The 'F1 Challenge' Championship- 1999 Season

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 28 May 2011, 08:11

MigelNansell wrote:Padraig is Irish but I could do with a teammate

I think he meant Great Britain as in the Grand Prix.

Malinth · Post by **Malinth** » 28 May 2011, 08:16

Wizzie wrote:
MigelNansell wrote:Padraig is Irish but I could do with a teammate

I think he meant Great Britain as in the Grand Prix.

Yeah, I should have said 'Silverstone'.

Scott Menard wrote:I'm delighted to join the Scuderia Ferrari in their quest for victory. I mean, as a young American, it's really only something you can dream about, and now I'm livin' the dream! It's great! Obviously it's gonna take some time to get up to speed, the Indy Lights cars feel very different, but I'm confident that after a few tests I can be up there with Padraig. I really look forward to partnering him! I've gotta thank Jean Todt who gave me this break, and to all my fans back in the States, I'm gonna do my best for ye all!

Post by **tommykl** » 28 May 2011, 08:22

Thomas De Bock wrote:Wait, weren't you Scott Menard three posts ago?

Malinth · Post by **Malinth** » 28 May 2011, 08:28

tommykl wrote:
Thomas De Bock wrote:Wait, weren't you Scott Menard three posts ago?

Lol, looks like I was thinking too IRL back there. :lol:

MigelNansell · Post by **MigelNansell** » 28 May 2011, 08:43

Wizzie wrote:
MigelNansell wrote:Padraig is Irish but I could do with a teammate

I think he meant Great Britain as in the Grand Prix.

I read it exactly 5 minutes after I woke up so I got confused as no coffee and no tv make Migel something something

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 28 May 2011, 08:45

MigelNansell wrote:
Wizzie wrote:
MigelNansell wrote:Padraig is Irish but I could do with a teammate

I think he meant Great Britain as in the Grand Prix.

I read it exactly 5 minutes after I woke up so I got confused as no coffee and no tv make Migel something something

No coffee tends to do that to people. Infact, when we get sheets of work to do at school me and a few friends try to find the exact point the teacher ran out of coffee during making it. :lol:

MigelNansell · Post by **MigelNansell** » 28 May 2011, 09:33

ah the joys of high school how I miss them.

Post by **Londoner** » 28 May 2011, 09:46

MigelNansell wrote:ah the joys of high school how I miss them.

I only left high school yesterday!

I've been depressed since then.

MigelNansell · Post by **MigelNansell** » 28 May 2011, 10:43

East Londoner wrote:
MigelNansell wrote:ah the joys of high school how I miss them.

I only left high school yesterday! I've been depressed since then.

it gets worse trust me.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 28 May 2011, 12:22

MigelNansell wrote:
East Londoner wrote:
MigelNansell wrote:ah the joys of high school how I miss them.

I only left high school yesterday! I've been depressed since then.

it gets worse trust me.

Unless you go to university of course...

Shizuka · Post by **Shizuka** » 28 May 2011, 16:35

dr-baker wrote:
MigelNansell wrote:it gets worse trust me.

Unless you go to university of course...

Final year on BA course... I know what you mean

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 28 May 2011, 21:31

Shizuka wrote:
dr-baker wrote:
MigelNansell wrote:it gets worse trust me.

Unless you go to university of course...

Final year on BA course... I know what you mean

I spent four years getting a BA from 2001-2005; I'm returning this September to get a BSc!

Jeroen Krautmeir · Post by **Jeroen Krautmeir** » 29 May 2011, 01:28

Silverstone, Great Britain - Quali
Conditions: Dry

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1) Douglas Mann  Williams-Renault  1:23.309
2) Barii Mori  Williams-Renault  1:23.782
3) Damon Cannon  Arrows-BMW  1:23.846
4) Daniel Melrose  Jordan-Renault  1:24.252
5) Padraig O Connell  Ferrari  1:24.330
6) John Zimmer  McLaren-Mercedes  1:24.414
7) Thomas de Bock  Sauber-Petronas  1:24.493
8) Pippa Mann  Sauber-Petronas  1:24.819
9) Philippe Nicolas  Jordan-Renault  1:25.103
10) Ron Mignolet  Prost-Renault  1:25.296
11) Scott Menard  Ferrari  1:25.334
12) Phoenix McAllister  Arrows-BMW  1:25.522
13) Hagane Shizuka  Benetton-Honda  1:25.611
14) Ed Kevin  McLaren-Mercedes  1:25.625
15) Daniel Martins  Benetton-Honda  1:25.793
16) Jack Christopherson  Jordan-Renault  1:25.964
17) James Davies  Prost-Renault  1:26.342
18) Tristan Jung  Prost-Renault  1:26.612
19) David Koczo  Stewart-Ford  1:27.409
20) Warren Hughes  Stewart-Ford  1:27.442
21) Nathanael Spencer  Minardi-Hart  1:27.695
22) Dave McFaste  Tyrrell-Yamaha  1:27.772
23) Giovanni Roda  Stewart-Ford  1:30.857

Malinth · Post by **Malinth** » 29 May 2011, 07:10

Scott Menard wrote:For someone on his debut, I'd dare say I did a fantastic job! I gotta thank Ferrari who gave me lots of testing time, and that definitely helped me out a bit. I'm still struggling with the transition from Indy, but I think in a race or two, I'll be racing alongside Padraig, and hopefully, I'll be ahead! For the race, I think points is a bit of an outside chance, but with a bit of attrition, that could change.

Shizuka · Post by **Shizuka** » 29 May 2011, 07:25

Let's give our all in the race at Benetton: we have nothing to lose!

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 29 May 2011, 07:33

Daniel Melrose wrote:I am slightly disappointed in 4th place on the grid but I don't think I could have done much better physically with this virus I contracted on the flight back from Canada a few rounds ago. 4th however isn't too bad a place to start as it gives us a fighting chance for a podium place. Now if you'll excuse me I don't feel too well. *Disappears to the factory*

Post by **Londoner** » 29 May 2011, 08:36

Damon Cannon wrote:Blimey, is it really a year since the greatest qualifying session and race of all time? There's a chance of a repeat performance here, with me, Douglas and Daniel all in the top 4. Hopefully I can take a win in front of my home crowd.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 29 May 2011, 08:43

Douglas Mann wrote:I'm looking forward to this race, and I hope to gain the same result I gained last year...

MigelNansell · Post by **MigelNansell** » 29 May 2011, 11:56

Padraig O Connell wrote:

5th again just behind Melrose gives us every chance for a podium and hopefully a win. I was unfortunate in France but maybe its fate to win here since its as close as a home GP I am likely to get. I'd also like to welcome Scott to the team it is nice to have a team mate but I will be working twice as hard to beat him.

Jeroen Krautmeir · Post by **Jeroen Krautmeir** » 30 May 2011, 01:14

Jeroen Krautmeir is awake and speaking to doctors, the French facility in which he is being treated in announced yesterday. "Driver Jeroen Krautmeir is conscious and is speaking," an official said. "He has multiple fractures in both legs, and after having a discussion with him, the surgeons have decided to begin another operation tomorrow [today] to stabilize the bones."

Nessafox · Post by **Nessafox** » 30 May 2011, 22:15

Ron Mignolet wrote:First of all great to hear Jeroen is concious!
Well a 10th starting place isn't bad for my first race, especially as i easily could outqualify my teammates. The car has a lack of grip and we couldn't find a good set-up but i gave everything and i managed to put in a good lap time.
I'm looking forward to tomorrow.

Phoenix · Post by **Phoenix** » 30 May 2011, 23:20

Phoenix McAllister wrote:Well, guess who run into Giovanni Roda on his flying lap...The car worked well, and that stupid Italian not good enough even for Lebanese local karting championships screwed me yet again. It's just ridiculous, a joke, and absolute joke that the stewards let this guy get away just like that. Congratulations to Damon for his 3rd place on the grid, and I'm very happy Jeroen has regained consciousness. It was an awful crash, he was very lucky to be alive and it was a lucky escape for the stewards too. Ron Mignolet seems like a credible replacement, even if he's a bit of a clown with his lame puns, though the paddock really needs that kind of freshness. Looking forward for the race tomorrow and for Roda to break up before the start so we don't have to deal with his shenanigans yet again.

Nessafox · Post by **Nessafox** » 30 May 2011, 23:53

You're confusing my driver with myself

But i'll make him more like me if you wish to facepalm a bit more.

Jeroen Krautmeir · Post by **Jeroen Krautmeir** » 31 May 2011, 01:34

Silverstone, Great Britain - Race
Conditions: Dry

RACE FINISHERS

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1) Douglas Mann  Williams-Renault 
2) Barii Mori  Williams-Renault  +29.199
3) John Zimmer  McLaren-Mercedes  +1 LAP
4) Phoenix McAllister  Arrows-BMW  +1 LAP
5) Thomas de Bock  Sauber-Petronas  +1 LAP
6) Ron Mignolet  Prost-Renault  +1 LAP
7) Pippa Mann  Sauber-Petronas  +1 LAP
8) Padraig O Connell  Ferrari  +1 LAP
9) Tristan Jung  Prost-Renault  +1 LAP
10) David Koczo  Stewart-Ford  +2 LAPS
11) Warren Hughes  Stewart-Ford  +2 LAPS
12) Nathanael Spencer  Minardi-Hart  +3 LAPS
13) Dave McFaste  Tyrrell-Yamaha  +4 LAPS
14) Giovanni Roda  Stewart-Ford  +10 LAPS

DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP

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1. Douglas Mann- 31
2. Daniel Melrose- 28
3. Jeroen Krautmeir- 26
4. Padraig O Connell- 25
5. Damon Cannon- 25
6. Philippe Nicolas- 20
7. Phoenix McAllister- 16
8. Barii Mori- 15
9. John Zimmer- 13
10. James Davies- 10
11. Daniel Martins- 10
12. Ed Kevin- 7
13. Thomas de Bock- 3
14. Jack Christopherson- 2
15. Pippa Mann- 2
16. Ron Mignolet- 1

CONSTRUCTORS CHAMPIONSHIP

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1. Jordan-Renault - 50
2. Williams-Renault - 47
3. Arrows-BMW - 41
4. Prost-Renault - 37
5. Ferrari - 25
6. McLaren-Mercedes - 20
7. Benetton-Honda - 10
8. Sauber-Petronas - 5

Shizuka · Post by **Shizuka** » 31 May 2011, 06:15

[No comment]

:lol:

Post by **Londoner** » 31 May 2011, 07:56

Damon Cannon wrote:Oh dear, Roda strikes again! This time he weaved all over the Hanger Straight leaving me, Daniel Melrose and Scott Menard with no-where to go apart from the barrier at Stowe. Absolutely ridiculous! You would have thought after what happened in France he would have learnt his lesson on not to piss proper drivers off. Evidently not. Congratulations to Douglas Mann on his win today. Who would have thought, considering how bad the Williams was at the start of the season, that he would be leading the championship?

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 31 May 2011, 08:01

Daniel Melrose wrote:*Swallows aspirin* Go home, Giovanni Roda! *Walks off*

DanielPT · Post by **DanielPT** » 31 May 2011, 09:51

Daniel Martins wrote:I was having a good race until the gearbox let go... We will rally the team and hope to come back strongly in the next couple of races.

Malinth · Post by **Malinth** » 31 May 2011, 12:32

Not too long after his retirement, in the pits...

Louise Goodman wrote:Scott, what happened?

Scott Menard wrote:Erm, I was getting lapped by Melrose and, Damon Cannon I think, and I pulled off the racing line. The next thing I knew, my left had been speared by Daniel, and the Arrows was flying up.

Louise Goodman wrote:You do know that the controversial Giovanni Roda was behind this mess?

Scott Menard wrote:Oh, definitely. I mean, I don't understand how the bloody idiot has a drive with a legend like Jackie Stewart, let alone a super licence. It's a bloody farce on the sport, I mean, Formula 1 is supposed to be the highest echelon of racing, and we have this fellow who drives as though he has the whole damn country to drive on. I'm just disappointed that the FIA have not banned him, it's just ridiculous.

Louise Goodman wrote:How about the rest of your day? How was the car?

Scott Menard wrote:Oh man, the car was just bu***hit. It can't be just me, cuz' Pat was struggling a whole lot as well. I mean, as a rookie who's used to turbos and ground effect and slicks, driving something completely different is already a massive s***storm. Um, it was just all over the place, totally out of balance. At the beginning it was just so bloody loose, and when the team adjusted the wing during my pitstop, the polar opposite just occurred. It was like trying to tame a starving T-Rex Louise.

Louise Goodman wrote:Hard luck Scott.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 31 May 2011, 16:49

Damon Cannon wrote: Congratulations to Douglas Mann on his win today. Who would have thought, considering how bad the Williams was at the start of the season, that he would be leading the championship?

Douglas Mann wrote:Exactly! Who would have thought? And lapping everybody except my teammate... Well, things don't get any better, do they, what with leading the championship as well! (Quickly sees sister) Well, having my sister score points as well would have been the icing on the cake, but you can't have everything, can you? (Ducks for cover from flying cake, with icing on...)

Phoenix · Post by **Phoenix** » 01 Jun 2011, 00:03

This wrote:You're confusing my driver with myself
But i'll make him more like me if you wish to facepalm a bit more.

Please do. I might add some of my collection as well :lol:

Phoenix McAllister wrote:Well, I was nearly jailed along with Kevin for teaching Roda a lesson about racing etiquette and he does it yet again. First he badly baulked me in qualifying, and now he contributes to take Damon out of the race? That piece of [hard swearing] seems like having a soft spot for us. I'm definately going to file complaints to the FIA until he's barred from the sport. As for the race, it was OK I guess. 4th place is just about right.

SuperAguri · Post by **SuperAguri** » 01 Jun 2011, 04:33

Barii Mori wrote:Well 2nd on the grid to 2nd in the race is good, I should have been closer to my team mate but whilst lapping cars like Roda and Zimmer I tended to be a bit cautious, lapping Roda is like being in a time warp as you are always sure you saw his car not 6 laps ago... Zimmer made it hard for me to lap him, although he got out of the way before the final blue flag, I was surprised he was on the podium and I apologise on again (snigger) for smacking him right in the privates with the champagne bottle. I am looking forward to the next race and hope to get a win!

MigelNansell · Post by **MigelNansell** » 01 Jun 2011, 10:50

Padraig O Connell Wrote: I didn't have the best race first the car stalls on the grid so I get stuck behind Roda for 10 laps and when I tried to pass him on the straight he either blocked me or decided we were suddenly in Nascar and tried to knock me off the track. I dunno maybe he watchs Days of Thunder before he steps into his car hoping and praying Robert Duvall or Tom Cruise will join him.

Nessafox · Post by **Nessafox** » 01 Jun 2011, 10:56

Ron Mignolet wrote:Yippie-ka-yeey!

No serious, getting a point in your first race is very good!. The cars were somewhat better today, but i wasn't entirely happy still had lack of grip. Jeroen Krautmeir was really doing a great job on that car, i'm telling you! And i want to thank Roda, because of him getting in the way of others i could overtake some people Sadly arrows overtook us in the constructors championship. We need to fight back next race.

I will now prepare myself for the next race by going to Rock Am Ring

(i actually will be doing that

)

Jeroen Krautmeir · Post by **Jeroen Krautmeir** » 02 Jun 2011, 12:37

Spielberg, Austria - Quali
Conditions: Dry

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1) Barii Mori  Williams-Renault  1:12.878
2) Douglas Mann  Williams-Renault  1:13.029
3) Damon Cannon  Arrows-BMW  1:13.207
4) Phoenix McAllister  Arrows-BMW  1:13.223
5) Padraig O Connell  Ferrari  1:13.574
6) Daniel Melrose  Jordan-Renault  1:13.826
7) Pippa Mann  Sauber-Petronas  1:13.862
8) Daniel Martins  Benetton-Honda  1:13.953
9) Ron Mignolet  Prost-Renault  1:14.074
10) Scott Menard  Ferrari  1:14.169
11) Thomas de Bock  Sauber-Petronas  1:14.394
12) Hagane Shizuka  Benetton-Honda  1:14.444
13) Philippe Nicolas  Jordan-Renault  1:14.751
14) John Zimmer  McLaren-Mercedes  1:14.845
15) Tristan Jung  Prost-Renault  1:14.915
16) Ed Kevin  McLaren-Mercedes  1:15.103
17) James Davies  Prost-Renault  1:15.431
18) Jack Christopherson  Jordan-Renault  1:15.459
19) David Koczo  Stewart-Ford  1:15.941
20) Warren Hughes  Stewart-Ford  1:15.965
21) Nathanael Spencer  Minardi-Hart  1:16.132
22) Dave McFaste  Tyrrell-Yamaha  1:16.392
23) Giovanni Roda  Stewart-Ford  1:28.938

Shizuka · Post by **Shizuka** » 02 Jun 2011, 13:19

Qualify was pretty good, although I messed up the Remus hairpin pretty much.

Malinth · Post by **Malinth** » 02 Jun 2011, 13:27

Scott Menard wrote:Boy, Pat just makes it look so easy. Um, I think I've only got myself to blame really. I copied Pat's setup at first, and struggled an awful lot with it, so I started from scratch, and that only made the car handle worse. In the end I just tried to strike a balance between the two, and it felt better, but not a whole lot better. It's definitely me, I mean, I still haven't got to grips with how the grooves work, and how twitchy these F1 cars are. Hopefully with a bit more testing at Fiorano and Mugello, I'll be somewhere up there! 10th isn't bad I guess, but Pat showed that there was much more in the car, and I messed things up. I just want a solid race tomorrow, with no entanglements.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 02 Jun 2011, 14:57

Douglas Mann wrote:You may have qualified ahead of me today, Barii, but you'll see me disappear off into the distance tomorrow.

Post by **Londoner** » 02 Jun 2011, 15:14

Damon Cannon wrote:Looks like it's going to be a four-way fight between Arrows and Williams tomorrow. I wonder what's gone wrong at Jordan though? A few races ago they and Prost were miles ahead of the rest of the field, and now they've fallen back into the upper midfield somewhat. They cannot have been held up by Roda this time, as his engine expired after his first lap, to a deafening roar from both the crowd and the pitwall!

Phoenix · Post by **Phoenix** » 02 Jun 2011, 23:36

Douglas Mann wrote:You may have qualified ahead of me today, Barii, but you'll see with me how the Arrows disappear off into the distance tomorrow.

Fixed