F1RWRS - A computerised F1Reject series

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 20 Feb 2011, 11:36

RACE #8 - BRANDS HATCH

Qualifying:

1st: Anglo-Manx Racing - Pippa MANN: 0:58.76
2nd: RubberTex-Jones - Chris DAGNALL: +0.08
3rd: MRT-BMW - Jeroen KRAUTMEIR: +0.25
4th: NAB-HRT - Ashley WATKINSON: +0.27
5th: MRT-BMW - Daniel MELROSE: +0.39
6th: ArrowTech ART - Jari KEKKONEN: +0.58
7th: Anglo-Manx Racing - James DAVIES: +0.61
8th: Manx-Anglo-Nippon - Hagane SHIZUKA: +0.70
9th: Kahama Motor Sport - Kay LON: +0.74
10th: Manx-Anglo-Nippon - Douglas MANN: +0.80
11th: Prospec - Nathanael SPENCER: +0.95
12th: NAB-HRT - Frank ZIMMER: +1.01
13th: Prospec - Gary CAMERON: +1.11
14th: SAFTPHonda - Barii MORI: +1.17
15th: Trueba Racing - Tristan JUNG: +1.37
16th: Team Calinetic - David KOCZO: +1.38
17th: Trueba Racing - Giovanni RODA: +1.50
18th: Australian Minardi - Dave SIMPSON: +1.55
19th: Pacchia-Coswojuddhartlambo - Luca PACCHIARINI: +1.62

Dagnall is quick over one lap, but Pippa Mann is ever so slightly faster, snatching pole from right under the RubberTex. The MRTs are showing some speed, as are the HRTs, or one of them anyway. Jari Kekkonen puts his ArrowTech in a simply astounding 6th.

Race:

1st: Jeroen Krautmeir (MRT-BMW): 36:07.41
2nd: Daniel Melrose (MRT-BMW): +1.36
3rd: Ashley Watkinson (NAB-HRT): +10.63
4th: James Davies (Anglo-Manx Racing): +15.29
5th: Pippa Mann (Anglo-Manx Racing): +30.85
6th: Jari Kekkonen (ArrowTech ART): +31.04
7th: Frank Zimmer (NAB-HRT): +33.71
8th: Chris Dagnall (RubberTex-Jones): +35.68
9th: Hagane Shizuka (Manx-Anglo-Nippon): +41.72
10th: Nathanael Spencer (Prospec): +48.94
11th: Kay Lon (Kahama Motor Sport): +1:00.63
12th: Gary Cameron (Prospec): +1 LAP
13th: Douglas Mann (Manx-Anglo-Nippon): +1 LAP
14th: Giovanni Roda (Trueba Racing): +1 LAP
15th: Barii Mori (SAFTPHonda): +1 LAP
16th: Dave Simpson (Australian Minardi): +1 LAP
17th: Tristan Jung (Trueba Racing): +1 LAP
18th: David Koczo (Team Calinetic): +1 LAP
19th: Luca Pacchiarini (Pacchia-Coswojuddhartlambo): +1 LAP
Fastest Lap: James Davies (0:59.00)

An easy 1-2 for MRT here, which I believe is the first in F1RWRS history. Pippa Mann and Chris Dagnall don't have the speed, and slide down the order, although Pippa does manage to stay ahead of Kekkonen in the pits. The ArrowTech driver put in a solid effort to take 6th place, holding off two much more experienced drivers in Zimmer and Dagnall and keeping up with Mann. The only incident of note was a collision between Lon and Zimmer on lap 15, when Zimmer tried a pass at Druids that resulted in both ending up in the sand, and Lon needing a pit stop for repairs.

Drivers’ Championship (After Round 8 of 16):
1st: Chris Dagnall (46)
2nd: Pippa Mann (44)
3rd: Kay Lon (39)
4th: Daniel Melrose (33)
5th: James Davies (32)
6th: Phoenix McAllister (27)
7th: Rhys Davies (26)
8th: Jeroen Krautmeir (20)
= 9th: Darren Older Jr (16)
= 9th: Ashley Watkinson (16)
= 11th: Nathanael Spencer (15)
= 11th: Douglas Mann (15)
13th: Hagane Shizuka (11)
14th: Frank Zimmer (10)
15th: Sammy Jones (7)
= 16th: David Koczo (6)
= 16th: Jari Kekkonen (6)
= 18th: Richie White (5)
= 18th: Barii Mori (5)
= 18th: Dave Simpson (5)
= 21st: Tristan Jung (4)
= 21st: T. Hemo Goblin (4)
= 21st: Gary Cameron (4)
24th: Luca Pacchiarini (2)
25th: Damon Cannon (1)

Teams’ Championship:
1st: Anglo-Manx Racing (76)
2nd: RubberTex-Jones Racing (53)
3rd: Qantas MRT-BMW (52)
4th: NAB-Holden Racing Team (44)
5th: Kahama Motor Sport (39)*
6th: Super Aguri Footwork Team Phoenix Honda (32)
7th: Manx-Anglo-Nippon Racing Team (26)
8th: CR Motorsport (17)
9th: Prospec (16)
10th: Hemogoblin Autowerks (12)^
11th: Team Calinetic (9)
12th: ArrowTech Racing (6)
= 13th: OzJet Team Minardi Australia (5)*
= 13th: Group Lotus (5)*
15th: Trueba Racing Team (4)
16th: Pacchia-Coswojuddhartlambo (2)*

*Denotes single car teams.
^Sadly this team is no longer with us.

Jeroen Krautmeir · Post by **Jeroen Krautmeir** » 20 Feb 2011, 11:43

Jeroen Krautmeir wrote:Well it felt great! I mean, it wasn't as grand as the victory at Laguna Seca, but it's a victory nonetheless, and I'm glad I've ended my podium/point drought. Qualifying was pretty good, my gearbox issues were solved, and I was able to put in a quick time. I managed to improve the car for Sunday, and here's the result. A brilliant result for MRT, with me in front. Things are definitely looking up, and with 8 more races to go, anything is possible.

AndreaModa · Post by **AndreaModa** » 20 Feb 2011, 14:49

Sammy Jones wrote:With only one car running, it's been a bit of a damage limitation weekend for the team, but Chris drove a good race, and secured more points and holds the lead in the championship. After Snetterton we really need to push on and try and catch AMR in the constructors, they keep consistently scoring points and especially whilst we're handicapped with what is to be fair a very harsh ban for myself, we need to limit the damage. Chris didn't have the outright pace today, but as I said the important thing was he scored more points and is looking good for the drivers championship.

In addition to this, I also have some news on the future of the team for next year. I can confirm that a major backer has been found for the team, a well-known and experienced brand in motor racing, and as a team we are very excited at the prospects that it will bring for the upcoming new season. A full unveiling and press release will of course follow at the end of this current season, until then, we will respect the wishes of Tex Pearson and continue pushing for both titles as RubberTex-Jones Racing.

Shizuka · Post by **Shizuka** » 20 Feb 2011, 18:09

Just out of the points! Ah well... at least I qualified

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 20 Feb 2011, 23:49

Daniel Melrose wrote:This is quite possibly the best day of my career seeing our team take a result like that. At the beginning of the season we didn't expect the car to challenge for podiums let alone wins unless fate intervened but I have to give credit to the work the team's done in the background to get the car to this level of performance. Hats off to Jeroen aswell as he was simply on stellar form all weekend which makes the win very well deserved for him.

Aerospeed · Post by **Aerospeed** » 21 Feb 2011, 00:15

Jari Kekkonen wrote:Yes! Sixth place, let's keep the points rolling! Daniel, for the love of GOD please qualify!!! Thank you.

DanielPT · Post by **DanielPT** » 21 Feb 2011, 12:43

JeremyMcClean wrote:
Jari Kekkonen wrote:Yes! Sixth place, let's keep the points rolling! Daniel, for the love of GOD please qualify!!! Thank you.

Daniel Martins wrote:Lets see if it is going to be at the next race. I need to get used to the circuits where I never raced. Actually, I never raced before this season so...

Phoenix · Post by **Phoenix** » 21 Feb 2011, 22:51

Phoenix McAllister wrote:The race was nothing special and it showed that all this mess between RubberTex, pardon me, Sammy Jones' racing team and us have affected us. However, I can say that there were some positives: neither RubberTex, sorry, Sammy Jones' racing team or NAB hit Barii this time. I'm looking forward to Ashley Watkinson taking over my seat for those two races and I wish both him and Barii great luck.

SuperAguri · Post by **SuperAguri** » 21 Feb 2011, 22:56

Barii Mori wrote:The car was really bad today, just could not set it up at all. It would understeer then oversteer, it was taking all my skill to keep it on the road and set reasonable lap times. Still 15th is not where I want to be, on the positive side no one crashed into me. I have already told Suzuki San that I am not happy with the car and have demanded action.

In other news, we [Barii Mori, Martin Brundle and a consortium which includes Nissan] are in further talks with Ozjet Minardi to buy the team, we are hoping that an announcement will be made soon. We did look at Hemogoblin Autowerks, Precision Motorsports and Sammy Jones Racing but all these came to nothing.

tristan1117 · Post by **tristan1117** » 22 Feb 2011, 04:37

Gannit misses flight to England

Rusty Gannit was expected to arrive in England today to begin preparations for the upcoming F1RWRS round at Snetterton. However, it appears that he has missed his flight and his current whereabouts are unknown. "We have no idea where he is," said owner Mark Skaife. "He was supposed to be here at 10:30 and he just didn't show up." With a shortage in reserve drivers in F1RWRS, NAB-HRT has launched an investigation into the matter. Sightings of the American have turned up in the French Riviera, Finland and in a casino in Monaco. Replaced driver Rhys Davies said: "It appears he took this opportunity to go partying across Europe and just lost track of time. I hope he gets here as late as possible, it will look bad on his resume."

Jeroen Krautmeir · Post by **Jeroen Krautmeir** » 22 Feb 2011, 09:04

PRECISION IN TURMOIL
ZANDER AND RAMPF QUIT TEAM

Precision Motorsports has fallen into more turmoil over the recent weeks. According to a report by Auto Motor und Sport, the team's chief designer, Jorg Zander, and technical director, Willy Rampf, have left the team without any given reason. This leaves Precision in a precarious position as it's design team is now left to more junior staff. In a recent statement, Wilhelm Krautmeir said, "We are disappointed and confused at the decision made by Jorg (Zander) and Willy (Rampf). We had signed them on the basis that they would be committed members of the team, but it seems that our faith has been misguided." Rumours are also circulating that Rampf is seeking to rejoin Jeroen Krautmeir's current team, MRT. About the car, Krautmeir said, "At the moment, we are looking at the current members of the team, and bright people from all sorts of places. We aim to have an announcement ready by the next race." Precision made it clear that they are considering legal action against both men. Precision also announced that Porsche are staying with the team, and have confirmed that their engine deal will last a minimum of 2 years, with an option for an extra year. "Elsewhere, I am pleased to announce Porsche will supply us engines for the next 2 years, with an option for another year."

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 22 Feb 2011, 09:29

Autosport wrote:MRT admits talks with Rampf

MRT lead driver Daniel Melrose admitted the effective BMW works team have started talks with Willy Rampf earlier today after the German left the planned Precision Motorsports team. The Munich based squad were also reported to be in talks with Geoff Willis and ex Super Aguri Technical Director Mark Preston for the vacancy.

"We at MRT weren't expecting these developments to happen and I feel bad for the Precision guys as they looked like a professional and well-organised group which could spring some surprises for next year. But oppertunites like this don't present themselves often in Motorsport and you have to grab them with both hands which is what we did here."

Rampf is expected to sign a new deal for MRT after Snetterton. Mark Preston is rumoured to be the favourite to replace Rampf at Precision.

MinardiFan95 · Post by **MinardiFan95** » 22 Feb 2011, 11:18

Confirmation of sale of Minardi team to Barii Mori/Martin Brundle/Nissan
To whom this may concern:
This message has been sent as a confirmation that the OzJet Minardi Team Australia F1RWRS team, owned by Paul Stoddart, agrees to the terms of sale proposed by the consortium of Barii Mori, Martin Brundle and Nissan. This sale includes chassis', workshops, spare parts and tools while engines are not included due to them still being the property of BMW. However, Paul has left only one condition; that he keeps the rights to the Minardi name for use in any F1RWRS event. If the consortium agree to purchase the team, they will have to wait until the end of the season to take over.

Jeroen Krautmeir · Post by **Jeroen Krautmeir** » 22 Feb 2011, 12:53

(Note, this is meant to take place a week after the previous post. By the way, still looking for another driver for the test)

TOTAL REVAMP AT PRECISION
TEAM TO START ALL OVER AGAIN

After a week of deliberation, Precision Motorsports has announced a total revamp in the team's design team. At a press conference at Oschersleben, Wilhelm and Jeroen Krautmeir stated the recent changes. "Following the recent departure of Jorg Zander and Willy Rampf, the team has taken a week to choose their replacements," Wilhelm said. "We shortlisted several candidates, and eventually narrowed them down until we made the final decision. Matthias Schroeder will take up the role of Chief Designer, Nicola Acciarri is Chief Engineer, Erik van Leeuwen is Chief Aerodynamicist and Gustav Brunner has been appointed Technical Director." Upon questions asked that the first three were unknown names, Jeroen Krautmeir responded, "Yeah, you're right. But Wilhelm and I think their very talented people, and that Gustav will be a perfect mentor." Matt Schroeder attended university in Berlin gaining a doctorate in Aeronautical Engineering before joining Dallara in 2009 and worked as the company aerodynamicist until 2012, when he was hired by Precision Motorsports to work under Jorg Zander. Acciarri and van Leeuwen have very little experience prior to joining Precision, and in fact only graduated 2 years ago. Their appointment to the respective roles is seen as a 'we can't get anyone else' approach by Precision. Gustav Brunner's appointment is a huge surprise, and is widely seen as a coup by the team. He wasn't available to comment. Wilhelm Krautmeir said, "Matt and Gustav have decided that it would be better if the team just tore everything off the drawing board and start from the beginning. That way the new team can share their ideas freely without being constrained by Jorg and Willy's existing work." Jeroen said, "The test should not be obstructed. If there is a delay, it will be 3 weeks at most." On the managerial side of things, Wilhelm Krautmeir remains team principal, though Dutchman Guyon Waltmans is now Jeroen's race engineer. "Willy took some important people with him, but we have new lads. I like this Guyon fellow, fun guy with the same interest. Kraftwerk and Grönemeyer!" Jeroen said. Precision's second driver will enjoy the company of Italian Bojan Tarticchio. "We've also hired Bojan from Rapax. He's a nice guy as well," Jeroen said.

The two brothers also took time to answer some other questions, such as the financial situation of the team. Wilhelm said, "Admittedly, it isn't looking terribly good at the moment. Porsche are making up most of the financial backbone at the present moment, with the family's personal spending second highest. I'll tell you though, that we are in plenty of negotiations." When asked if money would be a deciding factor in choosing between Phillippe Nicolas, Dave Simpson and Damon Cannon, Jeroen said, "No! Definitely not! Sure, it will be great if we got the most moneyed one, but I'm looking for the fastest teammate, not the richest but slowest." One member of the press asked if the car would be a conservative design. "The original plan was to have a solid base, on which the team could develop over the course of the season. That, however, is simply not feasible anymore. The whole design team has clear orders to give the team the most aggressive design possible."

tristan1117 · Post by **tristan1117** » 22 Feb 2011, 13:14

Gannit arrives at Snetterton
(2 days after the first news release)

Rusty Gannit has arrived at Snetterton today, just 5 days before the start of the race. Having never driven a F1RWRS car, he was expected to do some training runs in the simulator in the first two days, but the driver was out traveling across Europe at the time. "Um, yeah, I didn't pick a very good travel agent," said Gannit.

Wookey · Post by **Wookey** » 24 Feb 2011, 00:11

NICOLAS SIGNS DAILYMOTION DEAL

Philippe Nicolas, the young French driver trying to get a seat in the Precision Motorsports has signed a sponsorship deal with the French video-sharing website, Dailymotion. Some sources say that deal is worth nearly 2 Million Euros, which can help the Precision team. Asked, Nicolas said "I want it to help my chances, maybe it will help my chances. I want to join Precision, if I cant then maybe there are other teams."

Aerospeed · Post by **Aerospeed** » 24 Feb 2011, 02:29

Daniel Martins wrote:Lets see if it is going to be at the next race. I need to get used to the circuits where I never raced. Actually, I never raced before this season so...

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Jari Kekkonen wrote:From what I'm hearing, the chances of re-signing you with the team is very high... as long as the team is going to run next season... which is also very high. Hopefully the car, engine, and experience will be better. We're dumping the Lamborghini engines next year. Heck, if we have another bloody mechanical, we're switching to the only alternates we have: The Mecachrome engines. No, not the ones from 1998, Renault gave them to us for free.

Good news, however, we got sponsorship from Embratel, I'll plop it in our jump suits. That's another 35,000 Pounds right there.

SuperAguri · Post by **SuperAguri** » 24 Feb 2011, 07:28

Autosport wrote:Mori Nissan consortium completes Minardi deal

The Mori Nissan consortium have completed the deal to take over the Australian Minardi team. As Paul Stoddart retains ownership of the Minardi name, the new team are likely to be called Sunshine Nissan, with major sponsorship from Nissan, NTT Docomo, NEC and Takara Tomy as well as rebadged works Renault engines. Drivers for the new season have not been finalised although Barii Mori has ruled himself out of driving for the team, however one seat is likley for rising starlet Shinobu Katayama who in 6 races in Japanese F3 has managed to win 2 of them. It is strongly rumoured that the team are after the signature of race winner Hagane Shizuka to create a strong Japanese dream team.

Shinobu Katayama to drive for Australian Minardi

As part of the deal to take over the team and fund the developement of next years car and to pay the current bills, Nissan have requested that Shinobu Katayama drives in the second seat for the rest of the season. If accepted then Katayama will be the first female Japanese driver in F1 and the second female driver on the grid.

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 24 Feb 2011, 07:52

Auotsport wrote:Holden looks at "buying" ArrowTech
Holden has recently said that they are going to offer a deal to ArrowTech ART in order to turn them into a B-team. It is rumoured this deal comes with sponsorship from Australian alcohol company Bundaberg, as well as an effective works engine deal, which will be a definite improvement over ArrowTech's current Lamborghini units. NAB-HRT principal Mark Skaife has said "If this deal with ArrowTech goes through, they shall receive sponsorship and free engines, in return for absolutely nothing. If they wish, they can keep Kekkonen and Martins as drivers, we will have no say over that decision." ArrowTech owner Jeremy McClean was not available for comment.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 24 Feb 2011, 10:09

SuperAguri wrote:
Autosport wrote:Shinobu Katayama to drive for Australian Minardi

As part of the deal to take over the team and fund the developement of next years car and to pay the current bills, Nissan have requested that Shinobu Katayama drives in the second seat for the rest of the season. If accepted then Katayama will be the first female Japanese driver in F1 and the second female driver on the grid.

Pippa Mann wrote:Welcome to the club, Shinobu! I think I have proved this season that us women can be competitive in this series, and I hope I can count on you to help me win this title this year...

Douglas Mann wrote:Finally, someone I might possibly be able to chat up after the race, if I'm lucky...

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 24 Feb 2011, 10:17

Autosport wrote:BMW, Holden and Renault to face espionage charges

Shock revelations came out of the F1 Rejects World Council earlier today as BMW, Holden and Renault are all to face charges of industrial espionage. Allegedly the charges are based on the rumour that the pleminiary new engine regulations for 2013 have been accessed by those 3 engine manufacturers. Nissan which is partially owned by Renault have also been implemented in the case and may be charged if evidence is found to be against them. More details to be revealed later.

Shizuka · Post by **Shizuka** » 24 Feb 2011, 10:24

dr-baker wrote:
Douglas Mann wrote:Finally, someone I might possibly be able to chat up after the race, if I'm lucky...

Good luck

But don't get slapped by her!

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 24 Feb 2011, 10:28

Shizuka wrote:
dr-baker wrote:
Douglas Mann wrote:Finally, someone I might possibly be able to chat up after the race, if I'm lucky...

Good luck But don't get slapped by her!

At least Douglas would understand where he stood in relation to her if that were to happen! Might spoil his sister's championship chances if that happened though, so maybe not...

Phoenix · Post by **Phoenix** » 24 Feb 2011, 10:46

Phoenix McAllister wrote:I wake up, get out of my bed this morning and the first I read is that Barii has bough Minardi? I congratulate him for the deal, but I am very worried for my team. I don't know how I'll deal with the fact one of my drivers is running a rival team...unless he agrees to make Minardi Phoenix's B team, which would be great and definately not unheard of in F1RWRS.

Shizuka · Post by **Shizuka** » 24 Feb 2011, 15:12

Autosport wrote:MAN Team Press Release

The Manx-Anglo-Nippon team - which have been constantly running in the midfield, aside from some DNQ's early in the season - is satisfied with the slow, but definite improvement in terms of race results achieved both by team owner Douglas Mann and team-mate Hagane Shizuka. The only questionmark around them is the next year's engine supplier.
Also, the Japanese driver has announced that he would like to stay on board with the team for the third consecutive season, as "it's a nice team and Douglas isn't a bad boss, and sometimes I find his relationship with his sister entertaining, but at least this can result in better results - so yeah, I would stay here, but we'll see if I can".
Official driver line-up, and engine supply information to be announced later.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 24 Feb 2011, 17:41

27/01/2011 (page 30)

Jeroen Krautmeir wrote:
Wizzie wrote:
Aerond wrote:Don´t go that fast. TRUST ME!! (TML knows why I´m saying this, but you won´t know until the end of this season )

Oi! I know why you're saying that too

While I'm totally at lost as to what you're trying to say....

the Masked Lapwing wrote:And we won't be enlightening you anytime soon.

13/02/2011 (page 33)

the Masked Lapwing wrote:
Wizzie wrote:
JeremyMcClean wrote:Okay, enough fake press releases, what is the limit of drivers one user can enter?

I'm pretty sure the limit is two.

I might allow up to 3 at once. Especially since we need at least three more before I do Brands Hatch.

thehemogoblin wrote:The limit really should be one, because it's getting really hard to follow (and qualify, for that matter).

the Masked Lapwing wrote:
thehemogoblin wrote:The limit really should be one, because it's getting really hard to follow (and qualify, for that matter).

Don't worry, it'll all be sorted out for next year

Previous Post, today

Autosport wrote:MAN Team Press Release

The Manx-Anglo-Nippon team - which have been constantly running in the midfield, aside from some DNQ's early in the season - is satisfied with the slow, but definite improvement in terms of race results achieved both by team owner Douglas Mann and team-mate Hagane Shizuka. The only questionmark around them is the next year's engine supplier.
Also, the Japanese driver has announced that he would like to stay on board with the team for the third consecutive season, as "it's a nice team and Douglas isn't a bad boss, and sometimes I find his relationship with his sister entertaining, but at least this can result in better results - so yeah, I would stay here, but we'll see if I can".
Official driver line-up, and engine supply information to be announced later.

Douglas and Pippa Mann wrote:AMR-MAN Press Conference
Thank you for coming to this hastily-arranged press conference. There seems to be some interest as to the future of our careers and teams. Over the past few weeks, there seems to be some rumours from the governing body that we will have to consolidate our teams. We are very happy to have Jamie Davies and Hagane Shizuka as our teammates at the moment, but should we be forced to consolidate, then at least one will be left to seek another seat. Hagane has been with us for longer, so he has priority. Should Pippa win the title this year, she has said that she would immediately quit as champion and become her brother's support crew, in a similar vein to Sonia and Eddie Irvine in the late-1990s. As to the future of the teams, a bizarre group of American investors from San Fransisco have begun negociations to buy one or other of our teams, but with unknown intentions... They have requested to make themselves known to you through us so they are Jim Douglas, Peter Thorndyke, Tennessee Steinmetz, Carole Bennett and Mr Wu.

More details on this collection of oddball characters and the future of our two teams will be revealed at the end of the season, once the governing body has clarified the rules for next year.

Post by **tommykl** » 24 Feb 2011, 18:16

Ecurie de Course Belge Press Release
After seeing other teams presenting news about next year, we thought it was about time we presented current news within our team. Both drivers have an existing contract until the end of the 2014 season, with an exit clause in case they would be interested in jumping to another team higher in the team's standings.

The 2013 car is currently being developped, and will be substantially different to this year's car. Sponsor news should come towards the end of the season.

The team also has a running manufacturer contract with Gillet running until 2015, and there's no reason to blame Tony Gillet for any mishaps this season.

Finally, we would like to announce that the Equipe de Course Belge will change their official name for next season, and will be called Ecurie Nationale Belge, in remembrance of Jacques Swaters, founder of both teams.

SuperAguri · Post by **SuperAguri** » 24 Feb 2011, 22:52

Autosport wrote:Nismo (Nissan Motorsport) President Shoichi Miyatani wants Hagane Shizuka

Shoichi Miyatani, president of Nismo has made public the fact that he wants to create a Japanese F1 dream team. Speaking today at the launch of next seasons debut of the Sunshine Nissan team he was very candid of the current aims of the team, "We came into the F1RWRS aiming to score points in next seasons championship and to do this we do need talent, we have a number of junior drivers including Shinobu Katayama, who we are expecting to drive for Australian Minardi for the rest of the season but we do need an experienced head to lead the team, my first choice would be Hagane Shizuka, as he is the most talent Japanese driver to date scoring a win last season and we have offered his management a very competitive package to get him from Manx Anglo Nippon, if that does not work then we will be open to an experienced driver to take the lead which will include current driver Dave Simpson.

We thank Barii Mori for his hard work in helping us buy Australian Minardi but he does not own any of the team, 95% of the team is owned by Nismo and 5% of the team is owned by Martin Brundle (via 2MB). Buying the team is a stepping stone for us to be competitive in the sport.

As for the news of the industrial espionage against Renault and other engine suppliers, we would like to make it clear that although the engines will be rebranded we have nothing to do with developement of the engines and we can hold our heads high, if Renault are found guilty then we will take steps to make sure that we have an engine and have written to the world council to consider allowing Diesel engines to be used in the sport. Thank you for your time and look forward to seeing you at the launch of the Sunshine Nissan NM1

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 25 Feb 2011, 08:59

MAN Press Release

With reference to a recent Autosport article, we would like to comment that while Hagane Shizuka is indeed a free agent and wouldn't want to keep him against his will, we are extremely happy with his performance for us and would love to keep him on for as long as he is happy to stay. And don't forget that we originally set the team up for West Cliff refugees, as both Douglas and Hagane are. And the team hasn't survived without us has it? That will show them for not giving us a competitive chance...

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 25 Feb 2011, 09:01

SuperAguri wrote:... then we will take steps to make sure that we have an engine and have written to the world council to consider allowing Diesel engines to be used in the sport.

MAN Racing already use diesel engines - the same as used in MAN trucks on the road...

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 25 Feb 2011, 09:24

If KQ used Toyota hybrids, then I think you can get away with diesel.

Shizuka · Post by **Shizuka** » 25 Feb 2011, 09:29

I'm going to decide where to drive at the end of the season.

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 26 Feb 2011, 10:52

RESULTS FOR QUALIFYING HEAT #1:

James DAVIES: 0:40.85
Douglas MANN: 0:41.27
Frank ZIMMER: 0:41.40
Damon CANNON: 0:41.89
Aurelian MOLL: 0:41.97
Giovanni RODA: 0:42.44
David KOCZO: 0:42.59
Resi RESPATI: 0:42.79

RESULTS FOR QUALIFYING HEAT #2:

Pippa MANN: 0:40.99
Jeroen KRAUTMEIR: 0:41.29
Hagane SHIZUKA: 0:41.58
Richie WHITE: 0:41.72
Jari KEKKONEN: 0:42.16
Nicolas STEELE: 0:42.30
Rusty GANNIT: 0:42.75

RESULTS FOR QUALIFYING HEAT #3:

Kay LON: 0:41.03
Barii MORI: 0:41.19
Nathanael SPENCER: 0:41.47
Darren OLDER JR: 0:41.79
Daniel MARTINS: 0:42.10
Thomas DE BOCK: 0:42.33
Dave SIMPSON: 0:42.64

RESULTS FOR QUALIFYING HEAT #4:

Chris DAGNALL: 0:40.91
Daniel MELROSE: 0:41.14
Ashley WATKINSON: 0:41.53
Gary CAMERON: 0:41.84
Tristan JUNG: 0:42.06
Luca PACCHIARINI: 0:42.39
Dean O'LAUCHLAN: 0:42.70

COMBINED PRE-QUALIFYING RESULTS:

James DAVIES: 0:40.85
Chris DAGNALL: 0:40.91
Pippa MANN 0:40.99
Kay LON 0:41.03
Daniel MELROSE 0:41.14
Barii MORI: 0:41.19
Douglas MANN: 0:41.27
Jeroen KRAUTMEIR 0:41.29
Frank ZIMMER: 0:41.40
Nathanael SPENCER: 0:41.47
Ashley WATKINSON: 0:41.53
Hagane SHIZUKA: 0:41.58
Richie WHITE: 0:41.72
Darren OLDER JR: 0:41.79
Gary CAMERON: 0:41.84
Damon CANNON: 0:41.89
Aurelian MOLL: 0:41.97
Tristan JUNG: 0:42.06
Daniel MARTINS: 0:42.10
Jari KEKKONEN: 0:42.16
Nicolas STEELE: 0:42.30
Thomas DE BOCK: 0:42.33
Luca PACCHIARINI: 0:42.39
Giovanni RODA: 0:42.44
David KOCZO: 0:42.59
Dave SIMPSON: 0:42.64
Dean O'LAUCHLAN: 0:42.70
Rusty GANNIT: 0:42.75
Resi RESPATI: 0:42.79

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 26 Feb 2011, 10:54

the Masked Lapwing wrote:Chris DAGNALL: 0:40.91
Daniel MELROSE: 0:40.14

Your attention span has failed you again.

tristan1117 · Post by **tristan1117** » 26 Feb 2011, 22:37

Rusty Gannit exits F1RWRS in Disgrace!
After his premature exit in today's pre-qualifying, (in which he beached his car in the gravel trap twice, only getting one hot lap), Rusty Gannit argued furiously with fellow teammate Frank Zimmer, claiming he had blocked the road. Gannit then stormed out of the NAB-HRT garage and walked to Trueba Racing Team, where he hoped to get a coffee. Both Giovanni Roda and Tristan Jung refused to let him in after yet another previous dispute that had arisen on Friday practice. Gannit then walked out of the racetrack and booked a flight home to the US immediately. He was then greeted by the news that the FRA had revoked his Superlicense, thus leaving him unable to drive in F1RWRS ever again. "Well, to be honest, we're glad he's gone," said Rhys Davies. "He was basically a scandal waiting to happen. Hope he has fun turning left."

watka · Post by **watka** » 26 Feb 2011, 22:56

Autosport wrote:WATKINSON: "HEMOGOBLIN WAS NOT AMBITIOUS ENOUGH"
Following the Snetterton qualifying session, Ashley Watkinson felt it necessary to blast his own team boss, who recently folded the Autowerks Hemogoblin team. "He gave absolutely no warning of the closure" said Watkinson. "I had agreed a 3 race deal with 2 other teams, but he decides that a reason to shut down the whole team! I know I'm an awesome driver, but a load of my mechanics, and friends, are now jobless. I will fight tooth and nail for them to get the compensation they deserve and help them in their F1RWRS careers. I myself have no team to go to after this 3 race stint, but I hope I'm showcasing myself well enough to be involved with a team on a permanent basis next season.

Watkinson went on to criticise his former boss for other things as well. "He was completely hands off, no ambition to drive the team forwards. I felt comfortable within the team, but there was next to no progress being made on the car. The car was struggling to qualify and it just got worse and worse of the season. That's why I took the decision to try to drive for some other teams, so that I could gather intelligence to develop our c..., sorry what I meant to say was that if he needed a pay driver, he should have employed one! As I've said, I've made friends at the team. The one win that I had with the team is dedicated to them, and certainly not Mr Hemogoblin"

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 26 Feb 2011, 23:29

Autosport wrote:HRT to offer drive for Watkinson
Rumours are starting to spread about NAB-HRT offering a £15m per race offer to Ashley Watkinson to race for the team starting at Adelaide. HRT has already said that Frank Zimmer, the driver of the #7 car, will not drive for the team next year, and it is thought that he will be forced to make way for Watkinson. Team principal Mark Skaife said "We have contacted Watkinson about the deal, and he has said that he is waiting for other possible offers before making a commitment."

tristan1117 · Post by **tristan1117** » 27 Feb 2011, 02:19

Autosport wrote:American Racing Conglomerate to Make Bid?
The American Racing Conglomerate, a company which has teams from Le Mans to Formula Nippon, has announced a possible bid to buy Hemogoblin Autowerks and run it as a one-car team with Ashley Watkinson for the remainder for the season, before reevaluating their options in 2013. ARC team president: Brad Paisley said: "We are also interested in possibly annexing the assets of KQ Motor Sports. Teams are dropping like flies these days; its just the right time to buy! American involvement is now at an all time low with Hemogoblin folding and we desperately need an American team! Why? We don't know, we just need one!"

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

RACE #9 - SNETTERTON
Qualifying:

Ah, the memories of 2011, as Nathanael Spencer pulls out an absolutely brilliant lap to plonk his Prospec on pole, barely edging out Daniel Melrose.

1st: Prospec - Nathanael SPENCER: 0:40.89
2nd: MRT-BMW - Daniel MELROSE: +0.02
3rd: Manx-Anglo-Nippon - Douglas MANN: +0.21
4th: Kahama Motor Sport - Kay LON: +0.24
5th: NAB-HRT - Frank ZIMMER: +0.31
6th: SAFTPHonda - Ashley WATKINSON: +0.43
7th: MRT-BMW - Jeroen KRAUTMEIR: +0.46
8th: SAFTPHonda - Barii MORI: +0.49
9th: Anglo-Manx Racing - Pippa MANN: +0.60
10th: Anglo-Manx Racing - James DAVIES: +0.70
11th: Group Lotus - Richie WHITE: +0.75
12th: Manx-Anglo-Nippon - Hagane SHIZUKA: +0.84
13th: RubberTex-Jones - Chris DAGNALL: +0.94
14th: CR Motorsport - Damon CANNON: +1.01
15th: Prospec - Gary CAMERON: +1.06
16th: CR Motorsport - Darren OLDER JR: +1.08
17th: ArrowTech ART - Daniel MARTINS: +1.20
18th: Equipe de Course Belge - Aurelian MOLL: +1.25
19th: Trueba Racing - Tristan JUNG: +1.27

Race:

1st: Douglas Mann (Manx-Anglo-Nippon): 44:12.51
2nd: Kay Lon (Kahama Motor Sport): +1.73
3rd: Nathanael Spencer (Prospec): +2.83
4th: Pippa Mann (Anglo-Manx Racing): +9.38*
5th: Jeroen Krautmeir (MRT-BMW): +13.29
6th: Frank Zimmer (NAB-HRT): +33.82
7th: Daniel Melrose (MRT-BMW): +39.93
8th: Ashley Watkinson (SAFTPHonda): +1 LAP
9th: Chris Dagnall (RubberTex-Jones): +1 LAP
10th: James Davies (Anglo-Manx Racing): +1 LAP
11th: Gary Cameron (Prospec): +1 LAP
12th: Damon Cannon (CR Motorsport): +1 LAP
13th: Richie White (Group Lotus): +1 LAP
14th: Aurelian Moll (Equipe de Course Belge): +1 LAP
15th: Tristan Jung (Trueba Racing): +1 LAP
16th: Hagane Shizuka (Manx-Anglo-Nippon): +2 LAPS
17th: Daniel Martins (ArrowTech ART): +2 LAPS
18th: Darren Older Jr (CR Motorsport): +2 LAPS
DNF: Barii Mori (SAFTPHonda): L1 (Collision)
Fastest Lap: Pippa Mann (0:42.84)

*Penalised 10 seconds for corner cutting.

Meanwhile, the race had two brilliant moments - the first on lap 1, as Chris Dagnall made an absolutely brilliant getaway to be 9th, behind Mori, going into turn 1. Of course, that went somewhat sour as they touched wheels on the run to turn 2, with Mori spearing off into the grass on the inside of the track and rejoining almost halfway down the next straight. A long way behind Dagnall. Right into the path of Shizuka, Martins and Older Jr. These three were forced to pit for repairs, while Mori retired on the spot. The other brilliant moment was at the very end - with both Manns/Menn (I really don't know), Spencer and Lon all right in it. The order on the way into the final chicane was Douglas, Pippa, Kay and Nathanael, when Pippa tried to pass Douglas. Douglas left no room, and she was forced onto the grass on the inside of the track. The reason she was penalised was because (arguably) she had an advantage over Douglas - while she was behinf her brother after the corner, she had a speed advantage, and chased him down just short of the line. Ah well, it was exciting anyway, and she takes the championship lead thanks to scoring the fastest lap.

Drivers’ Championship (After Round 9 of 16):
1st: Pippa Mann (50)
2nd: Kay Lon (49)
3rd: Chris Dagnall (46)
4th: Daniel Melrose (35)
5th: James Davies (32)
6th: Douglas Mann (30)
7th: Phoenix McAllister (27)
8th: Rhys Davies (26)
= 9th: Nathanael Spencer (24)
= 9th: Jeroen Krautmeir (24)
11th: Ashley Watkinson (17)
12th: Darren Older Jr (16)
13th: Frank Zimmer (13)
14th: Hagane Shizuka (11)
15th: Sammy Jones (7)
= 16th: David Koczo (6)
= 16th: Jari Kekkonen (6)
= 18th: Richie White (5)
= 18th: Barii Mori (5)
= 18th: Dave Simpson (5)
= 21st: Tristan Jung (4)
= 21st: T. Hemo Goblin (4)
= 21st: Gary Cameron (4)
24th: Luca Pacchiarini (2)
25th: Damon Cannon (1)

Teams’ Championship:
1st: Anglo-Manx Racing (82)
2nd: Qantas MRT-BMW (58)
3rd: RubberTex-Jones Racing (53)
4th: Kahama Motor Sport (49)*
5th: NAB-Holden Racing Team (47)
6th: Manx-Anglo-Nippon Racing Team (41)
7th: Super Aguri Footwork Team Phoenix Honda (33)
8th: Prospec (25)
9th: CR Motorsport (17)
10th: Hemogoblin Autowerks (12)^
11th: Team Calinetic (9)
12th: ArrowTech ART (6)
= 13th: OzJet Team Minardi Australia (5)*
= 13th: Group Lotus (5)*
15th: Trueba Racing Team (4)
16th: Pacchia-Coswojuddhartlambo (2)*

*Denotes single car teams.
^Sadly this team is no longer with us.

Jeroen Krautmeir · Post by **Jeroen Krautmeir** » 27 Feb 2011, 11:15

Jeroen K wrote:Well, after our excellent result in Brands Hatch, I was really looking forward to more here at Snetterton. However, I'm content with being able to beat Danno in the race. Hopefully, though, both the car and myself will be able to perform better next time around.