A tribute to the heroic failures of Grand Prix racing
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Rory McAllister wrote:I love you, James. Watching paint dry with you wouldn't be boring!
James Davies wrote:Yeah, you're not so bad yourself, man. Hell of a lot better than most of these losers.
Rory McAllister wrote:I love you, James. Watching paint dry with you wouldn't be boring!
James Davies wrote:Yeah, you're not so bad yourself, man. Hell of a lot better than most of these losers.
Don Rennis wrote:Since you two get along so well, ita should make the contract negotiations for next year far easier then, no?
Rory McAllister wrote:I love you, James. Watching paint dry with you wouldn't be boring!
James Davies wrote:Yeah, you're not so bad yourself, man. Hell of a lot better than most of these losers.
Don Rennis wrote:Since you two get along so well, ita should make the contract negotiations for next year far easier then, no?
James Davies wrote:Sure thing, boss. Where do I sign, and how long's the contract for?
Rory McAllister wrote:Yeah. It's not like I'm going to Volga or shite like that.
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1. Rory McAllister (McLaren) - 1:19.655
2. James Davies (McLaren) - 1:19.790
3. Tom Douglas (Ferrari) - 1:20.278
4. John Zimmer (Benetton) - 1:20.278
5. Kazuhiko Takagi (Ferrari) - 1:20.401
6. Masta Valsattis (Benetton) - 1:20.457
7. Leonhard von Gottorp (Jordan) - 1:20.491
8. Daniel Moreno (Williams) - 1:20.758
9. Damon Cannon (Jordan) - 1:20.807
10. Andrew Spokes (Williams) - 1:20.847
11. Ron Mignolet (Prost) - 1:21.339
12. Jörg Scrattenheim (DAMS) - 1:21.726
13. Miko Fakkinen (Sauber) - 1:21.778Code: Select all
14. Niko Nurminen (DAMS) - 1:21.813
15. Pablo da Silva (Sauber) - 1:21.826
16. Stephano Baroncelli (Arrows) - 1:21.868
17. Jose Alvarez (Stewart) - 1:21.994
18. Alejandrina Rodriguez (Arrows) - 1:22.079
19. Ralf Alden (Stewart) - 1:22.170
20. Clivio Durand (Prost) - 1:22.255
21. Yuuri Jougaseki (Volga) - 1:22.875
22. Plinio Vida (Minardi) - 1:22.918
23. Poppy Whitechapel (Lola) - 1:22.922
24. Lawrence Tucker (Volga) - 1:23.005
25. Frederick-Maxime Voeckler (Gauthier) - 1:23.237
26. Geoff Grove (Minardi) - 1:23.448
DNQ Rick Douglais (Lola) - 1:23.449
DNQ Johan Gustafsson (Gauthier) - 1:23.450Rory McAllister wrote:I love you, James. Watching paint dry with you wouldn't be boring!
James Davies wrote:Yeah, you're not so bad yourself, man. Hell of a lot better than most of these losers.
Don Rennis wrote:Since you two get along so well, ita should make the contract negotiations for next year far easier then, no?
James Davies wrote:Sure thing, boss. Where do I sign, and how long's the contract for?
Don Rennis wrote:You and Rory both have the option of either a one year extension or two year extension. Just sign on the dotted line for whichever one you want and we'll get down to business.
Rory McAllister wrote:OK, since I'm in a very good mood today after scoring pole position I'm going to sign a 2-year extension to my contract. Let's hope I can celebrate it with a win tomorrow!
Rory McAllister wrote:OK, since I'm in a very good mood today after scoring pole position I'm going to sign a 2-year extension to my contract. Let's hope I can celebrate it with a win tomorrow!
James Davies wrote:Same here; 2 years for me too. Let's get another 1-2!
James Davies wrote:Well, I could've easily gone for the two-stop strategy and destroyed everyone but I figured I might as well be kind to those losers at Ferrari and give them some false hope before I destroyed them anyway. Great race for us, everything went to plan - well, for me, anyway. Sucks for Rory that he lost 2nd right at the end but I think that was down to a glitch or something with the car.
Daniel Moreno: Failed to finish at his home race. Even though Williams is mediocre right now, let's hope he doesn't do something stupid like leave for Gauthier or something since McAllister has been inked to a two-year extension.
Guillaume Gauthier wrote:As if I would ever zign zat fool! I need drivers 'oo do not crash ze car like children!
José Alvarez wrote:Our engine is still on the volatile side...I'm more worried about not being baked alive than finishing a race at the moment!
José Alvarez wrote:Our engine is still on the volatile side...I'm more worried about not being baked alive than finishing a race at the moment!
Ben Fleet wrote:Y'see? That's why I quit the team!!!
tristan1117 wrote:John Zimmer hopes to continue his unbroken string of finishes to start the season from fourth place, in what has been a banner year for the '95 champ.
Stewart fined after post-race comments on Ford: Engine switch imminent
Motor racing owner Eddie Stewart has been fined the equivalent of £10,000 after saying offensive comments about Ford, his teams engine manufacturer, after the Canadian GP. Apparently, his comments also included breaking the three year contract he signed back in 1997. Recent reports indicate that Citroen will sign on for the 1999 season, though the contract is rumoured to be dependent on if the car is very reliable in the long run. Stewart blamed the unreliability of the 1998 car on the fact that Ford sent defective parts. Whatever the case, this problem does not want to be going away quickly any time soon.
Kickert in discussions with McLaren for test drive
Pieter Kickert has confirmed that he is looking to re-enter the F1RGP2C, but not for a few years. It was revealed that he is negotiating with McLaren team principal Don Rennis over securing a test driver role from now until the end of the 1999 season. Kickert was sacked last season by Williams after failing to obey team orders at Monza, and failed to secure a drive anywhere else for 1998. He was previously competing in the RTCC until its collapse earlier in the year, and is now driving in the BTCC.
"Yes, I am talking with Rennis about becoming a test driver," said Kickert today. "It would be until the end of 1999, and probably with no hope of a race drive in that time, but I'm having fun in touring cars at the moment."
Kickert said that if a team offered him a drive, he would consider taking it, and when asked about his exit from Williams, he only said, "that seems a like a blessing in disguise, now that they've turned to shite
McLaren recently confirmed that drivers James Davies and Rory McAllister have both signed contract extensions until 2000.
Niko Nurminen wrote:Yet another engine failure. Hmph.
Max von Hegel wrote:We really need to shake things up here at Arrows. Any drivers who want some racing experience can apply on a race-by-race basis after the North American rounds are completed.
Nuppiz wrote:Niko Nurminen wrote:Yet another engine failure. Hmph.
Max von Hegel wrote:We really need to shake things up here at Arrows. Any drivers who want some racing experience can apply on a race-by-race basis after the North American rounds are completed.
Ben Fleet wrote:Can I join for the odd round or two?
Shizuka wrote:Nuppiz wrote:Niko Nurminen wrote:Yet another engine failure. Hmph.
You see, both Prost and DAMS suffer from it - it's definitely not our fault.
This wrote:But Prost has Douglas "Engine Failure" Mann as a driver instructor for years, what's DAMS' excuse?
Damon Cannon wrote:A good bit of formation flying for the team today. Pretty much best of the rest of the field, which is alright. I think the target is to comfortably beat those incompetent oafs at Williams (everyone apart from Spokes, he's alright) and take the fight to Benetton for third.
Poppy Whitechapel wrote:No real surprise the engine blew, it was getting strained to an inch of it's life everytime I was on the back straight.
dr-baker wrote:Max von Hegel wrote:We really need to shake things up here at Arrows. Any drivers who want some racing experience can apply on a race-by-race basis after the North American rounds are completed.Ben Fleet wrote:Can I join for the odd round or two?
Max von Hegel wrote:Certainly. Which rounds would like to participate in?
Max von Hegel wrote:We really need to shake things up here at Arrows. Any drivers who want some racing experience can apply on a race-by-race basis after the North American rounds are completed.
Ben Fleet wrote:Can I join for the odd round or two?
Max von Hegel wrote:Certainly. Which rounds would like to participate in?
Ben Fleet wrote:Give me a trial period of the French and British rounds, then we'll review the relationship after that with options for further rounds?
Max von Hegel wrote:We really need to shake things up here at Arrows. Any drivers who want some racing experience can apply on a race-by-race basis after the North American rounds are completed.
Ben Fleet wrote:Can I join for the odd round or two?
Max von Hegel wrote:Certainly. Which rounds would like to participate in?
Ben Fleet wrote:Give me a trial period of the French and British rounds, then we'll review the relationship after that with options for further rounds?
Max von Hegel wrote:Deal. Have fun.
Max von Hegel wrote:We really need to shake things up here at Arrows. Any drivers who want some racing experience can apply on a race-by-race basis after the North American rounds are completed.
Ben Fleet wrote:Can I join for the odd round or two?
Max von Hegel wrote:Certainly. Which rounds would like to participate in?
Ben Fleet wrote:Give me a trial period of the French and British rounds, then we'll review the relationship after that with options for further rounds?
Max von Hegel wrote:Deal. Have fun.
Ben Fleet wrote:Thanks. I will indeed have fun. Where's Ms Pippa Mann?
Max von Hegel wrote:We really need to shake things up here at Arrows. Any drivers who want some racing experience can apply on a race-by-race basis after the North American rounds are completed.
Edward Restov Junior wrote:If offer still stand, I be happy to drive!
Max von Hegel wrote:We really need to shake things up here at Arrows. Any drivers who want some racing experience can apply on a race-by-race basis after the North American rounds are completed.
Edward Restov Junior wrote:If offer still stand, I be happy to drive!
dr-baker wrote:Max von Hegel wrote:We really need to shake things up here at Arrows. Any drivers who want some racing experience can apply on a race-by-race basis after the North American rounds are completed.Edward Restov Junior wrote:If offer still stand, I be happy to drive!
I think that possibly Ben Fleet might possibly have already got that deal, possibly. I'm not sure though. Maybe look to the post above yours?
takagi_for_the_win wrote:dr-baker wrote:Max von Hegel wrote:We really need to shake things up here at Arrows. Any drivers who want some racing experience can apply on a race-by-race basis after the North American rounds are completed.Edward Restov Junior wrote:If offer still stand, I be happy to drive!
I think that possibly Ben Fleet might possibly have already got that deal, possibly. I'm not sure though. Maybe look to the post above yours?
I was under the impression that Fleet was only confirmed for the British and French grands prix, and that the offer for a race seat was extended to the end of the season. Maybe I misinterpreted Tristans post?
Ben Fleet wrote:Can I join for the odd round or two?
Max von Hegel wrote:Certainly. Which rounds would like to participate in?
Ben Fleet wrote:Give me a trial period of the French and British rounds, then we'll review the relationship after that with options for further rounds?
Max von Hegel wrote:Deal. Have fun.
dr-baker wrote:Ben Fleet has first option, Maybe Edward Restov Jnr is aiming for the back-up choice if the deal doesn't work out for either side?
Klaus Mann wrote:MORENO! Taking Reject of the Race is der last strawen! YOU ARE FIRED!
Klaus Mann, on the phone wrote:Hello, Frederic-Maxime? Ja, ja, Klaus here, I have ein proposal...
Klaus Mann wrote:MORENO! Taking Reject of the Race is der last strawen! YOU ARE FIRED!
Klaus Mann, on the phone wrote:Hello, Frederic-Maxime? Ja, ja, Klaus here, I have ein proposal...
Frederic-Maxime Voeckler wrote:Bonjour Mr Mann. A proposal? Well, it iz my understanding that you have released a Mr Moreno. It wouldn't have anything to do with zis eh...?
Klaus Mann, on the phone wrote:Hello, Frederic-Maxime? Ja, ja, Klaus here, I have ein proposal...
Frederic-Maxime Voeckler wrote:Bonjour Mr Mann. A proposal? Well, it iz my understanding that you have released a Mr Moreno. It wouldn't have anything to do with zis eh...?
Klaus Mann wrote:Ja, ja, I am in der need of ein new driver. I suggest ve discuss der finer points of der proposal over some escargot and Jagermeister....
Guillaume Gauthier wrote:Monsieur Nicchi? Step into my office, I am about to make you a very happy man...
Klaus Mann wrote:MORENO! Taking Reject of the Race is der last strawen! YOU ARE FIRED!
Daniel Moreno wrote:Erm... Last time I checked Durand took ROTR for the race... And besides, you'll have to speak to my agent before you think of firing me mid-season. We have a contract, remember?
Klaus Mann wrote:MORENO! Taking Reject of the Race is der last strawen! YOU ARE FIRED!
Daniel Moreno wrote:Erm... Last time I checked Durand took ROTR for the race... And besides, you'll have to speak to my agent before you think of firing me mid-season. We have a contract, remember?
Klaus Mann wrote:Ja, you are right. I do believe you signed der contract with my ex-associate, Prince Walik.
Daniel Moreno happy of peaceful resolution with Williams
Amid rumours that He had been fired from Williams, Moreno talked to the media today and said that there was indeed a dispute with Williams owner Klaus Mann, but that all disputes were resolved peacefully and without any bad faith. Moreno said that Mann had an issue with his latest performances, but Moreno defended himself by saying that the car is not up to speed compared to last year. Moreno then went on to say that he plans to race for Williams for the remainder of the season. "Its quite silly to remove someone and then replace them with someone who is not used to the car at all. And who else can you hire? Jose (Alvarez) is having a stint at Stewart GP, and he'd probably want him for the rest of the season. anyone else will probably be there because of their sponsorship dollars. It wouldn't be really good for the team's performance and image." When asked about a contract extension, Moreno said that he would also be willing to take a pay cut if it meant the team had enough money to get a decent engine deal. Sources tell us that Moreno has the biggest salary in the series.