A tribute to the heroic failures of Grand Prix racing
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Klon wrote:Warren Hughes wrote:Prospec would like to enter three cars for Lon, Mestolio and, if he's available, Dan Greenlaw.Kay Lon wrote:Sorry to be that guy, Gary, but my contract says clearly that I don't have to participate in non-championship rounds in the United States unless I wish to. And I don't.
Barii Mori wrote:I had a broken anti roll bar, which caused me to be seconds off the pace but I am happy with qualifying, especially with Du Lei planting the car on the front row. I hope she can score a few points.
Saeed Al Faisal wrote:I have done something that even Daniel Melrose nor F2RWRS champion Mitchell Macklin couldn't do and qualify a Simpson car, I am looking forward to the race, any finish will be good. Dave Simpson has already got the fizzy rose water out.
Rosco Vantini wrote:Mama mia, this is not going to work, me and Rhys Davies have different driving styles and it is hard to set the cars up. I am very un'appy.
Shinobu Katayama wrote:I struggled with setting up the car and electrical troubles on both cars meant we did not do as much running as we wanted. I am disappointed to not qualify but still think Revolution will score a point in the last three races.
Saeed Al Faisal wrote:Well we were near the back and we retired when the engine went bang, but we are happy with the performance and we hope we can prequalify again in the last three races.
Rosco Vantini wrote:I am un'appy, the car was an ugly woman to drive, if Dagnall wins the next race and I do not have a car to get me 2nd then it is over.
Barii Mori wrote:Du Lei did a fantastic job and was unlucky as she would have scored some points. I was unhappy to be bumped from behind and required a pit stop but I drove a fantastic race to get 6th but again if I was not bundled off then maybe I would have got big points, still another Driver of the race award, my 4th of the season. Makes we wonder if I should retire or stay around. I might register as one of the Reserve drivers.
Prince Falik wrote:What was Ron Mignolet doing? 2 Laps behind your team mate is a quick way to be shown the door, you better improve or you'll be kicked out of the front door and you will be lucky to drive the chunky american windycars. Well done to Bosevic, he did well.
BlindCaveSalamander wrote:Good result for Team Name there, they definitely needed a result like that.
Stramala [kostas22] wrote:Wait what? Noooooooooo! Put us back in Pre-Qualifying! We need the points to win the PreQ cup! DISASTER...
Aerond wrote:Stramala [kostas22] wrote:Wait what? Noooooooooo! Put us back in Pre-Qualifying! We need the points to win the PreQ cup! DISASTER...
Don't be such a crybaby; you almost have it won.
Fredo Mestolio said:
The conditions were terrible out there; really hard to drive under this conditions. I think in the end I managed to pull a decent lap but the time sheets say it wasn't enough. We mustn't stay negative though; there's still two races to go and our solely aim should be to qualify again the car at both events. I'm pretty much convinced we can do it
Nathan Scott said:
WOT?? I drove the balls off the car out there. I felt competitive enough to qualify today and I feel very sorry for the team; but obviously there's no one to blame: Pre-Qualifying is extremely competitive and we have to live with it.
Nathan Scott said:
WOT?? I drove the balls off the car out there. I felt competitive enough to qualify today and I feel very sorry for the team; but obviously there's no one to blame: Pre-Qualifying is extremely competitive and we have to live with it.
Andrea Sassetti wrote:Except Steven Mackintosh. For being slow. And then crashing. Into the pit entrance. There was a reason why Koczo didn't go out in Q1. He's not not driving around like a rabbid squirrel trying to make the cut. He waited for his moment and took advantage of the cirumstances he had created for himself.
Although in fairness, Saeed Al Faisal did the same thing. Twice. And still made it to Qualifying.
Kollin Holles wrote:BOOOOOO! What happened?
tristan1117 wrote:Kollin Holles wrote:BOOOOOO! What happened?
Stramala [kostas22] wrote:tristan1117 wrote:Kollin Holles wrote:BOOOOOO! What happened?
I remember Kekkonen holding up Frank Zimmer quite badly. Battani I'm not so sure though.
Saeed Al Faisal wrote:Another good run, we had a car issues which meant we could not run the first session but I nailed it in the second session, despite spinning a few times due to the water on the track. I hope we can qualify again as a result will put us up the championship table. We have more fizzy rose water too.
Shinobu Katayama wrote:That was horrible, it was really too wet for any one to set a time, nearly everyone aquaplaned. My first session, I aquaplaned off the track and damaged the car and car issues with the spare car did mean I could only do two slow runs. I nope the next race is warm and dry.
She did spend several laps in the pits due to damage due to aquaplaning but she was 4th as she did finish.Stramala [kostas22] wrote:Absolute embarassment for Katayama though, she might as well retire on the spot after such a woeful performance. Lapped four times by a Simpson and twice by a Dofasco, it doesn't get any more humiliating than that.
SuperAguri wrote:She did spend several laps in the pits due to damage due to aquaplaning but she was 4th as she did finish.Stramala [kostas22] wrote:Absolute embarassment for Katayama though, she might as well retire on the spot after such a woeful performance. Lapped four times by a Simpson and twice by a Dofasco, it doesn't get any more humiliating than that.
Aerond wrote:F1RWRS 2015 -- ROUND 14 -- CHINESE GP -- Macau
Weather report:
Pre-Q: Heavy Rain
Qualifying: Light Rain
Race: Light Rain
PRE-QUALIFYING
** ALITALIA, HRT AND SIMPSON PASS. ALITALIA WILL SKIP PRE-QUALIFYING AT ROUND 15
Wizzie wrote:SuperAguri wrote:She did spend several laps in the pits due to damage due to aquaplaning but she was 4th as she did finish.Stramala [kostas22] wrote:Absolute embarassment for Katayama though, she might as well retire on the spot after such a woeful performance. Lapped four times by a Simpson and twice by a Dofasco, it doesn't get any more humiliating than that.
The race was bone dry and she had no problem as far as we could tell.
Aerond wrote:F1RWRS 2015 -- ROUND 14 -- CHINESE GP -- Macau
Weather report:
Pre-Q: Heavy Rain
Qualifying: Light Rain
Race: Light Rain
SuperAguri wrote:Wizzie wrote:
The race was bone dry and she had no problem as far as we could tell.Aerond wrote:F1RWRS 2015 -- ROUND 14 -- CHINESE GP -- Macau
Weather report:
Pre-Q: Heavy Rain
Qualifying: Light Rain
Race: Light Rain
Where we at the same track? It been forecast for rain most of the weekend so the track looked quite wet from where I am sitting.
Alexey Buyvolov wrote:Well, the track conditions were what they were, but it does not change the fact that I presented poorly, what you need to think now about the new season
SuperAguri wrote:She did spend several laps in the pits due to damage due to aquaplaning but she was 4th as she did finish.Stramala [kostas22] wrote:Absolute embarassment for Katayama though, she might as well retire on the spot after such a woeful performance. Lapped four times by a Simpson and twice by a Dofasco, it doesn't get any more humiliating than that.
BlindCaveSalamander wrote:SuperAguri wrote:She did spend several laps in the pits due to damage due to aquaplaning but she was 4th as she did finish.Stramala [kostas22] wrote:Absolute embarassment for Katayama though, she might as well retire on the spot after such a woeful performance. Lapped four times by a Simpson and twice by a Dofasco, it doesn't get any more humiliating than that.
She was holding up a friggin' Dofasco in pre-qualifying!
Autosport wrote:Lon signs with MRT for 2016
There was a sensational scene outside the MRT garage as Daniel Melrose, attending his first race since Germany back in July, made several major announcements which may prove pivotal in the ensuing silly season. Firstly, the Australian announced that Prospec refugee Kay Lon will take the second seat alongside Mark Dagnall for 2016. The German has been under pressure to perform and while his career has been on the ropes, the 24 year old believes that he still has plenty of fight left in him. "As many of you recall, I drove with Kay back in 2014 at Jones Racing for the two non-championship races" said Melrose to the waiting press outside the garage. "At the time, I rated he very highly as a driver and, despite his difficult season, I still rate him as one of the best drivers on the grid. He's got a huge amount of experience in these cars for his age, and in a way he reminds me of myself back in my Formula One days, which should make his integration into the team almost seamless."
The second major announcement Melrose made was that, despite many people predicting otherwise, the Tropican government will fund the Tropico Grand Prix team for the next two seasons, much of which is expected to be funded by government revenue collected from PDVSA's expansion into Tropico after large reserves of oil were found off the coast of the Caribbean island. "If you'd asked me two months ago, I probably would have cut funding to the Tropico team for next year" admitted Melrose. "But, with PDVSA expanding into Tropico and El Tropicana Rum Distillery Corporación experiencing record sales thanks to new opportunities in Europe, we've felt that it is now possible to fund both Tropico Grand Prix and MRT for the near-future. Up to now, the Tropican government has had little involvement in the running of the team apart from funding, and it will remain that way as long as I'm President."
Finally, with the news of Lon's departure from Prospec, Melrose announced that the deal between the British team and MRT protege Mitchell Macklin was all but confirmed for 2016. "Right from the outset, Gary (Cameron) has been open to negotiations and it's to his credit that he's considering a young gun like Mitch for next year" said Melrose. "Mitch has had a difficult year at Simpson but he's been chipping away and it's to his and the team's credit that they're now getting out of pre-qualifying on a more regular basis as of late. Hopefully he can make his first start here this afternoon and repay the faith the team has put in him. I've talked to him earlier today and the kid's fully committed to his Simpson drive for as long as Dave wants him in the team for this year, but he's also very excited about the prospect of joining a team with such a rich history in the F1RWRS as the Prospec organsiation for next year."
eurobrun wrote:Was really not expecting that.
Totally unrelated but it seems like you own half of Tropico GP now. I might be wrong.
AndreaModa wrote:Interesting stuff. So that's Phillippe Nicholas on the sidelines too now then. Along with Steele and Spencer, plus does Katayama have a drive? Or Mignolet for that matter? There's an awful lot of talent floating about for the midfield teams to pick up if they fancied. I can see the F2RWRS drivers struggling to find seats for 2016 with the number of decent unattached drivers about.
Cameron 'shocked' by Lon defection
Prospec team principal Gary Cameron has admitted that Kay Lon's move to MRT took him by surprise. The German has had a disappointing 2015, failing to score a single point so far and often being outshone by team-mate Fredo Mestolio, but it seems that has not put off MRT boss Daniel Melrose from signing him for next year - much to Cameron's astonishment. "I'm shocked, to be honest," said the 2010 F1RWRS drivers' champion when questioned about the move. "Kay has had a difficult season, I'm sure he would admit that himself. I had no inkling he was being courted by any other teams, particularly one as high-profile as MRT. I don't know how Kay will deal with being a clear number 2 - he's never hidden his disdain for Mark Dagnall in the past but now he has to work with him, so that should make for interesting viewing next year."
Asked whether he felt let down, Cameron responded, "Yes, I suppose I do a bit. I would at least have liked to know that he was having discussions with other teams. Having said that though, it wasn't at all certain that we were going to keep him on anyway unless his performance level improved considerably in the final two races. Now though, we need to go to the last two races in a positive frame of mind, and end the short association we've had with Kay on a high note."
Cameron also confirmed that Simpson driver Mitchell Macklin - the 2014 F2RWRS champion - would be Lon's replacement for the 2016 season.
Autosport wrote:Championship races getting tight.
With three races left, the championship battle is coming to a close. Only three drivers can take the championship and here we look at their chances.
Mark Dangnall - 56 Points
Dagnall surpirsed the padock by moving to MRT early, so said that he was throwing the championship away but despite an early streak of wins, he has suffered issues and was in crashes in the DGN car by clocking up more DNFs in a row then any other driver. His qualifying performance has also been woeful. However he then came back with a wonderful win in the North Sea GP putting him back in control. The MRT is not plagued with as many problems as the DGN car but it would be a surprise if Mark Dagnall finished all three races. A second place (or a win) and a failure of Rosco Vantini to score will secure him the championship this race.
Rosco Vantini - 42 Points
Jones gambled on signing the F2RWRS 2014 runner up but Vantini has paid their trust many fold. He has managed to get more podiums then any other driver this season and has only failed to score on a few occasions. Jones have produced a reliable car and Vantini has taken advantage of this. However he knows he must grab as many podiums as possible and hopefully his second win in order to keep his championship dreams alive.
Rhys Davies - 35 Points
Davies must have been gutted to see Mark Dagnall win in the MRT car after he left to join the Jones team early. Davies looked like he would challenge for the championship early on but mistakes by Davies and the unreliablilty of the car scuppered the many chances he had to gain on Mark Dangalls bad luck and let Vantini breeze past. He has a mountain to climb, even if Dagnall scores no points he needs Two wins and a 5th place or A win and 2 second places or he can kiss the championship goodbye.
There are battles from 4th to 9th and from 10th and lower with changes likely before the season ends.
The teams championship with 48 points up for grabs is closer, but realistically it is between two teams.
MRT - 79 Points
Phillippe Nicolas has a point to prove and if he can get podiums and Dagnall some points then MRT should sew up the constructors championship and hopefully sign with a decent midfield team.
Jones - 62 Points
If Davies and Vantini can get the reliable Jones car into the points every race then they could creep up and snatch the championship away.
DGN - 53 Points
Should keep 3rd but probably do not have a hope in hell of getting anything better.
Aeroracing - 49 Points
If they can get the car to the front then they might snatch 3rd away from DGN but it is unlikely they can challenge any higher.
With minor points up for grabs. Gillet will want to keep 5th. Arrowtech, Foxdale, Kamaha, Sunshine and Boxtel will be fighting for 6th. Kingfisher will be hoping for other points outside their lucky 3rd and the rest will be hoping for some points to cement a decent place for TV money.
AndreaModa wrote:Or Mignolet for that matter?
AndreaModa wrote:Does Katayama have a drive?
Stramala [kostas22] wrote:AndreaModa wrote:Or Mignolet for that matter?
WTF? Did ANYBODY notice that he signed with Alitalia WEEKS AGO?!