Grand Prix Rejects

Just a quick remind: We are still selling one of our driving places. Price is 60k per race or 900k for full season. For Brabham it is 700k for full season or 50 k per race and for Keke Rosberg it is 500 k for whole season and 50 k per race.

pi314159 wrote:

BlindCaveSalamander wrote:Man, it must really suck to be Carlos Pace in this...

Maybe Williams can pick him up, they have only Pescarolo left from the list Eurobrun has posted, and no driver signed yet.

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I will offer him 250

pycku wrote:Just a quick remind: We are still selling one of our driving places. Price is 60k per race or 900k for full season. For Brabham it is 700k for full season or 50 k per race and for Keke Rosberg it is 500 k for whole season and 50 k per race.

So Laffite will only drive if you don't find a buyer for the seat?

pi314159 wrote:

pycku wrote:Just a quick remind: We are still selling one of our driving places. Price is 60k per race or 900k for full season. For Brabham it is 700k for full season or 50 k per race and for Keke Rosberg it is 500 k for whole season and 50 k per race.

So Laffite will only drive if you don't find a buyer for the seat?

Yes, I had to ensure two drivers, but it is not said I'll use them. And as Fittipaldi seems to be better than Lafitte (at least he is supposed), Lafitte may be forced to be third driver or something like that

Williams:

Pace gladly accepts the Williams drive, no random needed

Pescarolo:

1-95 goes to Williams
96-100 goes to Martini
55! Pescarolo is signed.

Martini
Only Leclère is left of all the drivers, he accepts the Martini offer. But if you're lucky, pycku sells the Arrows seat and you could pick Laffite up.

Jochen Mass and Hans Heyer don't have any other options than ATS, so they're both signed.

Merzario didn't suggest any contracts, so I'll just put Arturo in the car.

Aren't Martini and Brabham one and the same?

pycku wrote:Aren't Martini and Brabham one and the same?

No, Brabham were sponsored by Martini, but there is also a french chassis builder called Martini, who entered Formula 1 in 1978.

Martini will sign Laffite if he is not used by Arrows.

pi314159 wrote:Ensign drivers next:

Clay Regazzoni has offers from Ensign and Williams

1-40 signs for Ensign
41-100 signs for Williams

7, Regazzoni signs for Ensign, but would go to Williams as a backup plan, if Ensign goes for Giacomelli/Cheever instead

Giacomelli and Cheever have no other options and would like to sign for Ensign

Ensign gladly welcomes Clay Regazzoni. As for our second driver, Bruno Giacomelli will add his ability to the team.

Shadow will run Peterson and Pironi this season

pycku wrote:Just a quick remind: We are still selling one of our driving places. Price is 60k per race or 900k for full season. For Brabham it is 700k for full season or 50 k per race and for Keke Rosberg it is 500 k for whole season and 50 k per race.

If this offer is still open, we'll pay for Piquet to race for you this season.

takagi_for_the_win wrote:Shadow will run Peterson and Pironi this season

pycku wrote:Just a quick remind: We are still selling one of our driving places. Price is 60k per race or 900k for full season. For Brabham it is 700k for full season or 50 k per race and for Keke Rosberg it is 500 k for whole season and 50 k per race.

If this offer is still open, we'll pay for Piquet to race for you this season.

Just saying, you would pay 900k for Piquet driving for Arrows, while you pay your own drivers 450k and 300k.

pi314159 wrote:

takagi_for_the_win wrote:Shadow will run Peterson and Pironi this season

pycku wrote:Just a quick remind: We are still selling one of our driving places. Price is 60k per race or 900k for full season. For Brabham it is 700k for full season or 50 k per race and for Keke Rosberg it is 500 k for whole season and 50 k per race.

If this offer is still open, we'll pay for Piquet to race for you this season.

Just saying, you would pay 900k for Piquet driving for Arrows, while you pay your own drivers 450k and 300k.

Hmmm, good point. Pycku, would that figure be negotiable?

I'm willing to hear your offer.

pycku wrote:Just a quick remind: We are still selling one of our driving places. Price is 60k per race or 900k for full season. For Brabham it is 700k for full season or 50 k per race and for Keke Rosberg it is 500 k for whole season and 50 k per race.

McLaren would like to reserve a seat for the last 3 Grands Prix, with the driver to be anounced after the 13th race.

BlindCaveSalamander wrote:

pycku wrote:Just a quick remind: We are still selling one of our driving places. Price is 60k per race or 900k for full season. For Brabham it is 700k for full season or 50 k per race and for Keke Rosberg it is 500 k for whole season and 50 k per race.

McLaren would like to reserve a seat for the last 3 Grands Prix, with the driver to be anounced after the 13th race.

I'm waiting for Takagi's offer, then I may negotiate with you. If I find who to drive our second car for the whole year, I'll let Lafitte to Martini.

Engine options are on page one in second post.

Well use '78 Fords, please

McLaren will use the 1978-spec Cosworth engines.

We don't take any risks from using a turbo, and get us some 78-spec Ford Cosworths.

Brabham would like to use Alfa Romeo engines. Why are they so cheap? Are they down on power?

I think Ford 78 specifications are for too much teams, it should be no more than 8. However, we are willing Ford 78 engines, too.

Ensign will go with Alfa power for this season.

Surtees will take 1978 Fords.

pasta_maldonado wrote:Brabham would like to use Alfa Romeo engines. Why are they so cheap? Are they down on power?

Adjusted the power a little. Alfas now cost 400 000, Renaults are increased to 420 000.

pi314159 wrote:

pasta_maldonado wrote:Brabham would like to use Alfa Romeo engines. Why are they so cheap? Are they down on power?

Adjusted the power a little. Alfas now cost 400 000, Renaults are increased to 420 000.

We'll keep the Alfas anyway. How much money do we have left?

Lotus will go left field and purchase Renault turbo engines.

As we united with LEC - will we get their money (including bonuses for the second part of '77 season) or not? and also will our car be the car LEC had or it will be more like the old Shadow one?

Tyrrell so far will keep the Cosworths, updated to 1978-spec

pycku wrote:As we united with LEC - will we get their money (including bonuses for the second part of '77 season) or not? and also will our car be the car LEC had or it will be more like the old Shadow one?

Yes, you'll get your money, and, starting with a realistic Arrows car would most likely be better than developing the LEC.

pi314159 wrote:

pycku wrote:As we united with LEC - will we get their money (including bonuses for the second part of '77 season) or not? and also will our car be the car LEC had or it will be more like the old Shadow one?

Yes, you'll get your money, and, starting with a realistic Arrows car would most likely be better than developing the LEC.

Just wonderful Now waiting for Takagi to negotiate a deal.

Bathplug it, Boro will go for turbo Renaults and worry about our budget later.

Williams would like to apply for Renault Engines if there is any left.

eurobrun wrote:Williams would like to apply for Renault Engines if there is any left.

Boro just took the last renault engine.

March, in a shock move, will try and use Ferrari engines for 1978.

If otherwise, we'll have new-spec Cossies in the back.

Not for this season, but I'm offering from 1979 that pi introduces a new system for engine negotiations with random factor just as driver negotiations. Do you agree?

I will try and get Cosworth engines.

Still remaining loyal to the BRM V12!

Martini will take the Matra engines because France.

Wolf will go with the '78-spec Cosworths.

If Apollon has enough money, we will get a new Ford Cosworth engine. If not, we'll settle for the '77-spec.