Alternate F1 - The Hydrogen Era - 2023 Season

[kevinbotz]

Development Week 1
User: kevinbotz
Manufacturer: Judd
Test Day #1: Car Failure Probability Lv. 2
Test Day #2: Car Failure Probability Lv. 3

Proposed Teams for Representation:

Caterham
ROOKIE Racing
MRT

[RealRacingRoots]

User: RealRacingRoots
Team: ROOKIE Racing

Proposed Teams for Representation: Caterham, ROOKIE Racing, MRT

[Forti]

User: Forti
Team: Dawson GP

Proposed Teams for Representation: Dawson GP, Caterham, Loonmotor

[CaptainGetz12]

User: Getz
Team: FAST

Proposed Teams for Representation: MRT, Loonmotor, ROOKIE Racing

[Pinkd56]

Team: Red Bull Racing

Proposed Teams for Representation: Red Bull, Ferrari, AndrettiF1

[Hermann95]

Development Week 1
User: Hermann95
Manufacturer: Audi
Test Day #1: Motor Power Lv. 1
Test Day #2: Motor Power Lv. 2

Proposed Teams for Representation: Audi, Toyota, Ferrari

[Dom_Wings]

Development Week 1
User: Dom
Manufacturer: Toyota
Test Day #1: Motor Power +1 level
Test Day #2: Qualifying Mode +1 level

(the image is not working so I cannot remember the levels I started with)

Proposed Teams for Representation: Caterham, ROOKIE, Red Bull

[pasta_maldonado]

Development Week 1
User: Pasta
Manufacturer: Ferrari
Test Day #1: Motor Power Lv. 3
Test Day #2: Motor Power Lv. 4

Proposed Teams for Representation:

Red Bull
Ferrari
Williams

[Klon]

GPDA Announces Driver Strike

In a short statement for the media, the Grand Prix Driver Association announced that they have agreed on beginning a driver's strike starting on August 25. According to the statement the goal of the strike is to get the teams to agree to "make decisive moves to ensure a just financial compensation for all Formula One drivers who are a key factor in the income of the sport and its teams."

Sources close to the drivers have revealed that they are quite united in their search for better payment. Sebastian Vettel is reportedly the best-paid driver on the grid at roughly $6.5m, a significant downgrade to the wages of drivers like Michael Schumacher and Sammy Jones in the 2000s. "Nowadays, team prinicpals can only be described as scrooges," a driver agent reported on the condition of anonymity.

Italian Grand Prix Cancelled

Despite early negotiations on ending the driver strike, the parties were unable to agree on a deal in time for the Italian Grand Prix. The organizers have announced the cancellation of the Formula One sessions of the weekend. According to the statement, Formula 2 World Championship and other feeder series will not be affected by this cancellation.

FOSE announced on the website that any tickets for Sunday will be refunded as well as any "reasonable travel costs". According to a source in the management of FOSE, the company is willing to bear the costs of the strike for a short time to ensure the drivers do not pursue the option of establishing a rival series because of discontent with their compensation.

Drivers and Teams Reach Agreement, New Salary Rules to Come in Effect for 2024

In a Tuesday press conference at the JUFA Hotel Judenburg, the GPDA lawyers and Pascal Vasselon, Akio Toyoda and Jonkvrouw Katja Van Loon as representatives of the teams announced an end of the driver strike three days ahead of the start of the Austrian Grand Prix weekend and an agreement regarding driver compensation in the future.

Jonkvrouw Katja Van Loon confirmed that the negotiations with the drivers were extremely hard, but also expressed her emphatic belief that this agreement will both account for the "financial aspirations" of the drivers and ensure Formula One remains "open for gifted drivers" and will allow teams to focus on developing young drivers in "ways not seen in motorsport before".

As part of the agreement, established drivers will be entitled to a minimum wage of €4m that will be increased to €6m for former Grand Prix winners. Teams can sign entry-level contracts for drivers who have not competed in Formula One previously: these contracts will bind said young drivers for two years to their team and give the teams a restricted free agency similar to American sports.

When asked whether this agreement will secure labour peace in Formula One, one of the lawyers of the GPDA confirmed that agreements have been made that will ensure that the interests of drivers and teams will be secured. The financial regulations will be amended to account for these agreements, allowing FOSE to adjust any agreements to prevent future labour conflicts.

What this means for players from 2024 onwards, in simple terms:

1. All drivers with previous experience in F1 will get at least €4m a year, former race winners €6m
2. Currently existing racing driver contracts will be updated to match those sums, with enough money in full millions being added to existing sums (e.g. a driver set to make €2.2m next season will make €4.2m instead)
3. Reserve drivers that are under contract and would have their wage raised instead will have their contract cancelled unless the next season is a team option
4. Drivers without F1 experience can only be signed to a so-called entry-level contract, a two-year contract with an annual wage of €1m with additional bonuses which are tbd; those drivers can be extended for a one-year contract afterwards, those details will be explained in 2025
5. For 2024, sponsorship will not require you to sign drivers from your target regions; for 2025, a slightly modified sponsorship system will reduce the importance of target regions (not fully eliminate it)
6. All these will be part of the regular game rules and thus can be affected in the regular way, either by the administration or by unanimous voting

[Klon]

Race Report

Steward report:
+ 20-second time penalty for driver #56 (Einar Ármannsson) for causing an avoidable accident involving driver #20 (Kevin Magnussen) .

Budgets, price money and sponsorship after the 14th race of the 2023 season:
+ Andretti (miguel98) - €37,000,000
+ Caterham (kevinbotz) - €82,500,000
+ Dawson (Forti) - €9,000,000
+ FAST (CaptainGetz) - €23,500,000
+ Ferrari (Pasta) - €43,000,000
+ Loonmotor (frogfoot) - €34,000,000
+ McEwan (aislabie) - €14,000,000
+ MRT (Wazzle) - €20,000,000
+ Red Bull (pinkd56) - €33,500,000
+ ROOKIE Racing (RealRacingRoots) - €15,000,000
+ Sauber (Hermann) - €32,500,000
+ Toyota (Reject_Dom) - €21,500,000
+ Williams (Gertrand Bachot) - €45,500,000

[Klon]

Formula One Calendar Revealed, Germany Out, Brazil In

FOSE released the schedule for the 2024 Formula One season. As expected, the German Grand Prix will depart from the grid after a one-year contract extension. It will be replaced with a race near the season finale taking place on the former ARWS venue Autódromo Brasília BRB. After its two races in 2014 and 2015, the venue was functionally out of service until BRB purchased the venue and made it ready for Formula One.

Season Calendar:
New Zealand International Grand Prix - Taupo International Motorsport Park - 21 January (53 Laps)
Toyota Bahrain Grand Prix - Bahrain International Circuit - 10 March (35 Laps)
Cargolux Indian Grand Prix - Madras Motor Race Track - 17 March (50 Laps)
Marlboro Pilipinas Grand Prix - Zhuhai International Circuit - 31 March (43 Laps)
Gran Premio Bridgestone de la República Argentina - Autódromo Roberto José Mouras - 14 April (44 Laps)
Johnnie Walker Grand Prix of Belgium - Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps - 28 April (27 Laps)
Cyta Cyprus Grand Prix - Akrotiri Bay International Circuit - 12 May (33 Laps)
Globex Venezuela Grand Prix - Globex Autódromo de San Carlos - 26 May (45 Laps)
F1 Manager 2024 Grand Prix du Canada - Circuit Gilles Villeneuve - 16 June (31 Laps)
Emirates Grand Prix de France - Circuit Paul Ricard - 30 June (32 Laps)
Cargolux British Grand Prix - Snetterton Circuit - 7 July (39 Laps)
Vodafone Magyar Nagydíj - Hungaroring - 21 July (43 Laps)
Gran Premio Cargolux d'Italia - Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello - 1 September (36 Laps)
Großer myWorld Preis von Österreich - Red Bull Ring - 15 September (42 Laps)
Singapore International Grand Prix - Marina Bay Street Circuit - 6 October (37 Laps)
Vodafone Grand Prix of Doha - Losail International Circuit - 20 October (35 Laps)
Pall Mall Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - Yas Marina Circuit - 27 October (34 Laps)
Grande Prêmio BRB do Brasil - Autódromo Brasília BRB - 3 November (34 Laps)
Toyota Chinese Grand Prix - Shanghai International Circuit - 17 November (34 Laps)

[Klon]

Race Report

Steward report:
+ Nothing to report

Budgets, price money and sponsorship after the 15th race of the 2023 season:
+ Andretti (miguel98) - €37,500,000
+ Caterham (kevinbotz) - €84,500,000
+ Dawson (Forti) - €9,500,000
+ FAST (CaptainGetz) - €23,500,000
+ Ferrari (Pasta) - €44,500,000
+ Loonmotor (frogfoot) - €35,000,000
+ McEwan (aislabie) - €15,000,000
+ MRT (Wazzle) - €21,500,000
+ Red Bull (pinkd56) - €34,500,000
+ ROOKIE Racing (RealRacingRoots) - €16,500,000
+ Sauber (Hermann) - €33,500,000
+ Toyota (Reject_Dom) - €23,000,000
+ Williams (Gertrand Bachot) - €47,000,000

[Klon]

Okay, since some changes are needed, we will handle multiple weeks at once. Since MRT failed to report for the last phase, the administration has in accordance with the rules made the choice in Wazzle's stead: Qualifying Mode Lv. 1 and 2

For that purpose, you send your testing team out for two testing days and have them work on one of four things: motor power, which is the base BHP output of the motor; qualifying mode, which describes how much quicker your motor can go if fuel consumption is raised to the maximum; car failure probability, which states how likely it is for your motor to blow up or adversely affect other parts of a car and motor mass, which is the weight of your motor and how it negatively affects cornering speed.

To see how that looks in detail, I have provided this handy graphic.


Basically, you can add two "levels" every Grand Prix from now on (except after the season finale, where you will be able to add four levels (we'll get to that after the Chinese Grand Prix)). Each test day costs €1,000,000. Regardless of how many test days you use, you must have at least Lv. 1 for every aspect before the beginning of next season.

You are free to write in-character reports on your testing prowess without any limitation except maybe common sense. Those in-character reports will not affect driver ability or future RNG odds.

I expect you to fill out this formula

Code: Select all

User:
Manufacturer:

Development Week 2
Test Day #1: Motor Power/Qualifying Mode/Car Failure Probability/Motor Mass Lv. x
Test Day #2: Motor Power/Qualifying Mode/Car Failure Probability/Motor Mass Lv. x

Development Week 3
Test Day #1: Motor Power/Qualifying Mode/Car Failure Probability/Motor Mass Lv. x
Test Day #2: Motor Power/Qualifying Mode/Car Failure Probability/Motor Mass Lv. x

Development Week 4
Test Day #1: Motor Power/Qualifying Mode/Car Failure Probability/Motor Mass Lv. x
Test Day #2: Motor Power/Qualifying Mode/Car Failure Probability/Motor Mass Lv. x

Please do so until April 2, 4:00 p.m. CEST. Failure to do so will see your status as works team removed.

[pasta_maldonado]

User: Pahsta
Manufacturer: Ferrari

Development Week 2
Test Day #1: Motor Power
Test Day #2: Motor Power

Development Week 3

Test Day #1: Motor Power
Test Day #2: Motor Power

Development Week 4
Test Day #1: Motor Power
Test Day #2: CFP

[Klon]

Race Report

Steward report:
+ €2,000,000 compensatory fine for the team of driver #29 (Roger Ibe) for dangerous driving against driver #10 (Alessio Lorandi).

Budgets, price money and sponsorship after the 16th race of the 2023 season:
+ Andretti (miguel98) - €38,000,000
+ Caterham (kevinbotz) - €86,500,000
+ Dawson (Forti) - €10,000,000
+ FAST (CaptainGetz) - €23,500,000
+ Ferrari (Pasta) - €48,000,000
+ Loonmotor (frogfoot) - €36,000,000
+ McEwan (aislabie) - €16,000,000
+ MRT (Wazzle) - €23,000,000
+ Red Bull (pinkd56) - €34,000,000
+ ROOKIE Racing (RealRacingRoots) - €18,000,000
+ Sauber (Hermann) - €34,500,000
+ Toyota (Reject_Dom) - €24,500,000
+ Williams (Gertrand Bachot) - €48,500,000

[Aislabie]

The 1990s F1 circuit that could return in 2024
201K views - 18 hours ago

[kevinbotz]

User: kevinbotz
Manufacturer: Judd

Development Week 2
Test Day #1: Motor Power Lv. 4
Test Day #2: CFP Lv. 4

Development Week 3

Test Day #1: Motor Power Lv. 5
Test Day #2: CFP Lv. 5

Development Week 4
Test Day #1: Motor Power Lv. 6
Test Day #2: CFP Lv. 6

[Klon]

Race Report

Steward report:
+ Nothing to report

Budgets, price money and sponsorship after the 17th race of the 2023 season:
+ Andretti (miguel98) - €38,500,000
+ Caterham (kevinbotz) - €88,500,000
+ Dawson (Forti) - €11,000,000
+ FAST (CaptainGetz) - €23,500,000
+ Ferrari (Pasta) - €49,500,000
+ Loonmotor (frogfoot) - €37,500,000
+ McEwan (aislabie) - €16,500,000
+ MRT (Wazzle) - €24,500,000
+ Red Bull (pinkd56) - €34,000,000
+ ROOKIE Racing (RealRacingRoots) - €19,500,000
+ Sauber (Hermann) - €35,500,000
+ Toyota (Reject_Dom) - €26,000,000
+ Williams (Gertrand Bachot) - €50,000,000

[Klon]

Norris "Will Do What [He] Can", Vettel "Not Concerned" About Reliability

In the press conference ahead of the championship-deciding Chinese Grand Prix, the focus was on the two rivals for the championship: Sebastian Vettel and Lando Norris.

Norris was asked about the unfavourable odds, especially given the strength of Caterham. Norris acknowledged that he would most likely "need some luck", but also vowed to try as hard as he can.

Asked about the retirement at Abu Dhabi and his motor failure that cost him the 2022 title, Sebastian Vettel professed not feeling worried about reliability at all.

BMW Reassessing Formula One Strategy?

According to sources within the company's motorsport division, BMW is currently pondering its options on re-aligning its strategies in Formula 1. Apparently, there is a push from upper management towards shifting the Formula 1 efforts of the manufacturer towards the Mini brand to establish a more "layered motorsport profile" of all brands.

One thing that can be ruled out is a departure from BMW from the sport. Despite challenges in terms of reliability, three wins in their second Formula 1 season is judged to be well within the parameters, especially given the dominant performance by Caterham. With the signing of ARWS star Alberto Cara for Melrose Racing Team all but confirmed, the company is happy with developments.

[Hermann95]

User: Hermann95
Manufacturer: Audi

Development Week 2
Test Day #1: Motor Power Lv. 3
Test Day #2: Motor Power Lv. 4

Development Week 3
Test Day #1: Motor Mass Lv. 2
Test Day #2: Motor Mass Lv. 3

Development Week 4
Test Day #1: Motor Power Lv. 5
Test Day #2: Motor Mass Lv. 4

[Dom_Wings]

User: Dom
Manufacturer: Toyota

Development Week 2
Test Day #1: Motor Power Lv. 5
Test Day #2: Motor Power Lv. 6

Development Week 3
Test Day #1: Car Failure Probability Lv. 2
Test Day #2: Car Failure Probability Lv. 3

Development Week 4
Test Day #1: Motor Power Lv. 7
Test Day #2: Qualifying Mode Lv. 2

[Klon]

Race Report

Steward report:
+ Nothing to report

Budgets, price money and sponsorship after the 18th race of the 2023 season:
+ Andretti (miguel98) - €39,000,000
+ Caterham (kevinbotz) - €90,500,000
+ Dawson (Forti) - €11,500,000
+ FAST (CaptainGetz) - €23,500,000
+ Ferrari (Pasta) - €51,000,000
+ Loonmotor (frogfoot) - €38,500,000
+ McEwan (aislabie) - €18,000,000
+ MRT (Wazzle) - €26,000,000
+ Red Bull (pinkd56) - €35,000,000
+ ROOKIE Racing (RealRacingRoots) - €21,000,000
+ Sauber (Hermann) - €37,000,000
+ Toyota (Reject_Dom) - €27,500,000
+ Williams (Gertrand Bachot) - €51,500,000

[Klon]

The administration has in accordance with the rules made the choice in Wazzle's stead and, given as the waiting list is currently empty, temporarily taken control of MRT.

User: Klon
Manufacturer: BMW

Development Week 2
Test Day #1: Motor Mass Lv. 4
Test Day #2: Motor Mass Lv. 5

Development Week 3
Test Day #1: Motor Mass Lv. 6
Test Day #2: Motor Mass Lv. 7

Development Week 4
Test Day #1: Motor Power Lv. 3
Test Day #2: Car Failure Probability Lv. 2

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It is time to finish developing the motors for the new season. For that purpose, you send your testing team out for four final testing days and have them work on one of four things: motor power, which is the base BHP output of the motor; qualifying mode, which describes how much quicker your motor can go if fuel consumption is raised to the maximum; car failure probability, which states how likely it is for your motor to blow up or adversely affect other parts of a car and motor mass, which is the weight of your motor and how it negatively affects cornering speed.

To see how that looks in detail, I have provided this handy graphic.
https://discord.com/channels/6608765608 ... 4952384574

Basically, you can add four levels. Each test day costs €1,000,000. Regardless of how many test days you use, you must have at least Lv. 1 for every aspect before the beginning of next season.

You are free to write in-character reports on your testing prowess without any limitation except maybe common sense. Those in-character reports will not affect driver ability or future RNG odds.

I expect you to fill out this formula

Code: Select all

User:
Manufacturer:

Final Development Week
Test Day #1: Motor Power/Qualifying Mode/Car Failure Probability/Motor Mass Lv. x
Test Day #2: Motor Power/Qualifying Mode/Car Failure Probability/Motor Mass Lv. x
Test Day #3: Motor Power/Qualifying Mode/Car Failure Probability/Motor Mass Lv. x
Test Day #4: Motor Power/Qualifying Mode/Car Failure Probability/Motor Mass Lv. x

Please do so until September 10, 11:30 a.m. CEST. Failure to do so will see your status as works team removed.

User: Klon
Manufacturer: BMW

Final Development Week
Test Day #1: Motor Power Lv. 4
Test Day #2: Car Failure Probability Lv. 3
Test Day #3: Motor Mass Lv. 8
Test Day #4: Car Failure Probability Lv. 4

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Forti is now asked to confirm if they desire to use the team options of their drivers. For that, just post a simple statement on your interest or lack thereof in this thread until September 10, 11:30 a.m. CEST.

Driver Options:
None

Team Options:
Carlos Sainz, Jr. (Dawson GP) - 1 year, Racing Driver, €4,500,000
Oscar Piastri (Dawson GP) - 1 year, Sim Driver, €3,000,000

[Klon]

Romain Grosjean "Not Ready to Give Up" on Formula 1

In an interview with a French Youtube F1 fan channel, former race winner Romain Grosjean admits he is still looking for a seat in Formula One. The current Sauber driver coach admits he feels like he has "unfinished business" in the series and still has something to offer to Formula One teams across the grid.

Grosjean admitted that the investment of Audi at Sauber has closed that door, as they are "looking in a different direction", but also says that his agent is working nonstop to get his foot in the door at other teams. Grosjean pointed towards the new financial rules as a hindrance, knowing that €6m/year are going to be a major hurdle for any team.

In the interview, Grosjean also talked at length about his experience with mental health and the need to work on that as much as one's body. The 37-year old praised new world champion Sebastian Vettel as an "incredible champion and incredible person" and feels that Formula One won't quite be the same without the German after next year.

Kazuto Kotaka to Test With Toyota

According to a report from a Japanese TV broadcaster, the 2022 Super Formula Lights champion Kazuto Kotaka is set to be part in the latest motor testing by Mevius Toyota Motorsport at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya with the goal of getting him a drive at the Toyota customer team ROOKIE Racing.

While Kotaka's performance in the 2023 Super Formula season was well below expectations, many in the Toyota camp feel that the 24-year old will do a lot better in the premier series of worldwide motorsport. These voices point towards his Super GT podiums, feeling that performance will translate to the current generation of cars.

Qantas Returns as Race Sponsor

In a social media announcement, the Australian airline Qantas has confirmed that it will return as a title sponsor in Formula One for the first time since sponsoring the 2007 Australian Grand Prix. The airline which moved to sponsoring ARWS races and teams will be the title sponsor for the New Zealand and Singapore races, having signed five-year agreements with each promoter.

[Forti]

Forti is now asked to confirm if they desire to use the team options of their drivers. For that, just post a simple statement on your interest or lack thereof in this thread until September 10, 11:30 a.m. CEST.

Team Options:
Carlos Sainz, Jr. (Dawson GP) - 1 year, Racing Driver, €4,500,000
Oscar Piastri (Dawson GP) - 1 year, Sim Driver, €3,000,000

The entity currently known as Dawson GP expresses that it does want to continue the team option on Carlos Sainz.
The team would also like to request clarification on Oscar Piastri's superlicense status, as he may be promoted to main driver based on that.

[pasta_maldonado]

User: Pasta
Manufacturer: Forza Ferrari
Special request: The FIA acknowledge our email this time

Final Development Week
Test Day #1: Motor Motor Mass Lv. 4
Test Day #2: Motor Motor Mass Lv. 5
Test Day #3: Motor Motor Mass Lv. 6
Test Day #4: Qualifying Mode Lv. 1

[Hermann95]

User: Hermann95
Manufacturer: Audi

Final Development Week
Test Day #1: Qualifying Mode Lv. 3
Test Day #2: Car Failure Probability Lv. 4
Test Day #3: Motor Mass Lv. 5
Test Day #4: Motor Mass Lv. 6

[Klon]

The team would also like to request clarification on Oscar Piastri's superlicense status, as he may be promoted to main driver based on that.

As per the rules:

To be eligible to be signed as a racing driver in Alternate Formula One - Hydrogen Era, a driver must either

[...] have a contract as full-time racing driver with a Formula 1 or Formula E team in real-life at the start of the driver market of the season the driver is set to compete in (real-life drivers)

This rule will be mostly transfered to the new ruleset as well, so Oscar Piastri is eligible for a superlicense for this season and the next one.

[Salamander]

The Return of JJD? Legend Linked to FAST Buyout With Alpine

4-time Formula 1 World Champion and self-proclaimed "greatest driver of the past, present, and future" James James Davies, has recently been linked to bids by Renault subsidiary Alpine to purchase and rebrand the struggling Fernando Alonso Speed Team. This follows a dismal 2023 season for the Spanish outfit, which saw the team finish the season as the only marque which failed to register a single point for the first time in its 5-year history. Although the team won their first Grand Prix at the hands of Esteban Ocon in the 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix, they have seen a precipitous decline in their fortunes since, with only 3 subsequent podium finishes, all in the 3 races immediately following that victory.

Rumours have circled the organisation all season, strengthened by the FA-05s lack of performance, and team boss Fernando Alonso has declined to comment on any questions directed towards the future of his eponymous team. However, Renault have recently begun to display some interest in returning to the Formula 1 grid for the first time since 2014, under their recently-revived Alpine branding. These statements have generally centred on Renault's desire to build such a team "from the ground-up" - and although the FIA remains steadfast in their desire not to expand the grid beyond 13 teams, such an approach would make sense for FAST, given the sheer lack of results from the past season.

As for the former champion Davies, he too has been reportedly interested in taking on the day-to-day running of FAST, having frequently berated his former rival Alonso's "loser-mentality" method of running the constructor in his weekly column for BBC Sport, as well as declaring that he would be able to "walk in and get the team pointed in the right direction on day 1". Despite this, it is also known that Davies lacks the capital to formalise a takeover of the operation, which is where a joint effort with Alpine would seem logical for both sides. Although JJD's bombastic and outspoken personality makes him very much a controversial character within the paddock, none can doubt the man's desire to win, and ability to determine the best situation for him to do so - as evidenced by his single-season return to win the WDC for Ferrari in 2013, followed up by promptly abandoning them for Brabham in the subsequent season, a decision which netted him his fourth and final championship.

Renault themselves have shied away from any potential collaboration with Davies, but have highlighted the need to create a "winning culture" with "championship DNA" in any hypothetical team under their control. Davies, meanwhile, has no prior connections to Renault, but as mentioned previously, has displayed an uncanny knack for forging new relationships within the F1 paddock at will - and has recently been spotted on social media in western Paris, where Renault is headquartered.

[kevinbotz]

What this means for players from 2024 onwards, in simple terms:

1. All drivers with previous experience in F1 will get at least €4m a year, former race winners €6m
2. Currently existing racing driver contracts will be updated to match those sums, with enough money in full millions being added to existing sums (e.g. a driver set to make €2.2m next season will make €4.2m instead)
3. Reserve drivers that are under contract and would have their wage raised instead will have their contract cancelled unless the next season is a team option
4. Drivers without F1 experience can only be signed to a so-called entry-level contract, a two-year contract with an annual wage of €1m with additional bonuses which are tbd; those drivers can be extended for a one-year contract afterwards, those details will be explained in 2025
5. For 2024, sponsorship will not require you to sign drivers from your target regions; for 2025, a slightly modified sponsorship system will reduce the importance of target regions (not fully eliminate it)
6. All these will be part of the regular game rules and thus can be affected in the regular way, either by the administration or by unanimous voting

With the conclusion of the 2023 season, FOTA has announced additional details regarding its proposal for the new Entry Level Contract system governing compensation for rookie drivers.

Drivers without F1 experience can be signed to an Entry Level Contract, or ELC. Each ELC will be a fixed-term contract for two years, with a base compensation of €1,000,000 per annum. A bonus scheme based on team performance will provide high-performing drivers with opportunities for additional compensation during their ELC.

For the first year:

If the team contracting the relevant driver under an ELC maintains its World Constructors' Championship standing from the previous season, or improves on that standing in the current season, the compensation of the ELC driver will be increased by an additional €1,000,000 for the season.

Addendum - for new teams without any continuity to a Formula One entry from the immediately previous season: Eligibility for this bonus is contingent on improvement over the bottom-placed standing in the current season's World Constructors' Championship standings.

For the second year:

If the team contracting the relevant driver under an ELC improves on its World Constructors' Championship standing from the previous season, the compensation of the ELC driver will be increased by an additional €2,000,000 for the season.

Addendum - for teams that were the World Constructor's Champion in the previous season: Eligibility for the bonus can be attained if the team in question maintains its position in the current season - that is, if it wins the World Constructors' Championship again.

Details regarding the Restricted Free Agency period following the conclusion of the ELC will be disclosed by the FIA and FOSE at a later date. The disclosures above do not represent binding FIA Sporting Regulations or FOSE Commercial Regulations until formal sanction by both referenced governing bodies, in addition to full and definitive assent by the other officially nominated FOTA representatives.

User: kevinbotz
Manufacturer: Judd

Final Development Week
Test Day #1: Motor Power Lv. 7
Test Day #2: Motor Motor Mass Lv. 3
Test Day #3: Motor Motor Mass Lv. 4
Test Day #4: Qualifying Mode Lv. 1

[Dom_Wings]

User: Dom
Manufacturer: Toyota

Final Development Week
Test Day #1: Car Failure Probability Lv. 4
Test Day #2: Qualifying Mode Lv. 3
Test Day #3: Motor Mass Lv. 3
Test Day #4: Motor Mass Lv. 4

[Salamander]

JJD Confirmed to Return to Formula 1, This Time as Team Boss

A few weeks ago, we reported that there was reason to believe that 4-time Formula 1 World Champion James James Davies and the Renault Group could join forces in taking over the beleaguered Fernando Alonso Speed Team from its eponymous owner. Today, those rumours were confirmed to be true, as a joint press conference in Paris was called, featuring Renault boss Luca de Meo, and Davies himself. The team name will continue FAST's tradition of being a backronym, taking on the moniker 'Davies-Alpine Racing Enterprises', or DARE. Renault has elected to run the team under their Alpine branding, in what de Meo calls the 'next step in making Alpine a household sports car name'

During the conference, both Davies and de Meo were very cautious about any proclamations of success, prompting the following, very frank assessment of their future prospects by Davies:

It's going to be a long process. Out on the track, I could always control what happened with the car, but you can't do that as a team boss. All you can do is put together what you believe is the best possible team, see where the results land, and make adjustments as necessary. Regardless, I can say that our first year is all about evaluation - we will see where the team is, where the talent lies, and how best to make use of it, and augment that talent. What I can guarantee, is that everyone present at this conference is 100% committed to victory. I would not be involved in this team if that was not the case. And with DARE, those who dare to dream of victory, who are willing to put in the work required, will find victory in DARE.

When questioned on the exact nature of the partnership, de Meo offered this:

I don't believe that there is any potential for misunderstanding between us. James has proven, in his long and storied career, that he is the greatest name in racing, and I - and all of Renault - are very pleased to be able to work alongside him in this venture. There is nobody I can think of in motorsports, who is more committed to finding the path to victory, no matter how long it may be. James will have full control of the day-to-day running of the team, and full authority in determining the direction of the team.

Fernando Alonso, who won his one and only World Drivers' Championship with Renault in 2005, narrowly defeating Davies and teammate Kimi Raikkonen, declined to comment when asked.

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ASTON MARTIN RETURNS TO F1

Dawson Grand Prix, who sought a buyer throughout the the 2023 season, has been purchased by Lawrence Stroll. Henceforth, they will compete as Aston Martin Racing, who return to F1 for the first time since 1955. Shakedown tests have begun with modified 2023 Dawson chassis.

@AstonMartinRacing get this man a race seat

@AstonMartinRacing I waited 69 years for this... can you reward us with some nice performances?

@AstonMartinRacing You can't just slap your badge on the Caterham and call it your own car