1998 F1RGP2C Season - Duel in the Desert Race

Post by **Ataxia** » 10 Sep 2013, 15:37

José Alvarez wrote:I finished a race! It's down in 11th, but hey, it shows that we can make the distance!

Shizuka · Post by **Shizuka** » 10 Sep 2013, 18:06

Nuppiz wrote:
Niko Nurminen wrote:The hell is wrong with these engines? Are they made from cardboard or something?

Don't worry Niko, we'll switch out of it for '99.

Barbazza · Post by **Barbazza** » 10 Sep 2013, 19:25

Andrew Spokes wrote:These ****ing engines!

Salamander · Post by **Salamander** » 11 Sep 2013, 08:06

James Davies wrote:And all I can say to that is bullshite. At least Rory won.

tristan1117 · Post by **tristan1117** » 20 Sep 2013, 02:20

Round 10: France
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1. James Davies (McLaren) - 1:00.535
2. Rory McAllister (McLaren) - 1:00.559
3. Tom Douglas (Ferrari) - 1:00.665
4. Masta Valsattis (Benetton) - 1:01.370
5. Leonhard von Gottorp (Jordan) - 1:01.434
6. Kazuhiko Takagi (Ferrari) -1 :01.440
7. Damon Cannon (Jordan) - 1:01.480
8. John Zimmer (Benetton) - 1:01.526
9. Andrew Spokes (Williams) - 1:01.597
10. Jorg Scrattenheim (DAMS) - 1:02.028
11. Ron Mignolet (Prost) - 1:02.244
12. Frederick-Maxime Voeckler (Williams) - 1:02.410
13. Niko Nurminen (DAMS) - 1:02.468

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14. Pablo da Silva (Sauber) - 1:02.474
15. Ralf Alden (Stewart) - 1:02.651
16. Jose Alvarez (Stewart) - 1:02.707
17. Stephano Baroncelli (Arrows) - 1:02.779
18. Ben Fleet (Arrows) - 1:02.875
19. Miko Fakkinen (Sauber) - 1:02.959
20. Clivio Durand (Prost) - 1:03.367
21. Poppy Whitechapel (Lola) - 1:03.400
22. Emmanuele Nicchi (Gauthier) - 1:03.983
23. Lawrence Tucker (Volga) - 1:04.006
24. Plinio Vida (Minardi) - 1:04.057
25. Yuuri Jougaseki (Volga) - 1:04.093
26. Rick Douglais (Lola) - 1:04.112
DNQ Geoff Grove (Minardi) - 1:04.168
DNQ Johan Gustafsson (Gauthier) - 1:04.338

Rory McAllister had pole position snatched away from him by his McLaren teammate with two minutes to go in Q2. Oh well, it's still a McLaren lockout ahead of Sunday. Tom Douglas will start third. Valsattis and von Gottorp both performed brilliantly and will start fourth and fifth.

FMecha · Post by **FMecha** » 20 Sep 2013, 04:27

Christophe Vans, yesterday, wrote:J'ai montré ma puissance! Nul ne peut me vaincre!

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Andreas Stefano, after looking the French GP quali results, wrote:We need to put more pressure to the drivers, well... but too many pressure can be harmful, isn't it?

Salamander · Post by **Salamander** » 20 Sep 2013, 05:46

Guillaume Gauthier wrote:GUSTAFSSON! YOU ARE FIRED!

As Johan Gustafsson has failed to qualify for this race whilst still being under a performance clause, he will be sacked from the team with immediate effect. Vic Sunset will now take over driving duties from him.

Post by **Londoner** » 20 Sep 2013, 08:23

Damon Cannon wrote:Another solid session. Hopefully another podium will be our reward tomorrow.

Poppy Whitechapel wrote:Crikey, the lower midfield is now closer to us than it's ever been before. This is bloody promising.

Sven Rydell wrote:...Yup. Grove, it pains me to say this, but you are fired as of today. Please leave the building.

Sven Rydell, later in the day wrote:Does anyone have the contact details of Daniel Moreno? I have an offer he cannot possibly refuse, when he learns of my plans for this team...

So it begins. :twisted:

Shizuka · Post by **Shizuka** » 20 Sep 2013, 08:35

So far so good, hopefully we will NOT have a grenade engine.

tristan1117 · Post by **tristan1117** » 28 Sep 2013, 23:40

Review:
Another crazy race with profound implications on the both championship races. Have we come to expect anything less from the F1RGP2C? Perhaps I am getting ahead of myself. James Davies wins again, reaffirming his position at the top of the standings.

Positives:
James James Davies: A nice win for Davies, who was never really challenged for the entire race. Davies extends his lead in the championship over Douglas and McAllister.

Tom Douglas: Despite narrowly avoiding disaster after colliding with Voeckler on the front straight and knocking off his front wing, Douglas held on to finish second for Ferrari in his return from injury.

Rory McAllister: Rory McAllister was nearly taken out in the da Silva/Jougaseki collision; luckily for McLaren, McAllister continued to finish on the podium, which will buoy their hopes in the Constructors'.

Damon Cannon: Brilliant drive from the Jordan driver, who continues to impress for Jordan.

Jörg Scrattenheim: Scrattenheim drove very well today, and was unlucky to miss out on points in front of DAMS' home crowd. DAMS has had a fine season, and will hope to strike at the upper midfield for next season.

Negatives:
Kazuhiko Takagi: What a miserable race for the Japanese driver. Takagi's race began with an electrical problem that forced him to the back of the field and he never recovered. Takagi's inability to fight back through the field will cost Ferrari in the Constructors'.

Frederic-Maxime Voeckler: Voeckler has been fairly decent as Moreno's replacement, and he was doing quite well until he strayed in the path of Tom Douglas' while being lapped. Douglas popped into the air but escaped with just a broken front wing, but Voeckler amassed four penalty points for his troubles.

Yuuri Jougaseki: Yuuri Jougaseki easily wins Reject of the Race for France after one of the dumbest mistakes I have ever seen in the F1RGP2C. Jougaseki basically pulled a Robert Anderson and reentered the circuit directly into the path of Pablo da Silva, causing a huge crash which knocked da Silva out of the race.

France:
Pole: James Davies
Leaders:
James Davies: 1-18
Tom Douglas: 19-24
Rory McAllister: 25-28
James Davies: 29-43
Tom Douglas: 44-50
James Davies: 51-

Penalties:
+1 to Lawrence Tucker for blocking Damon Cannon
+1 to Emanuele Nicchi for blocking Pablo da Silva
+7 to Yuuri Jougaseki for unsafe reentry, causing a collision with Pablo da Silva and blocking
+4 to Frederic-Maxime Voeckler for blocking Tom Douglas and causing a collision

Drivers' Championship Standings
1. James Davies - 56
2. Tom Douglas - 47
3. Rory McAllister - 43
4. Kazuhiko Takagi - 28
5. Damon Cannon - 20
6. John Zimmer - 17
7. Andrew Spokes - 13
8. Masta Valsattis - 11
9. Leonhard von Gottorp - 6
= Christophe Vans - 6
11. Daniel Moreno - 3
12. Pablo da Silva - 2
13. Ron Mignolet - 1
= Niko Nurminen - 1
= EMANUELE NICCHI - 1
= Frederic-Maxime Voeckler - 1

Constructors' Championship
1. McLaren - 99
2. Ferrari - 81
3. Benetton - 31
4. Jordan - 27
5. Williams - 17
6. Sauber - 2
7. Prost - 1
= DAMS - 1
= GAUTHIER - 1

Penalty Standings
1. Yuuri Jougaseki - 7
2. Frederic-Maxime Voeckler - 6
3. Lawrence Tucker - 4
4. James Davies - 3
= Kazuhiko Takagi - 3
= Geoff Grove - 3
7. Andrew Spokes - 2
= Stephano Baroncelli - 2
= Plinio Vida - 2
10. Rick Douglais - 1
= Daniel Moreno - 1
= Poppy Whitechapel - 1
= Niko Nurminen - 1
= Ralf Alden - 1
= Emmanuele Nicchi - 1
= Johan Gustafsson - 1

Post by **Nuppiz** » 28 Sep 2013, 23:50

Niko Nurminen wrote:Both of our cars finished! That hasn't happened in a while...

RonDenisDeletraz · Post by **RonDenisDeletraz** » 29 Sep 2013, 00:45

Jorg Scrattenheim wrote:I got almost points, race fast for DAMS today

Also, after losing his Minardi drive, Geoff Grove has moved to Sauber as test/reserve driver.

Shizuka · Post by **Shizuka** » 29 Sep 2013, 06:16

Spokes wasn't too far ahead, so it actually was a superb race on merit. Good job, guys!

Salamander · Post by **Salamander** » 29 Sep 2013, 10:19

James James Davies wrote:Pffft, not much to say really. I kick ass, but I think we all already knew that.

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 29 Sep 2013, 10:34

Even though FMV made that mistake with Douglas, we can see with Spokes' results that the car is basically garbage and can't run at the front. Doesn't look too good for the rest of the year.

Salamander · Post by **Salamander** » 29 Sep 2013, 10:47

Stramala wrote:Even though FMV made that mistake with Douglas, we can see with Spokes' results that the car is basically garbage and can't run at the front. Doesn't look too good for the rest of the year.

In all honesty, it should be Spokes and not Takagi in that second Ferrari. He's a world-class driver who deserves a title-winning car.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 29 Sep 2013, 10:55

Salamander wrote:
Stramala wrote:Even though FMV made that mistake with Douglas, we can see with Spokes' results that the car is basically garbage and can't run at the front. Doesn't look too good for the rest of the year.

In all honesty, it should be Spokes and not Takagi in that second Ferrari. He's a world-class driver who deserves a title-winning car.

Tom Douglas wrote:I tried to get Spokes as my teammate back in 1996 or whenever it was that new management came in, but they told me to get stuffed and put that Japanese guy Takagi in the car instead. No matter though, as I still have that watertight contract until the end of 2000 in my back pocket.

Did I mention how much of an ass Takagi is to work with in the garage, by the way? I mean, he is almost of no help when it comes to doing setup work or anything like that. It's always me that has to do all the testing. *Sigh* The things I do for the Prancing Horse...

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 29 Sep 2013, 11:19

Tom Douglas wrote:I tried to get Spokes as my teammate back in 1996 or whenever it was that new management came in, but they told me to get stuffed and put that Japanese guy Takagi in the car instead. No matter though, as I still have that watertight contract until the end of 2000 in my back pocket.

Did I mention how much of an ass Takagi is to work with in the garage, by the way? I mean, he is almost of no help when it comes to doing setup work or anything like that. It's always me that has to do all the testing. *Sigh* The things I do for the Prancing Horse...

John Zimmer wrote:Why do you think I sacked the ass? He has no idea what he's doing. It's ridiculous that Stefano keeps him in a seat, while Spokesy is probably the most deserving driver in the field at the moment of a championship, other than Damon. I s'pose Fezza need a lot of yen at the moment.

Salamander · Post by **Salamander** » 29 Sep 2013, 11:35

James James Davies wrote:You wanna know the difference between a good teammate and a crap one? Look at the pace difference between McLaren and Ferrari. That's it. Ferrari were a bunch of fools to let Rory go.

Barbazza · Post by **Barbazza** » 29 Sep 2013, 16:46

Andrew Spokes wrote:Scrapping around for minor points is all we're good for at the moment, sadly.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 29 Sep 2013, 21:10

Ben Fleet wrote:Qualifying behind the DAMS cars before DNFing again isn't what I want. Let's see how the next few race weekends go, but this is not what I was expecting after my first few weekends with Arrows.

tristan1117 · Post by **tristan1117** » 05 Oct 2013, 02:34

Who is officially replacing Grove for Austria?

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 05 Oct 2013, 02:47

tristan1117 wrote:Who is officially replacing Grove for Austria?

Robert Anderson! :lol:

Seriously though, Argentinian Gonzalo Solari is interested in the drive. He is the 1995 Brazilian F3 and 1997 F3 Sudamerica champion, as well as finishing in third place in the 1996 F3 Sudamerica championship and four starts at Macau, including a 7th place in 1995 and 10th in 1997. He's currently running solidly in the midfield in F3000 for Perma Powerteam.

pasta_maldonado · Post by **pasta_maldonado** » 05 Oct 2013, 12:59

Stramala wrote:Even though FMV made that mistake with Douglas, we can see with Spokes' results that the car is basically garbage and can't run at the front. Doesn't look too good for the rest of the year.

Klaus Mann wrote: Ah, Herr Voeckler, patience is der key, meine freunde. Things will get better!

Roll on 2000 with BMW engines!!

Post by **Londoner** » 06 Oct 2013, 18:26

Wizzie wrote: Seriously though, Argentinian Gonzalo Solari is interested in the drive. He is the 1995 Brazilian F3 and 1997 F3 Sudamerica champion, as well as finishing in third place in the 1996 F3 Sudamerica championship and four starts at Macau, including a 7th place in 1995 and 10th in 1997. He's currently running solidly in the midfield in F3000 for Perma Powerteam.

Seeing as Daniel Moreno has laughed off the idea of driving for Minardi, Sven Rydell has conceded defeat on that move. Solari will replace Grove for the rest of the season as a result.

tristan1117 · Post by **tristan1117** » 07 Oct 2013, 23:19

Round 11: Austria

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1. James Davies (McLaren) - 1:15.794
2. Tom Douglas (Ferrari) - 1:15.853
3. Kazuhiko Takagi (Ferrari) - 1:16.028
4. Rory McAllister (McLaren) - 1:16.029
5. Andrew Spokes (Williams) - 1:16.558
6. Pablo da Silva (Sauber) - 1:16.618
7. Masta Valsattis (Benetton) - 1:16.681
8. John Zimmer (Benetton) - 1:16.696
9. Frederic-Maxime Voeckler (Williams) - 1:16.857
10. Leonhard von Gottorp (Jordan) - 1:17.014
11. Damon Cannon (Jordan) - 1:17.080
12. Ron Mignolet (Prost) - 1:17.086
13. Miko Fakkinen (Sauber) - 1:17.090

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14. Jörg Scrattenheim (DAMS) - 1:17.271
15. Niko Nurminen (DAMS) - 1:17.440
16. Ralf Alden (Stewart) - 1:17.548
17. Stephano Baroncelli (Arrows) - 1:17.900
18. Clivio Durand (Prost) - 1:18.017
19. Jose Alvarez (Stewart) - 1:18.058
20. Ben Fleet (Arrows) - 1:18.150
21. Poppy Whitechapel (Lola) - 1:18.276
22. Rick Douglais (Lola) - 1:18.314
23. Lawrence Tucker (Volga) - 1:18.663
24. Yuuri Jougaseki (Volga) - 1:18.788
25. Emmanuele Nicchi (Gauthier) - 1:19.004
26. Plinio Vida (Minardi) - 1:19.130
DNQ Gonzalo Solari (Minardi) - 1:19.144
DNQ Vic Sunset (Gauthier) - 1:19.259

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 08 Oct 2013, 12:29

Ben Fleet wrote:My career is not working out too well here. I left DAMS with hopes of a better, dfaster future at Stewart but that didn't work out. And now in the Arrows, I'm behing both Stewarts and DAMS?

Shizuka · Post by **Shizuka** » 08 Oct 2013, 20:33

Jörg Scrattenheim (Sauber) - 1:17.271

Aside from that, we're where we regularly are. I expect a top 10 tomorrow.

Aerospeed · Post by **Aerospeed** » 08 Oct 2013, 22:38

Ben Fleet wrote:My career is not working out too well here. I left DAMS with hopes of a better, dfaster future at Stewart but that didn't work out. And now in the Arrows, I'm behing both Stewarts and DAMS?

Eddie Stewart wrote:That just means that you're not adequate for racing in this series. Get over it.

CaptainGetz12 · Post by **CaptainGetz12** » 08 Oct 2013, 23:45

wait, why are there 3 Saubers???

Aerospeed · Post by **Aerospeed** » 09 Oct 2013, 01:48

CaptainGetz12 wrote:wait, why are there 3 Saubers???

Where do you see the 3rd Sauber? I see Da Silva in 6th and Fakkinen in 13th.

tristan1117 · Post by **tristan1117** » 09 Oct 2013, 02:18

Aerospeed wrote:
CaptainGetz12 wrote:wait, why are there 3 Saubers???

Where do you see the 3rd Sauber? I see Da Silva in 6th and Fakkinen in 13th.

You both are correct. I edited my mistake.

tristan1117 · Post by **tristan1117** » 10 Oct 2013, 00:35

Review:
James James Davies keeps on rolling in Austria…

Positives:
James James Davies: Well, Davies Domination is back on again, and it doesn't look like anyone is going to stop him at the moment. It was just a dominant win for Davies; the only hiccup was that McAllister took the lead off the line. But Davies quickly passed him and never looked back.

Tom Douglas: Any hopes of Douglas catching Davies for the title requires that Douglas win races, and that simply isn't happening right now.

Kazuhiko Takagi: Takagi responded to his critics by finishing on the podium and beating ex-Ferrari driver Rory McAllister. Takagi's championship hopes are all but dead, but his job is safe for now.

Leonhard von Gottrop: von Gottorp was able to pip Pablo da Silva for sixth place and drove quite well.

Pablo da Silva: da Silva had a fantastic qualifying result, and it's a shame that he wasn't able to convert it into points. da Silva is one of the many drivers in line for a top drive if any of the current drivers drop out.

Negatives:
Rory McAllister: McAllister's once promising championship hopes took a big hit with a disappointing fourth place today. Davies proved that the McLaren could easily beat the Ferraris, but McAllister was unable to do so.

Ron Mignolet: Mignolet spun off early on in the race and languished in the lower midfield for the entire race. Not the best race for the young Belgian.

Benetton: A bad double-DNF for the Benetton team who are trying to keep ahead of Jordan and Williams.

Arrows: Well, that was awful, yet again. Reject of the Race for them.

Austria:
Pole: James Davies
Leaders:
Rory McAllister: 1-4
James Davies: 5-30
Tom Douglas: 31-32
James Davies: 33-

Penalties:
+1 to Emmanuele Nicchi for blocking Tom Douglas
+1 to Niko Nurminen for blocking James James Davies

Drivers' Championship Standings
1. James Davies - 66
2. Tom Douglas - 53
3. Rory McAllister - 46
4. Kazuhiko Takagi - 32
5. Damon Cannon - 20
6. John Zimmer - 17
7. Andrew Spokes - 15
8. Masta Valsattis - 11
9. Leonhard von Gottorp - 7
= Christophe Vans - 6
11. Daniel Moreno - 3
12. Pablo da Silva - 2
13. Ron Mignolet - 1
= Niko Nurminen - 1
= EMANUELE NICCHI - 1
= Frederic-Maxime Voeckler - 1

Constructors' Championship
1. McLaren - 112
2. Ferrari - 90
3. Benetton - 31
4. Jordan - 28
5. Williams - 19
6. Sauber - 2
7. Prost - 1
= DAMS - 1
= GAUTHIER - 1

Penalty Standings
1. Yuuri Jougaseki - 7
2. Frederic-Maxime Voeckler - 6
3. Lawrence Tucker - 4
4. James Davies - 3
= Kazuhiko Takagi - 3
= Geoff Grove - 3
7. Andrew Spokes - 2
= Stephano Baroncelli - 2
= Plinio Vida - 2
= Emmanuele Nicchi - 2
= Niko Nurminen - 2
12. Rick Douglais - 1
= Daniel Moreno - 1
= Poppy Whitechapel - 1
= Ralf Alden - 1
= Johan Gustafsson - 1

Aerospeed · Post by **Aerospeed** » 10 Oct 2013, 01:19

Pablo da Silva wrote:It was a good race, but the tires were not up to standard. That was the main reason why we didn't finish in the points today. Otherwise the car felt good.

Salamander · Post by **Salamander** » 10 Oct 2013, 01:41

James James Davies wrote:And I kicked everyone's ass. Again. Sometimes I wonder why Ferrari keep bothering to turn up to these things, they're never gonna win a title with me, Rory, and the boss all in tandem here.

Shizuka · Post by **Shizuka** » 10 Oct 2013, 06:04

Hey look, a water leak again! Look at Prost - another engine failure! Sigh.
9th place is nice.

Post by **Nuppiz** » 10 Oct 2013, 07:22

Niko Nurminen wrote:Oh, another engine failure. That hasn't happened in a while...

Post by **Londoner** » 10 Oct 2013, 20:03

Damon Cannon wrote:Gah. I got a decent start, but at the end of the first lap the gears started jumping out of position. After 5 laps, the gearbox was ruined, and that was the end of my race. More points down the swanee.

Poppy Whitechapel wrote:Well, at least the car's reliable, I suppose...

Sven Rydell wrote:Sigh. 1999 cannot come soon enough. This entire team needs a reboot from scratch.

Barbazza · Post by **Barbazza** » 10 Oct 2013, 21:36

Andrew Spokes wrote:Well, that wasn't bad. More points, and I wasn't lapped!

tristan1117 · Post by **tristan1117** » 15 Oct 2013, 03:59

Round 12: Germany
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1. Tom Douglas (Ferrari) - 1:17.463
2. James James Davies (McLaren) - 1:17.798
3. Rory McAllister (McLaren) - 1:17.850
4. Kazuhiko Takagi (Ferrari) - 1:18.027
5. Andrew Spokes (Williams) - 1:18.366
6. John Zimmer (Benetton) - 1:18.822
7. Masta Valsattis (Benetton) - 1:18.860
8. Leonhard von Gottorp (Jordan) - 1:18.984
9. Damon Cannon (Jordan) - 1:19.037
10. Ron Mignolet (Prost) - 1:19.269
11. Frederic-Maxime Voeckler (Williams) - 1:19.487
12. Niko Nurminen (DAMS) - 1:19.722
13. Jörg Scrattenheim (DAMS) - 1:19.725

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14. Pablo da Silva (Sauber) - 1:19.808
15. Jose Alvarez (Stewart) - 1:19.836
16. Ben Fleet (Arrows) - 1:19.941
17. Stephano Baroncelli (Arrows) - 1:20.010
18. Ralf Alden (Stewart) - 1:20.099
19. Miko Fakkinen (Sauber) - 1:20.240
20. Clivio Durand (Prost) - 1:20.612
21. Poppy Whitechapel (Lola) - 1:20.735
22. Rick Douglais (Lola) - 1:21.003
23. Plinio Vida (Minardi) - 1:21.113
24. Yuuri Jougaseki (Minardi) - 1:21.123
25. Lawrence Tucker (Volga) - 1:21.192
26. Emmanuele Nicchi (Gauthier) - 1:21.312
DNQ Vic Sunset (Gauthier) - 1:21.519
DNQ Gonzalo Solari (Minardi) - 1:21.982

The Nurburgring has always been an inauspicious place for James Davies and it was more of the same this time around, with Tom Douglas finally breaking a string of eight straight McLaren pole positions. Davies will start alongside him and his teammate will start third.