 1st, second-best result 2nd, third-best result 3rd)
4. Gerhard Berger 26 (best result 1st, second-best result 2nd x2, third-best result 3rd)
5. Riccardo Patrese 19 (best result 2nd, second-best result 3rd x2, third-best result 5th x2)
6. Alain Prost 18 (best result 2nd x2, second-best result 3rd)
7. Nelson Piquet 18 (best result 2nd x2, second-best result 4th)
8. Alessandro Nannini 14 (best result 1st, second-best result 3rd, third-best result 6th)
9. Ivan Capelli 13 (best result 1st)
10. Alex Caffi 7 (best result 4th, second-best result 5th x2)
11. Artemio Matarazzo 4 (best result 4th, second-best result 6th)
12. Satoru Nakajima 3 (best result 4th, second-best result 8th)
13. Mauricio Gugelmin 3 (best result 4th, second-best result 12th)
14. Michele Alboreto 2 (best result 5th, second-best result 7th)
15. Eric Bernard 2 (best result 5th, second-best result 8th)
16. Jean Alesi 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 7th, third-best result 9th, fourth-best result 10th x2)
17. Paolo Barilla 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 7th, third-best result 9th, fourth-best result 11th)
18. Stefano Modena 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 10th)

WCC after 9/16 rounds
1. McLaren-Honda 62
2. Williams-Renault 47 (best result 1st, second-best result 2nd x2, third-best result 3rd x5)
3. Ferrari 46 (best result 1st, second-best result 2nd x3)
4. Benetton-Ford 32 (best result 1st, second-best result 2nd x2)
5. Leyton House-Judd 16
6. Arrows-Ford 9 (best result 4th, second-best result 5th x3)
7. Tyrrell-Ford 4 (best result 4th, second-best result 6th, third-best result 7th)
8. Osella-Ford 4 (best result 4th, second-best result 6th, third-best result DNF)
9. Lola-Lamborghini 2 (best result 5th, second-best result 8th)
10. Minardi-Ford 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 7th, third-best result 8th x2)
11. Brabham-Judd 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 10th x2)

Round 10 - Hungary
Matarazzo: 30th in Q1 DNQ

Artemio Matarazzo wrote:I loathe this track, I really do. No matter what I tried, I was many seconds slower than anyone else. The car felt adequate and I don't think I made a lot of errors, but somehow everyone was much faster than me.

WDC after 10/16 rounds
1. Ayrton Senna 36
2. Thierry Boutsen 34 (best result 1st, second-best result 2nd x2, third-best result 3rd x3)
3. Nigel Mansell 28 (best result 1st, second-best result 2nd, third-best result 3rd)
4. Alain Prost 27 (best result 1st, second-best result 2nd x2, third-best result 3rd)
5. Gerhard Berger 26 (best result 1st, second-best result 2nd x2, third-best result 3rd)
6. Riccardo Patrese 19 (best result 2nd, second-best result 3rd x2, third-best result 5th x2)
7. Nelson Piquet 18 (best result 2nd x2, second-best result 4th)
8. Ivan Capelli 17 (best result 1st, second-best result 3rd)
9. Alessandro Nannini 14 (best result 1st, second-best result 3rd, third-best result 6th)
10. Alex Caffi 10 (best result 4th x2, second-best result 5th x2)
11. Artemio Matarazzo 4 (best result 4th, second-best result 6th)
12. Satoru Nakajima 3 (best result 4th, second-best result 8th)
13. Mauricio Gugelmin 3 (best result 4th, second-best result 12th)
14. Michele Alboreto 2 (best result 5th, second-best result 7th)
15. Pierluigi Martini 2 (best result 5th, second-best result 8th x2, third-best result 9th, fourth-best result 10th x2)
16. Eric Bernard 2 (best result 5th, second-best result 8th, third-best result 9th, fourth-best result DNF)
17. Paolo Barilla 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 7th, third-best result 8th, fourth-best result 9th)
18. Jean Alesi 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 7th, third-best result 9th, fourth-best result 10th x2)
19. Stefano Modena 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 10th)
20. Philippe Alliot 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 12th x2)

WCC after 10/16 rounds
1. McLaren-Honda 62
2. Ferrari 55 (best result 1st x2, second-best result 2nd x3)
3. Williams-Renault 53 (best result 1st, second-best result 2nd x3, third-best result 3rd x5)
4. Benetton-Ford 32 (best result 1st, second-best result 2nd x2)
5. Leyton House-Judd 20
6. Arrows-Ford 12 (best result 4th x2, second-best result 5th x3)
7. Tyrrell-Ford 4 (best result 4th, second-best result 6th, third-best result 7th)
8. Osella-Ford 4 (best result 4th, second-best result 6th, third-best result DNF)
9. Minardi-Ford 3 (best result 5th, second-best result 6th, third-best result 7th)
10. Lola-Lamborghini 2 (best result 5th, second-best result 8th)
11. Ligier-Ford 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 8th)
12. Brabham-Judd 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 10th x2)

With Onyx-Ford announcing their withdrawal from F1, the EuroBrun car #33 no longer has to take part in prequalifying due to having the best results by the last prequalifying reshuffle (i.e. after Britain).

Post by **Nuppiz** » 20 Dec 2015, 21:25

Round 11 - Belgium
Matarazzo: 22nd in Q1, 25th in Q2, DNF in the race (crash)

Artemio Matarazzo wrote:I admit that I made a huge mistake. Although the car was pretty decent to drive in the qualifying setup, it was way too hard on the car and I had to tone it down for the race to ensure that my engine or brakes didn't overheat. However, combined with the added weight of fuel the car started to handle like a boat, so I had no chance of competing against anyone. I rised to 14th in the race thanks to early attrition, but as a result of not competing against anyone I lost my concentration and crashed out.

WDC after 11/16 rounds
1. Thierry Boutsen 40 (best result 1st, second-best result 2nd x3, third-best result 3rd x3)
2. Ayrton Senna 36
3. Gerhard Berger 35 (best result 1st x2, second-best result 2nd x2, third-best result 3rd)
4. Nigel Mansell 28 (best result 1st, second-best result 2nd, third-best result 3rd)
5. Alain Prost 27 (best result 1st, second-best result 2nd x2, third-best result 3rd)
6. Riccardo Patrese 19 (best result 2nd, second-best result 3rd x2, third-best result 5th x2)
7. Nelson Piquet 18 (best result 2nd x2, second-best result 4th)
8. Ivan Capelli 17 (best result 1st, second-best result 3rd)
9. Alessandro Nannini 14 (best result 1st, second-best result 3rd, third-best result 6th)
10. Alex Caffi 12 (best result 4th x2, second-best result 5th x3)
11. Jean Alesi 5 (best result 3rd, second-best result 6th, third-best result 7th)
12. Pierluigi Martini 5 (best result 4th, second-best result 5th, third-best result 8th x2, fourth-best result 9th)
13. Mauricio Gugelmin 4 (best result 4th, second-best result 6th, third-best result 12th)
14. Artemio Matarazzo 4 (best result 4th, second-best result 6th, third-best result DNF)
15. Satoru Nakajima 3 (best result 4th, second-best result 8th)
16. Michele Alboreto 2 (best result 5th, second-best result 7th)
17. Eric Bernard 2 (best result 5th, second-best result 8th, third-best result 9th, fourth-best result DNF)
18. Paolo Barilla 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 7th, third-best result 8th, fourth-best result 9th)
19. Stefano Modena 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 10th)
20. Philippe Alliot 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 12th x2)

WCC after 11/16 rounds
1. McLaren-Honda 71
2. Williams-Renault 59 (best result 1st, second-best result 2nd x4, third-best result 3rd x5)
3. Ferrari 55 (best result 1st x2, second-best result 2nd x3)
4. Benetton-Ford 32 (best result 1st, second-best result 2nd x2)
5. Leyton House-Judd 21
6. Arrows-Ford 14 (best result 4th x2, second-best result 5th x4)
7. Tyrrell-Ford 10 (best result 3rd, second-best result 4th, third-best result 6th)
8. Minardi-Ford 6 (best result 4th, second-best result 5th, third-best result 6th, fourth-best result 7th)
9. Osella-Ford 4 (best result 4th, second-best result 6th, third-best result DNF)
10. Lola-Lamborghini 2 (best result 5th, second-best result 8th)
11. Ligier-Ford 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 8th)
12. Brabham-Judd 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 10th x2)

Post by **Nuppiz** » 22 Dec 2015, 19:54

Round 12 - Italy HOME RACE
Matarazzo: 18th in Q1, 26th in Q2, DNF in the race (crash)

Artemio Matarazzo wrote:Well that was a difficult weekend for a home race. Q1 wasn't too bad as it was quite warm so I could easily heat up the tyres and brakes to a temperature where the car worked nicely. But Q2 started with a wet track, and I spent way too much time tryng to improve my time in those conditions before I realised the track was drying and the best times would be achieved at the end of the session. Then on my only attempt on a dry track I went too aggressively over the kerbs at the exit of Ascari and spun into the barriers, so ultimately I started last on the grid. Early attrition helped me climb up the charts, but once again the car didn't feel very good with race fuel aboard and the situation only worsened as the skies grew darker and eventually rain hit the track some 8 laps in. Even after changing to rain tyres I quickly started to fall behind, and with the car handling so pporly I eventually hit the barriers at Ascari again. I was able to limp to the pits to repair some of the damage, but the suspension had taken a hit and what little handling was left in the car had vanished. I struggled for a couple of laps more before eventually losing control of the car at Variante della Roggia and crashing into the barriers. While it was disappointing to once again retire at my home race, in a way it was a relief after all the struggles I went through.

WDC after 12/16 rounds
1. Ayrton Senna 45
2. Thierry Boutsen 42 (best result 1st, second-best result 2nd x3, third-best result 3rd x3)
3. Gerhard Berger 35 (best result 1st x2, second-best result 2nd x2, third-best result 3rd)
4. Alain Prost 33 (best result 1st, second-best result 2nd x3, third-best result 3rd)
5. Nigel Mansell 32 (best result 1st, second-best result 2nd, third-best result 3rd x2)
6. Riccardo Patrese 19 (best result 2nd, second-best result 3rd x2, third-best result 5th x2)
7. Nelson Piquet 18 (best result 2nd x2, second-best result 4th)
8. Ivan Capelli 17 (best result 1st, second-best result 3rd)
9. Alex Caffi 15 (best result 4th x3, second-best result 5th x3)
10. Alessandro Nannini 14 (best result 1st, second-best result 3rd, third-best result 6th)
11. Jean Alesi 5 (best result 3rd, second-best result 6th, third-best result 7th)
12. Pierluigi Martini 5 (best result 4th, second-best result 5th, third-best result 8th x2, fourth-best result 9th)
13. Mauricio Gugelmin 4 (best result 4th, second-best result 6th, third-best result 12th)
14. Artemio Matarazzo 4 (best result 4th, second-best result 6th, third-best result DNF)
15. Satoru Nakajima 3 (best result 4th, second-best result 8th x2)
16. Michele Alboreto 2 (best result 5th, second-best result 7th)
17. Eric Bernard 2 (best result 5th, second-best result 8th, third-best result 9th, fourth-best result DNF)
18. Paolo Barilla 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 7th, third-best result 8th, fourth-best result 9th)
19. Emanuele Pirro 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 8th)
20. Stefano Modena 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 10th)
21. Philippe Alliot 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 12th x2)

WCC after 12/16 rounds
1. McLaren-Honda 80
2. Ferrari 65 (best result 1st x2, second-best result 2nd x4)
3. Williams-Renault 61 (best result 1st, second-best result 2nd x4, third-best result 3rd x5)
4. Benetton-Ford 32 (best result 1st, second-best result 2nd x2)
5. Leyton House-Judd 21
6. Arrows-Ford 17 (best result 4th x3, second-best result 5th x4)
7. Tyrrell-Ford 10 (best result 3rd, second-best result 4th, third-best result 6th)
8. Minardi-Ford 6 (best result 4th, second-best result 5th, third-best result 6th, fourth-best result 7th)
9. Osella-Ford 4 (best result 4th, second-best result 6th, third-best result DNF)
10. Lola-Lamborghini 2 (best result 5th, second-best result 8th)
11. Dallara-Ford 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 7th)
12. Ligier-Ford 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 8th)
13. Brabham-Judd 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 10th x2)

Post by **Nuppiz** » 03 Jan 2016, 23:05

Round 13 - Portugal
Matarazzo: 23rd in Q1, 12th in Q2, DNF in the race (crash)

Artemio Matarazzo wrote:This weekend was all too similar to many others I've had in my Formula One career. I barely scraped through Q1, managed to improve considerably in Q2 as I once again got used to the track and then ended up making tons of mistakes because the car handled differently with the more conservative race setup and additional fuel aboard. One of these mistakes eventually resulted in me crashing out at the very same corner where I crashed last year.

WDC after 13/16 rounds
1. Ayrton Senna 45
2. Thierry Boutsen 42 (best result 1st, second-best result 2nd x3, third-best result 3rd x3)
3. Gerhard Berger 35 (best result 1st x2, second-best result 2nd x2, third-best result 3rd)
4. Alain Prost 33 (best result 1st, second-best result 2nd x3, third-best result 3rd)
5. Nigel Mansell 32 (best result 1st, second-best result 2nd, third-best result 3rd x2)
6. Riccardo Patrese 25 (best result 2nd x2, second-best result 3rd x2, third-best result 5th x2)
7. Alessandro Nannini 23 (best result 1st x2, second-best result 3rd, third-best result 6th)
8. Ivan Capelli 21 (best result 1st, second-best result 3rd x2)
9. Nelson Piquet 18 (best result 2nd x2, second-best result 4th)
10. Alex Caffi 15 (best result 4th x3, second-best result 5th x3)
11. Mauricio Gugelmin 6 (best result 4th, second-best result 5th, third-best result 6th)
12. Jean Alesi 5 (best result 3rd, second-best result 6th, third-best result 7th)
13. Pierluigi Martini 5 (best result 4th, second-best result 5th, third-best result 8th x2, fourth-best result 9th)
14. Satoru Nakajima 4 (best result 4th, second-best result 6th, third-best result 8th x2)
15. Artemio Matarazzo 4 (best result 4th, second-best result 6th, third-best result DNF)
16. Aguri Suzuki 3 (best result 4th, second-best result 11th)
17. Michele Alboreto 2 (best result 5th, second-best result 7th)
18. Eric Bernard 2 (best result 5th, second-best result 8th, third-best result 9th, fourth-best result DNF)
19. Paolo Barilla 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 7th, third-best result 8th, fourth-best result 9th)
20. Stefano Modena 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 7th, third-best result 10th)
21. Emanuele Pirro 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 8th)
22. Philippe Alliot 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 12th x2)

WCC after 13/16 rounds
1. McLaren-Honda 80
2. Williams-Renault 67 (best result 1st, second-best result 2nd x5, third-best result 3rd x5)
3. Ferrari 65 (best result 1st x2, second-best result 2nd x4)
4. Benetton-Ford 41 (best result 1st x2, second-best result 2nd x2)
5. Leyton House-Judd 27
6. Arrows-Ford 17 (best result 4th x3, second-best result 5th x4)
7. Tyrrell-Ford 11 (best result 3rd, second-best result 4th, third-best result 6th x2)
8. Minardi-Ford 6 (best result 4th, second-best result 5th, third-best result 6th, fourth-best result 7th)
9. Lola-Lamborghini 5 (best result 4th, second-best result 5th, third-best result 8th)
10. Osella-Ford 4 (best result 4th, second-best result 6th, third-best result DNF)
11. Dallara-Ford 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 7th, third-best result 8th x3)
12. Brabham-Judd 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 7th, third-best result 10th x2)
13. Ligier-Ford 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 8th)

Round 14 - Spain
Matarazzo: 28th in Q1 DNQ

Artemio Matarazzo wrote:Just like last year, I simply couldn't make the car work here. No matter what setup I tried I was severly outpaced in almost every corner. Oh well, I've heard some talk that the Grand Prix would move to a new circuit next year. Hopefully It's easier to drive than this.

WDC after 14/16 rounds
1. Ayrton Senna 51
2. Gerhard Berger 44 (best result 1st x3, second-best result 2nd x2, third-best result 3rd)
3. Thierry Boutsen 43 (best result 1st, second-best result 2nd x3, third-best result 3rd x3)
4. Alain Prost 37 (best result 1st, second-best result 2nd x3, third-best result 3rd x2)
5. Nigel Mansell 35 (best result 1st, second-best result 2nd, third-best result 3rd x2)
6. Riccardo Patrese 27 (best result 2nd x2, second-best result 3rd x2, third-best result 5th x3)
7. Alessandro Nannini 23 (best result 1st x2, second-best result 3rd, third-best result 6th)
8. Ivan Capelli 21 (best result 1st, second-best result 3rd x2)
9. Nelson Piquet 18 (best result 2nd x2, second-best result 4th)
10. Alex Caffi 15 (best result 4th x3, second-best result 5th x3)
11. Mauricio Gugelmin 6 (best result 4th, second-best result 5th, third-best result 6th)
12. Jean Alesi 5 (best result 3rd, second-best result 6th, third-best result 7th)
13. Pierluigi Martini 5 (best result 4th, second-best result 5th, third-best result 8th x2, fourth-best result 9th)
14. Satoru Nakajima 4 (best result 4th, second-best result 6th, third-best result 8th x2)
15. Artemio Matarazzo 4 (best result 4th, second-best result 6th, third-best result DNF)
16. Aguri Suzuki 3 (best result 4th, second-best result 7th, third-best result 11th)
17. Michele Alboreto 2 (best result 5th, second-best result 7th)
18. Eric Bernard 2 (best result 5th, second-best result 8th, third-best result 9th, fourth-best result DNF)
19. Paolo Barilla 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 7th, third-best result 8th, fourth-best result 9th)
20. Stefano Modena 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 7th, third-best result 10th)
21. Emanuele Pirro 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 8th)
22. Philippe Alliot 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 12th x2)

WCC after 14/16 rounds
1. McLaren-Honda 95
2. Ferrari 72 (best result 1st x2, second-best result 2nd x4)
3. Williams-Renault 70 (best result 1st, second-best result 2nd x5, third-best result 3rd x5)
4. Benetton-Ford 41 (best result 1st x2, second-best result 2nd x2)
5. Leyton House-Judd 27
6. Arrows-Ford 17 (best result 4th x3, second-best result 5th x4)
7. Tyrrell-Ford 11 (best result 3rd, second-best result 4th, third-best result 6th x2)
8. Minardi-Ford 6 (best result 4th, second-best result 5th, third-best result 6th, fourth-best result 7th)
9. Lola-Lamborghini 5 (best result 4th, second-best result 5th, third-best result 7th)
10. Osella-Ford 4 (best result 4th, second-best result 6th, third-best result DNF)
11. Dallara-Ford 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 7th, third-best result 8th x3)
12. Brabham-Judd 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 7th, third-best result 10th x2)
13. Ligier-Ford 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 8th)

Life Racing Engines and EuroBrun Racing have announced their withdrawal from the series, with neither team making the trip to the remaining two overseas races. With the overall entry list now down to 30 cars, prequalifying is no longer needed.

On 12th October 1990, a week before the Japanese Grand Prix weekend began, Alessandro Nannini suffered a helicopter accident which severed his right forearm. Although Nannini underwent successful microsurgery to reattach the arm it's unlikely that he'll be a Formula 1 driver ever again. Benetton's test driver Roberto Moreno, who was recently released from his EuroBrun contract following the team's demise after the Spanish Grand Prix, has been announced as Nannini's replacement for the remainder of the season.

Post by **Nuppiz** » 07 Jan 2016, 23:35

Round 15 - Japan
Matarazzo: 15th in Q1, 24th in Q2, DNF in the race (see below)

Artemio Matarazzo wrote:Unbelievable. I was only able to use the soft tyre compound all weekend, because apparently my team can't afford to pay Pirelli enough. They are blaming me for causing massive repair bills which have directly led to this situation, while I know this most certainly isn't true. For the very same reason they asked me to stop the race while I was running 8th - they didn't want me to risk causing yet another wreck after admittedly having a couple of close calls during the race. At the rate things were going I could've scored points!

The real reason I quit was that things were getting really hairy with the AI as I ran it on full 120%. All of the top cars crashed out on their own accord, and then even the remaining cars started crashing with each other. So to avoid a total farce where only a couple of cars finished I decided to simulate the rest while there were still some AI drivers left.

WDC after 15/16 rounds
1. Ayrton Senna 51
2. Gerhard Berger 44 (best result 1st x3, second-best result 2nd x2, third-best result 3rd)
3. Thierry Boutsen 43 (best result 1st, second-best result 2nd x3, third-best result 3rd x3)
4. Alain Prost 37 (best result 1st, second-best result 2nd x3, third-best result 3rd x2)
5. Nigel Mansell 35 (best result 1st, second-best result 2nd, third-best result 3rd x2)
6. Riccardo Patrese 27 (best result 2nd x2, second-best result 3rd x2, third-best result 5th x3)
7. Alessandro Nannini 23 (best result 1st x2, second-best result 3rd, third-best result 6th)
8. Ivan Capelli 21 (best result 1st, second-best result 3rd x2)
9. Nelson Piquet 18 (best result 2nd x2, second-best result 4th)
10. Alex Caffi 15 (best result 4th x3, second-best result 5th x3)
11. Jean Alesi 14 (best result 1st, second-best result 3rd, third-best result 6th)
12. Satoru Nakajima 7 (best result 4th x2, second-best result 6th, third-best result 8th x2)
13. Roberto Moreno 6 (best result 2nd, second-best result DNF)
14. Mauricio Gugelmin 6 (best result 4th, second-best result 5th, third-best result 6th)
15. Pierluigi Martini 5 (best result 4th, second-best result 5th, third-best result 8th x2, fourth-best result 9th)
16. Andrea de Cesaris 4 (best result 3rd, second-best result 7th)
17. Artemio Matarazzo 4 (best result 4th, second-best result 6th, third-best result DNF)
18. Michele Alboreto 4 (best result 5th x2, second-best result 7th)
19. Aguri Suzuki 3 (best result 4th, second-best result 7th, third-best result 11th)
20. Eric Bernard 2 (best result 5th, second-best result 8th, third-best result 9th, fourth-best result DNF)
21. Emanuele Pirro 2 (best result 6th x2, second-best result 8th)
22. Paolo Barilla 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 7th, third-best result 8th, fourth-best result 9th)
23. Stefano Modena 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 7th, third-best result 10th)
24. Philippe Alliot 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 12th x2)

WCC after 15/16 rounds
1. McLaren-Honda 95
2. Ferrari 72 (best result 1st x2, second-best result 2nd x4)
3. Williams-Renault 70 (best result 1st, second-best result 2nd x5, third-best result 3rd x5)
4. Benetton-Ford 47 (best result 1st x2, second-best result 2nd x3)
5. Leyton House-Judd 27
6. Tyrrell-Ford 23 (best result 1st, second-best result 3rd, third-best result 4th x2, fourth-best result 6th x2)
7. Arrows-Ford 19 (best result 4th x3, second-best result 5th x5)
8. Dallara-Ford 6 (best result 3rd, second-best result 6th x2, third-best result 7th, fourth-best result 8th x3)
9. Minardi-Ford 6 (best result 4th, second-best result 5th, third-best result 6th, fourth-best result 7th)
10. Lola-Lamborghini 5 (best result 4th, second-best result 5th, third-best result 7th)
11. Osella-Ford 4 (best result 4th, second-best result 6th, third-best result DNF)
12. Brabham-Judd 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 7th, third-best result 10th x2)
13. Ligier-Ford 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 8th)

Ciaran · Post by **Ciaran** » 10 Jan 2016, 20:06

To be honest Nuppiz, if I were faced with that situation I'd probably have turned down the difficulty and aggression but also handicapped my car somehow.

What are your plans for 1991? I notice Lotus haven't scored any points, and Derek Warwick left F1 after 1990 to be replaced by the Rejectful Julian Bailey. There's also the fact that Fondmetal was only a one-car effort for 1991, as well as the arrival of Jordan and I Can't Believe It's Not Lamborghini.

gnrpoison · Post by **gnrpoison** » 24 Jan 2016, 22:41

This is a good read, as I am looking of making my fictional championship into an actual modded career. How do you get it so you can have the pre-qualifying and 30 in qualifying as I am guessing this F1 Career Challenge?

FullMetalJack · Post by **FullMetalJack** » 25 Jan 2016, 02:08

gnrpoison wrote:This is a good read, as I am looking of making my fictional championship into an actual modded career. How do you get it so you can have the pre-qualifying and 30 in qualifying as I am guessing this F1 Career Challenge?

You'd be best off creating a separate mod so to speak for pre-qualifying. For example, for 1990, you name it something along the lines of 90PQ.

There's instructions on how to do this in the main F1 Challenge thread. I'd definitely recommend having a look for yourself.

Post by **Nuppiz** » 25 Jan 2016, 15:04

Regenmeister94 wrote:To be honest Nuppiz, if I were faced with that situation I'd probably have turned down the difficulty and aggression but also handicapped my car somehow.

What are your plans for 1991? I notice Lotus haven't scored any points, and Derek Warwick left F1 after 1990 to be replaced by the Rejectful Julian Bailey. There's also the fact that Fondmetal was only a one-car effort for 1991, as well as the arrival of Jordan and I Can't Believe It's Not Lamborghini.

In hindsight that would've probably the best thing to do - I wasn't very fast until I went with the "all-in" setup (engine and brake cooling set to minimum to reduce drag) so I could've just used a "regular" setup and forget about getting realistic laptimes. Oh well, I'm still quite happy with the end result. As a matter of fact I hit ESC as soon as Gachot crashed with Dalmas - who was running 4th or 5th, can't recall the exact standings at the time - and was hoping the game would ignore the incident. The backstory I wrote to explain my "retirement" also helps explaining why I'm changing teams again for next year (not continuing with Fondmetal).

For 1991 my plans are currently at Modena-Lamborghini, replacing EvdP. They're Italian, they're a reject team, they have a different engine sound (after an entire season driving the same car it does start to sound fairly dull, although I know that in the latter seasons all cars will sound the same anyway) and they have two cars, which will make it easier to set prequalifying teams for the latter half of 1991 (provided I score good enough results to take Modena out from PQ, of course).

gnrpoison wrote:This is a good read, as I am looking of making my fictional championship into an actual modded career. How do you get it so you can have the pre-qualifying and 30 in qualifying as I am guessing this F1 Career Challenge?

See this: viewtopic.php?p=182014#p182014
And this: viewtopic.php?p=216525#p216525

Post by **Nuppiz** » 31 May 2016, 20:10

Round 16 - Australia
Matarazzo: 23rd in Q1, 22nd in Q2, DNF in the race (crash)

Unrealistic race result, I know. F1C simply refused to simulate any retirements after mine. But if it makes Thierry Boutsen the champ then I'm definitely sticking with it.

Artemio Matarazzo wrote:Not much to comment here. I went too fast and hit the wall. I'm just glad that I'm finally relieved from driving this pile of junk and can move on to bigger things.

WDC after 16/16 rounds
1. Thierry Boutsen 52 (best result 1st x2, second-best result 2nd x3, third-best result 3rd x3)
2. Ayrton Senna 51
3. Gerhard Berger 47 (best result 1st x3, second-best result 2nd x2, third-best result 3rd)
4. Alain Prost 43 (best result 1st, second-best result 2nd x4, third-best result 3rd x2)
5. Nigel Mansell 36 (best result 1st, second-best result 2nd, third-best result 3rd x2)
6. Riccardo Patrese 31 (best result 2nd x2, second-best result 3rd x3, third-best result 5th x3)
7. Alessandro Nannini 23 (best result 1st x2, second-best result 3rd, third-best result 6th)
8. Ivan Capelli 21 (best result 1st, second-best result 3rd x2)
9. Nelson Piquet 20 (best result 2nd x2, second-best result 4th)
10. Alex Caffi 15 (best result 4th x3, second-best result 5th x3)
11. Jean Alesi 14 (best result 1st, second-best result 3rd, third-best result 6th)
12. Satoru Nakajima 7 (best result 4th x2, second-best result 6th, third-best result 8th x2)
13. Roberto Moreno 6 (best result 2nd, second-best result DNF)
14. Mauricio Gugelmin 6 (best result 4th, second-best result 5th, third-best result 6th)
15. Pierluigi Martini 5 (best result 4th, second-best result 5th, third-best result 8th x2, fourth-best result 9th)
16. Andrea de Cesaris 4 (best result 3rd, second-best result 7th)
17. Artemio Matarazzo 4 (best result 4th, second-best result 6th, third-best result DNF)
18. Michele Alboreto 4 (best result 5th x2, second-best result 7th)
19. Aguri Suzuki 3 (best result 4th, second-best result 7th, third-best result 11th)
20. Eric Bernard 2 (best result 5th, second-best result 7th, third-best result 8th, fourth-best result 9th)
21. Emanuele Pirro 2 (best result 6th x2, second-best result 8th)
22. Paolo Barilla 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 7th, third-best result 8th, fourth-best result 9th)
23. Stefano Modena 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 7th, third-best result 10th x2)
24. Philippe Alliot 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 12th x2)

Thierry Boutsen is the 1990 World Drivers' Champion!

WCC after 16/16 rounds
1. McLaren-Honda 98
2. Williams-Renault 83 (best result 1st x2, second-best result 2nd x5, third-best result 3rd x6)
3. Ferrari 79 (best result 1st x2, second-best result 2nd x5)
4. Benetton-Ford 49 (best result 1st x2, second-best result 2nd x3)
5. Leyton House-Judd 27
6. Tyrrell-Ford 23 (best result 1st, second-best result 3rd, third-best result 4th x2, fourth-best result 6th x2)
7. Arrows-Ford 19 (best result 4th x3, second-best result 5th x5)
8. Dallara-Ford 6 (best result 3rd, second-best result 6th x2, third-best result 7th, fourth-best result 8th x3)
9. Minardi-Ford 6 (best result 4th, second-best result 5th, third-best result 6th, fourth-best result 7th)
10. Lola-Lamborghini 5 (best result 4th, second-best result 5th, third-best result 7th x2)
11. Osella-Ford 4 (best result 4th, second-best result 6th, third-best result DNF)
12. Brabham-Judd 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 7th, third-best result 10th x3)
13. Ligier-Ford 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 8th)

McLaren are the 1990 World Constructors' Champions!

Stay tuned for more Matarazzo action in 1991, this time in a manufacturer team!

Post by **Nuppiz** » 02 Jun 2016, 13:39

Round 1 - USA
Matarazzo: 1st in PQ, 25th in Q1, 15th in Q2, DNF in the race (crash)

Artemio Matarazzo wrote:This car is definitely much better than the one I drove last year. The engine produces more power, and the handling is slightly more predictable. Thanks to this I was able to improve throughout the weekend, culminating in a near-perfect lap in Q2. Unfortunately, I once again forgot how different the car is to handle in race conditions, and crashed out early.

WDC after 1/16 rounds
1. Nigel Mansell 10 (best result 1st)
2. Alain Prost 6 (best result 2nd)
3. Stefano Modena 4 (best result 3rd)
4. Gerhard Berger 3 (best result 4th)
5. JJ Lehto 2 (best result 5th)
6. Satoru Nakajima 1 (best result 6th)

WCC after 1/16 rounds
1. Williams-Renault 10 (best result 1st)
2. Ferrari 6 (best result 2nd)
3. Tyrrell-Honda 5 (best result 3rd, second-best result 6th)
4. McLaren-Honda 3 (best result 4th)
5. Dallara-Judd 2 (best result 5th)

Post by **Nuppiz** » 02 Jun 2016, 17:58

Round 2 - Brazil
Matarazzo: 1st in PQ, 25th in Q1, 15th in Q2, DNF in the race (crash)

Artemio Matarazzo wrote:I was quite happy with most of my weekend, although in Q1 I was lucky to set my laptime before the rain started so I didn't have to worry about my qualification too much. A morning shower meant the track was wet at the start of the race, so I had to start on intermediate tyres which wasn't that easy because I haven't got very much experience from them. I did manage to get as high as 9th before a few mistakes dropped me down to 14th, After 13 laps the track was dry enough that I went to take on slicks, but the track was still slippery so I kept making small, unforced errors. Eventually on lap 30 I braked quite late and hit Stefano Modena (who was braking early) in the rear, so I had to pit for a new front wing. My suspension was also damaged so the car became much tougher to drive, so I ended up battling Gugelmin for 13th position. On lap 41 I managed to get very close to him when he suddenly lifted the throttle in the final kink - which is usually taken flat out. I had no time to react so I hit him hard, and both of us got airborne and I eventually landed upside down. I might have to miss the next race, my neck is a bit sore...

WDC after 2/16 rounds
1. Gerhard Berger 13 (best result 1st, second-best result 4th)
2. Nigel Mansell 10 (best result 1st)
3. Alain Prost 10 (best result 2nd, second-best result 3rd)
4. Riccardo Patrese 6 (best result 2nd)
5. Stefano Modena 4 (best result 3rd)
6. Nelson Piquet 3 (best result 4th)
7. JJ Lehto 2 (best result 5th, second-best result DNF)
== Andrea de Cesaris 2 (best result 5th, second-best result DNF)
9. Satoru Nakajima 2 (best result 6th x2)

WCC after 2/16 rounds
1. Williams-Renault 16 (best result 1st, second-best result 2nd)
2. McLaren-Honda 13 (best result 1st, second-best result 4th)
3. Ferrari 10 (best result 2nd, second-best result 3rd)
4. Tyrrell-Honda 6 (best result 3rd, second-best result 6th x2)
5. Benetton-Ford 3 (best result 4th, second-best result 8th)
6. Dallara-Judd 2 (best result 5th, second-best result 7th)
7. Jordan-Ford 2 (best result 5th, second-best result 8th)

Autosport wrote:Matarazzo banned for two races following Brazil shunts

Artemio Matarazzo, who has certainly had spectacular results and especially spectacular crashes during his Formula 1 career, has been banned by the FISA from the next two Formula 1 Grands Prix. In the previous Grand Prix held at Interlagos in Brazil, Matarazzo had two collisions. First he hit Stefano Modena which forced the Tyrrell driver to retire while Matarazzo got away with an extra pitstop for repairs. And 11 laps later, Matarazzo crashed into Mauricio Gugelmin which sent both cars airborne. With Matarazzo already having a long hstory of causing collisions and near-misses, the FISA decided that he needed to be penalised before he caused a more serious accident.

The Modena team have already announced Belgian rookie Eric van de Poele, who finished runner-up in F3000 last year, as Matarazzo's replacement.

Artemio Matarazzo wrote:Oh for goodness' sake. Gugelmin lifts off in a place which is always taken at full throttle despite knowing I'm right behind him, and I'm the one who gets the blame? I might have a history of causing an accident or two but that doesn't mean I'm automatically at fault whenever I clash with somebody. Whatever, I'll take this as extra time to allow my neck to heal.

Ciaran · Post by **Ciaran** » 07 Jun 2016, 18:14

Shame about the ban, will you use the real results from 1991 for those missed races or simulate them too?

FullMetalJack · Post by **FullMetalJack** » 07 Jun 2016, 22:42

I've missed this career. Good to see someone drive for Lambo.

FullMetalJack · Post by **FullMetalJack** » 01 Jul 2016, 15:49

I have a question, how do you get the cars at Phoenix to complete a proper lap. At one corner, they turn in about 5 metres too early. I've tried reducing the damage and aggression as low as possible and it does nothing. Is there any file I can edit to prevent that from happening?

Ciaran · Post by **Ciaran** » 02 Jul 2016, 21:51

Do what I did, move the race elsewhere. :pantano:

But seriously, I tried editing the AIW file using an AIW editing program for F1C but I just can't make out the racing line.

Post by **Nuppiz** » 02 Jul 2016, 23:05

Regenmeister94 wrote:Shame about the ban, will you use the real results from 1991 for those missed races or simulate them too?

I'll simulate them. I did it for Imola and will do it for Monaco as well once I continue with this career. As usual, Monaco is proving to be a bit too challenging for the F1C AI so it'll take a few attempts to get decent results...

FullMetalJack wrote:I have a question, how do you get the cars at Phoenix to complete a proper lap. At one corner, they turn in about 5 metres too early. I've tried reducing the damage and aggression as low as possible and it does nothing. Is there any file I can edit to prevent that from happening?

I'm not sure really. I'm using the most recent version of David Marques' 1991 mod (V4.0) and I don't recall having any terminal issues with Phoenix. Since it's been a while already I can't remember what difficulty setting I used but it was well above 100% anyway (I usually dial it in race-by-race based on real-life results).

But, I noticed that my 1991 Phoenix AIW has been edited on 1st June 2016, so maybe I did change something. Here's the DL: https://www.mediafire.com/?2sdxsthso0x6yqn

FullMetalJack · Post by **FullMetalJack** » 02 Jul 2016, 23:20

Nuppiz wrote:
Regenmeister94 wrote:Shame about the ban, will you use the real results from 1991 for those missed races or simulate them too?
I'll simulate them. I did it for Imola and will do it for Monaco as well once I continue with this career. As usual, Monaco is proving to be a bit too challenging for the F1C AI so it'll take a few attempts to get decent results...
FullMetalJack wrote:I have a question, how do you get the cars at Phoenix to complete a proper lap. At one corner, they turn in about 5 metres too early. I've tried reducing the damage and aggression as low as possible and it does nothing. Is there any file I can edit to prevent that from happening?
I'm not sure really. I'm using the most recent version of David Marques' 1991 mod (V4.0) and I don't recall having any terminal issues with Phoenix. Since it's been a while already I can't remember what difficulty setting I used but it was well above 100% anyway (I usually dial it in race-by-race based on real-life results).

But, I noticed that my 1991 Phoenix AIW has been edited on 1st June 2016, so maybe I did change something. Here's the DL: https://www.mediafire.com/?2sdxsthso0x6yqn

Did you use the 1991 layout every season?

The corner in question is not a part of the 1991 layout, so i'm considering doing that.

Post by **Nuppiz** » 11 Nov 2016, 00:53

Round 3 - San Marino
Matarazzo: banned

WDC after 3/16 rounds
1. Alain Prost 20 (best result 1st, second-best result 2nd, third-best result 3rd)
2. Gerhard Berger 13 (best result 1st, second-best result 4th)
3. Nigel Mansell 12 (best result 1st, second-best result 5th)
4. Riccardo Patrese 12 (best result 2nd x2)
5. Stefano Modena 4 (best result 3rd, second-best result DNF)
== Ayrton Senna 4 (best result 3rd, second-best result DNF)
7. Jean Alesi 3 (best result 4th, second-best result 7th)
8. Nelson Piquet 3 (best result 4th, second-best result DNF)
9. Andrea de Cesaris 3 (best result 5th, second-best result 6th)
10. JJ Lehto 2 (best result 5th, second-best result 8th)
11. Satoru Nakajima 2 (best result 6th x2)

WCC after 3/16 rounds
1. Williams-Renault 24 (best result 1st, second-best result 2nd x2)
2. Ferrari 23 (best result 1st, second-best result 2nd, third-best result 3rd)
3. McLaren-Honda 17 (best result 1st, second-best result 3rd, third-best result 4th)
4. Tyrrell-Honda 6 (best result 3rd, second-best result 6th x2)
5. Benetton-Ford 3 (best result 4th, second-best result 8th)
6. Jordan-Ford 3 (best result 5th, second-best result 6th)
7. Dallara-Judd 2 (best result 5th, second-best result 7th)

Round 4 - Monaco
Matarazzo: banned

WDC after 4/16 rounds
1. Alain Prost 24 (best result 1st, second-best result 2nd, third-best result 3rd x2)
2. Gerhard Berger 23 (best result 1st x2, second-best result 4th)
3. Riccardo Patrese 18 (best result 2nd x3)
4. Nigel Mansell 13 (best result 1st, second-best result 5th, third-best result 6th)
5. Andrea de Cesaris 6 (best result 4th, second-best result 5th, third-best result 6th)
6. Jean Alesi 5 (best result 4th, second-best result 5th, third-best result 7th)
7. Stefano Modena 4 (best result 3rd, second-best result DNF)
== Ayrton Senna 4 (best result 3rd, second-best result DNF)
9. Nelson Piquet 3 (best result 4th, second-best result DNF)
10. JJ Lehto 2 (best result 5th, second-best result 8th)
11. Satoru Nakajima 2 (best result 6th x2)

WCC after 4/16 rounds
1. Williams-Renault 31 (best result 1st, second-best result 2nd x3)
2. Ferrari 29 (best result 1st, second-best result 2nd, third-best result 3rd x2)
3. McLaren-Honda 27 (best result 1st x2, second-best result 3rd, third-best result 4th)
4. Tyrrell-Honda 6 (best result 3rd, second-best result 6th x2)
5. Jordan-Ford 6 (best result 4th, second-best result 5th, third-best result 6th)
6. Benetton-Ford 3 (best result 4th, second-best result 8th)
7. Dallara-Judd 2 (best result 5th, second-best result 7th)

Artemio Matarazzo wrote:So in two weekends van de Poele managed... absolutely nothing. Now let me back behind the wheel!

Ciaran · Post by **Ciaran** » 11 Nov 2016, 16:51

Poor Artemio, he could have scored points in Monaco dammit!

Post by **Nuppiz** » 14 Nov 2016, 01:39

Round 5 - Canada
Matarazzo: 1st in PQ, 17th in Q1, 12th in Q2, 4th in the race

Artemio Matarazzo wrote:I felt really confident with the car all weekend - the enforced break just made me want even more success. Prequalifying and qualifying went really well, but I had some initial troubles in the race as the track was still slightly wet after a morning shower. I decided to take on intermediate tyres, but although I was able to get as high as 7th in the start I quickly started to slip down the order as the track was drying, so on lap 7 I went into the pits to take on slicks. After that the car really came alive, and I started to catch up the people in front of me. After a few overtakes and retirements I suddenly found myself in 6th position, which then became 5th after another retirement. Then Moreno had to pit in because his Pirelli tyres wore out faster than my Goodyears so I was 4th, but obviously my tyres couldn't last forever either so I made my second pitstop on lap 41. I dropped back to 5th but then Moreno had to make another stop so I was able to cruise into an easy 4th, the first points for my team!

WDC after 5/16 rounds
1. Alain Prost 28 (best result 1st, second-best result 2nd, third-best result 3rd x3)
2. Riccardo Patrese 24 (best result 2nd x4)
3. Gerhard Berger 23 (best result 1st x2, second-best result 4th)
4. Nigel Mansell 23 (best result 1st, second-best result 5th, third-best result 6th)
5. Andrea de Cesaris 6 (best result 4th, second-best result 5th, third-best result 6th)
6. Jean Alesi 5 (best result 4th, second-best result 5th, third-best result 7th)
7. Stefano Modena 4 (best result 3rd, second-best result DNF)
== Ayrton Senna 4 (best result 3rd, second-best result DNF)
9. Nelson Piquet 3 (best result 4th, second-best result DNF)
== Artemio Matarazzo 3 (best result 4th, second-best result DNF)
11. JJ Lehto 2 (best result 5th, second-best result 8th)
== Roberto Moreno (best result 5th, second-best result 8th)
13. Satoru Nakajima 2 (best result 6th x2)
14. Martin Brundle 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 11th)

WCC after 5/16 rounds
1. Williams-Renault 47 (best result 1st x2, second-best result 2nd x4)
2. Ferrari 33 (best result 1st, second-best result 2nd, third-best result 3rd x3)
3. McLaren-Honda 27 (best result 1st x2, second-best result 3rd, third-best result 4th)
4. Tyrrell-Honda 6 (best result 3rd, second-best result 6th x2)
5. Jordan-Ford 6 (best result 4th, second-best result 5th, third-best result 6th)
6. Benetton-Ford 5 (best result 4th, second-best result 5th, third-best result 8th)
7. Modena-Lamborghini 3 (best result 4th, second-best result 14th)
8. Dallara-Judd 2 (best result 5th, second-best result 7th)
9. Brabham-Yamaha 1 (best result 6th, second-best result 11th)

Normal32 · Post by **Normal32** » 14 Nov 2016, 02:27

Just out of curiousity, what happened to Gachot?

Post by **Nuppiz** » 14 Nov 2016, 10:47

Normal32 wrote:Just out of curiousity, what happened to Gachot?

He crashed quite early on and lost his front wing, and eventually someone knocked off his rear wing as well. However, the pitlane glitched out on him so he just kept driving through it every time instead of stopping. Because of this he drove most of the race without wings and on completely worn-out intermediate tyres.

In which team should Matarazzo start the 1992 season?