Grand Prix Rejects

dr-baker wrote:And I'm glad that Ben Fleet is second - wondering whether I really should move him back to Foxdale as it would be a backwards step? Got to think about it soon, because Pippa Mann's threat is real - If Jack Christopherson does not score by the end of round 8 (this round I do believe), he WILL be replaced. Pippa herself may be an option of course, I suppose... But she isn't a paydriver...

Andrea Acuri wrote:Great position from Ron there. I wasn't able to repeat that position, the car kept shaking about. Don't ask me why...

The Fox]Both will need to improve for the race. On an unrelated note, how does Kay Lon finish behind a Sanmarinese??? [/quote]

[quote="Nicolas Steele wrote:How did I finish behind a pay-driver??? Anyways, the position should be good for the race.

Lindsay presses criminal charges against The Fox
Scuderia Alitalia team principal Alasdair Lindsay is known for being something of a tool in the F1RWRS paddock, much like fellow team owner The Fox. However, for once, it seems as if the Scot's mind isn't quite so offensive this weekend.

Instead, Lindsay has started a group lawsuit against The Fox on behalf the Sammarinese crewmembers of Scuderia Alitalia. It comes after alleged racist remarks from the latter of the controversial team owners, who has a history of pointed opinions and dodgy dealings in the sport.

"The context of his insult primarily regarding Kay Lon contained a racist overtone regarding Andrea Acuri," Lindsay stated. "This is not acceptable in a modern society, especially one as multi-cultural as the F1RWRS paddock. I simply wish to see justice done. And, naturally, Mr Acuri is welcome to join the group lawsuit I have set in motion against The Fox. As representatives of the nation of Italy and all of its associated states we will not tolerate racist behaviour towards any member of the community."

Thames Valley Police have launched an investigation into the incident and are looking to question The Fox - however, their efforts have so far been futile as The Fox's whereabouts are unknown.

ARC wrote:Don't even ask why Fredo was 15 seconds slower than his teammate. If we don't make it out of pre-qualifying... At least we get bonus points for participating in the pre-quali cup!

Tony Gillet wrote:That has to be our best qualifying performance yet! We're aiming for good points, if not podiums. That would do us a great deal of good.

kostas22 wrote:

Lindsay presses criminal charges against The Fox
Scuderia Alitalia team principal Alasdair Lindsay is known for being something of a tool in the F1RWRS paddock, much like fellow team owner The Fox. However, for once, it seems as if the Scot's mind isn't quite so offensive this weekend.

Instead, Lindsay has started a group lawsuit against The Fox on behalf the Sammarinese crewmembers of Scuderia Alitalia. It comes after alleged racist remarks from the latter of the controversial team owners, who has a history of pointed opinions and dodgy dealings in the sport.

"The context of his insult primarily regarding Kay Lon contained a racist overtone regarding Andrea Acuri," Lindsay stated. "This is not acceptable in a modern society, especially one as multi-cultural as the F1RWRS paddock. I simply wish to see justice done. And, naturally, Mr Acuri is welcome to join the group lawsuit I have set in motion against The Fox. As representatives of the nation of Italy and all of its associated states we will not tolerate racist behaviour towards any member of the community."

Thames Valley Police have launched an investigation into the incident and are looking to question The Fox - however, their efforts have so far been futile as The Fox's whereabouts are unknown.

Wizzie wrote:

dr-baker wrote:And I'm glad that Ben Fleet is second - wondering whether I really should move him back to Foxdale as it would be a backwards step? Got to think about it soon, because Pippa Mann's threat is real - If Jack Christopherson does not score by the end of round 8 (this round I do believe), he WILL be replaced. Pippa herself may be an option of course, I suppose... But she isn't a paydriver...

OI! I went through all that trouble to help him get a seat in the first place. And it's not his fault you've given him a crapbox of a car to work with

Wizzie wrote:

dr-baker wrote:And I'm glad that Ben Fleet is second - wondering whether I really should move him back to Foxdale as it would be a backwards step? Got to think about it soon, because Pippa Mann's threat is real - If Jack Christopherson does not score by the end of round 8 (this round I do believe), he WILL be replaced. Pippa herself may be an option of course, I suppose... But she isn't a paydriver...

OI! I went through all that trouble to help him get a seat in the first place. And it's not his fault you've given him a crapbox of a car to work with

Autosport wrote:Jones to Sign Christopherson?

With rumours continuing to circulate that Jack Christopherson will be replaced at the Foxdale team following the British GP, new whispers have emerged that Christopherson, who is employed by Sammy Jones as test driver for his Castrol Jones Racing team, will take the place of Daniel Melrose for the 2015 season, should the Australian look to switch teams.

Sammy Jones was overheard in the Brands Hatch paddock after qualifying saying,

"I always fancied running two Brits in the car after we had me and Dagnall originally in '11 and '12."

Whether Jones intends to promote Christopherson remains to be seen however. Neither were available for comment.

JeremyMcClean wrote:The Fox is willing to settle out of court, but claims to have the best lawyer in Canada.

Acuri has decided to join Lindsay in he lawsuit.

Klon wrote:

Wizzie wrote:

dr-baker wrote:And I'm glad that Ben Fleet is second - wondering whether I really should move him back to Foxdale as it would be a backwards step? Got to think about it soon, because Pippa Mann's threat is real - If Jack Christopherson does not score by the end of round 8 (this round I do believe), he WILL be replaced. Pippa herself may be an option of course, I suppose... But she isn't a paydriver...

OI! I went through all that trouble to help him get a seat in the first place. And it's not his fault you've given him a crapbox of a car to work with

The same crapbox Douglas Mann won a race with? Face it, Christopherson is an old washed up has-been that is hogging the spotlight from younger, more talented drivers, because he can't stand the fact that his days are gone!

Not my actual opinion...

kostas22 wrote:

JeremyMcClean wrote:The Fox is willing to settle out of court, but claims to have the best lawyer in Canada.

Acuri has decided to join Lindsay in he lawsuit.

The best lawyer in Canada has nothing on our lawyer, Harvey Specter

We demand €10,000 in compensation for every Sammarinese employee of Scuderia Alitalia and its subsiduaries & Andrea Acuri, plus a public written apology to all members of the Sammarinese community by The Fox to be published in The F1 Times. This is our one and only offer, should this be refused we will take this case to court.

JeremyMcClean wrote:

kostas22 wrote:

JeremyMcClean wrote:The Fox is willing to settle out of court, but claims to have the best lawyer in Canada.

Acuri has decided to join Lindsay in he lawsuit.

The best lawyer in Canada has nothing on our lawyer, Harvey Specter

We demand €10,000 in compensation for every Sammarinese employee of Scuderia Alitalia and its subsiduaries & Andrea Acuri, plus a public written apology to all members of the Sammarinese community by The Fox to be published in The F1 Times. This is our one and only offer, should this be refused we will take this case to court.

And just how many Sammarinese employees are there in Scuderia Alitalia?

Wizzie wrote:

Klon wrote:

Wizzie wrote:OI! I went through all that trouble to help him get a seat in the first place. And it's not his fault you've given him a crapbox of a car to work with

The same crapbox Douglas Mann won a race with? Face it, Christopherson is an old washed up has-been that is hogging the spotlight from younger, more talented drivers, because he can't stand the fact that his days are gone!

Not my actual opinion...

Everybody knows that win was down to sheer dumb luck alone

The F1 Times wrote:To everyone in the country of San Marino:

I owe the entire country of San Marino a sincere apology for making abusive comments towards Mr. Andrea Acuri and the rest of the Sammarine population.

It was never my intention to berate anyone in bad faith. I completely understand that my behavior and attitude was hurtful and totally unnecessary. You did not deserve to be on the receiving end of my actions. While I am not excusing myself for my immature actions, I believe I acted the way I did because I was very fatigued and thus I had a very bad day, thus causing me to be bored and make scathing comments while the press was around.

If you can bring yourself to forgive me, I can promise that something like this will never happen again.

Sincerely,

The Fox

JeremyMcClean wrote:The Fox agrees to Mr. Lindsay's conditions, and will pay the necessary Euros from his own bank account, and not from the team funds. The check is already in the mail (I will tell you that he did become very rich in his ArrowTech deal) The apology letter reads as follows:

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The F1 Times wrote:To everyone in the country of San Marino:

I owe the entire country of San Marino a sincere apology for making abusive comments towards Mr. Andrea Acuri and the rest of the Sammarine population.

It was never my intention to berate anyone in bad faith. I completely understand that my behavior and attitude was hurtful and totally unnecessary. You did not deserve to be on the receiving end of my actions. While I am not excusing myself for my immature actions, I believe I acted the way I did because I was very fatigued and thus I had a very bad day, thus causing me to be bored and make scathing comments while the press was around.

If you can bring yourself to forgive me, I can promise that something like this will never happen again.

Sincerely,

The Fox

Everyone wrote:We don't believe you, but ok.

kostas22 wrote:

JeremyMcClean wrote:The Fox agrees to Mr. Lindsay's conditions, and will pay the necessary Euros from his own bank account, and not from the team funds. The check is already in the mail (I will tell you that he did become very rich in his ArrowTech deal) The apology letter reads as follows:

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The F1 Times wrote:To everyone in the country of San Marino:

I owe the entire country of San Marino a sincere apology for making abusive comments towards Mr. Andrea Acuri and the rest of the Sammarine population.

It was never my intention to berate anyone in bad faith. I completely understand that my behavior and attitude was hurtful and totally unnecessary. You did not deserve to be on the receiving end of my actions. While I am not excusing myself for my immature actions, I believe I acted the way I did because I was very fatigued and thus I had a very bad day, thus causing me to be bored and make scathing comments while the press was around.

If you can bring yourself to forgive me, I can promise that something like this will never happen again.

Sincerely,

The Fox

Everyone wrote:We don't believe you, but ok.

This was not the controversial storyline I had hoped for. I was sort of looking for a way to drag The Fox through the mire and tarnish his reputation (not that it was a stellar one to begin with)

Simpson in support of driver-limit exception

As expected, Dave Simpson wants out of the Scuderia Alitalia team and the Alitalia team most likely wants him out, however due to the current rules of the F1RWRS no team can have more than 4 drivers in a season, a quota that has already been used up by Alitalia/Trueba. Simpson, along with team manager Alasdair Lindsay, are attempting to get F1RWRS officials to agree to a one-time exception to this rule. Simpson's new manager supposedly signed him for the Trueba Alitalia team while he was on holidays and without his knowledge, until he arrived at the French GP as a spectator, where his manager waited by the entrance to tell him the news. In an interview, Simpson stated "I was mainly concentrating on just setting up my team for next season, until the first time I turned up at an F1RWRS race as a spectator, I got told by my manager that he'd signed me for Alitalia, which - to be frankly honest - wasn't a team I'd had intentions for driving for at this point in time."

Chris Dagnall: "Mestolio won't come back to Trueba Alitalia"

Fredo Mestolio manager Chris Dagnall has made clear from Brands Hatch paddock that he won't allow his protegé to go back to the Trueba Alitalia team. "Mr.Lindsay decided without consulting us that Fredo wouldn't continue at his team and that's how the whole operation of the switch to ARC happened. Suggesting that Fredo would return there is absolute nonsense. If ARC want him out of their team, they'll have to pay damages."

F1RWRS Commision announces penalty for Trueba Alitalia

The F1RWRS Commision has announced today a 50 cr. penalty for Trueba Alitalia. The Italian team has managed to surpass the maximum number of drivers allowed in a season in just 9 races. The penalty would only be applied if japanese Nobushige Fukuda seats in the car at Norisring, or any other driver not being part of the current lineup (Simpson and Koczo) or a driver which drove for the team before this season (Mestolio or Roda). However, the penalty won´t be applied inmediately and credits will be deducted from the team TV money at the end of the season, to "avoid harm in day-to-day operations", said a member of the comission.
With Dave Simpson wanting out of the team, it seems the team had nowhere else to go as Mestolio apparently refused to go back and Giovanni Roda is out of the sport for good.

Scuderia Alitalia PR wrote:If Mr Dave Simpson is willing to pay a release clause of 10 credits (to be paid by Simpson Motorsport at the beginning of the 2015 season), he is free to walk away from Scuderia Alitalia immediately with no strings attached, and free to pursue any other options as soon as the contract is terminated. If this goes ahead, pay-driver Nobushige Fukuda will replace him - unless a driver from F2RWRS or F3RWRS's senior F1RWRS team is willing to pay us an extra one-off fee to give him or her a guaranteed 2015 Reject License.

ARC wrote:I don't think this is quite fair. Why would we have to pay damages if Mestolio leaves? We inherited the contract from Trueba Racing Team, correct? By our reckoning, the contract states that there is a performance clause in Fredo's contract. We should be legally allowed to end the contract anyway. Surely we are allowed to fire drivers that we have a contract with! Also, we are behind Scuderia Trueba Alitalia should they decide to appeal their fine.

Wizzie wrote:Oi! I want a race review and I want it NOW!

dr-baker wrote:

Wizzie wrote:Oi! I want a race review and I want it NOW!

Ditto! I need to know whether I am sacking Christopherson and thus decide who his replacement is!

tristan1117 wrote:

ARC wrote:I don't think this is quite fair. Why would we have to pay damages if Mestolio leaves? We inherited the contract from Trueba Racing Team, correct? By our reckoning, the contract states that there is a performance clause in Fredo's contract. We should be legally allowed to end the contract anyway. Surely we are allowed to fire drivers that we have a contract with! Also, we are behind Scuderia Trueba Alitalia should they decide to appeal their fine.

KM-Extra - Sevenoaks edition:
It seems MA-Racing have big ambitions for 2015, with team boss Mr.Alexander claiming they need a quality driver if the team are to move up the grid. "We have one more update coming for the next race and that'll be it for the year. The money we'd keep, plus the pre-qualifying cup and TV money for next year will give us a healthy budget to massively improve the car for 2015. That's why we need a driver with a lot of experience and determination."
It seems one driver has already stood out for Mr.Alexander, Kay Lon. "Its true, I'm not going to sneak around about it. We want Kay Lon next year in our first car. In all honesty, I don't think he would want to come into pre-qualifying, but if he would care to listen to our offers, I'm sure something will appeal to him."
But what about MA-Racing's own drivers? "Steven has left and we won't be renewing Pchelintsev's contract next year. Valsattis' agent has contacted us recently, whilst Neubeghas recieved attention from other teams. So it's still very much open, but I want two excellent and professional drivers for next year to take this team to where it should be, in the points."
And MA-Junior's drivers? "Max Torbani has left the team whilst we are in the early stages of renewing Harry Austin and Ashley Lilly's contracts for next year. So we are ok for that."

So there it is, MA-Racing have made it clear they want Kay Lon, so the ball is now in his court.

AdrianSutil wrote:

KM-Extra - Sevenoaks edition:
It seems MA-Racing have big ambitions for 2015, with team boss Mr.Alexander claiming they need a quality driver if the team are to move up the grid. "We have one more update coming for the next race and that'll be it for the year. The money we'd keep, plus the pre-qualifying cup and TV money for next year will give us a healthy budget to massively improve the car for 2015. That's why we need a driver with a lot of experience and determination."
It seems one driver has already stood out for Mr.Alexander, Kay Lon. "Its true, I'm not going to sneak around about it. We want Kay Lon next year in our first car. In all honesty, I don't think he would want to come into pre-qualifying, but if he would care to listen to our offers, I'm sure something will appeal to him."
But what about MA-Racing's own drivers? "Steven has left and we won't be renewing Pchelintsev's contract next year. Valsattis' agent has contacted us recently, whilst Neubeghas recieved attention from other teams. So it's still very much open, but I want two excellent and professional drivers for next year to take this team to where it should be, in the points."
And MA-Junior's drivers? "Max Torbani has left the team whilst we are in the early stages of renewing Harry Austin and Ashley Lilly's contracts for next year. So we are ok for that."

So there it is, MA-Racing have made it clear they want Kay Lon, so the ball is now in his court.

I believe I now have 80 credits to spend. If it's 15 credits per HP I'll spend 60 in HP and 20 on Valsattis' qualifying performances.

kostas22 wrote:

Scuderia Alitalia PR wrote:If Mr Dave Simpson is willing to pay a release clause of 10 credits (to be paid by Simpson Motorsport at the beginning of the 2015 season), he is free to walk away from Scuderia Alitalia immediately with no strings attached, and free to pursue any other options as soon as the contract is terminated. If this goes ahead, pay-driver Nobushige Fukuda will replace him - unless a driver from F2RWRS or F3RWRS's senior F1RWRS team is willing to pay us an extra one-off fee to give him or her a guaranteed 2015 Reject License.

AdrianSutil wrote:Wizzie: why? Isn't it worth doing?

Wizzie wrote:

AdrianSutil wrote:Wizzie: why? Isn't it worth doing?

I blew 300 credits on reliability upgrades for MRT this year and they've done absolutely sod all