1998 F1 Management Series - SEASON COMPLETE

Kinnikuniverse · Post by **Kinnikuniverse** » 27 Mar 2020, 22:21

alright, finally, something positive for Williams, for once! let's hope we improve the mecachrome engine to a competent level during testing.

Shawn040217 · Post by **Shawn040217** » 27 Mar 2020, 23:35

Zanardi and Kristensen? Not too shabby. Jordan looks forward to having Alex and Tom in the 198 and hopes to score a decent amount of points, whilst being in a good position to surprise should the opportunity arise.

FortiWinks · Post by **FortiWinks** » 28 Mar 2020, 00:26

Mika what the hell are you doing?

But anyway
Driver #2
Option 1: Eddie Irvine - £7,000,000 - we thank you for waiting for us Eddie and will reward you for your patience.
Option 2: Ralf Schumacher - £6,000,000
Option 3: Olivier Panis - £6,000,000

CaptainGetz12 · Post by **CaptainGetz12** » 28 Mar 2020, 02:38

Stewart Second Bids:

Driver #2
Option 1: Ralf Schumacher - £6,000,000
Option 2: Johnny Herbert - £5,000,000
Option 3: Ricardo Zonta - £2,000,000

RedEyes504 · Post by **RedEyes504** » 28 Mar 2020, 16:57

With Rosset's millions secured Minardi might even be able to pay for two drivers

Driver 2
Ricardo Zonta 2M
Jan Magnussen 2M
Jarno Trulli 5M

Post by **Bobby Doorknobs** » 28 Mar 2020, 20:22

Aw, crabapples. Well, let's see what I can salvage:

Driver 1 (all base value unless stated otherwise):
Option 1: David Coulthard
Option 2: Ralf Schumacher (£8 million)
Option 3: Eddie Irvine (£8 million)
Option 4: Olivier Panis
Option 5: Johnny Herbert
Option 6: Gianni Morbidelli
Option 7: JC Boullion

Driver T (all base value):
Option 1: Emmanuel Collard
Option 2: JC Boullion
Oprion 3: Gianni Morbidelli

Post by **Ataxia** » 29 Mar 2020, 20:26

PART TWO: Electric Bidgaloo

David Coulthard

Lola 1st choice / Driver 1 / £10M (1-60)
Heads Stateside to swap with Dario Franchitti (61-100)

89! Lola does not sign Coulthard.

Ralf Schumacher
Stewart 1st choice / Driver 2 / £6M (1-60)
Lola 2nd choice / Driver 1 / £8M (61-100)

46! Schumacher links up with Stewart for 1998.

Eddie Irvine
Sauber 1st choice / Driver 2 / £7M (1-75)
Lola 3rd choice / Driver 1 / £8M (76-100)

44! Irvine partners Alesi to complete Sauber's lineup.

Olivier Panis
Lola 4th choice / Driver 1 / £6M (1-70)
Delves into sportscars (71-100)

43! Panis takes the Lola seat alongside Takagi.

Emmanuel Collard
Lola 1st choice / Test driver / £500k (1-80)
FIA GT (81-100)

28! Collard joins compatriot Panis at Lola.

Ricardo Zonta
Minardi 1st choice / Driver 2 / £2M (1-80)
FIA GT (81-100)

9! Zonta makes his F1 debut with Minardi.

That makes a full line-up.

Post by **Ataxia** » 30 Mar 2020, 18:48

Still a little performance tweaking needed, but here's a test:

Barcelona collective pre-season test

1. Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) - 1m21.357s
2. Greg Moore (McLaren-Mercedes) - +0.122s
3. Dario Franchitti (McLaren-Mercedes) - +0.470s
4. Heinz-Harald Frentzen (Williams-Mecachrome) - +0.733s
5. Giancarlo Fisichella (Ferrari) - +0.883s
6. Mika Hakkinen (Benetton-Playlife) - +0.940s
7. Jacques Villeneuve (Williams-Mecachrome) - +1.071s
8. Tom Kristensen (Jordan-Peugeot) - +1.179s
9. Eddie Irvine (Sauber-Petronas) - +1.412s
10. Rubens Barrichello (Stewart-Ford) - +1.537s
11. Jean Alesi (Sauber-Petronas) - +1.657s
12. Alessandro Zanardi (Jordan-Peugeot) - +1.674s
13. Jos Verstappen (Benetton-Playlife) - +1.775s
14. Ralf Schumacher (Stewart-Ford) - +1.869s
15. Alexander Wurz (Prost-Mugen Honda) + 2.397s
16. Mika Salo (Dome-Mugen Honda) - +2.554s
17. Damon Hill (Tyrrell-Peugeot) - +2.762s
18. Shinji Nakano (Prost-Mugen Honda) - +2.935s
19. Pedro de la Rosa (Arrows) - +3.409s
20. Pedro Diniz (Tyrrell-Peugeot) - +3.748s
21. Olivier Panis (Lola-Ford) - +3.771s
22. Ricardo Zonta (Minardi-Ford) - +3.869s
23. Toranosuke Takagi (Lola-Ford) - +4.151s
24. Tom Coronel (Arrows) - +4.186s
25. Vincenzo Sospiri (Minardi-Ford) - +4.513s
26. Norberto Fontana (Dome-Mugen Honda) - +4.713s

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 30 Mar 2020, 23:54

For the purposes of popping the crowd, would it be possible to run Max Wilson in the 2nd Arrows for the Brazilian and Argentine races in place of Coronel?

CarloSpace · Post by **CarloSpace** » 31 Mar 2020, 08:20

Put me down on the reserve list, thanks!

Post by **Ataxia** » 31 Mar 2020, 16:41

CarloSpace wrote:Put me down on the reserve list, thanks!

Wizzie wrote:For the purposes of popping the crowd, would it be possible to run Max Wilson in the 2nd Arrows for the Brazilian and Argentine races in place of Coronel?

Yes to both!

Pilot · Post by **Pilot** » 31 Mar 2020, 17:06

Love to be added to the reserve list as well!

Post by **Ataxia** » 31 Mar 2020, 17:30

Round 1 - Australian Grand Prix - 8th March, 1998

Qualifying

Race
Giancarlo Fisichella clinched the Australian Grand Prix victory in his Formula 1 debut for Ferrari, assuming the lead late on in the race as long-time leader Michael Schumacher hit trouble.

Schumacher led away from pole and built a colossal gap in the early stages of the race between himself and the chasing McLaren duo of Greg Moore and Dario Franchitti.

Fisichella meanwhile had endured a terrible start to the race, slipping down to eighth place as he was engulfed by the McLarens, the Williams duo and Mika Hakkinen.

Leaving the rest of the field 40 seconds in arrears at the end of the second pitstop phase, Schumacher looked to have the Albert Park race wrapped up before his gearbox began to cry enough with five laps remaining.

Sliding down the order, Schumacher recovered to the pits, but was stuck in fourth gear and unable to pull away, gifting Fisichella - who had jumped the two McLarens as both cars had to pit for a third time - the race win.

Hakkinen marked his Benetton debut with a podium, having been within the battle among the top four for the majority of the race, while reigning champion Jacques Villeneuve got his title defence off to a solid start with a podium finish.

Drivers' standings
1. Giancarlo Fisichella - 10
2. Mika Hakkinen - 6
3. Jacques Villeneuve - 4
4. Tom Kristensen - 3
5. Heinz-Harald Frentzen - 2
6. Dario Franchitti - 1

Teams' standings
1. Ferrari - 10
2. Benetton-Playlife - 6
3. Williams-Mecachrome - 6
4. Jordan-Peugeot - 3
5. McLaren-Mercedes - 1

Shawn040217 · Post by **Shawn040217** » 31 Mar 2020, 23:26

No f

king way!! Kristensen 4th ,ahead of both McLarens, a Williams and a Benneton? Bollocks that's brilliant!
It's a tad surprising to see Alex qualify behind his rookie teammate, but we understand he's been used to cars with more power, less grip, less downforce and more forgiving to mistakes over the past couple of years, and we're confident he will make inroads over the following races.

F1 Livery Histories · Post by **F1 Livery Histories** » 31 Mar 2020, 23:27

Fisico!

Amazing debut drive from the young Italian. The Italian press are going to be all over this. First Italian to win for Ferrari since Alboreto in 1985 I do believe.

FortiWinks · Post by **FortiWinks** » 31 Mar 2020, 23:46

9th & 10th isn’t a bad start but neither is it anything special, happy that both cars finished on the lead lap.

Liking that both drivers are pretty much unable to be split on the timesheets though!

Kinnikuniverse · Post by **Kinnikuniverse** » 31 Mar 2020, 23:57

well, that's a pretty solid start for Williams, as expected from the likes of Jacques and double H (TIME TO PLAY DIE GEIIIIM!!!). hope that the Rena...i mean, mecacrome engine is actually potent...

CaptainGetz12 · Post by **CaptainGetz12** » 01 Apr 2020, 00:06

Jackie Stewart wrote:We had two engine failures, so we need to see if we can work with Ford to get the bugs fixed. I always hope the result is a fluke, but with testing we need to nip this problem in the bud.

Dom_Wings · Post by **Dom_Wings** » 01 Apr 2020, 00:08

While Dome are disappointed with the race result, they are more than happy with the performance shown in qualifying.

Post by **Ataxia** » 03 Apr 2020, 19:31

Round 2 - Brazilian Grand Prix - 29th March, 1998

Qualifying
Positions 1-12
Positions 13-26

Race

Ferrari's Michael Schumacher converted a brave one-stop strategy at the Brazilian Grand Prix, beating Formula 1 newcomer Dario Franchitti to victory at Interlagos.

Schumacher ran a contrary strategy to the two McLaren drivers, electing to take on board more fuel at the start of the race to necessitate just one pit-stop throughout the 71-lap race.

Franchitti and Greg Moore, both two-stopping, surged past Schumacher on lighter tanks on the opening lap of the race, and waltzed into a strong lead before coming in at a third-distance of the race.

Reassuming the lead, Schumacher crucially kept the gap between himself and Franchitti no lower than 12 seconds, and pitted himself for fuel and fresh tyres to relinquish the lead to the Scottish driver.

But Franchitti could not extend his lead, and on his return to the pits came out on track over 20s behind two-time champion Schumacher.

Although the gap was whittled down, Franchitti ran out of time to catch Schumacher and eventually settled for second - his first F1 podium to date.

Reigning champion Jacques Villeneuve once again stood on the podium, beating Benetton's Mika Hakkinen to the rostrum.

Drivers' standings
1. Michael Schumacher - 10
2. Giancarlo Fisichella - 10
3. Mika Hakkinen - 9
4. Jacques Villeneuve - 8
5. Dario Franchitti - 7
6. Heinz-Harald Frentzen - 4
7. Tom Kristensen - 3
8. Jean Alesi - 1

Teams' standings
1. Ferrari - 20
2. Williams-Mecachrome - 12
3. Benetton-Playlife - 9
4. McLaren-Mercedes - 7
5. Jordan-Peugeot - 3
6. Sauber-Petronas - 1

FortiWinks · Post by **FortiWinks** » 04 Apr 2020, 01:05

First point of the season! Positive result from the drivers there, unfortunate for Eddie to drop out late in the race.

Are we allowed to run private tests or are they not permitted in this series?

Kinnikuniverse · Post by **Kinnikuniverse** » 04 Apr 2020, 17:54

another solid outing for Williams. though ferrari seems to be on another level this season. why did McLaren go for unproven talent instead of keeping hakkinen and coulthard?

anyways, hope we can have the opportunity to improve the engine soon

Salamander · Post by **Salamander** » 04 Apr 2020, 19:56

Kinnikuniverse wrote:why did McLaren go for unproven talent instead of keeping hakkinen and coulthard?

If I hear one more person question my driver choices I'm gonna hire Buckshot Jones and Kenny Irwin Jr for 1999, I swear to god. If you think Franchitti and Moore are unproven talents, you ain't seen nothing yet.

Kinnikuniverse · Post by **Kinnikuniverse** » 04 Apr 2020, 20:56

Salamander wrote:
Kinnikuniverse wrote:why did McLaren go for unproven talent instead of keeping hakkinen and coulthard?

If I hear one more person question my driver choices I'm gonna hire Buckshot Jones and Kenny Irwin Jr for 1999, I swear to god. If you think Franchitti and Moore are unproven talents, you ain't seen nothing yet.

hey, just so we cool, I'm playing my character here. of cpurse, I know that Franchitti and Moore are more than capable of holding their own in F1. it's just, that, in the context of the time, Franchitti didn't achieve much in CART, cause Dario would have his first winning season in 98. Moore already scored two wins as well as podium finishes the year prior. plus, you know how F1 people can be so snobbish and egotistical.

anyway, I'm not taking shots at you, I'm just playing a character here. we cool now?

Salamander · Post by **Salamander** » 04 Apr 2020, 21:12

Kinnikuniverse wrote:
Salamander wrote:
Kinnikuniverse wrote:why did McLaren go for unproven talent instead of keeping hakkinen and coulthard?

If I hear one more person question my driver choices I'm gonna hire Buckshot Jones and Kenny Irwin Jr for 1999, I swear to god. If you think Franchitti and Moore are unproven talents, you ain't seen nothing yet.

hey, just so we cool, I'm playing my character here. of cpurse, I know that Franchitti and Moore are more than capable of holding their own in F1. it's just, that, in the context of the time, Franchitti didn't achieve much in CART, cause Dario would have his first winning season in 98. Moore already scored two wins as well as podium finishes the year prior. plus, you know how F1 people can be so snobbish and egotistical.

anyway, I'm not taking shots at you, I'm just playing a character here. we cool now?

Ah, no worries, I'm just in this to mess around and have fun, I'm not terribly concerned about actually winning - else I wouldn't be threatening to run two relative nobodies.

Post by **Ataxia** » 13 Apr 2020, 15:03

The first of four mid-season tests will take place after the race at Imola.

Each test costs:
£250k for minimal running
£500k for light running
£750k for medium running
£1m for heavy running

Spending more increases your chances of making large performance improvements, but also increases the chance of driver fatigue - in which the driver faces a small performance deduction for the following round.

What I need is:

Team Name:
Test fee:
Drivers (one must be test driver):

Kinnikuniverse · Post by **Kinnikuniverse** » 13 Apr 2020, 16:21

Williams grand prix engineering
Test fee: 1 million $
drivers: heinz-harald Frentzen and Juan Pablo montoya

Salamander · Post by **Salamander** » 13 Apr 2020, 18:15

Team Name: Player's McLaren Mercedes (screw you Taxi I decide my own sponsors

)
Test fee: £1 million
Drivers: Patrick Carpentier & Greg Moore

Dom_Wings · Post by **Dom_Wings** » 13 Apr 2020, 19:23

Team Name: Dome
Test fee: 750k
Drivers (one must be test driver): Norberto Fontana and Juichi Wakisaka

Peteroli34 · Post by **Peteroli34** » 13 Apr 2020, 20:12

Team Name: Benetton
Test fee: £750K
Drivers: Verstappen and Marques

Post by **Bobby Doorknobs** » 13 Apr 2020, 20:46

Team name: MasterCard PIAA Nakajima Haas Lola BMS Scuderia Italia
Test fee: £1 million
Drivers: Takagi & Collard

Kinnikuniverse · Post by **Kinnikuniverse** » 13 Apr 2020, 21:01

Simtek wrote:Team name: MasterCard PIAA Nakajima Haas Lola BMS Scuderia Italia
Test fee: £1 million
Drivers: Takagi & Collard

should've added "with andretti autosport"!

CaptainGetz12 · Post by **CaptainGetz12** » 13 Apr 2020, 22:19

Team name: HSBC Stewart Ford
Test fee: £1 Million
Drivers: R. Schumacher and Tuero

F1 Livery Histories · Post by **F1 Livery Histories** » 13 Apr 2020, 23:45

Team Name: Scuderia Ferrari
Test fee: $1 Million
Drivers (one must be test driver): Luca Badoer

Shawn040217 · Post by **Shawn040217** » 13 Apr 2020, 23:56

Team Name: Castrol Jordan Motorsport
Test Fee: $750k
Drivers: Alessandro Zanardi, Jorg Muller

FortiWinks · Post by **FortiWinks** » 14 Apr 2020, 00:34

Team Name: Sauber Petronas
Test fee: £1 million
Drivers (one must be test driver): Jean Alesi, Laurent Redon

Dom_Wings · Post by **Dom_Wings** » 14 Apr 2020, 17:48

Shawn040217 wrote:Team Name: Castrol Jordan Motorsport

Close but it still is Benson & Hedges Jordan Peugeot

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 15 Apr 2020, 05:30

Team Name: TWR Arrows
Test fee: One Million Dollars
Drivers (one must be test driver): Pedro de la Rosa, Max Wilson

RedEyes504 · Post by **RedEyes504** » 15 Apr 2020, 07:37

Team Name: Minardi
Test fee: £1M
Drivers (one must be test driver): Ricardo Rosset, Vicenzo Sospiri

Salamander · Post by **Salamander** » 15 Apr 2020, 09:04

Wizzie wrote:Team Name: TWR Arrows
Test fee: One Million Dollars
Drivers (one must be test driver): Pedro de la Rosa, Max Wilson

Mad Uncle Tom at it again I see.