Grand Prix Rejects

Shizuka wrote:DAMS would like to enter Niko Nurminen and McFry as the guest driver.
This would allow James to check out the team he wants to go next year without any consequences.

Shizuka wrote:DAMS would like to enter Niko Nurminen and McFry as the guest driver.
This would allow James to check out the team he wants to go next year without any consequences.

Niko Nurminen wrote:Sorry boss, I shouldn't have experimented with my setup so the car was impossible to drive around Suzuka.

Anyway, I'm happy to drive at the Duel again - it's where my career started after all.

Rory McAllister wrote:Boss, I can't stand this. God knows how many times this piece of dung of a car has failed me.

Daniel Moreno wrote:Well, my car was definitely tampered with, not only did it feel differently from qualifying, but it grenaded itself for reasons we don't know of during the race. Obviously somebody must have put something funny in it, I don't know. We're not filing a protest, though, since we won the championship. I just can't believe the amazing luck I've had this season...

Daniel Moreno wrote:Well, my car was definitely tampered with, not only did it feel differently from qualifying, but it grenaded itself for reasons we don't know of during the race. Obviously somebody must have put something funny in it, I don't know. We're not filing a protest, though, since we won the championship. I just can't believe the amazing luck I've had this season...

Someone wrote:STOP WHINING LIKE A BABY MORENOOOO...

tristan1117 wrote:I did say very few people would be happy after the race was over.

FMecha wrote:Both Douglas and Takagi will be retained by Ferrari, and both will be at DOTD. Everyone at Ferrari is reportedly disappointed to let Douglas the WDC, but once again, he will stay.

Frédéric-Maxime Voeckler wrote:Bonjour. *Holds wad of cash in front of him*

tristan1117 wrote:

FMecha wrote:Both Douglas and Takagi will be retained by Ferrari, and both will be at DOTD. Everyone at Ferrari is reportedly disappointed to let Douglas the WDC, but once again, he will stay.

Ferrari needs to run at least one guest driver.

FMecha wrote:

tristan1117 wrote:

FMecha wrote:Both Douglas and Takagi will be retained by Ferrari, and both will be at DOTD. Everyone at Ferrari is reportedly disappointed to let Douglas the WDC, but once again, he will stay.

Ferrari needs to run at least one guest driver.

Can Ferrari have a third car for this purpose?

FMecha wrote:Seeing as I can't have third car for DOTD, Jack Christopherson will be on second Ferrari after Takagi apparently declined to take part on DOTD this year.
(If I can have two guests, tell me, Tristan)

Stramala [kostas22] wrote:

Frédéric-Maxime Voeckler wrote:Bonjour. *Holds wad of cash in front of him*

BlindCaveSalamander wrote:

Stramala [kostas22] wrote:

Frédéric-Maxime Voeckler wrote:Bonjour. *Holds wad of cash in front of him*

Gauthier would like to remind M. Voeckler of his offer to drive alongside Guillaume Gauthier at the Duel in the Desert, as well as the seperate offer of a full-time drive next season.

Andrew Spokes wrote:

John Zimmer wrote:SPOKESY, YOU LITTLE RIPPER! We beat McLaren! Have fun at Williams mate, and make sure you kick Moreno's ass for me!

YES! YES! YES! What a way to go, I've always said that this car is good when it holds together! I LOVE beating the boring Woking brigade!
This one is for the team, and for John - he's been an excellent team mate and together we got this car higher up the table than it should have been.

pasta_maldonado wrote:Glad to see Moreno wrapped that up, and as such, Williams offer him a new contract. We also ask our newest team member Andre Spokes if he would like to drive for us in the DITD

Andrew Spokes wrote:I sure would, I'd like to get to know the team as soon as possible. After I've finished getting drunk with the Benetton boys after my victory of course!

JeremyMcClean wrote:By the way, Stewart GP will confirm Fleet and Maeyede in for the DITD

May I ask where the entry list for the 1998 season is?

BlindCaveSalamander wrote:

Frédéric-Maxime Voeckler wrote:Bonjour. *Holds wad of cash in front of him*

Gauthier would like to remind M. Voeckler of his offer to drive alongside Guillaume Gauthier at the Duel in the Desert, as well as the seperate offer of a full-time drive next season.

Plinio Vida wrote:I thought I was running at the Duel in the Desert! You said so yourself!

Plinio Vida wrote:I thought I was running at the Duel in the Desert! You said so yourself!

This wrote:Now for 1998, as contract negotiations aren't going anywhere (neither Durand or Allen have confirmed yet), Voeckler can get a contract to drive at least the first half of the season.

This wrote:For the Duel In The Desert, Ligier will use their most motivated (and cutest) driver: Megumi. We wish Valsattis the best (ending up third in every race, behind both Prost/Ligier cars, that is)
The guest driver will be Ron Mignolet, altough he is the brother of team-owner Dennis Mignolet, he is chosen purely because of his talent! He's also looking for a test seat somewhere, to combine with challenging for the F3000 title.

Now for 1998, as contract negotiations aren't going anywhere (neither Durand or Allen have confirmed yet), Voeckler can get a contract to drive at least the first half of the season.

Clivio Durand wrote:I will accept Prost's offer for a drive in 1998.

Stramala [kostas22] wrote:

This wrote:Now for 1998, as contract negotiations aren't going anywhere (neither Durand or Allen have confirmed yet), Voeckler can get a contract to drive at least the first half of the season.

Voeckler has an offer of the entire season with Gauthier. Either Ligier offers the same or he's not interested in the seat anymore!

This wrote:

Stramala [kostas22] wrote:

This wrote:Now for 1998, as contract negotiations aren't going anywhere (neither Durand or Allen have confirmed yet), Voeckler can get a contract to drive at least the first half of the season.

Voeckler has an offer of the entire season with Gauthier. Either Ligier offers the same or he's not interested in the seat anymore!

It's your choice. I personally doubt that Gauthier will give you much more races, though...

Stramala [kostas22] wrote:

This wrote:

Stramala [kostas22] wrote:Voeckler has an offer of the entire season with Gauthier. Either Ligier offers the same or he's not interested in the seat anymore!

It's your choice. I personally doubt that Gauthier will give you much more races, though...

Well, unless you can give me concrete numbers, forget about it. That applies to you too Gauthier. Voeckler would rather go to Minardi and be in every race this season than do a handful of races for a slightly better team.

Speedline.com wrote:WORLD EXCLUSIVE: Pech arrested on assault charges

The F1RGP2C world is in shock today after driver Bernhard Pech has been arrested by British police for assaulting a Fish and Chip shop owner in Cornwall. According to eyewitnessth a reports Pech was unhappy with the quality and price of the food he recieved from David George's shop which led to a physical altercation between the two men which reportedly left George with a broken jaw. This will probably end the chances of him being on the 1998 grid despite his extensive funding from the BRP group. With the exception of a couple of races Pech was thoroughly outclassed by Pablo da Silva this year and lost his drive at Sauber as a result. Although according to an unknown source Pech believes that he is the victim and that George attacked him and he only threw his food.

Wizzie wrote:McLaren will run their two regular drivers for the Duel in the Desert. Meanwhile, Tom Douglas is missing presumed piss-drunk in a bar at Osaka after he threw away the title

eurobrun wrote:

Wizzie wrote:McLaren will run their two regular drivers for the Duel in the Desert. Meanwhile, Tom Douglas is missing presumed piss-drunk in a bar at Osaka after he threw away the title

Nope, the rules say that you have to run at lesest on driver who did not drive in for your team in 1997

tristan1117 wrote:

JeremyMcClean wrote:By the way, Stewart GP will confirm Fleet and Maeyede in for the DITD

May I ask where the entry list for the 1998 season is?

Page 10. You need to have at least one guest driver; you can't have both your regular drivers. There is a list of free agents with the entry list on Page 10 but I will repost it here

Free Agents for the Duel in the Desert:
All of the test drivers (Roda, Eadbhard, Rodriguez, Durand, etc.)
James Allen
Robert Anderson
Giacomo Canfora
Jack Christopherson???
Jean-Denis Deletraz
Rick Douglais
Miko Fakkinen
Sebastian Gazurek
Geoff Grove
Alexander von Hegel
Yuuri Jougaseki
Anton Kaliniczenko
Samael Meerwick
Elymr Plok
Siergiej Rozvadoskij (pending)
Brett Sanderson
Jorg Scrattenheim
George Tramontani
Lawrence Tucker
Emanuele Vicchi
Tracey Wyndham
Artiom Zielenkovski
Flavius Zinteleman

Wizzie wrote:

eurobrun wrote:

Wizzie wrote:McLaren will run their two regular drivers for the Duel in the Desert. Meanwhile, Tom Douglas is missing presumed piss-drunk in a bar at Osaka after he threw away the title

Nope, the rules say that you have to run at lesest on driver who did not drive in for your team in 1997

It does? Well, in that case, I'll let those two sort out where they want to go while I deliberate on some suitable candidates while on layover at Singapore tomorrow morning

Klon wrote:Well, Anton Kaliniczenko will take over von Gottorp's car unless I hear objections and Cannon's car belongs to whomever gets into it first.

eurobrun wrote:Wait, Cannon isn't doing the DOTD? If not I would like to suggest my new South African driver Dennis van Zwart