Grand Prix Rejects

Aerond wrote:

dr-baker wrote:So Pippa Mann scores another 2nd place, McFry scores another point, Ben Fleet scores another top-10 finish(although he did qualify 9th) and Douglas Mann scores yet another retirement? Not a bad race... And on that note, during the podium ceremony...

You had to ruin Mark's championship celebration didn't you?

Wizzie wrote:

Aerond wrote:

dr-baker wrote:So Pippa Mann scores another 2nd place, McFry scores another point, Ben Fleet scores another top-10 finish(although he did qualify 9th) and Douglas Mann scores yet another retirement? Not a bad race... And on that note, during the podium ceremony...

You had to ruin Mark's championship celebration didn't you?

My thoughts exactly, oh evil overlord. And no, there's absolutely no truth to the rumours that Dagnall and Melrose are planning a surprise visit to the Foxdale after-race party to give the team a piece of their minds

Autosport wrote:Jones livid at "sham" MRT title

Following Mark Dagnall's dominant Japanese GP victory yesterday, Sammy Jones has blasted the MRT team for which he recently moved to as being "cheap" and "lucking into both titles". Both Dagnall and MRT were crowned Drivers' and Constrcutors' champions following the race, with closest challengers Castrol Jones Racing now too far behind in the standings to make any impact at the final race of the year in Brazil. Similarly, both Jones drivers Rhys Davies and Rosco Vantini look consigned to finishing second and third in the championship.

"It's a complete sham, this so-called 'victory' for MRT" fumed Jones after the race. "They stole Dagnall from DGN early, and now claim that this drivers' title is theirs. They fail to realise that Dagnall scored the vast majority of his points at DGN and probably would have won the championship for them anyway. By pinching him early MRT have lucked into both titles, and are completely undeserving of them. Their car is fundamentally flawed and I expect that history will teach us this season's conclusion was a fluke result. MRT will disappear back to where they belong from now on. There's no way they'll be able to repeat this kind of 'success' again, Melrose and his chimps couldn't put a bicycle together if they wanted to."

Jones was honest in his assessment of his own team's fortunes at Fuji however,

"We simply weren't good enough out there today. Really we needed a 1-2 finish to have any hope of winning either title, and with the car not as powerful as we'd like, and with not as many retirements as other races, Rhys was consigned to just a minor points finish. Rosco struggled with his car all weekend which is bitterly disappointing and his season has deteriorated quickly in the past few races. I'm hopeful that he'll be able to finish strongly in Brazil however. From here we must concentrate on consolidating our position as runner-up in both championships, something I'm very confident in doing."

James Davies wrote:Craaaaaaaaap.

Guillaume Gauthier, upon reading Sammy Jones' latest rant wrote:Merde. I hope I never have to deal with this brat.

Daniel Melrose wrote:So, who wants to remind Mr Jones that it's his own damn fault he lost both titles by taking on Davies with four races to go in the first place? He probably did us a massive favour by taking that cretin on from us as it instilled a far-greater sense of harmony in the team than we had all season. And if he says our car is 'fundamentally flawed', what does that say about his car that got beaten by us?

Now, who's up to getting pissed at the pub tonight? The tab's on me guys.

Daniel Melrose wrote:So, who wants to remind Mr Jones that it's his own damn fault he lost both titles by taking on Davies with four races to go in the first place? He probably did us a massive favour by taking that cretin on from us as it instilled a far-greater sense of harmony in the team than we had all season. And if he says our car is 'fundamentally flawed', what does that say about his car that got beaten by us?

Now, who's up to getting pissed at the pub tonight? The tab's on me guys.

James Davies wrote:Me. I need to forget how horrible that race was.

Guillaume Gauthier wrote:Me too, I need to forget Sammy Jones exists for a while.

Wizzie wrote:

Daniel Melrose wrote:So, who wants to remind Mr Jones that it's his own damn fault he lost both titles by taking on Davies with four races to go in the first place? He probably did us a massive favour by taking that cretin on from us as it instilled a far-greater sense of harmony in the team than we had all season. And if he says our car is 'fundamentally flawed', what does that say about his car that got beaten by us?

Sammy Jones wrote:Bollocks. You know damn well as I do that Rhys is far better equipped to drive for the team than I am. Your piss-poor driver management which is evidenced throughout your managerial career proves that you just couldn't handle having another Australian in the team that was better than you. Shall I reel off a list of drivers you've either dumped or forced out? Honestly for that statement to come from you of all people, frankly it's embarrassing listening to this rubbish. And your car isn't better at all. My cars have failed to make the finish on just two occasions all year, whilst your crappy BMW engines may be full of power, but by the looks of things they're full of gunpowder too judging by the amount of time they spend blowing up. Considering we have one of the weaker engines on the grid, we should have been upper midfield at best, but we've used our resources effectively and earned the rewards. It's about time you won a title anyway considering the amount of times you've cocked things up. It's like watching a bunch of clowns perform at the circus looking into the MRT garage.

Wizzie wrote:

eurobrun wrote:When was the race run?

During school hours for us, Mr Hamilton. I spent the entire first half of the race trying to do extension maths and keeping track of the race at the same time. Although, I do now understand integrating logs slightly better as a result. I owe you one Atax1a

Aerond wrote:

dr-baker wrote:So Pippa Mann scores another 2nd place, McFry scores another point, Ben Fleet scores another top-10 finish(although he did qualify 9th) and Douglas Mann scores yet another retirement? Not a bad race... And on that note, during the podium ceremony...

You had to ruin Mark's championship celebration didn't you?

the Masked Lapwing wrote:By the way baker, Douglas has a seat at HRT if he wants it, we could use the experience.

dr-baker wrote:It's an option - if Pippa Mann is not on maternity leave, and Ben Fleet does not decide to also take paternity leave as well in the early stages of next season.

Stramala [kostas22] wrote:

dr-baker wrote:It's an option - if Pippa Mann is not on maternity leave, and Ben Fleet does not decide to also take paternity leave as well in the early stages of next season.

Eh, shouldn't it be Mark Dagnall who disappears for a while then? I'm not sure if genetically speaking that Fleet would be eligible for paternity leave

dr-baker wrote:

Stramala [kostas22] wrote:

dr-baker wrote:It's an option - if Pippa Mann is not on maternity leave, and Ben Fleet does not decide to also take paternity leave as well in the early stages of next season.

Eh, shouldn't it be Mark Dagnall who disappears for a while then? I'm not sure if genetically speaking that Fleet would be eligible for paternity leave

But Pippa has told Ben Fleet that he's the dad. And Pippa wants him to be the dad. And Ben Fleet is the guy that she is marrying to be the dad. And there is no proof that Mr Dagnall got his gentleman's sausage out for the future Mrs Fleet...

Aerond wrote:

dr-baker wrote:So Pippa Mann scores another 2nd place, McFry scores another point, Ben Fleet scores another top-10 finish(although he did qualify 9th) and Douglas Mann scores yet another retirement? Not a bad race... And on that note, during the podium ceremony...

You had to ruin Mark's championship celebration didn't you?

pasta_maldonado wrote:Where racing's concerned, I think it will be more practical to carry on referring to her as Pippa Mann.

Kay Lon wrote:Although my future boss is going to kick me for this, I am afraid Sammy is completely right: Dagnall had this championship handed to him again by his daddy and would have won it with that advantage even if he had gone to Dofasco at that stage of the season. However, MRT will simply win a "legit" title next season when I win the world championship so to me, it doesn't matter anyway.

Du Lei wrote:I failed. I'm sorry.

www.sportschau.de wrote:Tropico Grand Prix sign deal with Embassy

On the eve of the Japanese Grand Prix, Tropico Grand Prix powered by CR Motorsport announced a significant sponsorship deal with Imperial Tobacco. The tobacco company had already looked into supporting a F1RWRS in 2013 when it was preparing a cooperation with Castrol Jones Racing until Kay Lon was arrested in China.

"[Tropico GP's] endeavours were touching, it was almost like they had a personal interest in advertising our brand Embassy," Imperial Tobacco CEO Alison Cooper said. According to our sources, the deal is quite favourable for Imperial Tobacco, they are paying significantly less than other sponsors of that magnitude for other F1RWRS teams.

The Fox wrote:Although we had our moments this season, I can safely say that this season has been spent. Even still, ArrowTech has a lot to look forward to next season. We have just finalized agreements with Phillippe (Nicolas) to race for 2016, although we had agreed in principle much earlier. He's now putting input in the car, which should strengthen relations with the team.

Warren Hughes wrote:With two teams missing from Brazil, how does pre-quali and quali work? I'm guessing 4 out of 8 teams pre-qualify and join the other 10 in main quali, am I right or hopelessly wrong?

Wizzie wrote:You know what? If those clowns at HRT need a driver to replace Frank Zimmer for Brazil, Mad Uncle Melrose is more than insane enough to give getting that crapbox onto the grid one final go.

Klon wrote:

Wizzie wrote:You know what? If those clowns at HRT need a driver to replace Frank Zimmer for Brazil, Mad Uncle Melrose is more than insane enough to give getting that crapbox onto the grid one final go.

This might just me being a cynic, but something tells me for HRT that feeling isn't mutual.

dr-baker wrote:

the Masked Lapwing wrote:By the way baker, Douglas has a seat at HRT if he wants it, we could use the experience.

It's an option - if Pippa Mann is not on maternity leave, and Ben Fleet does not decide to also take paternity leave as well in the early stages of next season.

dr-baker wrote:

dr-baker wrote:

the Masked Lapwing wrote:By the way baker, Douglas has a seat at HRT if he wants it, we could use the experience.

It's an option - if Pippa Mann is not on maternity leave, and Ben Fleet does not decide to also take paternity leave as well in the early stages of next season.

Is this offer for 2016 still open? Because Douglas is wanting to take it, knowing what is going on behind the scenes at Foxdale...

Warren Hughes wrote:OK, that means Jean-Luc Schiller is still looking for a seat - are the offers from Autodynamics and Dofasco still on the table?

Warren Hughes wrote:OK, that means Jean-Luc Schiller is still looking for a seat - are the offers from Autodynamics and Dofasco still on the table?

BlindCaveSalamander wrote:Gauthier-Mongooses Racing is also interested in signing Jean-Luc Schiller.

Aerond wrote:

BlindCaveSalamander wrote:Gauthier-Mongooses Racing is also interested in signing Jean-Luc Schiller.

I'm gonna play the agent game here; and, despite having better offers, Jesus Plaza will sign for Gauthier if you include Shioya in the pack.

Schiller to join Autodynamics

Swiss F1RWRS driver Jean-Luc Schiller will drive for Autodynamics in 2016 after accepting their offer despite competing interest from Dofasco. The 28-year-old began this season with Mecha GP before walking out on the Indonesian outfit to join Tropico, achieving a best result of 8th with his new team. Schiller, who has scored one point in his career, will bring valuable Credit Suisse backing to the small Australian team along with his own personal wealth. It is not yet clear whether he will replace Damon Cannon or Miko Fakkinen.

Schiller to join Autodynamics

Swiss F1RWRS driver Jean-Luc Schiller will drive for Autodynamics in 2016 after accepting their offer despite competing interest from Dofasco. The 28-year-old began this season with Mecha GP before walking out on the Indonesian outfit to join Tropico, achieving a best result of 8th with his new team. Schiller, who has scored one point in his career, will bring valuable Credit Suisse backing to the small Australian team along with his own personal wealth.

pasta_maldonado wrote:If Aurelien Moll or Thomas de Bock fails to take the flag first in Brazil, it will be the first season since 2010 where Gillet haven't won a race.

Tony Gillet wrote:Of course, it's difficult to fail to pre-qualify when we're supposed to be at the very front fighting for points, but with pre-qualifying so randomising, it's very difficult to get a perfect session. Thomas was able to get some clean air and pull out a decent lap, while Aurelien wasn't so lucky. Either way, failure is not an option at Jacarepagua, and I'm pretty confident that we'll make it to the grid without much trouble.

Autosport wrote:Price Falik and Prince Saeed Al Faisal buy Kyalami circuit
Prince Falik who has been very quiet recently and today he announced why. He has been in negotiations to buy the Kylami circuit in South Africa and with support of Prince Saeed Al Faisal they have purchased the track. They are spending millions to bring it up to standard and to alter the track back to the 1985 layout. Although there is an open spot for an another American race in the 2016 F1RWRS calender, Prince Falik and Prince Saeed Al Faisal are lobbying the FRWRS council to bring a race to Africa, hopefully in F1RWRS but F2 or F3RWRS would be considered. Our thoughts is that F1RWRS must improve it's global appeal and if Tropico can get a race then somewhere in Africa should do too, especially with the historic Kyalami circuit which in the modern age would improve the appeal of the sport to Africans.

Mark Dagnall, about Pippa Mann pregnancy BEFORE Pippa gave press conference denying rumours:

If Pippa is pregnant, I´m not the father. I ALWAYS USE CONDOMS. Period.

JeremyMcClean wrote:Given his age on the wiki (if its correct, anyway), he's a bit too young to have a family....