The 'F1 Challenge' Championship- 1999 Season

Phoenix · Post by **Phoenix** » 25 Dec 2010, 18:37

Phoenix McAllister wrote:I'm extremely disappointed with my first lap crash. It wasn't really my fault, and deprived me of a potentially great result, especially considering Ed finished 6th qualifying behind me. No matter, the car feels great and we'll have more chances this season.

shinji · Post by **shinji** » 25 Dec 2010, 18:53

Ed Kevin wrote:A steady race, and I'm happy to open the ol' points account for the year. Hopefully we'll move on from this and Phoenix and I can have a great year.

QuickYoda41 · Post by **QuickYoda41** » 25 Dec 2010, 20:31

David Koczo wrote:This was a far better result than I could expect. Everybody in the team did a great job. I'm still not sure whether this was just a one-race wonder or we'll be able to keep going in the points scoring places, but now I'm just happy for this podium place.

Pointrox · Post by **Pointrox** » 25 Dec 2010, 21:11

How'd it get so bad? First my throttle linkage problems during the fastest lap forced me to pit and left me with the last position.
I thought that the car would be fixed for today's race - unfortunately halfway through the race I had this problem again, and after two laps I was lapped. Still ain't so bad, our car is reliable enough to finish the race with minor difficulties. We're still struggling with our undahpowuhh'd V8 engine.
Let's hope for a better result in Argentina.

SuperAguri · Post by **SuperAguri** » 25 Dec 2010, 22:21

As the other Williams seat is free as a canadian driver decided he was too good to race, can the triple formula nippon driver "Barii Mori" have that drive?

Jack O Melley · Post by **Jack O Melley** » 25 Dec 2010, 22:36

Giovanni Roda wrote:It's encouraging having finished the whole race, but in the other hand, although I finished in ninth position, I can't say I'm satisfied with the performance of the car: never able to fight with other cars, never able to be quick on the fast lap in qualifying. By the way until next round, thanks to the hard work of factory's people, we hope to solve our problems affecting electronics and lack of engine power introducing a new package.

FullMetalJack · Post by **FullMetalJack** » 26 Dec 2010, 01:06

At least i've finished both races

AndreaModa · Post by **AndreaModa** » 26 Dec 2010, 01:11

Mitch Herrtz wrote:Bawhawhaw! Eee that Nurmester want t'go makin' sure 'ee fills 'is tank up properly next time dun' 'ee?! Ahh naw fourth in mee second race is champion fer sure me flower, absolutely chuffed with that one I'll tell thee! Top brass need t'get t'constructors table right though with arr Tyrrell there in 8th on t'3 points I picked up today! Crackin' race! Chuffed ter bits!

Jeroen Krautmeir · Post by **Jeroen Krautmeir** » 26 Dec 2010, 13:09

Buenos Aires, Argentina - Qualifying

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1. David Koczo  Stewart-Ford  1:25.024
2. Daniel Melrose  Jordan-Peugeot  1:25.277
3. Jack Christopherson  Jordan-Peugeot  1:25.285
4. John Zimmer  Sauber-Petronas  1:25.311
5. Emil Klok  Tyrrell-Ford  1:25.353
6. Nick Nurmester  Ferrari  1:25.404
7. Hagane Shizuka  Benetton-Renault  1:25.412
8. Damon Cannon  Arrows-Yamaha  1:25.536
9. Phoenix McAllister  McLaren-Mercedes  1:25.563
10. Pippa Mann  Lola-Ford  1:25.619
11. James Chapman  Benetton-Renault  1:25.746
12. Miguel Zapatero  Ferrari  1:25.847
13. Giovanni Roda  Lola-Ford  1:26.001
14. Thomas de Bock  Sauber-Petronas  1:26.085
15. Douglas Mann  Williams-Renault  1:26.222
16. Jeroen Krautmeir  Prost-Mugen  1:26.300
17. Tristan Jung  Minardi-Hart  1:26.368
18. Mitch Herrtz  Tyrrell-Ford  1:26.455
19. Barii Mori  Williams-Renault  1:26.737
20. Nathanael Spencer  Minardi-Hart  1:26.999
21. Ed Kevin  McLaren-Mercedes  1:27.106
22. Darren Older Jnr  Arrows-Yamaha  1:27.391
23. James Davies  Prost-Mugen  1:27.420
24. Warren Hughes  Stewart-Ford  1:27.423

Pointrox · Post by **Pointrox** » 26 Dec 2010, 13:33

I really enjoyed the qual session here! The car didn't let me down, we set it up perfectly during yesterday's free practice, with a bit of gambling today regarding suspension tuning just minutes before the end of the session. It's a great starting point for tomorrow's race and I hope we shaked off our problems from Brazil.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 26 Dec 2010, 13:41

Douglas Mann is at a loss why the Williams, which could qualify on pole in Australia, and 5th in Brazil, can now only manage 15th in Argentina? What's going to happen in qualifying in Imola? 20th? Here's hoping for a points finish and get the championship lead back to himself exclusively.

Pippa Mann is happy to qualify her Mastercard Lola 10th again, equal best with Oz. Here's hoping that she will get a race finish this time!

Post by **Nuppiz** » 26 Dec 2010, 13:58

Nick Nurmester wrote:Beating yer team mate in qualifying is always splendid. Bein' in the top six is ev'n better!

Jack O Melley · Post by **Jack O Melley** » 26 Dec 2010, 14:03

Giovanni Roda wrote:Finally a good qualifying! It will be a pleasure not to start in the lower fields of the grid. My next goal? Keep this result costant and try to beat my teammate.

shinji · Post by **shinji** » 26 Dec 2010, 14:15

Ed Kevin wrote:Well, I wasn't really expecting that. 21st is unacceptable. Really.

Shizuka · Post by **Shizuka** » 26 Dec 2010, 14:34

I wonder who I will take out with me

SuperAguri · Post by **SuperAguri** » 26 Dec 2010, 15:19

Barii Mori wrote:Being only half a second behind my teammate and him only being 4 places in front of me, given I did no running apart from a short practice,I think I did very well My aim this race is to catch and pass my team mate, especially if I can do it before the first corner.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 26 Dec 2010, 15:26

Barii Mori wrote:Being only half a second behind my teammate and him only being 4 places in front of me, given I did no running apart from a short practice,I think I did very well My aim this race is to catch and pass my team mate, especially if I can do it before the first corner.

Douglas Mann wrote:Yeah, but we are in the team that has dominated most of this decade so far. Don't you think both of us should be further up together? How about a bit of cooperative slipstreaming together in the race?

Warren Hughes · Post by **Warren Hughes** » 26 Dec 2010, 17:11

'the real' Warren Hughes wrote:Well, Stewarts bookending the grid. Congratulations to David on his pole, but I can't be at all happy with my own performance. We'll be looking at the data to see what went wrong and hopefully we'll be able to put a few things right in time for tomorrow.

Post by **Londoner** » 26 Dec 2010, 18:29

Damon Cannon wrote:Finally I outqualify my team-mate! This time he is nowhere while I am somewhere. 8th place means I have an excellent chance of some points tomorrow, if the car doesn't let me down.

FullMetalJack · Post by **FullMetalJack** » 26 Dec 2010, 20:22

Jack Christopherson wrote:I'm glad to have finally qualified well, although so close but slower than Melrose. 3-0 to him in qualy now.

QuickYoda41 · Post by **QuickYoda41** » 26 Dec 2010, 22:05

David Koczo wrote:I'm more than happy with this qualifying. Obviously we still have a race to go, but this is a good position to start from. For Warren, I only say: I was last in the qualifying in Melbourne and now I am in the pole. So, I'm sure, he'll have some good results in the near future.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 26 Dec 2010, 23:08

Daniel Melrose wrote:I'm pleased with the result as both cars are in a good position to challenge for the victory tomorrow. However I consider myself more of a one lap specialist than an out and out so we'll have to wait and see what happens in the race.

Shadaza · Post by **Shadaza** » 27 Dec 2010, 01:37

By the looks of things the team kept the onfire engine in the car...p22 ppp. Hopefully Damon can score some points

Phoenix · Post by **Phoenix** » 27 Dec 2010, 12:33

Phoenix McAllister wrote:In this championship marked by irregularity, it's very good we can find some consistency and qualify for the top 10 for two races in succession. We are in a good position to score points tomorrow and open my account of points, so I'm optimistic.

Jeroen Krautmeir · Post by **Jeroen Krautmeir** » 29 Dec 2010, 12:18

I finally found time.

Buenos Aires, Argentina - Race

Lap 1/20:
The warmup sessions saw some clouds build, and it began raining with around 3 minutes left. This weather remained for the race, and the crowd were in for a (possibly) exciting race. As the lights went out, Jeroen Krautmeir's Prost remained stationary as his electronics had failed. There was more action as Giovanni Roda's excellent start found him passing 4 cars! However, he messed up at turn 1 and promptly slammed into Damon Cannon's Arrows. KO for both cars. Up ahead, Koczo holds on to his lead ahead of Melrose and Christopherson.

Lap 2/20:
Emil Klok's race comes to a premature end as his engine blows up. A shame, as the Tyrrell was in a strong position to fight for a podium finish. There's a four way battle between Koczo, Melrose, Christopherson and Zimmer. Meanwhile, Shizuka overtakes Nurmester without crashing in to him! Yay!

Lap 3/20:
Everyone stays in one piece. The full order is Koczo, Melrose, Christopherson, Zimmer, Shizuka, Nurmester, P.Mann, McAllister, Chapman, D.Mann, Zapatero, de Bock, Jung, Herrtz, Mori, Spencer, Older Jnr, Kevin, Hughes, Davies.

Lap 4/20:
James Chapman hits the wall, and retires. On that same lap, Melrose attempts a move on Koczo, and gets close. Other than that, no action.

Lap 5/20:
Zimmer has dropped back from the leading pack. Pippa Mann, however, has stormed through the field (somehow, I didn't catch it, sorry) and is closing on Zimmer. On that lap, Douglas Mann overtakes Phoenix McAllister.

Lap 6/20:
Ed Kevin's suspension collapses. Koczo maintains his lead, but right behind him, Melrose is forced to give away his second to his teammate.

Lap 7/20:
Melrose isn't giving up. He's holding on to Christopherson's tail, and is taking looks whenever possible. Meanwhile, Pippa Mann's Lola is all over Zimmer's gearbox, and a pass looks imminent.

Lap 8/20:
Koczo isn't using the Jordan Civil War to his advantage, and the two yellow cars are still right behind him. The rain stops, and it's sunny again, but there's still water everywhere. Zimmer continues to hold back P.Mann.

Lap 9/20:
Pippa Mann overtakes Zimmer for fourth! The order is Koczo, Christopherson, Melrose, P.Mann, Zimmer, Shizuka, D.Mann, Nurmester, McAllister, Zapatero, de Bock, Mori, Herrtz, Older Jnr, Jung, Spencer, Hughes, Davies.

Lap 10/20:
The track remains wet. Up ahead, there is drama as Jack Christopherson spears into David Koczo as they turn into turn 1! Replays show that Christopherson's engine blew up, but that doesn't seem like a good reason to slam into your rival. Anyway, Melrose now leads, ahead of Pippa Mann in the Lola.

Lap 11/20:
Phoenix McAllister's clutch fails. Douglas Mann overtakes Hagane Shizuka for fourth.

Lap 12/20:
No retirements, no position changes. No action other than Zimmer continuing to fall back, and Douglas Mann closing in on him. Melrose seems to have this one in the bag, as he maintains the gap between himself and Pippa Mann.

Lap 13/20:
Zimmer mistimes his turn into turn 14, and collides with the wall! He loses his front wing, but it looks like repairable damage. Douglas Mann soon overtakes.

Lap 14/20:
Nurmester is closing on Shizuka, but both of them are being caught at a quicker rate (estimated) by Zapatero and de Bock. Zimmer's gearbox fails.

Lap 15/20:
Full order; Melrose, P.Mann, D.Mann, Shizuka, Nurmester, Zapatero, de Bock, Mori, Older Jnr, Jung, Spencer, Hughes, Davies.

Lap 16/20:
The track is now relatively dry. The first five dive into the pits. All five come out behind Zapatero and Mori.

Lap 17/20:
Zapatero, Mori and Spencer make their pitstops, after their teammates took for the pitlane during the previous lap. The first two rejoin behind Hughes, but Spencer ends up rejoining dead last behind Davies.

Lap 18/20:
Nurmester continues to threaten Shizuka, but no move eventuates. No other events occur.

Lap 19/20:
Nurmester tries several moves, but still finds himself stuck behind Shizuka, who is soaking the pressure excellently.

Lap 20/20:
The race comes to an end. Nobody got lapped, because during the rain, nobody was outright supreme.

RACE FINISHERS

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1. Daniel Melrose  Jordan-Peugeot
2. Pippa Mann  Lola-Ford  +8.940
3. Douglas Mann  Williams-Renault  +9.633
4. Hagane Shizuka  Benetton-Renault  +16.268
5. Nick Nurmester  Ferrari  +16.352
6. Thomas de Bock  Sauber-Petronas  +18.161
7. Darren Older Jnr  Arrows-Yamaha  +35.683
8. Tristan Jung  Minardi-Hart  +37.834
9. Warren Hughes  Stewart-Ford  +46.247
10. Miguel Zapatero  Ferrari  +46.659
11. Barii Mori  Williams-Renault  +47.034
12. James Davies  Prost-Mugen  +49.725
13. Nathanael Spencer  Minardi-Hart  +51.248

DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP

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1. Daniel Melrose- 16
1. Douglas Mann- 14
3. Darren Older Jnr- 10
4. Miguel Zapatero- 6
5. Pippa Mann- 6
6. David Koczo- 4 
7. Jeroen Krautmeir- 4
8. Thomas de Bock- 4 
9. Mitch Herrtz- 3
10. Hagane Shizuka- 3
11. John Zimmer- 2 
12. James Davies- 2 
13. Nick Nurmester- 2
14. James Chapman- 1 
15. Ed Kevin- 1

CONSTRUCTORS CHAMPIONSHIP

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1. Jordan-Peugeot= 16 
2. Williams-Renault= 14 
3. Arrows-Yamaha= 10
4. Ferrari= 8 
5. Lola-Ford= 6
6. Prost-Mugen Honda= 6
7. Sauber-Petronas= 6
8. Stewart-Ford= 4
9. Benetton-Renault= 4
10. Tyrrell-Ford= 3 
11. McLaren-Mercedes= 1

Post by **Londoner** » 29 Dec 2010, 13:37

Damon Cannon wrote:What on earth was that imbecile Roda thinking of, driving like a maniac in such conditions! He should be penalised for dangerous driving. Such an opportunity for good points taken away from me via no fault of my own.

On another note, am I the only driver who hasn't finished a race yet?

Shizuka · Post by **Shizuka** » 29 Dec 2010, 14:01

An excellent race finally finishing in fourth position. I could have finished third, but for a start, this result is excellent. I'm sorry to see James finishing his race in the wall and I hope he's going to get back on track quick. Also, congratulations to the Manns for both finishing on the podium!

Post by **tommykl** » 29 Dec 2010, 14:08

Thomas De Bock wrote:So, it was a good uneventful race. I scored a point again, so I'm delighted. I jest managed to bang in regular laps and didn't let go of Miguel until his pitstop, which allowed me to eventually pass him.

Post by **Nuppiz** » 29 Dec 2010, 14:21

Nick Nurmester wrote:A rather dull race for meself, if it weren't for that Jap...wosshisname? Oh, Shizuka, aye. If I'd managed to get past him, I coulda been on the podium. But, that's racing fer ya!

FullMetalJack · Post by **FullMetalJack** » 29 Dec 2010, 16:14

Jack Christopherson wrote:I am hugely dissapointed to still not be off the mark, but I am still pleased as we are leading the constructors championship.

James1978 · Post by **James1978** » 29 Dec 2010, 17:41

I crashed into the wall by myself?? But I'm normally dead careful!! I didn't pick the most experienced driver in the field's car for nothing you know.

Ferrim · Post by **Ferrim** » 29 Dec 2010, 17:47

Miguel Zapatero wrote:I was 6th before everyone pitted in for dry tyres, yet at the end of the race I was 10th through no fault of my own. We are asking the stewards for a clarification, because we are certain there was some kind of failure with the time keepers.

QuickYoda41 · Post by **QuickYoda41** » 29 Dec 2010, 18:17

David Koczo wrote:This race was under control, but I can't expect that kind of attack, can I? I'm very disappointed now, but I will try everything to be in good position in the next races, too.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 29 Dec 2010, 18:56

Both Menn on the podium! For the first time ever! Woohoo! But really? A Mastercard Lola finishing ahead of a mid-1990's Williams-Renault together on the podium?

Pippa, to be honest, is just glad to get her first finish, and to beat her brother using a much-inferior car... And Douglas is more disappointed to lose the lead of the championship, but it's a long season yet...

Pointrox · Post by **Pointrox** » 29 Dec 2010, 19:07

My best qual result so far was wasted. Unfortunately shortly after crossing the start/finish line my engine blew up - it was quite old, had only two races and its mileage was expected to be for another two, but it didn't last for long after throttle problems in Brazil. Next stop - San Marino!

AndreaModa · Post by **AndreaModa** » 30 Dec 2010, 00:02

Jeroen you still need to put Tyrrell in the constructors championship with 3 points! And stop forgetting about me in the race!

Mitch Herrtz wrote:It's a bloody crime this! Aar Emil was on fer a cracker finish and I were owt too thanks to some gremlin or another. T'team need to get some consistency in t'results and try and iron out some of t'mechanical issues we're 'avin' with t'cars! 'Ere's 'opin' for some more points at Imola eh?

Jeroen Krautmeir · Post by **Jeroen Krautmeir** » 30 Dec 2010, 00:15

AndreaModa wrote:Jeroen you still need to put Tyrrell in the constructors championship with 3 points! And stop forgetting about me in the race!

Mitch Herrtz wrote:It's a bloody crime this! Aar Emil was on fer a cracker finish and I were owt too thanks to some gremlin or another. T'team need to get some consistency in t'results and try and iron out some of t'mechanical issues we're 'avin' with t'cars! 'Ere's 'opin' for some more points at Imola eh?

Sorry, but that was quite a rush job, as I had to go out not too long later. I'll try not to make mistakes. :roll:

shinji · Post by **shinji** » 30 Dec 2010, 00:24

Ed Kevin wrote:Feckin' horrendous. Seriously like, that was one of the worst races I've ever had, in any series. Needs more work.

tristan1117 · Post by **tristan1117** » 30 Dec 2010, 02:41

Well, we had a very good race today. I'm quite pleased that I came all the way from 17th to 8th, even if I'm not completely sure how I got there.

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 31 Dec 2010, 02:33

John Zimmer wrote:Bugger. I could have probably gained at least a point, had I not been almost ridiculously slow. And with a broken wing. And a shite gearbox...