The 'F1 Challenge' Championship- 1999 Season

Post by **tommykl** » 11 Mar 2011, 08:24

Thomas De Bock wrote:It's really too bad. I was fighting hard with Hagane, but I made a foolish mistake, running over the kerbs in the wet and accelerating too quick. Yes, it's disppointing to lose a near certain podium, butI'm still fifth in the title race, so anything can happen.

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 11 Mar 2011, 08:27

What was this crap about random race results? That's 6 straight DNFs, how is that random?

Sorry. But I am getting really annoyed with this.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 11 Mar 2011, 09:25

Pippa Mann wrote:Oh well, at least it's a race finish. I'm starting to wonder how I lucked into my podium earlier in the season now...

Douglas Mann wrote:If only the race were just slightly longer, I could have got that second place! Just over a tenth behind - d'oh! But I'm glad we all got to the end and had a good clean fight. Ten points clear to fourth and about 6 points off the championship lead - looks like a three horse race now. I just need to start winning again now...

Wookey · Post by **Wookey** » 11 Mar 2011, 09:45

If John Zimmer is not happy, Philippe Nicolas is always there if a change is needed.

Shizuka · Post by **Shizuka** » 11 Mar 2011, 12:08

Seems like Jordan and Benetton has the biggest difference between the drivers: at Jordan, Melrose scored all points, and at Benetton, I scored all bar 1! Can you say one-horse team? (Aside from the one-time only point scoring teams, like Lola)

tristan1117 · Post by **tristan1117** » 11 Mar 2011, 13:15

Well, my apologies to James Davies for colliding with him in the Adelaide hairpin while it was raining. A double DNF for Minardi; disappointing, to say the least.

Post by **Londoner** » 11 Mar 2011, 18:01

the Masked Lapwing wrote:What was this crap about random race results? That's 6 straight DNFs, how is that random?

Sorry. But I am getting really annoyed with this.

Damon Cannon commiserates with you, for he suffered 4 straight DNFs in the first 4 races, although two of them were the fault of a certain Mastercard Lola driver who decided he didn't need to use brakes...

Jack O Melley · Post by **Jack O Melley** » 11 Mar 2011, 18:22

Giovanni Roda wrote:Yes! Now it's definitive: I'm the most reject driver in the championship; my team survives only thanks to my teammate results, I can't finish two race in a row, I can qualify almost a second over the second-last, take also out other innocent drivers without saying "I'm sorry" to apologize and according to many I can't drive. And now I only hope for another reject performance, possibly slamming again into Cannon's Arrows, in order to make the history.

Phoenix · Post by **Phoenix** » 11 Mar 2011, 21:53

Phoenix McAllister wrote:Well, now the car is picking up pace, but reliability is still quite weak. If my halfshaft hadn't broken up I could have even won the race because the car was running beautifully well.

Jeroen Krautmeir · Post by **Jeroen Krautmeir** » 11 Mar 2011, 23:35

Silverstone, Great Britain - Qualifying

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1. Daniel Melrose  Jordan-Peugeot  1:21.728
2. Douglas Mann  Williams-Renault  1:21.732
3. Damon Cannon  Arrows-Yamaha  1:21.737
4. Phoenix McAllister  McLaren-Mercedes  1:21.977
5. Nick Nurmester  Ferrari  1:22.277
6. Barii Mori  Williams-Renault  1:22.279
7. Hagane Shizuka  Benetton-Renault  1:22.342
8. Ed Kevin  McLaren-Mercedes  1:22.344
9. James Chapman  Benetton-Renault  1:22.368
10. John Zimmer  Sauber-Petronas  1:22.371
11. David Koczo  Stewart-Ford  1:22.392
12. Jeroen Krautmeir  Prost-Mugen  1:23.271
13. Miguel Zapatero  Ferrari  1:23.366
14. Jack Christopherson  Jordan-Peugeot  1:23.887
15. Thomas de Bock  Sauber-Petronas  1:24.067
16. James Davies  Prost-Mugen  1:24.239
17. Warren Hughes  Stewart-Ford  1:24.478
18. Emil Klok  Tyrrell-Ford  1:24.553
19. Darren Older Jnr  Arrows-Yamaha  1:25.010
20. Tristan Jung  Minardi-Hart  1:25.154
21. Giovanni Roda  Lola-Ford  1:25.525
22. Nathanael Spencer  Minardi-Hart  1:25.680
23. Mitch Herrtz  Tyrrell-Ford  1:25.784
24. Pippa Mann  Lola-Ford  1:25.786

Post by **Londoner** » 12 Mar 2011, 00:09

Damon Cannon wrote:Bloody hell! All three title contenders in the top three covered by 0.09 seconds! This is going to be the big one, and I hope me, Daniel and Douglas have a intense, but clean fight for the lead in front of my home crowd.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 12 Mar 2011, 04:21

Daniel Melrose wrote:That was one of the most intense qualifying sessions I've ever been part of. Douglas, Damon and I were all beating eachother tenths and hundreths on every run we did and in the end we came out of top. This could be a championship changing race so let the best man win.

Shizuka · Post by **Shizuka** » 12 Mar 2011, 10:35

Interesting.

Benetton seems to be upgrading the car? Or is it the Renault engine that gives us and Williams a bit of a boost before they quit?
Nevertheless, we're in the top 10, but let's not get egoistic: we need to concentrate on the race. I don't think I will finish this one though.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 12 Mar 2011, 12:24

Douglas Mann wrote:Don't think I have anything to add that Mr Cannon and Mr Melrose have not already said. This will be an epic race!

Jeroen Krautmeir · Post by **Jeroen Krautmeir** » 13 Mar 2011, 08:33

Silverstone, Great Britain - Race
Conditions: Dry

RACE FINISHERS

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1. Douglas Mann  Williams-Renault  
2. Damon Cannon  Arrows-Yamaha  +0.008
3. Daniel Melrose  Jordan-Peugeot  +0.017
4. Nick Nurmester  Ferrari  +0.910
5. Phoenix McAllister  McLaren-Mercedes  +33.907
6. John Zimmer  Sauber-Petronas  +1 LAP
7. Jeroen Krautmeir  Prost-Mugen  +1 LAP
8. Ed Kevin  McLaren-Mercedes  +1 LAP
9. James Chapman  Benetton-Renault  +1 LAP
10. Thomas de Bock  Sauber-Petronas  +2 LAPS
11. Giovanni Roda  Lola-Ford  +2 LAPS

DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP

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1. Damon Cannon- 37
2. Douglas Mann- 36
3. Daniel Melrose- 34
4. Miguel Zapatero- 16
5. Thomas de Bock- 12
6. Ed Kevin- 11
7. Darren Older Jnr- 11
8. Hagane Shizuka- 11
9. Nick Nurmester- 11
10. Barii Mori- 10
11. Phoenix McAllister- 9
12. Pippa Mann- 6
13. Nathanael Spencer- 6
14. David Koczo- 4 
15. Jeroen Krautmeir- 4
16. Warren Hughes- 4
17. Mitch Herrtz- 3
18. John Zimmer- 3
19. James Davies- 2 
20. Tristan Jung- 2
21. James Chapman- 1 
22. Emil Klok- 1

CONSTRUCTORS CHAMPIONSHIP

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1. Arrows-Yamaha= 48
2. Williams-Renault= 46
3. Jordan-Peugeot= 34
4. Ferrari= 27
5. McLaren-Mercedes= 20
6. Sauber-Petronas= 15
7. Benetton-Renault= 12
8. Minardi-Hart= 8
9. Stewart-Ford= 8
10. Lola-Ford= 6
11. Prost-Mugen Honda= 6
12. Tyrrell-Ford= 4

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 13 Mar 2011, 08:45

Daniel Melrose wrote:That was without a shadow of a doubt the best race I have ever been in. The four of us out front spent lap after lap duking it out for top spot. Nick was incredibly unlucky at the end as he was leading the train out of Woodcote but got boxed in by De Bock infront and Cannon alongside. Douglas got a run at Damon and I thought I was going to get all of them at the end but fell just short. Even then this is the most satisfactory 3rd place finish I've ever gotten.

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 13 Mar 2011, 08:47

John Zimmer wrote:FINALLY! In the points, even better!

Shizuka · Post by **Shizuka** » 13 Mar 2011, 09:52

This was an interesting retirement...
I was running right behind Barii Mori, when his onboard camera fell off, hit his rear wing, which broke down, but the camera kept falling back, hit my front right suspension and it was over for both of us! I had no idea what broke my suspension until Mori came over to our motorhome with two stewards having the replay with them.

Can you say unlucky?

Post by **Londoner** » 13 Mar 2011, 12:37

Damon Cannon wrote: This race will live with me for many years to come. Virtually every lap the four of us were dicing all over the circuit. How we managed not to put ourselves into the gravel traps I will never know! I do believe the winning margin that Douglas had over me, at 0.008 seconds, has to be the smallest margin in any motorsport catagory!

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 13 Mar 2011, 15:00

Pippa Mann wrote:Wow. What a race. I was able to watch that battle for the lead on the big screens round the track and I couldn't believe how close it all was at the front. Which is what indirectly led to my retirement. As they came up to lap me for the first time, I was so keen to get out of my brother's way that I accidently chucked it off through the Maggotts/Becketts complex. Sorry Mr Broadley!

Douglas Mann wrote:Geez, that was stressful. I don't want to have to go through all that again. So glad that none of us made an error and took anybody else off - I was so tired by the end due to all that concentration. Yet I just won, and now the three of us are seperated by 3 points. How close can it be?

Post by **tommykl** » 13 Mar 2011, 16:07

Thomas De Bock wrote:First of all, I'd just like to say sorry to nick Nurmester for holding him up at the end. With my Sauber being so slow and all, I was also following the race (when you all lapped me, I had a great view of that heated battle) and didn't want to block anyone, but you were all taking up the whole track and I did what I always do in that situation: stay close to the inside. Anyway, I'll just say that the finish was thrilling. I did have a front-row seat for it...

QuickYoda41 · Post by **QuickYoda41** » 13 Mar 2011, 16:19

OMG, how can be 0,017 seconds between first and third??? :lol:

Koczo didn't finish the race because he was 2 laps down, so parked the car in the pits and watched a final battle for the race win.

tristan1117 · Post by **tristan1117** » 13 Mar 2011, 21:24

Tristan Jung wrote:Well, my engine let go, but I luckily stopped in front of a TV screen so I could watch the race.

Jeroen Krautmeir · Post by **Jeroen Krautmeir** » 14 Mar 2011, 01:18

Hockenheim, Germany - Qualifying

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1. Douglas Mann  Williams-Renault  1:41.873
2. Hagane Shizuka  Benetton-Renault  1:41.896
3. Barii Mori  Williams-Renault  1:42.034
4. James Chapman  Benetton-Renault  1:42.181
5. Nick Nurmester  Ferrari  1:42.421
6. Miguel Zapatero  Ferrari  1:42.493
7. Phoenix McAllister  McLaren-Mercedes  1:42.498
8. Daniel Melrose  Jordan-Peugeot  1:42.687
9. Ed Kevin  McLaren-Mercedes  1:42.967
10. Jeroen Krautmeir  Prost-Mugen  1:43.209
11. Damon Cannon  Arrows-Yamaha  1:43.226
12. Jack Christopherson  Jordan-Peugeot  1:43.272
13. Thomas de Bock  Sauber-Petronas  1:43.361
14. David Koczo  Stewart-Ford  1:43.660
15. James Davies  Prost-Mugen  1:43.927
16. Warren Hughes  Stewart-Ford  1:44.069
17. John Zimmer  Sauber-Petronas  1:44.112
18. Darren Older Jnr  Arrows-Yamaha  1:44.552
19. Tristan Jung  Minardi-Hart  1:45.372
20. Mitch Herrtz  Tyrrell-Ford  1:45.811
21. Nathanael Spencer  Minardi-Hart  1:45.942
22. Emil Klok  Tyrrell-Ford  1:46.499
23. Giovanni Roda  Lola-Ford  1:46.811
24. Pippa Mann  Lola-Ford  1:46.983

Shizuka · Post by **Shizuka** » 14 Mar 2011, 06:22

The Renault powerplant shows its capabilities in the forests of Hockenheim. It is one of my favourite circuits and I expect to score points.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 14 Mar 2011, 16:54

Douglas Mann wrote:Well, this is a golden opportunity for me to capitalise in the championship hunt. However, the last race proved that we three championship contenders can all race throught the field to the podium, so it is certainly not over yet!

Post by **Londoner** » 14 Mar 2011, 18:49

Damon Cannon wrote:11th place is a bit of a let down considering the last few races. Just like in Canada, the Yamaha powerplant doesn't have the legs of the Renualt and Ferrari engines on long straights. My priorities are to avoid the inevitable first corner/chicane accident which always happens in the midfield here and bring the car home safely, preferably ahead of Daniel Melrose.

FullMetalJack · Post by **FullMetalJack** » 14 Mar 2011, 21:37

I ain't checked this out in a while, I can't believe I still don't have any points. DBTMOTY much?

And what is Christopherson doing?

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 14 Mar 2011, 22:43

John Zimmer wrote:Bah. Hockenheim is a stupid track anyway. I hope in the furture they shorten it.

SuperAguri · Post by **SuperAguri** » 14 Mar 2011, 23:37

Barii Mori wrote: 5 races and 5 retirements. None of which were my fault, two due to bits on my car breaking and three due to me getting caught up in other peoples accidents, I hope I can score some good points in Germany....

Jeroen Krautmeir · Post by **Jeroen Krautmeir** » 15 Mar 2011, 00:28

Hockenheim, Germany - Race
Conditions: Dry

RACE FINISHERS

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1. Barii Mori  Williams-Renault  
2. James Chapman  Benetton-Renault  +2.302
3. Hagane Shizuka  Benetton-Renault  +47.388
4. Daniel Melrose  Jordan-Peugeot  +1 LAP
5. Jack Christopherson  Jordan-Peugeot  +1 LAP
6. John Zimmer  Sauber-Petronas  +1 LAP
7. Jeroen Krautmeir  Prost-Mugen  +1 LAP
8. James Davies  Prost-Mugen  +2 LAPS
9. Thomas de Bock  Sauber-Petronas  +2 LAPS
10. Pippa Mann  Lola-Ford  +2 LAPS
11. Giovanni Roda  Lola-Ford  +3 LAPS

DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP

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1. Damon Cannon- 37
2. Daniel Melrose- 37
3. Douglas Mann- 36
4. Barii Mori- 20
5. Miguel Zapatero- 16
6. Hagane Shizuka- 15
7. Thomas de Bock- 12
8. Ed Kevin- 11
9. Darren Older Jnr- 11
10. Nick Nurmester- 11
11. Phoenix McAllister- 9
12. James Chapman- 7 
13. Pippa Mann- 6
14. Nathanael Spencer- 6
15. Jeroen Krautmeir- 4
16. David Koczo- 4 
17. Warren Hughes- 4
18. John Zimmer- 4
19. Mitch Herrtz- 3
20. James Davies- 2 
21. Tristan Jung- 2
22. Jack Christopherson- 2
23. Emil Klok- 1

CONSTRUCTORS CHAMPIONSHIP

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1. Williams-Renault= 56
2. Arrows-Yamaha= 48
3. Jordan-Peugeot= 36
4. Ferrari= 27
5. Benetton-Renault= 22
6. McLaren-Mercedes= 20
7. Sauber-Petronas= 16
8. Minardi-Hart= 8
9. Stewart-Ford= 8
10. Prost-Mugen Honda= 6
11. Lola-Ford= 6
12. Tyrrell-Ford= 4

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 15 Mar 2011, 00:39

Daniel Melrose wrote:I don't know what happened at the first chicane on the first lap between Douglas and Barry but from what I saw after making my way from 8th to 5th but I think Mori just ran up the back of Mann. 4th and 5th was probably the best the team could have hoped for since the Renault engines are definatly the ones to have here in Hockenheim

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 15 Mar 2011, 01:03

John Zimmer wrote:Well, that was a solid race, considering the stupidness of the track. I'll take 6th from 17th on the grid, especially since the Sauber is a shitebox.

tristan1117 · Post by **tristan1117** » 15 Mar 2011, 01:57

Tristan Jung wrote:Sorry for colliding with Mitch Herrtz, Emile Klok, and Darren Older Jnr, somehow, I managed to avoid taking out Zimmer by accident.

Shizuka · Post by **Shizuka** » 15 Mar 2011, 06:41

Yay, a third place! I'm satisfied with this result as now I'm sixth in the drivers' and the team is fifth in the constructors' championship. Congratulations to Mori and of course James, who finally pulled out a better result than me after Melbourne!

Post by **Londoner** » 15 Mar 2011, 08:25

Damon Cannon wrote: That was a bloody shame. Having seen Douglas being shunted off the track by his own team mate, of all people, I settled down in 8th, only for the engine to die on me when I reached the Ostkurve a few laps later.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 15 Mar 2011, 17:41

Douglas Mann wrote:I think I must be suffering from severe concussion. My own teammate take me off at the first bend? That's not what happened was it? He wouldn't dare would he? I thought it was another tight race between Damon, Daniel and myself until we came up to lap an unknown backmarker, and we all tripped over each other, quite by mistake, which cost Daniel several positions and put Damon and I out of the race. Maybe not then. Damn, my head hurts...

Phoenix · Post by **Phoenix** » 15 Mar 2011, 17:49

Phoenix McAllister wrote:Damn, not another blown engine while running well...What is Mercedes doing? Where's that legendary Mercedes reliability?

FullMetalJack · Post by **FullMetalJack** » 15 Mar 2011, 20:25

Jack Christopherson wrote:I am so glad to have finally scored points. It's been far too long but getting off the mark is such a relief. Let's hope the team and I can build on this result and move further forward.

Jeroen Krautmeir · Post by **Jeroen Krautmeir** » 19 Mar 2011, 12:44

Budapest, Hungary - Qualifying

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1. Miguel Zapatero  Ferrari  1:14.825
2. Douglas Mann  Williams-Renault  1:14.874
3. Damon Cannon  Arrows-Yamaha  1:15.000
4. Phoenix McAllister  McLaren-Mercedes  1:15.140
5. Nick Nurmester  Ferrari  1:15.424
6. Barii Mori  Williams-Renault  1:15.522
7. Hagane Shizuka  Benetton-Renault  1:15.702
8. Ed Kevin  McLaren-Mercedes  1:15.705
9. James Chapman  Benetton-Renault  1:15.905
10. Thomas de Bock  Sauber-Petronas  1:16.136
11. David Koczo  Stewart-Ford  1:16.141
12. James Davies  Prost-Mugen  1:16.297
13. Daniel Melrose  Jordan-Peugeot  1:16.300
14. Jack Christopherson  Jordan-Peugeot  1:16.305
15. John Zimmer  Sauber-Petronas  1:16.766
16. Jeroen Krautmeir  Prost-Mugen  1:16.835
17. Warren Hughes  Stewart-Ford  1:16.862
18. Mitch Herrtz  Tyrrell-Ford  1:17.095
19. Darren Older Jnr  Arrows-Yamaha  1:17.118
20. Tristan Jung  Minardi-Hart  1:17.232
21. Emil Klok  Tyrrell-Ford  1:17.482
22. Nathanael Spencer  Minardi-Hart  1:18.020
23. Pippa Mann  Lola-Ford  1:18.111
24. Giovanni Roda  Lola-Ford  1:18.934