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Wizzie wrote:From memory, I believe Salamander's first on the list and Pasta's second. Considering what's gone down in the RoLFS, Hydook's slot may become available
eurobrun wrote:Wizzie wrote:From memory, I believe Salamander's first on the list and Pasta's second. Considering what's gone down in the RoLFS, Hydook's slot may become available
This is F2RWRS, wasn't I first
BaconLettuceNinja wrote:I forgot to ask; are Fusion on the F2 list?
Wizzie wrote:BlindCaveSalamander wrote:Wizzie wrote:From memory, I believe Salamander's first on the list and Pasta's second. Considering what's gone down in the RoLFS, Hydook's slot may become available
Isn't that just for F1RWRS though?
Probably is, actually. Might have got you and Nuppiz mixed up. Either that or Pasta is indeed first in the queue
Autosport wrote:Huge brawl after British GP
In the aftermath of the British F2RWRS Grand Prix today two teams have been involved in a large brawl in the pit lane. The Holden Young Lions and Aston Martin Motor Racing teams became involved in the altercation which started with a few laps to run. Young Lions staff were seen running up the pit lane shortly after former driver and current Aston driver Tommy Nash spun. His mastake dropped him to eighth, and put Gillet's Jean-Vincent Albertini into 7th, which ensured HRT would remain in pre-qualfying for the next three races. Initially the Young Lions crew stayed near the garage and shouted at Aston members, until Nash returned to the pits after the race. Several members of the Young Lions team, which is reported to have included driver Carter Simpson, immediately rushed at his car, but were held back long enough for Nash to escape the car. Some members of both teams then started to throw punches, and from there it devolved into an all out brawl. Eventually the fight, having gone on for five minutes, was stopped by track officials and members of the neighbouring Licor Beirao Portugal team. There are few reports on the condition of those involved in the fight, but it is believed that several members of both teams were taken to the medical centre with some injuries. At the present time, few have been available for comment, including Aston team principal Brett Johnson, Young Lions team princpal Garry Rogers, or head steward Tom Douglas.
More to follow.
Tommy Nash, with a black eye wrote:Well, the spin was just a careless error on my part and nothing intentional. As for the brawl, I just wish the folks at Holden would be a bit more professional the next time someone leaves their team.
Brett Johnson, with a broken nose and a bandage on his head wrote:THEY WILL PAY FOR THIS! THEY SHOULD HAVE KNOWN TO TREAT TOMMY BETTER! AND THEN THEY FIGHT LIKE CHILDREN WHEN THEY LOSE! ITS NOT MY FAULT THAT TOMMY JOINED US! IT WAS THEM WHO MADE THEM A BAD CAR! THEY ARE STUPID IMMATURE SORE LOSERS! THEY SHOULD BE BANNED FOR THE YEAR! YOU HEAR ME? THE YEAR!
Autosport wrote:Aston Martin files protest against GRM Young Lions
The Aston Martin team has filed a protest against the GRM Holden Young Lions and Carter Simpson after the teams were involved in a post-race brawl. It was believed to have been started after Tommy Nash, a former member of the Holden Young Lions, left the team and joined Aston Martin, then drove up to 4th place in the race before dropping back to 8th, putting Holden in Pre-Qualifying. The protest calls for the team to be "fined a considerably high amount and the possibility of being excluded for at least two races, due to the teams' obvious lack of sportsmanship." Brett Johnson was unavailable, but a representative was available for comment, saying that all the workers who were injured in the incident are now "recovering well, though they are still rather quite pissed at the team." GRM boss Garry Rogers was unavailable for comment.
Garry Rogers wrote:You idiots. Do you know how much you've cost me?
John Zimmer wrote:This is ridiculous. It's one thing for a driver to tear up a contract, it's another when he deliberately spins. We'd been watching Nash carefully, and there was nothing to suggest he would spin out, right up until he did. He even waited just long enough for Albertini to go past. This is ridiculous and I expect the stewards to look into it and Nash's pathetic behaviour. I would expect this of a certain Welshman, not a team that competes in a friggen junior category.
Carter Simpson wrote:Ha, serves you right you f-
Rhys Davies wrote:Woah woah woah, we don't you getting into any trouble here. If anyone asks, you were with me the entire time.
Carter Simpson wrote:But I was with you, you led the-
Rhys Davies wrote:Shut it!
Tom Douglas wrote:It never ceases to amaze me about some of the stuff that you clowns get up to. I talked to Theo a few minutes ago about it and it has been decided that the Holden Racing Team has been fined $75 000 for their involvement in the brawl in pit lane. We also investigated the claims that Nash spun on purpose and after much deliberation, we eventually concluded that Nash's spin was unintentional and caused mainly by the heavily worn tyres he was on late in the race.
Tom Douglas wrote:It never ceases to amaze me about some of the stuff that you clowns get up to. I talked to Theo a few minutes ago about it and it has been decided that the Holden Racing Team has been fined $75 000 for their involvement in the brawl in pit lane. We also investigated the claims that Nash spun on purpose and after much deliberation, we eventually concluded that Nash's spin was unintentional and caused mainly by the heavily worn tyres he was on late in the race.
John Zimmer wrote:Bull. shite. Tom, you're a former driver. You know full well that tyres don't suddenly fall off a cliff in the space of one corner. Nash was fine the entire time, he just doesn't have the talent to stay ahead of Kazama and the like.
Tom Douglas wrote:It never ceases to amaze me about some of the stuff that you clowns get up to. I talked to Theo a few minutes ago about it and it has been decided that the Holden Racing Team has been fined $75 000 for their involvement in the brawl in pit lane. We also investigated the claims that Nash spun on purpose and after much deliberation, we eventually concluded that Nash's spin was unintentional and caused mainly by the heavily worn tyres he was on late in the race.
John Zimmer wrote:Bull. shite. Tom, you're a former driver. You know full well that tyres don't suddenly fall off a cliff in the space of one corner. Nash was fine the entire time, he just doesn't have the talent to stay ahead of Kazama and the like.
Tom Douglas wrote:He was struggling for tyre wear for many laps before they eventually fell away altogether. In fact, he did an amazing job to stay so high up for so long considering he was well over a second a lap slower than the people around him. Besides, you of all people should know that he was only the latest of a whole line of people who speared off the road at that point. If you want to argue it further, feel free to take it up to Chief Steward Theo and he'll explain it to you.
Andrea Sassetti wrote:It's a shame about Andrej retiring while in the mix for the win, but this aside it's been a good calming weekend for us. Marco has dome a brilliant job coming back to the series and picking up a podium, those points have really helped us in the teams championship. Also, this massive clusterf*** between GRM and AMR has nothing to with us, so for once we're not involved in any kind of controversy, which is a nice thing. The whole team is back in a good place again, and hopefully we can start an assault on the drivers championship in two weeks time.
Andrej Kremnicky wrote:f**king brakes, just do not believe it.
Dave Anderson wrote:Well, I'm lucky and delighted again.
Tom Douglas wrote:It never ceases to amaze me about some of the stuff that you clowns get up to. I talked to Theo a few minutes ago about it and it has been decided that the Holden Racing Team has been fined $75 000 for their involvement in the brawl in pit lane. We also investigated the claims that Nash spun on purpose and after much deliberation, we eventually concluded that Nash's spin was unintentional and caused mainly by the heavily worn tyres he was on late in the race.
Tommy Nash, in a slightly better mood wrote:Thank you for stating the blatantly obvious, of course it wasn't intentional. Are we not allowed to take risks in strategy? And besides, why the frick would I want to spin on purpose, costing Aston points? Brett isn't too pleased about that either. If I had things my way I would have given them a probation as well, just so that they don't go beating up the whole paddock. But I think the fine is very fair, and that will learn them not to run around being sore losers.
John Zimmer wrote:Go beating up the whole paddock? I'm sorry Tommy, but not everyone in the paddock is an obnoxious bathplugger like you. I can't think of any teams that would sink to your level. Except for some revenge...
This wrote:Pazzini should really start scoring points now, he gets 2 races to improve, instead i will ask Lancia to give us a new driver.
Wizzie wrote:This wrote:Pazzini should really start scoring points now, he gets 2 races to improve, instead i will ask Lancia to give us a new driver.
Leave the kid alone man. He's just had some shocking luck this year. He got hit by someone at the chicane while running 3rd (from memory it might have either Rueckert or one of the Jones cars) and got stranded on one of the kerbs before Katayama came screaming in and took both of them out of the race.
He has to make sure to be in a points scoring position when he has bad luck, though. 
Also, i don't know everything that happenned in the race, sorry for not reading everything in details, but the reality is that real team-owners don't do that either.Sammy Jones wrote:At this rate, we'll be back in f***ing pre-qualifying. Neither of my drivers, both of whom have the potential to succeed in the F1RWRS, are doing anything like enough to justify that kind of commitment at the present time. Both need to buck up or risk getting the sack, it's as simple as that.
Terry Hawkin wrote:Sorry boss...
Josh Carlisle wrote:I'm happy to get some more points today in my home race, and to be the top Brit in the field is a great honour, even if it's only 5th. We're making good progress as a team, and I'm confident more points finishes and better results will come our way.
Autosport wrote:Jones courting Carlisle again?
Following the F2RWRS British Grand Prix, Sammy Jones was seen in conversation with close friend and understudy Josh Carlisle. Jones' two drivers Terry Hawkin and Hansuke Shioya had dismal races and are having poor seasons in general, in comparison to the Falik Arrows rookie who was lined up for a potential F3RWRS seat with Jones, before getting fired from Jones' RoLFS team, and then signing for Falik Arrows late on in the season. A clause in his contract tied him to the Falik team for 2015 where he saw straight promotion into the F2RWRS and has consistently been scoring points across the year so far. Now it appears that Sammy Jones is assessing whether he can scoop the young Brit out of Falik's grasp and place him in his own F2RWRS team for 2016, as it is widely assumed that Jones will have at least one seat spare next year. His F3RWRS team is in an even greater mess, with Eric Swerts nor rookie Roberto Dinella performing as expected, therefore it is unlikely Jones will look to promote either driver to the F2RWRS, leaving a large gap which Autosport understands Jones wishes to be filled by Carlisle. Neither Jones, Carlisle or Falik Arrows were available for comment.
Johannes Rueckert wrote:Maybe staying in the F2RWRS for an extra year was a mistake. Why do I keep making the worst possible career moves no matter where I go? It's like I'm cursed or something. I'd like to apologize to the team, my fellow drivers and Enrico for my conduct today.
Prince Falik wrote:Well I feel sorry for Yuka as she was bundled out of the grand prix by the idiotic brain fade of Michael Cameron, why he is not banned for one race, I don't know. Josh Carlisle had a poor qualifying but a loose front wing flap meant he was over and understeering all over the place, the mechanic who forgot to check this is on toilet cleaning duties back at the factory. However he raced like a professional and scored some good points. If Jones would like him back at any time then I would not deny him his own driver, however I am sure Josh would prefer to stay with me for the rest of the season and would think long and hard about next. With several race winning and podium getting drivers under my management, Josh is keen to listen to what I say. We have had long talks through the night and personally, I think next season Josh would be mad not to look at F1RWRS and if Jones does retire at the end of the season to work on his teams, then Josh would be an ideal replacement next to Rosco Vantini.
There have been rumours floating on the internet too, that Jones Racingand Falik Arrows will merge at the end of the season to improve the team as a whole and to merge drivers, but this is completely untrue. Yes, yes, yes
La Gazzetta Dello Sport wrote:Lancia "confident" of securing new F2RWRS customers in 2016
Lancia, who currently lead the F2RWRS Manufacturers Standings despite having the fewest amount of teams in the series, are using their recent success to persuade teams away from rival manufacturers for next year.
"We were bullish in pre-season for a very good reason," said Mika Salonen, CEO of Lancia Competizione Powertrain. "Lancia have produced the best F2RWRS engine in the history of the series. RonDen had faith in the project, and they have been rewarded with a win, and are also the highest placed new team this year. The results are conclusive; we've built a great package, the best in the series."
"With that in mind, I expect much interest from potential customers leading up to 2016. I remember there was one team in particular, who we entered negotiations with but ended up going elsewhere. They're struggling quite a lot at the moment, and the door is always open for them to make a different choice next time around."
"Also, we'll be honest; we're expecting at least one team to switch alleigances pretty quickly. We've got a nice bonus for whichever team makes the switch first, a perk no amount of money could buy. We can't tell you what it is at the moment, but trust me, it's good. It's game-changing. It's probably going to be the difference between having a good season and a great season next year. We have an ace up our sleeve no-one can manage, but it's single use only - we can't give it to everyone."
La Gazzetta Dello Sport wrote:Lancia "confident" of securing new F2RWRS customers in 2016
Lancia, who currently lead the F2RWRS Manufacturers Standings despite having the fewest amount of teams in the series, are using their recent success to persuade teams away from rival manufacturers for next year.
"We were bullish in pre-season for a very good reason," said Mika Salonen, CEO of Lancia Competizione Powertrain. "Lancia have produced the best F2RWRS engine in the history of the series. RonDen had faith in the project, and they have been rewarded with a win, and are also the highest placed new team this year. The results are conclusive; we've built a great package, the best in the series."
"With that in mind, I expect much interest from potential customers leading up to 2016. I remember there was one team in particular, who we entered negotiations with but ended up going elsewhere. They're struggling quite a lot at the moment, and the door is always open for them to make a different choice next time around."
"Also, we'll be honest; we're expecting at least one team to switch alleigances pretty quickly. We've got a nice bonus for whichever team makes the switch first, a perk no amount of money could buy. We can't tell you what it is at the moment, but trust me, it's good. It's game-changing. It's probably going to be the difference between having a good season and a great season next year. We have an ace up our sleeve no-one can manage, but it's single use only - we can't give it to everyone."
Autosport wrote:Prince Falik attempts to register Zytek engines for 2016
Prince Falik has applied to the F2RWRS management to try and get Zytek as a registered engine supplier for 2016, it is known that Zytek who are currently in F3RWRS have built a F2RWRS spec engine which on the dyno is registering a higher bhp rating then the current BMW engines. Apart from Falik Arrows it is hard to see what other teams would use the Zytek engine, however Prince Falik claims that the Zytek engine will be a customer engine designed for the midfield and back of the grid teams budgets and be a reliable and powerful engine.
SRMP wrote:What now, McCracken?
SRMP has overheard rumors that veteran F2RWRS driver Phil McCracken is close to being fired from the Aeroracing Engineering F2RWRS team after a string of failures to prequalify. Although he has been faster than team mate Tanner Jason in two of those three attempts, his age (turning 34 this year) combined to general lack of results has made him rather unwanted in the paddock. Sources close to the team claim that a replacement for McCracken is actively being sought, and he has been given just one more race to prove his worth.
Should McCracken get the sack, he hasn't got a lot of options left. While he has experience from F1RWRS, he never started a race as the Virgin Inter Corse team he drove for failed to prequalify in all of its attempts. As this already happened two seasons ago, this makes him ineligible to go straight back to F1RWRS. No other F2RWRS team is unlikely to sign a veteran like him when they have many younger, more promising drivers waiting in the wings, and his experience makes him completely ineligible for F3RWRS, let alone F1RDS for which he would be too old anyway. Rejects of LFS could be a possibility as he has a single season's worth of experience from there (back when the series was known as F1R LFS Cup), however SRMP is not seeing any slots opening there in the near future.
Where does that leave the Scot at, then? Well, considering his age he should concentrate on getting a Rejects Superlicense as quickly as possible. As all RWRS feeder series are pretty much out of question for him, this leaves him with only four options. The first one is to try gathering enough testing mileage, which is unlikely to happen due to his age. The second one would be to try and enter a F1RWRS non-championship race and finish on the podium, again very unlikely to happen. The third option would be to win the TRRC or REECCS title, but with the first one currently on hold due to the organizer's financial difficulties and the second one being surprisingly competitive, that is an extremely unlikely route.
That leaves McCracken with only viable option: a Stateside trip to the F1RICS series, which despite its independent status is also a way to qualify for a Superlicense. However, even then it would require a top 5 finish in the championship, which could be tough for a complete rookie.
This news story was paid for by Nurminen Management Associates
SRMP wrote:That leaves McCracken with only viable option: a Stateside trip to the F1RICS series, which despite its independent status is also a way to qualify for a Superlicense. However, even then it would require a top 5 finish in the championship, which could be tough for a complete rookie.
This news story was paid for by Nurminen Management Associates
Nuppiz wrote:Nurminen's reaction to the PreQ results:
kostas22 wrote:Nuppiz wrote:Nurminen's reaction to the PreQ results:
I told you Molinaro was total garbage...I pulled a fast one offloading him onto you
Even though McCracken has gone faster than Tanner Jason again, I still think it's the Scot who'll get the chop first...
Crazy Italian Commentator Mode wrote:CHE DIAVOLO STA FACENDO PAZZINI??? SPOSTARI DAI COGLIONI LA STRADA!!!
