A tribute to the heroic failures of Grand Prix racing
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Generic Times wrote:Barii Mori stormed off after his first race in Argentina, he was heard muttering "Team orders... Unequal cars...". His manager said "Mori was a bit upset about his placement given how well his team mate did, he was over a second a lap slower in the race, despite driving his nuts off and having a quicker car in qualifying.". Williams were unavailable for comment.
SuperAguri wrote:Generic Times wrote:Barii Mori stormed off after his first race in Argentina, he was heard muttering "Team orders... Unequal cars...". His manager said "Mori was a bit upset about his placement given how well his team mate did, he was over a second a lap slower in the race, despite driving his nuts off and having a quicker car in qualifying.". Williams were unavailable for comment.
'the real' Warren Hughes wrote:Terrible luck for David to be taken out when he looked set for victory, however for myself this is a weekend we have to just forget and move on from. It does puzzle me that there should be such a great discrepancy between the performance of two cars from the same team.
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1. Douglas Mann Williams-Renault 1:23.694
2. Barii Mori Williams-Renault 1:23.871
3. Miguel Zapatero Ferrari 1:23.986
4. Jeroen Krautmeir Prost-Mugen 1:24.085
5. Jack Christopherson Jordan-Peugeot 1:24.111
6. Daniel Melrose Jordan-Peugeot 1:24.498
7. Thomas de Bock Sauber-Petronas 1:24.709
8. Phoenix McAllister McLaren-Mercedes 1:24.806
9. Nick Nurmester Ferrari 1:24.962
10. Ed Kevin McLaren-Mercedes 1:25.153
11. Hagane Shizuka Benetton-Renault 1:25.386
12. John Zimmer Sauber-Petronas 1:25.555
13. David Koczo Stewart-Ford 1:25.580
14. James Chapman Benetton-Renault 1:25.732
15. Darren Older Jnr Arrows-Yamaha 1:25.867
16. Warren Hughes Stewart-Ford 1:25.968
17. Damon Cannon Arrows-Yamaha 1:26.043
18. James Davies Prost-Mugen 1:26.421
19. Mitch Herrtz Tyrrell-Ford 1:26.450
20. Tristan Jung Minardi-Hart 1:26.562
21. Emil Klok Tyrrell-Ford 1:26.767
22. Nathanael Spencer Minardi-Hart 1:27.065
23. Giovanni Roda Lola-Ford 1:27.784
24. Pippa Mann Lola-Ford 1:27.986Nick Nurmester wrote:Egads, wasn't one of me best qualifyings, that's for sure. Bein' a second behind yer team mate is bad enuff, but losing out to some petty Jordans, a Prost and a Sauber is ev'n worse!
John Zimmer wrote:Imola is one of my favourite tracks, so I don't undestand why I didn't qualify very well. Thomas has showed that the Sauber has some pace, so why can't I keep up?
Jack Christopherson wrote:Finally, top qualifier at Jordan, top 5 on the grid twice in a row.
Damon Cannon wrote:17th on the grid is not where I would like to be. Just couldn't get the setup right and when I was on a better lap, that idiot Roda held me up. I'll have to look out tomorrow for an orange bullet coming from behind with no means of stopping. He better not use me as his brakes again, otherwise...
Jeroen Krautmeir wrote:Imola, San Marino - Qualifying
Firstly, my apologies for doing this wayyyyy off-schedule!Code: Select all
1. Douglas Mann Williams-Renault 1:23.694
2. Barii Mori Williams-Renault 1:23.871
3. Miguel Zapatero Ferrari 1:23.986
4. Jeroen Krautmeir Prost-Mugen 1:24.085
5. Jack Christopherson Jordan-Peugeot 1:24.111
6. Daniel Melrose Jordan-Peugeot 1:24.498
7. Thomas de Bock Sauber-Petronas 1:24.709
8. Phoenix McAllister McLaren-Mercedes 1:24.806
9. Nick Nurmester Ferrari 1:24.962
10. Ed Kevin McLaren-Mercedes 1:25.153
11. Hagane Shizuka Benetton-Renault 1:25.386
12. John Zimmer Sauber-Petronas 1:25.555
13. David Koczo Stewart-Ford 1:25.580
14. James Chapman Benetton-Renault 1:25.732
15. Darren Older Jnr Arrows-Yamaha 1:25.867
16. Warren Hughes Stewart-Ford 1:25.968
17. Damon Cannon Arrows-Yamaha 1:26.043
18. James Davies Prost-Mugen 1:26.421
19. Mitch Herrtz Tyrrell-Ford 1:26.450
20. Tristan Jung Minardi-Hart 1:26.562
21. Emil Klok Tyrrell-Ford 1:26.767
22. Nathanael Spencer Minardi-Hart 1:27.065
23. Giovanni Roda Lola-Ford 1:27.784
24. Pippa Mann Lola-Ford 1:27.986
dr-baker wrote:Is this a record between qualifying and the race?
Phoenix wrote:dr-baker wrote:Is this a record between qualifying and the race?
Phoenix McAllister is getting bored after emptying Ron Dennis' personal bar.
SuperAguri wrote:Phoenix wrote:dr-baker wrote:Is this a record between qualifying and the race?
Phoenix McAllister is getting bored after emptying Ron Dennis' personal bar.
Surely you can empty Eddie Jordans bar too and have a good meal down at Minardi.
SuperAguri wrote:Phoenix wrote:dr-baker wrote:Is this a record between qualifying and the race?
Phoenix McAllister is getting bored after emptying Ron Dennis' personal bar.
Surely you can empty Eddie Jordans bar too and have a good meal down at Minardi.
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1. Barii Mori Williams-Renault
2. Nick Nurmester Ferrari +0.477
3. Miguel Zapatero Ferrari +19.030
4. Daniel Melrose Jordan-Peugeot +26.221
5. Hagane Shizuka Benetton-Renault +26.352
6. Phoenix McAllister McLaren-Mercedes +38.161
7. Thomas de Bock Sauber-Petronas +45.836
8. Jeroen Krautmeir Prost-Mugen +57.438
9. Emil Klok Tyrrell-Ford +1:18.392
10. Mitch Herrtz Tyrrell-Ford +1 LAP
11. Nathanael Spencer Minardi-Hart +1 LAPCode: Select all
1. Daniel Melrose- 19
2. Douglas Mann- 14
3. Darren Older Jnr- 10
4. Barii Mori- 10
5. Miguel Zapatero- 10
6. Nick Nurmester- 8
7. Pippa Mann- 6
8. Hagane Shizuka- 5
9. David Koczo- 4
10. Jeroen Krautmeir- 4
11. Thomas de Bock- 4
12. Mitch Herrtz- 3
13. John Zimmer- 2
14. James Davies- 2
15. James Chapman- 1
16. Ed Kevin- 1
17. Phoenix McAllister- 1Code: Select all
1. Williams-Renault= 24
2. Jordan-Peugeot= 19
3. Ferrari= 18
4. Arrows-Yamaha= 10
5. Lola-Ford= 6
6. Prost-Mugen Honda= 6
7. Sauber-Petronas= 6
8. Benetton-Renault= 6
9. Stewart-Ford= 4
10. Tyrrell-Ford= 3
11. McLaren-Mercedes= 2
Nick Nurmester wrote:Almost winnin' the race isn't bad fro' a 9th place starter. Y' can say all ye want about race attrition, but the thruth's that nay-one gets points without finishing.
Phoenix McAllister wrote:I'm happy to score my first point of the season. However, we must apply very hard. Last place in the WCC is by no means where McLaren belongs. We've been a bit unlucky, yes, but the car still lacks some pace and reliability.
Damon Cannonl wrote:Just what I feared! Roda took me off AGAIN at the first corner! I am so completely bathplugged off with this upstart!
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1. Mitch Herrtz Tyrrell-Ford 1:18.544
2. James Davies Prost-Mugen 1:18.583
3. Nathanael Spencer Minardi-Hart 1:18.656
4. Warren Hughes Stewart-Ford 1:18.977
5. Giovanni Roda Lola-Ford 1:19.105
6. Tristan Jung Minardi-Ford 1:19.222
7. Pippa Mann Lola-Ford 1:19.263
8. Hagane Shizuka Benetton-Renault 1:21.295
9. Damon Cannon Arrows-Yamaha 1:21.468
10. Nick Nurmester Ferrari 1:21.626
11. Emil Klok Tyrrell-Ford 1:21.674
12. Darren Older Jnr Arrows-Yamaha 1:21.694
13. Jeroen Krautmeir Prost-Mugen 1:21.723
14. Thomas de Bock Sauber-Petronas 1:21.860
15. David Koczo Stewart-Ford 1:22.199
16. James Chapman Benetton-Renault 1:22.349
17. Ed Kevin McLaren-Mercedes 1:22.516
18. Phoenix McAllister McLaren-Mercedes 1:22.606
19. Daniel Melrose Jordan-Peugeot 1:22.961
20. Jack Christopherson Jordan-Peugeot 1:23.290
21. John Zimmer Sauber-Petronas 1:23.333
22. Douglas Mann Williams-Renault 1:23.465
23. Miguel Zapatero Ferrari 1:23.784
24. Barii Mori Williams-Renault 1:23.986
Updatesport wrote:Championship leader Daniel Melrose was disapppointed with his performance but expects to bounce back in the race with his exceptional record around the streets of the Principality.
Barii Mori wrote:Wonderful start to blast past my team mate and stay in the lead to the end, although my tyres were fading and I could have been over taken by the Ferrari of Nick Nurmester, however managed to keep him behind and get my first win in two races!
Well we got it wrong and we were told it would stay dry, still as Graham Hill said, you meet a nicer people at the back of the grid. Still will be racing to get a few points.
Damon Cannon wrote: I love Monaco. I always do well here, and 9th place in qualifying has given me an excellent chance of points in the race. I have to be wary though, a certain G.Roda is in 5th...
Nick Nurmester wrote:Ah shucks. Glad to be the secon' best of the fron' runners, still.
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1. Damon Cannon Arrows-Yamaha
2. Nathanael Spencer Minardi-Hart +43.025
3. Daniel Melrose Jordan-Peugeot +43.329
4. Douglas Mann Williams-Renault +1:14.845
5. Warren Hughes Stewart-Ford +1 LAP
6. Emil Klok Tyrrell-Ford +1 LAP
7. James Davies Prost-Mugen +1 LAP
8. Phoenix McAllister McLaren-Mercedes +2 LAPS
9. Tristan Jung Minardi-Hart +2 LAPS
10. Pippa Mann Lola-Ford +2 LAPS
11. Ed Kevin McLaren-Mercedes +2 LAPS
12. Jeroen Krautmeir Prost-Mugen +4 LAPSCode: Select all
1. Daniel Melrose- 23
2. Douglas Mann- 17
3. Darren Older Jnr- 10
4. Barii Mori- 10
5. Miguel Zapatero- 10
6. Damon Cannon- 10
7. Nick Nurmester- 8
8. Pippa Mann- 6
9. Nathanael Spencer- 6
10. Hagane Shizuka- 5
11. David Koczo- 4
12. Jeroen Krautmeir- 4
13. Thomas de Bock- 4
14. Mitch Herrtz- 3
15. John Zimmer- 2
16. James Davies- 2
17. Warren Hughes- 2
18. James Chapman- 1
19. Ed Kevin- 1
20. Phoenix McAllister- 1
21. Emil Klok- 1Code: Select all
1. Williams-Renault= 27
2. Jordan-Peugeot= 23
3. Arrows-Yamaha= 20
4. Ferrari= 18
5. Lola-Ford= 6
6. Prost-Mugen Honda= 6
7. Sauber-Petronas= 6
8. Benetton-Renault= 6
9. Minardi-Hart= 6
10. Stewart-Ford= 6
11. Tyrrell-Ford= 4
12. McLaren-Mercedes= 2John Zimmer wrote:Did anyone see me bin it in the tunnel? No? It was too dark, you say? Despite the large fireball? Good... so if anyone asks, I, um, went for a swim...
the Masked Lapwing wrote:John Zimmer wrote:Did anyone see me bin it in the tunnel? No? It was too dark, you say? Despite the large fireball? Good... so if anyone asks, I, um, went for a swim...
Barii Mori wrote:I had a good look as you smacked your spinning car into me, causing me to retire....
SuperAguri wrote:the Masked Lapwing wrote:John Zimmer wrote:Did anyone see me bin it in the tunnel? No? It was too dark, you say? Despite the large fireball? Good... so if anyone asks, I, um, went for a swim...Barii Mori wrote:I had a good look as you smacked your spinning car into me, causing me to retire....
Pippa Mann wrote: Wish I could have blamed this crash for being 2 laps down, but I just can't. The Mastercard Lola Ford is just a pig of a car to drive in the wet. And I'm sorry to Douglas for holding him up for half a lap at one point, otherwise he might have beaten Daniel Melrose, and thus closer to him for the championship. This pig of a car is just a pain to handle and I just struggled to get out of the way.
John Zimmer wrote:Did anyone see me bin it in the tunnel? No? It was too dark, you say? Despite the large fireball? Good... so if anyone asks, I, um, went for a swim...
Barii Mori wrote:I had a good look as you smacked your spinning car into me, causing me to retire....
Nick Nurmester wrote:Must've bin' some rubbish fro' that which my car snucked up an' caused the engine to overheat.
John Zimmer wrote:Did anyone see me bin it in the tunnel? No? It was too dark, you say? Despite the large fireball? Good... so if anyone asks, I, um, went for a swim...
Barii Mori wrote:I had a good look as you smacked your spinning car into me, causing me to retire....
Nick Nurmester wrote:Must've bin' some rubbish fro' that which my car snucked up an' caused the engine to overheat.
Thomas De Bock wrote:That must have been the cause of the safety car I smashed into. That'll teach me to hire Taki Inoue as race engineer...
Daniel Melrose wrote:If it wasn't for that accident and the resulting safety car I would have beaten Spencer for 2nd.
I'm glad I could finally score my first point this season! Probably it wouldn't be possible without all those retirements, but still we were quite competitive on this short yet great track.
Damon Cannon wrote:YEEEESSSS!! Get in there!! My first win at F1CC. And at my favourite track as well. Best part though was seeing Roda doing the most rejectful move I have ever seen on Davies at the chicane past the tunnel, driving into the end of the wall as he turned in on the first lap.
Damon Cannon wrote: I was lucky not to end up in the crash involving Zimmer, Mori and Mann, as I saw no yellow flags and the wreckage was just past the kink in the tunnel.
Pippa Mann wrote: Wish I could have blamed this crash for being 2 laps down, but I just can't. The Mastercard Lola Ford is just a pig of a car to drive in the wet. And I'm sorry to Douglas for holding him up for half a lap at one point, otherwise he might have beaten Daniel Melrose, and thus closer to him for the championship. This pig of a car is just a pain to handle and I just struggled to get out of the way.
Damon Cannon wrote:Oh dear... My sincire apologies Pippa. I fear I might have gotten too drunk from celebrating my victory.