Grand Prix Rejects

Nuppiz wrote:

WaffleCat wrote:

Flaschenpost wrote:WaffleCat, there is no contract you have with Schumi currently, you will get your mail in the next days with your opportunity - and, to be honest, i don´t think you will have schumi nobody will, cause he is currently a formel könig driver and won´t get a superlicense! keep a little bit the spirit of the game we are in 1989 and don´t know that there is an upcoming multiple-world-champion, you know what i mean?

Woah,whoops.One massive brain fade there...

If this championship continues for long enough, you should try signing him for 1991, as by then he would be a German F3 champion which is probably enough for a superlicense.

The Daily Fake wrote:Tyrrell sign German youngster
It has emerged that Tyrrell are poised to sign 1-year-old Sebastian Vettel as their second driver. He announced himself to the world last year by recording the fastest birth speed ever recorded, popping out at 120kph.
"He bounced around the room a bit, but the umbilical was like a bungee cord and it soon pulled him back to his mum" said Dr. Weinstein of Heppenheim hospital.

We're not really signing him...but you already knew that. Right?

This wrote:it seems i forgot about the tyres, what are the differences?

Autosport wrote:ONYX PLANS REVEALED for 1989
Stefan Johannson and Pierre-Henri Raphanel have both signed for the start-up squad, sources can reveal. Customer ford engines are also in, along with Goodyear tyres. JJ Lehto is to be signed as test-driver. Onyx team principle Luke Knight said earlier today [1st January 1989] "We have got a strong package heading into the new year. We're a start up team so I'm not expecting miracles, but I fully beleive Stefan and Pierre can get out of the pre-qualifying lottery by mid-season"

Autosport wrote:SPY SHOT! ONYX REVEALED

The new Onyx was spotted during a shakedown at Estoril. The car features Shell, Foster's, and LeasePlan sponsorship, and was being driven by JJ Lehto.

pasta_maldonado wrote:Flaschenpost: My email isn't working properly so this is my selections:

*Stefan Johannson and Raphanel as drivers
*Goodyear tyres
*Direct chassis development towards speed.
*Ford customer engines

Autosport wrote:SPY SHOT! ONYX REVEALED

The new Onyx was spotted during a shakedown at Estoril. The car features Shell, Foster's, and LeasePlan sponsorship, and was being driven by JJ Lehto.

English Autosport wrote:SPY SHOT! ONYX REVEALED!

The new Onyx was spotted during a shake down session, with JJ Lehto at the wheel.

The Moon wrote:Japanes Autosport Publishes Fake Pictures
Japanes autosport recently published a picture of an Onyx, that clearly had the wrong livery on it. Onyx team principle Luke Knight said: ""This is a disgrace. We have sponsorship from the wonderful Moneytron, not Shell and some other crap. Who do Japanes Autosport think they are?" Sources close to Knight discribed him as "pissed off". According to rumours, Knight said "Those Japanese idiots are crusin for a Bruce Lee bruisin'" More news on this as it develops.

pasta_maldonado wrote:Flaschenpost: My email isn't working properly so this is my selections:

*Stefan Johannson and Raphanel as drivers
*Goodyear tyres
*Direct chassis development towards speed.
*Ford customer engines

Autosport wrote:SPY SHOT! ONYX REVEALED

The new Onyx was spotted during a shakedown at Estoril. The car features Shell, Foster's, and LeasePlan sponsorship, and was being driven by JJ Lehto.

Autosport wrote:
The Zakspeed 891 being tested by Christian Danner at Snetterton, Danner admitted that he thinks the car looks awful but is happy with it's performance.

The Grand Prix Journal wrote:An exclusive spy shot!

Coloni's new-but-old FC188B being tested. The test was done on a very wet conditions.

Autosport wrote:Benetton targetting the front end
It's all change at the Benetton squad, with a new team manager in the form of Dennis Robson. With both Thierry Boutsen and Alessandro Nannini moving on to other teams, Riccardo Patrese has been brought in as the lead driver. Partnering him is none other than Martin Brundle, finally recieving his big break in Formula One. Benetton have also become the works Ford team, and will benefit as such by recieving the latest-spec engines before any of the other teams do so. The new normally-aspirated 3.5 litre V8 in the back, coupled to an in-house gearbox, and Pirelli tyres, means that Benetton should be looking to solidify their 3rd place in the championship. The bright Benetton colours will adorn the new B189 model once again.

Rumors that the B189 is behind schedule and will not appear until after that first few races of the season have been shot down by team manager Robson as 'a load of old wool'

Luke Knight wrote: Great job from Stefan and Gabriele to escape Pre-Qualifying, here's hoping we make the grid!

Thomas De Bock wrote:Well, I'm glad that Nicola was quick enough to get us through to main qualifying, and it looks like he's got a decent shot at making the race. However, Olivier is massively disappointing for a Formula 3000 champion, and he needs to get a move on if he wants to have any sort of future with the team.

pasta_maldonado wrote:

Luke Knight wrote: Great job from Stefan and Gabriele to escape Pre-Qualifying, here's hoping we make the grid!

Does this need a wiki page?

Flaschenpost wrote:

pasta_maldonado wrote:

Luke Knight wrote: Great job from Stefan and Gabriele to escape Pre-Qualifying, here's hoping we make the grid!

Does this need a wiki page?

would be nice, but i think i won´t have time for it

tommykl wrote:

Flaschenpost wrote:

pasta_maldonado wrote:Does this need a wiki page?

would be nice, but i think i won´t have time for it

You don't have to do it, there are guys like Wizzie, FMecha, Tristan and me who can take care of it (although I haven't done it in quite some time).

FantometteBR wrote:So pre-qualifying will goes to teams instead of drivers? And it will have the reshuffle of the list mid-season?

FantometteBR wrote:So pre-qualifying will goes to teams instead of drivers? And it will have the reshuffle of the list mid-season?

redbulljack14 wrote:Who's in charge of Rial? Did you seriously keep Weidler but not Danner?

Shizuka wrote:

redbulljack14 wrote:Who's in charge of Rial? Did you seriously keep Weidler but not Danner?

I believe it's Klon.

redbulljack14 wrote:

Shizuka wrote:

redbulljack14 wrote:Who's in charge of Rial? Did you seriously keep Weidler but not Danner?

I believe it's Klon.

Surely Weidler will DNQ every race, considering they don't have to pre-qualify. I thought he'd have kept an all-German team, especially considering Arnoux was already 40 at the time, and he picked Rial as a sign of patriotism.

Saying that, patriotism's not why I picked Lotus, although that is why I chose to sign Warwick.

FantometteBR wrote:

redbulljack14 wrote:Surely Weidler will DNQ every race, considering they don't have to pre-qualify. I thought he'd have kept an all-German team, especially considering Arnoux was already 40 at the time, and he picked Rial as a sign of patriotism.

Saying that, patriotism's not why I picked Lotus, although that is why I chose to sign Warwick.

Patriotism kinda made me try to sign Moreno for Arrows (Capelli I tried because I would like to see how we would behave in any car that isn't a March or a crapbox Ferrari '92)