Grand Prix Rejects

Daniel Melrose wrote:We were lucky to scrape in a single point at the end of that race which will obviously be important as the season draws to a close. Jeroen on the other hand put in a sterling performance in the new car showing after finishing 3rd showing that the M2B is an obvious improvement on the M2. From the next race onwards to the end of the season both myself and Jeroen will be running the M2B.

Onto our driver lineup next season and we're very keen on keeping Krautmeir in our driving lineup since he is obviously very talented and has a great future ahead of him. However if he wants to move on we won't stop him from joining another team. Finally MRT is planning on opening an engine tuning workshop at the end of this season which will be tuning BMW engines from the factory. MRT will be running these tuned V8 engines and as far as I know both the V8 and V10 engines are avaliable to customers.

Phoenix McAllister wrote:Screw this. I can't be bothered with giving PR rounds with mediocre results so I'll send one of my mechanics to do the dirty work for me. Good bye.

Well, I don't know what to say. I'm just a mechanic. So there. Have a good day.

Tom Walkinshaw wrote:Guess I'll have to do this on my own. We're disappointed because we've failed to score points, but it's nothing that can't be fixed with some more work. We're very glad (McAllister the first one) Barii Mori will bring in more sponsorship and a works deal with Honda, so things are quite good. The new chassis only needs more testing and it'll be OK."

Phoenix McAllister wrote:Thanks, Tom. There you go. Let's see if things do improve. I'm not here to just make up the numbers. We're also preparing a PR01B for the Hondas, so we MUST improve. I'm gonna have a cofee. See you.

Pippa Mann wrote:Well, that was eventful, with my tyres going off and people struggling to lap me, only just avoiding an accident with the pit wall even though they must have had a pace advantage!

Douglas Mann wrote:Sis, try being a bit more modest, will ya? The sponsors don't like arrogance.

Pippa Mann wrote:Well, when you get a bit of success and start scoring points again, you try being modest! And anyway, what sponsors? We've never annonced any sponsors!

Barii Mori wrote:Well was happy at qualifying so high, but I ruined a good set of tyres to do so. The race was a little disappointing, the car struggled around the circuit but was happy to get a point and set fastest lap for the race. I hope to do better at the next race, hopefully qualify well. My sponsors are finalising details with Phoenix, which should hopefully confirm my seat for next year.

Footwork Logistics International Press Release wrote:Footwork Logistics are proud to annouce a partnership with the Mugen Honda company to develop the MF303AZ V10 engine. We are talking to the Phoenix F1 team to supply them with the new engine for the new season. We should have an interim engine (MF303AX) ready in 3 races time for testing. We will also look at being the principle sponsor of the team, in the condition that the team are known as Footwork Phoneix Mugen [Honda] and that talented Japanese driver Barii Mori drives for the whole season. We are hoping that Tom Walkinshaw will announce the Footwork Logistics and Mugen Honda deal soon.

Jari Kekkonen wrote:What the hell is going on with us? We did so well in the beginning, now we're struggling to qualify! And we always struggle with our races! Jeez!

AndreaModa wrote:Another suggested tweak for qualifying: How about allowing 6 or 8 cars rather than the 4 currently go through into qualifying proper, and then only have the top 19 qualify, with the rest either falling in pre-qualifying (DNPQ) or in qualifying itself (DNQ). This also ensures that the top 15 don't have a monopoly over the championship and mixes up the results a little bit.

JeremyMcClean wrote:Just extend the grid to 22 cars instead of 19. Simple as that.

AndreaModa wrote:Another suggested tweak for qualifying: How about allowing 6 or 8 cars rather than the 4 currently go through into qualifying proper, and then only have the top 19 qualify, with the rest either falling in pre-qualifying (DNPQ) or in qualifying itself (DNQ). This also ensures that the top 15 don't have a monopoly over the championship and mixes up the results a little bit.

Great.

Well, firstly a big hand to my engineers, who helped me to setup the car well for the race and qualifying. I had the new car, so obviously the pressure was on me to outperform Daniel, and I believe I have done that pretty well! Back to the pass on Chris, basically I saw him slip out of the corner, and this small gap appeared, and I went for it, of course. He threatened to turn in, but I really didn't care, and made it stick, and I was third!

All I can say to those claims is bu***hit. I mean, the team have been extremely supportive of me, and the reasons for my slow pace was more because I couldn't find the proper setup for each of the tracks. More importantly, the old car had this twitch of understeer which I didn't like, and the new B specification was more to my liking, so, once again, the team helped me.

Simply to score points, and hopefully outperform Daniel! Another podium would be nice, and I'll certainly be trying.

Klon wrote:I really think that pre-qualifying should be decided by team standings. I mean, it cannot be that a driver of the fifth-best team does not pre-qualify and therefore the team has to suffer in battling for P4.

Aurelien Moll wrote:Quite simply I'm delighted. The team again made an excellent decision to pit on lap 1, which allowed to pass every one on fresh tyres. It's my second win, it's great, and I'm already looking forward to the next races.

Thomas De Bock wrote:It's disappointing to finish just outside the points, but I'd have to say that I drove a good race from last, with an evil-handling car that we couldn't sort out until the end of the race.

BlindCaveSalamander wrote:If anybody wants a second driver for a team, just ask me.

dr-baker wrote:I will let the lead driver of the MAN racing team have a deciding vote on who his teammate shall be. Or will Douglas Mann and Shizuka-san be teammates, leaving a free seat alongside Pippa Mann?

watka wrote:Subject to appraisal by The HemoGoblin himself, I'll be staying at Hemogoblin Autowerks.

Shizuka wrote:

dr-baker wrote:I will let the lead driver of the MAN racing team have a deciding vote on who his teammate shall be. Or will Douglas Mann and Shizuka-san be teammates, leaving a free seat alongside Pippa Mann?

Teammates at... MAN or where? I'd stay here, to be honest.

dr-baker wrote:

Shizuka wrote:

dr-baker wrote:I will let the lead driver of the MAN racing team have a deciding vote on who his teammate shall be. Or will Douglas Mann and Shizuka-san be teammates, leaving a free seat alongside Pippa Mann?

Teammates at... MAN or where? I'd stay here, to be honest.

Yes, at MAN. Douglas Mann is wondering whether being negatively compared to his sister in her team is worth it or not. A decision will be made by the end of the season whether Douglas stays at AMR or moves to MAN alongside Shizuka-san. Those will be his only two options.

EDIT: Of course, if there is any interest in a seat at either team, that will help Douglas decide his future.

dr-baker wrote:Douglas Mann is wondering whether being negatively compared to his sister in her team is worth it or not. A decision will be made by the end of the season whether Douglas stays at AMR or moves to MAN alongside Shizuka-san. Those will be his only two options.

BlindCaveSalamander wrote:

dr-baker wrote:Yes, at MAN. Douglas Mann is wondering whether being negatively compared to his sister in her team is worth it or not. A decision will be made by the end of the season whether Douglas stays at AMR or moves to MAN alongside Shizuka-san. Those will be his only two options.

EDIT: Of course, if there is any interest in a seat at either team, that will help Douglas decide his future.

James Davies is interested in a seat at AMR.

Jack O Melley wrote:Trueba Racing Team
1st driver: Giovanni Roda
2nd driver: TBA
Chassis: T801
Engine: Piaggio V8
Tyres: Goodyear

If anyone is interested in second drive, can ask

Daniel Melrose wrote:For whatever reason neither myself or Jeroen could get the car settled over the top of the mountain at all. No matter what we did with setup the cars wouldn't ride the bumps at all and it made it quite a hair-raising ride over the run up the top. However our top speed is fine since we've had one of the fastest cars in a straight line all weekend but you make up the most time in the corners obviously.

QuickYoda41 wrote:Now qualifying is a problem? I'm definitely leaving the team at the end of the season. If any team wants a driver who has won a few races, please, let me know.