Grand Prix Rejects

JJMonty wrote:

pasta_maldonado wrote:

JJMonty wrote:In that case....

Audi have put forward an offer for Niki Lauda to become their lead driver. If no objections are raised within 24 hours, then expect an announcement tomorrow.

Audi are still waiting to hear back from the other managers in their list of prefered drivers and will wait a bit longer to see if an agreement can be made before Driver #2 and Test driver is confirmed

Jochen Mass and Stomellen have no managers so they are free to sign

Fantastic! However... my decission will wait until I hear back from Lauda's Manager (if he has one) And Surer's

WaffleCat wrote:Does that mean I can still take control of Andretti or can kostas manage him?

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Lauda returns to Formula 1 with Audi!

Audi Sport are entering formula 1 for the first time in 1980! The German manufactor has had a sudden resurgance in Motorsport activities in recent years, along side their F1 project is a heavily rumoured return to the World Rally Championship using their new Audi Quattro - a technology that will be heavily advertised in Formula 1 also.

"Audi are proud to announce their return to racing, the first time the 4 rings will be seen in Grand Prix Racing since the days of Auto Union!" Said the Audi board "We will be running a design losely based off a Customer Chassis - we would like to thank Gordon Murray for his generosity and assistance for giving Audi a base line to start with - and would also like to stop any rumours going around about us finding his old note book in a bin! Our first year of Formula 1 will be focused on engine development, we feel that the chassis is a very good base line and engine development will be the major innovation in the forth coming years! We are proud to introduce a Straight 3 Turbo Charged unit as our engine for the forth coming year... We will also be supplying a customer engine to TAG engineering who will be doing their own development of the engine with one of our rival teams, it will be interesting to see who can bring out the best in the engine! Our plans are to use this small engine block so we will have more space to work inside the car to develop better turbo charged systems. The chassis is fairly large due to the base line of our car being used for a V12 unit and so we will have plenty of space to fit further systems to our car."

"We can also confirm today that 2 time world champion, Niki Lauda will become the lead driver of our team, we look forward to great success with Niki - his previous experience is of a great variety, where we have seen in the past where he has been able to develop chassis and a variety of engines to help bring the best potential out of the combination on track - we were very pleased to see that he was enthusiastic about the Turbo Package and are glad to have a highly experienced driver contribute to the development."

Niki Lauda was not present during the launch, apparently he was at another press conference regarding his new airline

Audi has come under much criticism since they announced their presence in F1, choosing drivers who as of last year were deemed "has-beens", requiring the services of drivers who on paper - are seen as champions, but in 1979... were driving at a reject worthy standard, being out-done by their rookie team-mates and ultinately, saked before the season was complete! 1978 champion Mario Andretti was the first of the "has-beens" who was picked by Audi, but this ended up coming to nothing as the Italian born American joined Mezario instead... over to Lauda who was seen as a "2nd choice" for Audi. Audi were also looking at obtaining the services of Stefan Bellof, a promising new German driver who was seen as the new face of German motorsport - a marketing ploy to help give Audi and Germany a better motorsport reputation.

"Audi cannot hide the disapointment of not being able to hire Bellof, however we respect his desission - we have several other candidates to fill the 2nd seat ranging from promising new talent, to highly experienced drivers who will be able to develop a car

We have not given up on Bellof joining us in the future and we hope that our performances can do the talking this year to help make him regret his decission"

Audi are expected to announce their second driver soon

pasta_maldonado wrote:To confirm, here is the calendar for 1980:

1) March 2nd - Australian Grand Prix - Adelaide Street Circuit
2) March 16th - South African Grand Prix - Kyalami
3) March 30th - Brazilian Grand Prix - Interlagos
4) April 13th - Belgian Grand Prix - Spa-Francorchamps
5) April 27th - French Grand Prix - Paul Ricard
6) May 4th - Monaco Grand Prix - Monaco Street Circuit
7) May 18th - Swiss Grand Prix - Dijon-Prenois
8) June 8th - United States Grand Prix - Cleveland
9) June 15th - Canadian Grand Prix - Watkins Glen
10) July 6th - Irish Grand Prix - Mondello Park
11)July 13th - British Grand Prix- Donington Park
12) July 27th - German Grand Prix - Hockenheimring
13) August 10th - European Grand Prix - Vallelunga, Italy
14) August 24th - Austrian Grand Prix - Salzburgring
15) September 7th - Italian Grand Prix - Monza
16) September 21st - Japanese Grand Prix - Fuji Speedway
17) October 12th - United States GP West - Watkins Gleng

The Irish and Japanese Grand Prix debut on the calendar, while Valelunga, Salzburgring, Cleveland and Fuji will host their debut Grand Prix. The Brazilian GP will run on the shorter version of Interlagos

JJMonty wrote:

pasta_maldonado wrote:To confirm, here is the calendar for 1980:

1) March 2nd - Australian Grand Prix - Adelaide Street Circuit
2) March 16th - South African Grand Prix - Kyalami
3) March 30th - Brazilian Grand Prix - Interlagos
4) April 13th - Belgian Grand Prix - Spa-Francorchamps
5) April 27th - French Grand Prix - Paul Ricard
6) May 4th - Monaco Grand Prix - Monaco Street Circuit
7) May 18th - Swiss Grand Prix - Dijon-Prenois
8) June 8th - United States Grand Prix - Cleveland
9) June 15th - Canadian Grand Prix - Watkins Glen
10) July 6th - Irish Grand Prix - Mondello Park
11)July 13th - British Grand Prix- Donington Park
12) July 27th - German Grand Prix - Hockenheimring
13) August 10th - European Grand Prix - Vallelunga, Italy
14) August 24th - Austrian Grand Prix - Salzburgring
15) September 7th - Italian Grand Prix - Monza
16) September 21st - Japanese Grand Prix - Fuji Speedway
17) October 12th - United States GP West - Watkins Gleng

The Irish and Japanese Grand Prix debut on the calendar, while Valelunga, Salzburgring, Cleveland and Fuji will host their debut Grand Prix. The Brazilian GP will run on the shorter version of Interlagos

I never knew the glen was in Canada - and what makes them so special as to having 2 GP's!

Wizzie wrote:

JJMonty wrote:

pasta_maldonado wrote:To confirm, here is the calendar for 1980:

1) March 2nd - Australian Grand Prix - Adelaide Street Circuit
2) March 16th - South African Grand Prix - Kyalami
3) March 30th - Brazilian Grand Prix - Interlagos
4) April 13th - Belgian Grand Prix - Spa-Francorchamps
5) April 27th - French Grand Prix - Paul Ricard
6) May 4th - Monaco Grand Prix - Monaco Street Circuit
7) May 18th - Swiss Grand Prix - Dijon-Prenois
8) June 8th - United States Grand Prix - Cleveland
9) June 15th - Canadian Grand Prix - Watkins Glen
10) July 6th - Irish Grand Prix - Mondello Park
11)July 13th - British Grand Prix- Donington Park
12) July 27th - German Grand Prix - Hockenheimring
13) August 10th - European Grand Prix - Vallelunga, Italy
14) August 24th - Austrian Grand Prix - Salzburgring
15) September 7th - Italian Grand Prix - Monza
16) September 21st - Japanese Grand Prix - Fuji Speedway
17) October 12th - United States GP West - Watkins Gleng

The Irish and Japanese Grand Prix debut on the calendar, while Valelunga, Salzburgring, Cleveland and Fuji will host their debut Grand Prix. The Brazilian GP will run on the shorter version of Interlagos

I never knew the glen was in Canada - and what makes them so special as to having 2 GP's!

Watkins Glen's on the other side of the country to boot as well.

Marc Surer wrote:I would be happy to drive for Audi and I hope to sign a contract as soon as possible.

pasta_maldonado wrote:Lotus also need to secure an engine supply

eurobrun wrote:

pasta_maldonado wrote:Lotus also need to secure an engine supply

What options are there for engines?

pasta_maldonado wrote:

eurobrun wrote:

pasta_maldonado wrote:Lotus also need to secure an engine supply

What options are there for engines?

Well, you can have a DFV, or negiotiate for a Ford Turbo, a Ferrari , a Ferrari Turbo, a Volkswagen turbo, a Lamborghini, a Honda, a Peugeout/Talbot turbo, an Alfa, or a Renault. Or you can bring another manufacturer into the sport

eurobrun wrote:A Renault then

BlindCaveSalamander wrote:

eurobrun wrote:A Renault then

Great! Hopefully now that means less blown engines for us--- err, I mean, thank you for your patronage!

Wizzie wrote:

BlindCaveSalamander wrote:

eurobrun wrote:A Renault then

Great! Hopefully now that means less blown engines for us--- err, I mean, thank you for your patronage!

Can someone explain to me just why on earth everyone wants to have Renault engines this year? Surely the Ferrari turbo is a much better prospect considering it didn't blow up anywhere near as often as the Renault did last year

pycku wrote:Is there a free entry slot here?

pycku wrote:Hmm, then I'm willing to join the waiting list and in the meantime I'll run the career of the first driver from the Eastern Block - Deyan Rangelov from Bulgaria. Anyone interested in hiring him?

pycku wrote:Hmm, then I'm willing to join the waiting list and in the meantime I'll run the career of the first driver from the Eastern Block - Deyan Rangelov from Bulgaria. Anyone interested in hiring him?

takagi_for_the_win wrote:

pycku wrote:Hmm, then I'm willing to join the waiting list and in the meantime I'll run the career of the first driver from the Eastern Block - Deyan Rangelov from Bulgaria. Anyone interested in hiring him?

The Soviet backed Restov Racing are interested in hiring hhim as a test driver. We would also like to offer Jochen Mass a testing role, as we know feel that Marc Surer wouldn't fit in at our team.

darkapprentice77 wrote:I would like to run a fictional driver too if that's okay; Valentino Nicchi from Vatican City.

Will anyone hire him???

pycku wrote:Rangelov wishes to thank every team that appreciated him and offered him a contract. However, Rangelov accepts Ensign offer. He was very pleased with the Rostov offer, but he opted for a regular seat for this season. Maybe he will join Rostov in future, but it is too early to say so.

takagi_for_the_win wrote:

pycku wrote:Hmm, then I'm willing to join the waiting list and in the meantime I'll run the career of the first driver from the Eastern Block - Deyan Rangelov from Bulgaria. Anyone interested in hiring him?

The Soviet backed Restov Racing are interested in hiring hhim as a test driver. We would also like to offer Jochen Mass a testing role, as we know feel that Marc Surer wouldn't fit in at our team.

pasta_maldonado wrote:This, I have managed to source thae actual car RAM used in 1980. Would you like to use that instead? I will also make it a customer car for other teams to use

Phoenix wrote:

darkapprentice77 wrote:I would like to run a fictional driver too if that's okay; Valentino Nicchi from Vatican City.

Will anyone hire him???

Yes, he can be the official priest for Williams

This wrote:

Phoenix wrote:

darkapprentice77 wrote:I would like to run a fictional driver too if that's okay; Valentino Nicchi from Vatican City.

Will anyone hire him???

Yes, he can be the official priest for Williams

He can drive the italian GP for RAM if he can negotiate a deal with God to become technical director of the team! I'm not really sure if God has knowledge about downforce though, he's usually been seen flying.

Wizzie wrote:

This wrote:
He can drive the italian GP for RAM if he can negotiate a deal with God to become technical director of the team! I'm not really sure if God has knowledge about downforce though, he's usually been seen flying.

Note to self: Never read any post from This during school lest run the risk of randomly bursting out laughing in class

Hiroshi Takagi, to Grand Prix Journal (predecessor of J.O.U.R.N.A.L) wrote:I declare war against McLaren, Merzario!! And with this, I too declare that Andretti is indeed, cursed!!

FMecha wrote:

Hiroshi Takagi, to Grand Prix Journal (predecessor of J.O.U.R.N.A.L) wrote:I declare war against McLaren, Merzario!! And with this, I too declare that Andretti is indeed, cursed!!

Also, in real life, Fuji hosted the 1976 and 1977 GPs, Pasta.

takagi_for_the_win wrote:RESTOV RACING NEEDS YOU!!!

Do YOU want to be a test driver for a small but ambitious start up F1 team? Of course you do. Anyone, I repeat anyone, can apply, so do it!