Alt-1955 - Prize money awarded!

DanielPT · Post by **DanielPT** » 20 Mar 2015, 11:42

tommykl wrote:Biscione got to it first and has been busy arranging all the details on the chat. It's too late for that

I know that. I still can protest it though!

Post by **Bobby Doorknobs** » 20 Mar 2015, 15:12

DanielPT wrote:
tommykl wrote:Biscione got to it first and has been busy arranging all the details on the chat. It's too late for that

I know that. I still can protest it though!

The prospect of an Alfa Romeo-Ferrari takeover/merger is too frightening for the competition. The 1930s are over, Daniel! I would much rather if it were Renzo, the mafia links would add to the intrigue that surrounds Maranello

takagi_for_the_win · Post by **takagi_for_the_win** » 21 Mar 2015, 22:33

Mwahahahahah, it's only a matter of time before Lanciawinslol becomes a real thing!

Nessafox · Post by **Nessafox** » 21 Mar 2015, 23:14

You foolish constructors. Front-engined cars? What about running dinosaurs instead? If you're a t-rex and you know it, clap your hands!

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 21 Mar 2015, 23:36

Renzo will fix all the damage done to Serafini's engine.

Post by **tommykl** » 21 Mar 2015, 23:59

Post-race report
Injuries
Move along, nothing to see here.

Damage
Manzon's chassis (G-953 chassis 7) - £333
Uria's chassis (A-004 chassis 2) - £9 177
Serafini's engine (AR2V8 engine 4) - £7 101
Bira's chassis (AM-04 chassis 2) - £5 615
Collins' engine (A/AS Griffin engine 4) - £16 119
van der Lof's chassis (AM-04 chassis 3) - £430
Whitehead's engine (156s engine 7) - £1 912

Prize money (distance)
Jack Brabham - £2 000
Tony Brooks - £2 000
Desmond Titterington - £2 000
Giuseppe Farina - £2 000
Consalvo Sanesi - £1 960
Tony Gaze - £1 960
Maurice Trintignant - £1 960
Stirling Moss - £1 960
Bib Stillwell - £1 960
Porfirio Rubirosa - £1 960
Jacques Swaters - £1 920
Ottorino Volonterio - £1 920
Mike Hawthorn - £1 920
Dennis Poore - £1 920
Umberto Maglioli - £1 880
Johnny Claes - £1 880
Alfonso de Portago - £1 880
André Simon - £1 880
Robert Manzon - £1 840
Toulo de Graffenried - £1 840
Roger Loyer - £1 800
Harry Schell - £1 760
Dorino Serafini - £1 680
Giannino Marzotto - £1 680
Alberto Uria - £1 680
Cesare Perdisa - £1 640
Tony Bettenhausen - £1 640
B. Bira - £1 440
Peter Collins - £1 360
Dries van der Lof - £1 320
José Froilan Gonzalez - £1 200
Lance Macklin - £1 200
Peter Whitehead - £1 120
Hernando da Silva Ramos - £1 040
André Guelfi - £500
André Pilette - £500
Roberto Mieres - £500
Eugenio Castellotti - £500
David Hampshire - £500
Jean Behra - £500
Karl Kling - £500
Bernie Ecclestone - £500

Prize money (position)
Jack Brabham - £27 500
Tony Brooks - £21 250
Desmond Titterington - £16 500
Giuseppe Farina - £13 250
Consalvo Sanesi - £9 000
Tony Gaze - £6 250
Maurice Trintignant - £5 500
Stirling Moss - £4 750
Bib Stillwell - £4 000
Porfirio Rubirosa - £3 250
Jacques Swaters - £2 500
Ottorino Volonterio - £2 250
Mike Hawthorn - £2 000
Dennis Poore - £1 750
Umberto Maglioli - £1 500
Johnny Claes - £1 250
Alfonso de Portago - £1 000
André Simon - £750
Robert Manzon - £500
Toulo de Graffenried - £250

Alright, I shall now clarify the situation with Ecurie Ecosse.

This is a trial for a potential addition next season. Instead of having spec cars as one-off entries, one-off teams could rent their cars from another constructor or team at a fixed price relating to the car's building costs. The team would not have a budget, and the money would go straight to the car owner.

A privateer could theoretically do multiple races, but he would be restrained to races within a certain radius of his team base. The team owner would not pay transport fees to get the car to the race where it is in use, but would have to transport it back afterwards.

As Biscione's plan for Ecurie Ecosse first gave me the idea, this one-off attempt will be the only one allowed this year, unless I happen to be in a good mood. If the trial works well, I can implement this into the game next season.

As a complete side-note, the Le Mans disaster will happen before the Dutch Grand Prix. In real life, four races out of the remaining seven were cancelled. This will also happen in this universe. Every race except the USSR will be RNGd with a 4/7 chance of being cancelled. Why not the USSR? Because Nikita gives zero bathplugs.

Peteroli34 · Post by **Peteroli34** » 22 Mar 2015, 00:13

Gordini will repair all damage.

For the next Grand Prix wherever that may be.

Sanesi will be Equipped with the best Chassis and Engine combination
Manzon will be Equipped with the Second best Chassis and Engine combination
Rubirosa will be Equipped with the Third best Chassis and Engine combination

The Worst chassis and Engine will be kept as a spare

Post by **tommykl** » 22 Mar 2015, 11:25

I won't post any articles about it before the preview for the next race, but I have RNGd the remaining races.

Due to the Le Mans Disaster, the Dutch, German, Portuguese and Moroccan Grands Prix have been cancelled.

Rated · Post by **Rated** » 22 Mar 2015, 12:24

Since the German GP is cancelled, is it possible to let Fitzau drive the famous Guidobaldi instead of Pollet in the Soviet GP ? We would then enter the Italian GP with Pollet, so he also gets the race he has been promised. I hope my budget has the finances needed for this.

As Guidobaldi will surely bite the dust at the end of the season, I would be very interested in coming back in the series as a privateer with both of my drivers doing one-offs next year.

Post by **kevinbotz** » 22 Mar 2015, 16:28

B.C.M.A. will scrap and replace Collins' destroyed engine; the new unit will retain the same assignment and designation.

CaptainGetz12 · Post by **CaptainGetz12** » 22 Mar 2015, 16:34

Morocco Ministry of Communications wrote:

Moroccan Grand Prix is Cancelled due to Safety Concerns

We bring unfortunate news regarding our country's foray into international Grand Prix Racing. Earlier this week the 24 hours of Le Mans over in France experienced a horrifying accident, killing dozens of spectators and casting a dark veil over motorsport.

Due to recent negotiations between our Sultanate and the F.I.A. (Formula One's governing body), the Moroccan Grand Prix will unfortunately have to be postponed for another year, along with three other grand prix this year to address safety issues at those venues.

We apologize to anyone who wishes to see Morocco's first ever Grand Prix and have already began issuing refunds to the event. This setback will not deter our country's grand prix team from continued participation in Formula One, as we believe that our efforts thusfar have yielded considerable progress towards becoming a competitive and internationally recognized team.

For the next Grand Prix available (British), Ecurie Maghreb will enter the following:

Driver: Andre Guelfi
Car: Lancia Chassis, Lancia Engine

Klon · Post by **Klon** » 22 Mar 2015, 17:26

To save money, Ecclestone withdraws all their entries except the one for the Soviet Grand Prix.

novitopoli · Post by **novitopoli** » 22 Mar 2015, 17:30

Are Scuderia Adriatica's deals concerning driver and car already valid?

If so (and if it's still possible), we would like to enter Lucien Bianchi and our Ambrosiana-Ferrari chassis-engine combination in the British and Italian GPs.

Post by **Bobby Doorknobs** » 22 Mar 2015, 17:42

To compensate for the lost opportunity of driving at the Nurburgring, Armstrong will be entered for Estonia.

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 22 Mar 2015, 17:57

novitopoli wrote:Are Scuderia Adriatica's deals concerning driver and car already valid?

If so (and if it's still possible), we would like to enter Lucien Bianchi and our Ambrosiana-Ferrari chassis-engine combination in the British and Italian GPs.

Bear in mind you need to specify which Ambrosiana chassis you are using - you have two of them. I'd personally recommend A-002 Chassis 2

novitopoli · Post by **novitopoli** » 22 Mar 2015, 20:38

Ok, thanks

Then:

Scuderia Adriatica's entry for the British and Italian GPs:

Driver: Lucien Bianchi;
Car: Ambrosiana A-002 Chassis 2, Ferrari engine.

These races will be useful as a training ground for the team's full time effort in 1956.

Scuderia Adriatica mourns all the victims of the Le Mans accident, hoping all necessary efforts will be undertaken in order to make sure such a tragedy won't happen anymore.

HawkAussie · Post by **HawkAussie** » 22 Mar 2015, 21:30

EMW will enter Britain and Scotland to replace the two races we had lost

Samster · Post by **Samster** » 23 Mar 2015, 14:23

Ambrosiana will repair Uria's chassis.

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 23 Mar 2015, 21:01

La Gazzetta Sportiva wrote:Megalomania? Bizzarri claims of "10 car entry" for Monza

It would appear that young Renzo team manager Simone Bizzarri is suffering from delusions of grandeur. A spectacular claim has come from the Sicilian garagista, claiming in private he will enter no less than ten cars into his team's home event.

The Bizzarri family's ambition in Formula One is known, marking their debut in the sport with a three car lineup last year - larger than most privateer teams and even some manufacturers. That has continued into this season, with a combination of various drivers entering for the Renzo team this year, while piloting their new Alfa machinery.

There have been rumours for some time that the Bizzarris were looking to become a powerful force in Formula One, including talks about purchasing the Scuderia Lancia racing team early in the year, and also suggestions they would build their own chassis from scratch while buying engines from another make.

However, with only three cars on their books at the moment, it seems farfetched to think that Simone Bizzarri has the capability - or perhaps even finance - to enter a whopping ten cars into a single race. Given the highest amount of cars at a single event for any team is a mere four in Formula One's five year history, it seems impossible that such a fanciful idea could possibly come to fruition.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 23 Mar 2015, 21:20

Aston Martin will repair the damage to Bira and #VanDerBoss's cars

Nessafox · Post by **Nessafox** » 23 Mar 2015, 22:31

Wizzie wrote:Aston Martin will repair the damage to Bira and #VanDerBoss's cars

For christ's sake... Hashtags in 1955

Klon · Post by **Klon** » 23 Mar 2015, 22:46

This wrote:For christ's sake... Hashtags in 1955

Sweden's government changes the gender of historical figures to make history more "diverse". Hashtags in 1955 are reasonably harmless by comparison.

FantometteBR · Post by **FantometteBR** » 24 Mar 2015, 04:27

The Cooper-Maserati crew will carry on as it was suited and will spend again money that it might not have in upgrades for the cars

DanielPT · Post by **DanielPT** » 24 Mar 2015, 10:49

Klon wrote:
This wrote:For christ's sake... Hashtags in 1955

Sweden's government changes the gender of historical figures to make history more "diverse".

I've seen it called gender neutrality fascism. And that is not that wide of the mark. Rewriting history, forsaking basic biology among other small laws that diminish the freedom of its citizens.

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 24 Mar 2015, 16:14

Given the recent developments, both Renzo and Voeckler will alter their plans for the four remaining rounds of the season. At the moment, we will confirm the changes/additions to our entries for the British Grand Prix;

Hernando da Silva Ramos (Officine Renzo) - Alfa Romeo AR161 chassis 5, Alfa Romeo AR2V8 engine 3
Dorino Serafini (Officine Renzo) - Alfa Romeo AR161 chassis 4, Alfa Romeo AR2V8 engine 4
Cesare Perdisa (Officine Renzo) - Alfa Romeo AR160 chassis 3, Alfa Romeo ARV8 engine 2

Toulo de Graffenried (Ecurie Voeckler) - Alfa Romeo AR161 chassis 6, Jaguar JFE-2 engine 11
André Simon (Ecurie Voeckler) - Alfa Romeo AR161 chassis 3, Jaguar JFE-2 engine 6

DanielPT · Post by **DanielPT** » 25 Mar 2015, 11:01

Following his efforts and as a deserved prize, Alfa Romeo decided to build an extra AR161 - AR2V8 combo and present it to Tony Gaze in order to enable him to fight for wins in the remaining races.

Post by **tommykl** » 27 Mar 2015, 10:47

Alright, as usual, please confirm your entries for Silverstone if your plans don't match the entry list on the first post. If your entries are complete, you don't have to actually post anything.

Deadline is Sunday March 29th 2015 at 1pm CET.

pi314159 · Post by **pi314159** » 27 Mar 2015, 11:09

Whitehead's engine will be repaired. Costs shared as usual.

WaffleCat · Post by **WaffleCat** » 28 Mar 2015, 00:46

Lance Macklin and Ken Wharton will both enter the British Grand Prix as the entry list states, but with Macklin using Bentley Speed 3 Chassis 6 instead of the wrecked Ferrari 555 chassis.

CaptainGetz12 · Post by **CaptainGetz12** » 28 Mar 2015, 04:18

Since my previous post may have been muddled and may not be easy to find, I will repost Ecurie Maghreb's entry into the British Grand Prix:

Driver: Andre Guelfi
Chassis: Lancia D50 Chassis
Engine: Lancia DS50 Engine

Post by **tommykl** » 30 Mar 2015, 21:59

In the news

June 6th - "Rock Around The Clock" reaches number 1 in the United States

June 7th - Nehru visits USSR

June 10th - First virus split into component parts

June 11th - Tragic accident hits Le Mans; 84 dead
On Saturday afternoon, a few hours after the start of the 24 Hours of le Mans, a tragic accident claimed the life of driver Pierre Levegh and 83 spectators. After 35 laps, race leader Mike Hawthorn braked heavily to pit for fuel, causing Austin Healey driver Lance Macklin to swerve and avoid Hawthorn. Pierre Levegh, who was driving behind Macklin, could not avoid the Briton's car and was launched into a series of somersaults, the burning car landing in the crowd and throwing pieces of wreckage into the spectators. Levegh, driving with Hans Herrmann, was killed instantly, and 83 spectators also lost their lives. The Frenchman was 49 years old.

Following the accident, Mercedes Benz withdrew their other cars, driven by Stirling Moss/Desmond Titterington and Karl Kling/André Simon. Mike Hawthorn and Ivor Bueb won the race, but the celebration was dampened. Many high-standing figures in motorsport are now casting doubt over the future of the sport itself.

June 14th - Chile signs the Buenos Aires copyright treaty

June 15th - Dutch Grand Prix canceled; Grand Prix calendar reduced to ten events

June 16th - Pope Pius XII excommunicates Juan Peron

June 17th - After the Netherlands, Morocco cancels planned inaugural Grand Prix

June 20th - Portugal cancels Formula One race in Monsanto following Le Mans disaster

June 22nd - Antonio Segni forms Italian government

June 25th - Nürburgring cancels Grand Prix for safety reasons; seven races remain on F1 calendar

June 26th - Freedom Charter declared in South Africa; Congress dispersed by police

June 29th - State of siege ends in Argentina

July 2nd - Tony Trabert and Louise Brough win Wimbledon Championships

July 5th - British harbour strike ended

July 9th - General strike in Belgium for 5-day work week

July 9th - Russell-Einstein Manifesto released

July 10th - RIP: Don Beauman (1928-1955)
On Sunday, 26-year-old Don Beauman was killed while competing in the Leinster Trophy in Wicklow, Ireland. While driving a Riley, the British driver struck a tree and was killed instantly. He had never competed in a championship Grand Prix, but scored multiple podiums in non-championship races.

July 13th - Ruth Ellis executed for murder

July 15th 1955, British Grand Prix prequalifying

As sad as the circumstances may be, the show must go on, no matter how much shorter it gets. The racing world is down on its knees following the death of Pierre Levegh and 83 spectators in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and the World Championship calendar has been reduced to two thirds of its length. The Dutch, German, Portuguese and Moroccan Grands Prix have been successively canceled, leaving only four races before the end of the season. Switzerland have made their temporary ban on motorsport (following the 1954 Swiss Grand Prix) permanent, ruling out the return of the race to the calendar.

Nonetheless, four races have decided to be held anyway, guaranteeing the end of a proper World Championship with seven rounds. 48 drivers have made the trip to Silverstone, skipping the stop in Zandvoort.

2. Edgar Barth (Trod van Hoff Racing) - Van Hoff TVHR100 chassis 1, O.S.C.A. 156s engine 8
4. Maria Teresa de Filippis (Maria Teresa de Filippis) - O.S.C.A. F154 chassis 6, O.S.C.A. 156s engine 2
6. David Hampshire (Hampshire Racing Alliance) - Bentley Speed 4 chassis 8, Bentley 16VL-1 engine 10
8. Roy Salvadori (Hampshire Racing Alliance) - Bentley Speed 4 chassis 5, Bentley 16VL-1 engine 4
10. Hernando da Silva Ramos (Officine Renzo) - Alfa Romeo AR161 chassis 5, Alfa Romeo AR2V8 engine 3
12. Dorino Serafini (Officine Renzo) - Alfa Romeo AR161 chassis 4, Alfa Romeo AR2V8 engine 4
14. Cesare Perdisa (Officine Renzo) - Alfa Romeo AR160 chassis 3, Alfa Romeo ARV8 engine 2
16. Toulo de Graffenried (Ecurie Voeckler) - Alfa Romeo AR161 chassis 6, Jaguar JFE-2 engine 11
18. André Simon (Ecurie Voeckler) - Alfa Romeo AR161 chassis 3, Jaguar JFE-2 engine 6
20. Alfonso de Portago (Loyer Racing) - Loyer LR101 chassis 1, Porsche 755 engine 3
22. Eugenio Castellotti (Porsche System Engineering) - Porsche 855 chassis 1, Porsche 755 engine 1
24. Jean Behra (Porsche System Engineering) - Porsche 855 chassis 2, Porsche 755 engine 2
26. Porfirio Rubirosa (ART-Gordini) - Gordini G-953 chassis 4, Gordini ART-004 engine 3
28. Consalvo Sanesi (ART-Gordini) - Gordini G-953 chassis 6, Gordini ART-004 engine 2
30. Robert Manzon (ART-Gordini) - Gordini G-953 chassis 8, Gordini ART-004 engine 4
32. Roberto Mieres (Escuderia Hernandez) - Cooper T41 chassis 1, FIAT 155 engine 1
34. José Froilan Gonzalez (Scuderia Anglo-Italia) - O.S.C.A. 154 chassis 3, Bentley 16VL-1 engine 2
36. Jacques Swaters (Scuderia Anglo-Italia) - O.S.C.A. 154 chassis 5, Bentley 16VL-1 engine 5
38. Peter Whitehead (Scuderia Anglo-Italia) - Bentley Speed 4 chassis 7, O.S.C.A. 156s engine 7
40. Stirling Moss (Scuderia Anglo-Italia) - Bentley Speed 4 chassis 9, O.S.C.A. 156s engine 9
42. Harry Schell (Geoff Richardson Racing) - Bentley Speed 4 chassis 11, Bentley 16VL-1 engine 11
44. André Guelfi (Ecurie Maghreb) - Lancia D50 chassis 2, Lancia DS50 engine 2
46. Desmond Titterington (Irish Racing Association) - Lancia D50 chassis 1, Lancia DS50 engine 1
48. Joe Kelly (Irish Racing Association) - Lancia D50 chassis 5, Lancia DS50 engine 5
50. Peter Collins (British Commonwealth Motorsport Association) - B.C.M.A. C-01 chassis 1, B.C.M.A. A/AS Griffin engine 5
52. Tony Brooks (British Commonwealth Motorsport Association) - B.C.M.A. C-01 chassis 4, B.C.M.A. A/AS Griffin engine 1
54. Umberto Maglioli (British Commonwealth Motorsport Association) - B.C.M.A. C-01 chassis 3, B.C.M.A. A/AS Griffin engine 2
56. Bib Stillwell (Tasman Racing Alliance) - O.S.C.A. F154 chassis 7, Vanwall 254 engine 3
58. Lance Macklin (Reatherson Racing Development) - Bentley Speed 3 chassis 6, Ferrari 555 engine 12
60. Ken Wharton (Reatherson Racing Development) - Ferrari 555 Chassis 7, Ferrari 555 engine 11
62. Jack Brabham (Alfa Romeo SpA) - Alfa Romeo AR161 chassis 1, Alfa Romeo AR2V8 engine 1
64. Giuseppe Farina (Alfa Romeo SpA) - Alfa Romeo AR161 chassis 2, Alfa Romeo AR2V8 engine 2
66. Tony Gaze (Alfa Romeo SpA) - Alfa Romeo AR161 chassis 8, Alfa Romeo AR2V8 engine 5
68. Mike Hawthorn (Vanwall) - Vanwall VW55 chassis 1, Vanwall 254 engine 1
70. Dennis Poore (Vanwall) - Vanwall VW55 chassis 2, Vanwall 254 engine 2
72. Giannino Marzotto (Maria Teresa de Filippis) - O.S.C.A. F154 chassis 8, O.S.C.A. 156s engine 4
74. Pat Moss (BRUNEL) - O.S.C.A. F154 chassis 4, Porsche 755 engine 5
76. Anne Hall (BRUNEL) - Bentley Speed 3 chassis 8, Bentley 163-1 engine 7
78. Tony Bettenhausen (Jaguar-Aston Martin Racing) - Aston Martin AM-04 chassis 11, Jaguar JFE-2 engine 1
80. Dries van der Lof (Jaguar-Aston Martin Racing) - Aston Martin AM-04 chassis 3, Jaguar JFE-2 engine 3
82. B. Bira (Jaguar-Aston Martin Racing) - Aston Martin AM-04 chassis 2, Jaguar JFE-2 engine 2
84. Maurice Trintignant (Jaguar-Aston Martin Racing) - Aston Martin AM-04 chassis 12, Jaguar JFE-2 engine 16
86. Stan Jones (Balkan Leader) - Alfa Romeo AR161 chassis 7, Balkan Lion F154 engine 3
88. Kenneth McAlpine (Owen Racing Organisation) - Bentley Speed 4 chassis 4, Bentley 16VL-1 engine 9
90. Luigi Musso (Scuderia Ambrosiana) - Ambrosiana A-004 chassis 1, Alfa Romeo ARV8 engine 5
92. Alberto Uria (Scuderia Ambrosiana) - Ambrosiana A-004 chassis 2, Alfa Romeo ARV8 engine 6
94. Lucien Bianchi (Scuderia Adriatica) - Ambrosiana A-002 chassis 2, Ferrari 555 engine 4
96. Karl Kling (Rennkollektiv EMW) - Aston Martin AM-04 chassis 7, Jaguar JFE-2 engine 9

-Following one bad performance too many, Trod van Hoff has fired Helmut Niedermayr and hired Edgar Barth, who'd turned down the drive earlier. Obviously, seeing that no one else was interested, he lowered his standards this time.
-Maria Teresa de Filippis has recovered from her injury in Reims and jumps back into the O.S.C.A. after Volonterio dependably drove the car in Spa.
-Following the Le Mans disaster and subsequent cancellation of most races, Bernie Ecclestone has canceled his entries for the rest of the season bar the Soviet Grand Prix. He has not yet announced when he plans to return to the paddock.
-Despite his brilliant qualifying performance in Spa, Roger Loyer is benched for this race, leaving de Portago as the only Loyer driver this time around. He is scheduled to return in Estonia.
-Geoff Richardson, as scheduled, entered his second car for the British Grand Prix, to be driven by Robin Montgomerie-Charrington.
-Like in Reims, IRA have brought the second Lancia along on loan from the constructor, this time driven by Joe Kelly.
-With Lex Davison on a race-by-race contract for Australasia, their entry was never certain to begin with, but it seems that Davison hasn't been confirmed for Silverstone, and as a result, the team will miss this race.
-Reatherson bring back the second car for Wharton, hoping for Macklin not to destroy yet another chassis.
-Following a double-DNPQ in Monaco, BRUNEL have returned to the paddock in Silverstone with the same duo of Anne Hall and Pat Moss.
-Balkan Leader have dug into their pockets and cobbled together their engine once more, allowing Stan Jones to compete.
-Ambrosiana, deep in debt at this point, have fixed both chassis, allowing Uria and Musso to both compete after Musso missed Belgium.
-Following the embarrassing DNPQ from Wolfgang von Trips in Belgium, Phoenix Racing Organisation did not appear in Silverstone. Could this be the end of the team?
-Finally, a new outfit have made their entry into the sport. Scuderia Adriatica, based in Bari, have bought an Ambrosiana-Ferrari package from Renzo and brought it to Silverstone to be driven by 20-year-old Lucien Bianchi, with the blessing of Jacques Swaters. Questions are still being asked about the Belgo-Italian's level of skill, after being far, far off the pace in his first appearance in his home race last year, but perhaps this is a good occasion to prove doubters wrong.

Of course, there will be a prequalifying session. With 24 drivers making the grid and 48 entries, 24 drivers will go through the session, with only the top eight making the main session. Here they are.

Edgar Barth
Roy Salvadori
Cesare Perdisa
Toulo de Graffenried
André Simon
Alfonso de Portago
Eugenio Castellotti
Jean Behra
Roberto Mieres
André Guelfi
Joe Kelly
Peter Collins
Tony Brooks
Umberto Maglioli
Ken Wharton
Dennis Poore
Giannino Marzotto
Pat Moss
Anne Hall
Kenneth McAlpine
Luigi Musso
Alberto Uria
Lucien Bianchi
Karl Kling

Post by **tommykl** » 31 Mar 2015, 10:33

And here we have prequalifying performance!

Maglioli - 112
McAlpine - 111
Bianchi - 109
Salvadori - 108
Collins - 108
Musso - 107
Uria - 106
Guelfi - 105
Perdisa - 104
de Graffenried - 104
Brooks - 104
Kling - 104
Simon - 102
Castellotti - 102
Mieres - 100
de Portago - 98
Behra - 98
Wharton - 98
Barth - 97
Kelly - 97
Hall - 97
Marzotto - 95
P. Moss - 94
Poore - 91

Post by **tommykl** » 31 Mar 2015, 20:25

Prequalifying results
1. Peter Collins (B.C.M.A.) - 1:42.56
2. Tony Brooks (B.C.M.A.) - 1:42.89
3. Umberto Maglioli (B.C.M.A.) - 1:44.75
4. Luigi Musso (Ambrosiana-Alfa Romeo) - 1:46.91
5. Toulo de Graffenried (Alfa Romeo-Jaguar) - 1:47.05
6. Cesare Perdisa (Alfa Romeo) - 1:47.10
7. Giannino Marzotto (O.S.C.A.) - 1:47.59
8. André Simon (Alfa Romeo-Jaguar) - 1:47.90
9. André Guelfi (Lancia) - 1:48.08
10. Alberto Uria (Ambrosiana-Alfa Romeo) - 1:48.23
11. Dennis Poore (Vanwall) - 1:48.51
12. Ken Wharton (Ferrari) - 1:48.53
13. Eugenio Castellotti (Porsche) - 1:48.68
14. Joe Kelly (Lancia) - 1:48.88
15. Alfonso de Portago (Loyer-Porsche) - 1:48.96
16. Roy Salvadori (Bentley) - 1:49.02
17. Roberto Mieres (Cooper-FIAT) - 1:49.16
18. Pat Moss (O.S.C.A.-Porsche) - 1:49.43
19. Jean Behra (Porsche) - 1:49.61
20. Karl Kling (Aston Martin-Jaguar) - 1:49.70
21. Lucien Bianchi (Ambrosiana-Ferrari) - 1:49.92
22. Kenneth McAlpine (Bentley) - 1:50.04
23. Edgar Barth (Van Hoff-O.S.C.A.) - 1:50.84
24. Anne Hall (Bentley) - 1:51.76

No real surprises here. With the B.C.M.A.s involved, they were always going to prequalify. Perdisa and the Voecklers also prequalify, as do Musso and Marzotto. Perhaps the more surprising failures would be Uria, in the Ambrosiana, Kelly for IRA, Wharton for Reatherson and Poore in the Vanwall, but looking at the calibre of the drivers and teams who did make the cut, their elimination is more understandable. It's worth noting that the quickest non-B.C.M.A. car, that of Musso, was over four seconds slower than Collins, who topped the session. Hall, in last place, was over nine whole seconds off the pace, highlighting the difference in performance around the field.

At the back, Lucien Bianchi takes the new Adriatica team out of last place by almost two seconds, not a bad performance at all considering what was expected of the youngster.

Post by **tommykl** » 31 Mar 2015, 23:05

And here's qualifying performance.

Gonzalez - 116
Farina - 109
Serafini - 108
Ramos - 107
Macklin - 106
Gaze - 106
Hawthorn - 106
Trintignant - 105
Whitehead - 104
Moss - 104
Brooks - 103
Bettenhausen - 103
Perdisa - 102
Bira - 102
Jones - 100
Manzon - 98
Titterington - 98
de Filippis - 97
Hampshire - 97
de Graffenried - 97
Collins - 97
Rubirosa - 95
Stillwell - 95
Schell - 94
Musso - 94
Simon - 93
Swaters - 93
Maglioli - 93
Sanesi - 92
Brabham - 82
van der Lof - 81
Marzotto - 80

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 01 Apr 2015, 10:23

No real surprise for BRUNEL not to get through. The team are still sad and disappointed, however, but are now focussing on travelling up to Scotland to prepare for the next round.

Post by **tommykl** » 01 Apr 2015, 10:56

Qualifying results
1. Desmond Titterington (Lancia) - 1:42.98
2. Tony Brooks (B.C.M.A.) - 1:42.99
3. Tony Gaze (Alfa Romeo) - 1:43.64
4. Peter Collins (B.C.M.A.) - 1:43.69
5. Giuseppe Farina (Alfa Romeo) - 1:43.91
6. B. Bira (Aston Martin-Jaguar) - 1:44.06
7. Tony Bettenhausen (Aston Martin-Jaguar) - 1:44.21
8. José Froilan Gonzalez (O.S.C.A.-Bentley) - 1:44.34
9. Hernando da Silva Ramos (Alfa Romeo) - 1:44.37
10. Maurice Trintignant (Aston Martin-Jaguar) - 1:44.91
11. Stirling Moss (Bentley-O.S.C.A.) - 1:45.04
12. Robert Manzon (Gordini) - 1:45.08
13. Consalvo Sanesi (Gordini) - 1:45.34
14. Jack Brabham (Alfa Romeo) - 1:45.50
15. Peter Whitehead (Bentley-O.S.C.A.) - 1:45.54
16. Dries van der Lof (Aston Martin-Jaguar) - 1:45.85
17. Bib Stillwell (O.S.C.A.-Vanwall) - 1:45.87
18. Dorino Serafini (Alfa Romeo) - 1:46.22
19. Umberto Maglioli (B.C.M.A.) - 1:46.72
20. Porfirio Rubirosa (Gordini) - 1:46.74
21. Stan Jones (Alfa Romeo-Balkan Lion) - 1:46.86
22. Lance Macklin (Bentley-Ferrari) - 1:47.28
23. Jacques Swaters (O.S.C.A.-Bentley) - 1:47.32
24. Cesare Perdisa (Alfa Romeo) - 1:47.33
25. Harry Schell (Bentley) - 1:47.36
26. Mike Hawthorn (Vanwall) - 1:47.61
27. Maria Teresa de Filippis (O.S.C.A.) - 1:47.69
28. Toulo de Graffenried (Alfa Romeo-Jaguar) - 1:47.79
29. Luigi Musso (Ambrosiana-Alfa Romeo) - 1:48.26
30. André Simon (Alfa Romeo-Jaguar) - 1:48.85
31. Giannino Marzotto (O.S.C.A.) - 1:49.15
32. David Hampshire (Bentley) - 1:49.23

Desmond Titterington scores his second pole position of the year, only very barely beating Tony Brooks to it. Tony Gaze proves that Alfa were right to give him a new AR161, lining up on the front row as well. Some big surprises are Lance Macklin fighting his way to the grid with the outdated Bentley Speed 3, while de Filippis and Hampshire fail to make the cut. Vanwall will be disappointed at getting no cars onto the grid in their home race.

Post by **tommykl** » 01 Apr 2015, 12:09

Race performance!

Farina 27
van der Lof 25
Collins 22
Stillwell 21
Ramos 20
Brooks 6
Whitehead 3
Moss 1
Sanesi 1
Rubirosa -1
Manzon -4
Swaters -4
Titterington -6
Gonzalez -6
Serafini -6
Bettenhausen -7
Bira -8
Jones -10
Macklin -13
Trintignant -17
Gaze -23
Brabham -29
Maglioli -38
Perdisa -48

Thankfully, this race shouldn't be expensive. There will be a maximum of 15 finishers, 2 Cat. 1 crashes and one single engine failure.

novitopoli · Post by **novitopoli** » 01 Apr 2015, 14:07

We're quite satisfied with our performance during this weekend. Lucien did a great job, and we were far closer to pre-qualifying pace than most would have expected: even not finishing last is a remarkable achievement for a brand-new outfit. We rely on faring even better in the Italian GP, now that we collected some noteworthy track experience.

Post by **tommykl** » 01 Apr 2015, 22:53

July 17th 1955, British Grand Prix
Titterington got the best start among the leaders and led the first lap from Brooks, Collins, Gaze and Farina. However, Brooks was hungry for his first victory, and slipstreamed his way into the lead on lap 2, while Bira rose to third place, ahead of Collins, Farina and Ramos. Ramos was also making his way through the field and took fourth place on lap 3 while Titterington passed Brooks for the lead again. Renzo's fortunes were incredibly on lap 4, as Ramos pulled off fantastic moves to take second place. However, further back, Dries van der Lof, then in 20th position, completely missed his braking spot into Becketts and collected Cesare Perdisa at high speed, sending both hard into the earth bank. Van der Lof was unhurt, but Perdisa was in pain and taken to Northampton hospital for checks. Lance Macklin pulled out with an oil leak at the same time.

On lap 6, it was Swaters who failed to check his mirrors and took himself out of the race on Stan Jones' car. The Australian continued undamaged, but Swaters injured his wrist and was also taken to Northampton hospital for checks. At the front, everyone was tripping over themselves for second place, playing straight into Titterington's hands. On lap 9, Farina was knocked out in an ostensibly 50-50 collision with Peter Collins, who was able to carry on in fifth place. Ramos spent a while in second place, but slowly slipped back behind Bira and Collins. Maurice Trintignant retired from the top ten with suspension failure, followed on lap 24 by Bib Stillwell with an engine failure.

Bira spent a few laps holding up Ramos and Collins before the Brit made his way through on lap 30. At this point, Titterington had pulled out a healthy lead. Tony Gaze thought it was the best time to end an uninspired race, spinning out of ninth place at Woodcote. On lap 35, Bira caved in and let Ramos through, as well as Moss, who'd easily caught them. Rubirosa and Manzon retired in quick succession with a failed clutch and gearbox respectively. Up front, Ramos fell behind Bira and later Tony Brooks, ending up fifth. Brooks passed Bira on the following lap to make up a B.C.M.A. 2-3.

The fight over third place raged for many lap until lap 64, when Bira pulled into the JAMR pits with a driveshaft failure, ending his race. At the front, though, things were heating up. Collins and Brooks were slowly catching Titterington, and with two laps left, they were within striking distance. Brooks decided not to attack Collins and let his teammate fight for the win. Collins himself caught Titterington on the final lap, and after an unsuccessful attempt at Stowe, pushed the Ulsterman onto the grass at Club. Titterington lost a lot of time, but kept his second place as Brooks was much further behind. Peter Collins was free to go forward to his and his team's first Grand Prix victory. Stirling Moss was running in sixth place when he retired with a gearbox failure. He was classified ninth.

1. Peter Collins (B.C.M.A.) 2:20:09.75
2. Desmond Titterington (Lancia) +22.71
3. Tony Brooks (B.C.M.A.) +35.32
4. Hernando da Silva Ramos (Alfa Romeo) +2 laps
5. Consalvo Sanesi (Gordini) +5 laps
6. Peter Whitehead (Bentley-O.S.C.A.) +6 laps
7. José Froilan Gonzalez (O.S.C.A.-Bentley) +6 laps
8. Jack Brabham (Alfa Romeo) +6 laps
9. Stirling Moss (Bentley-O.S.C.A.) +7 laps/Gearbox
10. Dorino Serafini (Alfa Romeo) +8 laps
11. Stan Jones (Alfa Romeo-Balkan Lion) +8 laps
12. Umberto Maglioli (B.C.M.A.) +8 laps
Ret. Tony Bettenhausen (Aston Martin-Jaguar) +11 laps/Spin
Ret. B. Bira (Aston Martin-Jaguar) +13 laps/Driveshaft
Ret. Porfirio Rubirosa (Gordini) +36 laps/Clutch
Ret. Robert Manzon (Gordini) +41 laps/Gearbox
Ret. Tony Gaze (Alfa Romeo) +46 laps/Spin
Ret. Bib Stillwell (O.S.C.A.-Vanwall) +52 laps/Engine
Ret. Maurice Trintignant (Aston Martin-Jaguar) +60 laps/Suspension
Ret. Giuseppe Farina (Alfa Romeo) +67 laps/Collision
Ret. Jacques Swaters (O.S.C.A.-Bentley) +70 laps/Collision
Ret. Cesare Perdisa (Alfa Romeo) +72 laps/Collision
Ret. Dries van der Lof (Aston Martin-Jaguar) +72 laps/Collision
Ret. Lance Macklin (Bentley-Ferrari) +72 laps/Oil leak

Fastest lap: Desmond Titterington (Lancia) - 1:45.49

Championship standings
Drivers
1. Alberto Ascari - 13
2. Desmond Titterington - 10 (1 2nd, 1 3rd, 2 Rets)
3. Tony Brooks - 10 (1 2nd, 1 3rd, 1 Ret)
4. Consalvo Sanesi - 10 (1 2nd, 2 5ths)
5. Jack Brabham - 9 (1 win, 1 8th)
6. Dries van der Lof - 9 (1 win, 3 Rets)
7. Peter Collins - 9 (1 win, 2 Rets)
8. David Hampshire - 6
9. Dorino Serafini - 4 (1 3rd)
10. Porfirio Rubirosa - 4 (2 5ths)
11. Hernando da Silva Ramos - 3 (1 4th, 1 7th)
12. Mike Hawthorn - 3 (1 4th, 1 13th)
13. Giuseppe Farina - 3 (1 4th, 3 Rets)
14. Maria Teresa de Filippis - 3 (1 4th, 1 Ret)
15. Maurice Trintignant - 1 (1 6th, 1 7th)
16. Robert Manzon - 1 (1 6th, 3 Rets)
=. Tony Gaze - 1 (1 6th, 3 Rets)
=. Peter Whitehead - 1 (1 6th, 3 Rets)

Constructors
1. Alfa Romeo - 16
2. B.C.M.A. - 15
3. Phoenix-O.S.C.A. - 13
4. Gordini - 12
5. Lancia - 10
6. Aston Martin-Jaguar - 9
7. Bentley - 6
8. O.S.C.A. - 3 (1 4th, 1 12th)
9. Vanwall - 3 (1 4th, 1 13th)
10. Bentley-O.S.C.A. - 1

Entrants
1. British Commonwealth Motorsport Association - 15
2. Phoenix Racing Organisation - 13
3. Alexander Racing Team - 12
4. Irish Racing Association - 10
5. Alfa Romeo SpA - 9 (1 win, 1 4th)
6. Jaguar - Aston Martin Racing - 9 (1 win, 1 6th)
7. Officine Renzo - 7
8. Hampshire Racing Alliance - 6
9. Maria Teresa de Filippis - 3 (1 4th, 1 12th)
10. Vanwall - 3 (1 4th, 1 13th)
11. Scuderia Anglo-Italia - 1

Post-race report will be up within the next few days.

Also, as of this instant, Scuderia Ferrari is now under the control of Biscione.

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 02 Apr 2015, 00:04

Corriere della Sera, Monday 18th July wrote:Ferrari tax evasion case mysteriously dropped, will return for Scottish GP

In a sudden and unexpected turn of events, it was announced only moments after the end of the British Grand Prix that Scuderia Ferrari, who had missed all of the 1955 F1 season to date, would return to the sport immediately, with their cars being shipped express to Edinburgh as soon as possible.

The future of Il Cavallino Rampante looked extremely uncertain and precarious after a seemingly unending to-and-fro disagreement between the team and authorities over accused unpaid tax bills, which led to the government seizing the racing car maker's assets early in the year.

However, on Sunday morning a statement from Guardia di Finanza announced all of Ferrari's assets would be released immediately, and La Scuderia set to work immediately on recovering the impounded cars and equipment, and have them turned around in time for the Scottish GP in just two weeks time.

The news was especially unexpected, given GdF failed to give an explicit reason for dropping their case against Ferrari, nor were there any rumours or suggestions from the Italian marque that they were close to a resolution.

The Daily Telegraph, Monday 18th July wrote:Racing drivers Bira, Bettenhausen and Van der Lof injured in street attack

In a shocking incident on the evening after the British Grand Prix, three racing drivers, including the reigning Formula 1 World Champion, who had participated earlier in the race were all injured, two seriously, in an unprovoked attack near their hotel in Northampton.

B. Bira, Tony Bettenhausen, and Dries van der Lof, all respected drivers of the Jaguar-Aston Martin factory team, were assaulted by four unknown persons, all wearing dark clothing. Despite the the brutish nature of the attack, the assailants were said to be well dressed, according to a witness of the crime.

The state of the drivers assaulted is various - American born Bettenhausen escaped merely with small cuts and bruises, but reigining champion Bira, along with his Dutch team-mate Van der Lof, were hospitalised as a result of their injuries.

Police enquiries into the incident are ongoing, and are urging any possible other witnesses of the crime to come forward and give more information.

Corriere della Sera, Tuesday 19th July wrote:Scuderia Ferrari announce driving lineup for rest of 1955 season

Having been absent for all of the 1955 season thus far, it was unclear as to what Ferrari's lineup for their suddenly rebooted Formula 1 effort would be. However, the factory has been quick to announce their wheelmen for the upcoming Grand Prix, as well as hinting towards extra entries into their home race at Monza.

Reg Parnell, who has raced for the Scuderia since 1950, will continue with the team with which he has finished third in the world championship on two occasions. Partnering him will be three new arrivals from other teams, and one driver who has not seen action in the series since last year.

Cesare Perdisa has transferred from the Renzo backup car to become a Ferrari young driver, while Paco Godia will try to put his acrimonious split with Gordini earlier in the year behind him with a fresh start at the Italian team.

Troy Ruttman was left without a drive after his previous team, Asso di Fiori, failed to show up for the 1955 season despite expectations they would continue. He will now take the last works Ferrari, at least for the rest of this year.

Scuderia Ferrari will build a new 555 chassis / engine combination immediately.

OK, so here's a pretty flipping massive overhaul of all my entries for the rest of the season because of all these new entries and driver reshufflings. Hang onto yer butts, this is about to get complex;

SCUDERIA FERRARI
ALL REMAINING RACES
Reg Parnell - Ferrari 555 chassis 1 / Ferrari 555 engine 5
Troy Ruttman - Ferrari 555 chassis 6 / Ferrari 555 engine 6
Paco Godia - Ferrari 555 chassis 5 / Ferrari 555 engine 2

SCOTTISH & SOVIET GRAND PRIX ONLY
Dorino Serafini - Ferrari 555 chassis 11 / Ferrari 555 engine 7

ITALIAN GRAND PRIX ONLY
Dorino Serafini - Ferrari 555 chassis 8 / Ferrari 555 engine 7
Juan Manuel Fangio - Ferrari 555 chassis 11 / Engine TBA (subject to RNG confirmation)
Ottorino Volonterio - Chassis TBA / Engine TBA
Guido Meregalli - Ferrari 555 chassis 12 / Ferrari 555 engine 13 (subject to RNG confirmation)

OFFICINE RENZO
Ramos will continue with his current equipment configuration, but will now also attend the Soviet Grand Prix as well. The second Alfa AR161/AR2V8 combination previously used by Serafini will continue to be entered in all three remaining races, but this time with Toulo de Graffenried at the helm.

ECURIE VOECKLER
SCOTTISH & ITALIAN GRAND PRIX
Jean-Louis Rosier - Alfa Romeo AR161 chassis 6, Jaguar JFE-2 engine 11
André Simon - Alfa Romeo AR161 chassis 3, Jaguar JFE-2 engine 6

ITALIAN GRAND PRIX ONLY
Clemar Bucci - Alfa Romeo AR160 chassis 1 / Jaguar JFE-2 engine 12

ECURIE ECOSSE
SCOTTISH GRAND PRIX
David Murray - Cooper T41 chassis 1 / Jaguar JFE-2 engine 12

Note to everyone: This means that currently Ferrari-contracted driver Nello Pagani can be considered free to hire for anyone that wishes to do so.