Grand Prix Rejects

Autosport wrote:HRT targeting F2 talent for 2016
Recent rumours in the F1RWRS paddock suggest that the Holden Racing Team are chasing the signatures of top F2RWRS for the 2016 season. The team has already confirmed that Frank Zimmer will drive one car and that their current F2 drivers, Carter Simpson and Daniel Melville, will continue to drive for the Young Lions next season. It is believed that team principal John Zimmer has contacted at least 4 drivers: Bastiaan van Nieuwenhuijzen, Terry Hawkin, Jean-Vincent Albertini and Michael Cameron. None of the drivers nor Zimmer were available for comment.

Wizzie wrote:Plus, Hawkin also falls foul of the 18 year old limit for at least the first few races of next year.

AndreaModa wrote:

Wizzie wrote:Plus, Hawkin also falls foul of the 18 year old limit for at least the first few races of next year.

That's a good point which I'd completely forgotten about. Hawkin will definitely do a full season of F2RWRS next year then.

Stramala [kostas22] wrote:TMLW; you are too late, van Nieuwenhuijzen has already signed a contract elsewhere for 2016. But not at Alitalia.

AndreaModa wrote:

Stramala [kostas22] wrote:TMLW; you are too late, van Nieuwenhuijzen has already signed a contract elsewhere for 2016. But not at Alitalia.

Fiver says its Aeroracing. Or Gillet.

Stramala [kostas22] wrote:I will bet you one hundred million dollars it's not Gillet. Because not having a line-up of Moll/De Bock would rock the boat so much at Gillet the entire team would enter crisis mode, have a few engines spontaneously combust while sitting in the garage, setting the entire paddock alight in a shower of exploded cylinder heads and gearbox components.

Aurelien Moll and Thomas de Bock will remain at Gillet until they both die of old age, basically.

eurobrun wrote:In all seriousness I am 98% sure it's Boxtel. Which means Battani will likely get the sack

eurobrun wrote:In all seriousness I am 98% sure it's Boxtel. Which means Battani will likely get the sack

Aerond wrote:Jesus Plaza is still aiming a seat for next season. The guy has been capable of things like getting a freaking ARC into the lead at the final lap in Zandvoort only for the car to stop. Then teams like Autodynamics complain they never get to qualify with drivers like Damon Cannon at the wheel.

JeremyMcClean wrote:As much as I'd like van Nieuwenhiujzen (or however you spell it), I'm sad to say I've never been in contact with his "owner" - I'm going to say Mecha GP hired him.

Aerond wrote:Jesus Plaza is still aiming a seat for next season. The guy has been capable of things like getting a freaking ARC into the lead at the final lap in Zandvoort only for the car to stop. Then teams like Autodynamics complain they never get to qualify with drivers like Damon Cannon at the wheel.

JeremyMcClean wrote:As much as I'd like van Nieuwenhiujzen (or however you spell it), I'm sad to say I've never been in contact with his "owner" - I'm going to say Mecha GP hired him.

FMecha wrote:^We never want BvD anyways and Voeckler is under our blacklist from Mecha's F1RDS department. Therefore, your logic is invalid

Foxdale Auto Racing Team Driver Line-Up For 2016!!!

After much discussion and heated debate, Foxdale are pleased to announce that their driver line-up for next season will be Martin McFry and Ben Fleet. This is believed to be Foxdale's strongest line-up since 2013. This suggests that Douglas Mann will be left out in the cold, unable to reach the magical milestone of 100 entries in the series next year. However, Pippa Mann has promised another announcement at the final round of the season, that may yet throw a lifeline to Douglas Mann. Stay tuned!

Stramala [kostas22] wrote:

FMecha wrote:^We never want BvD anyways and Voeckler is under our blacklist from Mecha's F1RDS department. Therefore, your logic is invalid

My logic is; every driver that goes to Mecha hits a career dead-end, and then gets blasted by the team after they leave for being incompetent. And then the new drivers who come along suck equally hard.

My logic is valid.

BlindCaveSalamander wrote:If Jesus Plaza can't find a race seat anywhere else, I'd be more than happy to have him.

Ataxia [BacLettNinj] wrote:My two cents; if I was an F1RWRS team owner I'd be all over Plaza...Salamander, sign the lad now!

Aerond wrote:I still want to find a seat for Shioya as well, I'm convinced he'll do well

Stramala [kostas22] wrote:

Aerond wrote:I still want to find a seat for Shioya as well, I'm convinced he'll do well

Because you're going to juice his stats in GP2?

If there is any realism to this game, he will be no good whatsoever.

JeremyMcClean wrote:

eurobrun wrote:In all seriousness I am 98% sure it's Boxtel. Which means Battani will likely get the sack

And if that happens and Nicolas turns down the ArrowTech drive, I will gladly offer him the seat

Wizzie wrote:

JeremyMcClean wrote:

eurobrun wrote:In all seriousness I am 98% sure it's Boxtel. Which means Battani will likely get the sack

And if that happens and Nicolas turns down the ArrowTech drive, I will gladly offer him the seat

Wait, there actually was an ArrowTech offer in there somewhere? I only posted that rumour earlier just to see what happened. Nicolas to ArrowTech it is. And you guys are based in Montreal-Mirabel, right?

the Masked Lapwing wrote:If HRT get really needy (i.e. we miss both Cameron and Schiller), we'd gladly hire Douglas Mann for next season. If we start to implode, then maybe Shioya might be targeted

Stramala [kostas22] wrote:So you would pick both Mann and Shioya before Steele? No wonder HRT is sinking into prequalifying...