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Website · by **Wizzie** » 07 Dec 2011, 14:13

Tom Douglas has fallen off a cliff since Brazil

by **AdrianSutil** » 07 Dec 2011, 15:23

Masta Valsattis:

Whilst I'm absolutely delighted for Andrew to score his first points and podium, I can't help but think my car is cursed. I haven't finished a race since the second round and my confidence is running low. I just hope a change is round the corner as I'm desperate to score a point this year.

by **BlindCaveSalamander** » 07 Dec 2011, 17:12

James Davies wrote:Another point, can't complain about that.

by **Shizuka** » 07 Dec 2011, 18:09

Are our mechanics not interested anymore? I swear they messed up my suspension and they botched Damon's pitstop up! Are you from the future Virgin team guys? :evil:

by **East Londoner** » 07 Dec 2011, 19:42

Damon Cannon wrote:Where is that bloody mechanic! Learn how to use a wheel gun properly, you flaming idiot! I was running near the points, and I'm pretty sure I would have stolen a point or two.

Poppy Whitechapel wrote:Two races, two podiums! The gods of luck are finally starting to shine on me!

by **dr-baker** » 07 Dec 2011, 20:51

Douglas Mann wrote:Dammit. Without that retirement, I could have been looking a lot better in the championship. Zut alors. Merde.

Website · by **Wizzie** » 07 Dec 2011, 20:55

Tom Douglas wrote:*Throws steering wheel out in anger* PERKELE!

by **FMecha** » 07 Dec 2011, 22:39

Kazuhiko Takagi wrote:The suspension broke again... bathplug the UNRELIABLE CAR!

by **This** » 08 Dec 2011, 06:59

Dennis Mignolet wrote:Oh, Loose wheel? Well, i'd better go racing in a Reliant Robin...

Gio Van Dycke wrote:Smooooke on the engiiiineee daa daa daa, daa daa daa daa, wait, that's not how that song was... Oh and Moreno is an idiot, a driver should always move over for cars falling to pieces!

by **Barbazza** » 08 Dec 2011, 07:24

Andrew Spokes wrote:This is beyond my wildest dreams - to get a podium in my home race is unbelievable. The good luck on my side today balanced out all the bad luck I'd had this season until today. I just hope my team mate Mattia can experience the same good fortune soon.

by **JeremyMcClean** » 08 Dec 2011, 08:22

A very angry Daniel Moreno wrote:WHAT THE HECK?? I WAS RUNNING FINE UNTIL THIS (bleep) DECIDED TO (bleep) MY (bleep)ING CAR BY NOT (bleep)ING GETTING OUT OF THE (bleep)ING WAY, WHAT A (bleep)ING IDIOT, TAKE HIM OUT OF THE (bleep)ING CIRCUIT, WHAT THE (bleep)ING HECK

His manager wrote:Calm down Daniel, or I'll put a pot on your head!

Daniel Moreno wrote:Try it! *clunk* WMM THMM? WHYMM DIMM YOUMM PUMM MM POT OMM MMM HEAMM? *trips and falls* GREMM, NOMM LOOMM WHMM YOUMM DONMM!!

Please excuse the silly writing

Moreno had a light headache leaving the paddock but has since recovered and is fit to take part in the next race.
However the pot was a different story.
Apologies to all pot manufacturers, for the pot's fate was not a good one.

by **tristan1117** » 10 Dec 2011, 12:15

Round 9: Germany
Hockenheim

Grid

Code: Select all: 1. Jack Christopherson - Williams - 1.41.016 2. John Zimmer - Benetton - 1.41.613 3. Daniel Moreno - Williams - 1.41.798 4. Padraig O'Connell - Ferrari - 1.41.980 5. Rory McAllister - Ferrari - 1.42.025 6. Éadbhard Ó'Caoimhín - Jordan - 1.42.342 7. Leonhard von Gottorp - Jordan - 1.42.530 8. Tom Douglas - McLaren - 1.42.589 9. Douglas Mann - McLaren - 1.42.674 10. Kazuhiko Takagi - Benetton - 1.42.769 11. Pieter Kickert - Tyrrell - 1.42.986 12. Dennis Mignolet - Ligier - 1.43.040 13. Pablo Da Silva - Sauber - 1.43.048

Code: Select all: 14. Poppy Whitechapel - Tyrrell - 1.43.225 15. James Davies - Sauber - 1.43.312 16. Damon Cannon - Lotus - 1.43.686 17. Max von Hegel - Sauber - 1.43.786 18. Sebastien Belo - Ligier - 1.44.190 19. Andrew Spokes - Minardi - 1.44.231 20. Samael Meerwick - Lotus - 1.44.324 21. Kazuyoshi Hoshino - Footwork - 1.44.512 22. Gio van Dycke - Larrousse - 1.45.245 23. Masta Valsattis - Minardi - 1.45.290 24. Mikko Fakkinnen - Larrousse - 1.46.072 25. Pippa Mann - Simtek - 1.47.124 26. George Tramontani - Simtek - 1.47.535 DNQ Giovanni Roda - Pacific - 1.48.813 DNQ Ben Fleet - Pacific - 1.49.101

Daniel Moreno's pole position streak ends at four. Williams have taken every pole this year except for the first race. Other than that, it was pretty stable in the rest of the grid. Oh, and Ben Fleet did not set a time in first qualifying, but we haven't seen or heard from the Pacifics all year.

by **tristan1117** » 10 Dec 2011, 12:16

I should plug the wiki page also...

http://f1alternate.wikkii.com/wiki/1994 ... ampionship

by **tristan1117** » 14 Dec 2011, 11:59

Round 9: German Grand Prix
46 laps

Yet another spectacular race this time around. The start was chaotic as cars streamed into the first turn. Dennis Mignolet was hit but somehow remained in 13th. However, on the next lap, Poppy Whitechapel then made an easy pick for Reject of the Race after the worst spin turn since Mimmo Schiattarella's peformance at the '95 Monaco Grand Prix (oh wait, that hasn't happened yet...). I uploaded a not-laggy video here. This put Whitechapel out of contention, and seeing as her teammate challenged for a podium, I think she deserves the award. The start went well for Jack Christopherson as he pulled out a five second gap on Padraig O'Connell who was in second. Daniel Moreno dropped back to fourth and was mostly ineffectual until his retirement on Lap 17. Moreno's DNF badly affected his championship aspirations and put a pot on his disappointing week.

Other early retirements included Pippa Mann, who had a big shunt when her suspension failed, catapulting her into the wall on Lap 5. Gio van Dycke almost did the same thing while trying to pass Mann the lap before; he had a big spin but somehow avoided hitting the wall or oncoming traffic (although he did pit with throttle problems on the same lap). Masta Valsattis and last week's hero Éadbhard Ó'Caoimhín retired with mechanical problems.

On Lap 10, the order was 1. Christopherson 2. O'Connell 3. McAllister 4. Moreno 5. Zimmer. Zimmer passed Moreno and began to chase down McAllister for third. Douglas Mann's miserable weekend ended as his Peugot engine blew while Mann was in a lowly ninth place. Things would go from bad to worse for the McLaren team as Douglas (the other Douglas) also retired with an engine failure on Lap 24. One lap later, Zimmer finally passed McAllister after a long battle and set his sights on O'Connell. McAllister would not last long after that, his transmission seizing up just one lap later. The only round of pitstops was completed by Lap 25, with very little position change. Christopherson still held a massive lead but he would lose it on Lap 27 when his Williams stopped with a transmission problem. This handed the lead off to O'Connell who now had to hold off Zimmer for 19 laps. Oh boy.

The battle was fierce. Zimmer tried to pass O'Connell several times into the first corner but he did not succeed on any of them. This caused him to lose momentum and it allowed O'Connell get away multiple times. Zimmer kept on trying but O'Connell would not let the Benetton driver through. The drama went all the way to the last lap as Zimmer tried no less than three overtaking maneuvers but failed to pass the Ferrari. O'Connell's defensive driving gave him his second win of the season taking four vital points away from Zimmer.

Zimmer still takes the championship lead after his second place but it could have been so much more. In other notes, Leonhard von Gottorp finished third after Pieter Kickert retired with only three laps to go with a transmission problem. Takagi was fourth, taking his first points since Monaco. Because no one expected it, Kazuhiko Takagi is this race's IIDOTR Dennis Mignolet took a solid fifth for Ligier and Damon Cannon brought his Lotus home sixth. By the way, Minardi needs to beef up their electrical systems as both Valsattis and Spokes suffered electrical problems today.

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by **AdrianSutil** » 14 Dec 2011, 12:09

Masta Valsattis:

To be out of the race, again, early on with another mechanical problem, just sums up my season so far. It seems eeryone else gets one lucky race and scores a point or two, whilst I'm sitting back in the garage. Oh well, might as well get pissed...

by **JeremyMcClean** » 14 Dec 2011, 12:54

Daniel Moreno wrote:Not another bathplugging retirement...

Question: How did you put the replay into a full minute or so?

by **Shizuka** » 15 Dec 2011, 00:27

Meerwick messed Damon's quali lap up in the qualifying, he let Damon pass in return.
Finally the cars didn't break down - improvement!

by **East Londoner** » 15 Dec 2011, 02:09

Damon Cannon wrote:That was a nice race, after a frustrating qualifying. The car ran well, and I was helped by Samael to bring home another point. Best part of the race was seeing that Tyrrell fail completely at spin turning. I saw the replay of the incident after the race, and I've never laughed so hard! That driver must have egg all down their face. They won't be living that one down for quite a while!

Poppy Whitechapel wrote:

by **tristan1117** » 15 Dec 2011, 03:04

JeremyMcClean wrote:Question: How did you put the replay into a full minute or so?

Oh, I turned on a screen recording app that I have and ran the race from a save file I saved beforehand. The save file keeps the race exactly the same as it was before so I restarted the race and just recorded Poppy's spin from the live race.

by **Phoenix** » 15 Dec 2011, 09:50

Rory McAllister wrote:OK, this is it. My relationship with Ferrari has kicked the bucket. I can't stand such an unreliable car and I'm leaving at the end of this season. If there's a seat available at either Benetton or Williams, I'll actively pursuit it, although I can also consider other options.

by **tristan1117** » 16 Dec 2011, 06:21

DRIVERS' CHAMPIONSHIP

1. John Zimmer (Benetton) - 30 points (2 wins)
2. Jack Christopherson (Williams) - 28 points (2 wins)
3. Leonhard von Gottorp (Jordan) - 24 points
4. Padraig O'Connell (Ferrari) - 20 points (2 wins)
5. Daniel Moreno (Williams) - 19 points (1 win)
6= Tom Douglas (McLaren) - 18 points (1 win)
6= Éadbhard Ó'Caoimhín (Jordan) - 18 points (1 win)
8= Douglas Mann (McLaren) - 11 points
8= Poppy Whitechapel (Tyrrell) - 11 points
10. Kazuhiko Takagi (Benetton) - 9 points
11. Max von Hegel (Footwork) - 8 points
12. James Davies (Sauber) - 6 points
13= Pablo Da Silva (Sauber) - 5 points
13= Dennis Mignolet (Ligier) - 3 points
15= Rory McAllister (Ferrari) - 4 points
15= Andrew Spokes (Minardi) - 4 points
17= Kazuyoshi Hoshino (Footwork) - 3 points
17=Pieter Kickert (Tyrrell) - 3 points
19= Samael Meerwick (Lotus) - 3 points
19= Damon Cannon (Lotus) - 3 points
20= Gio van Dycke (Larrousse) - 2 points
21. Pippa Mann (Simtek) - 1 point

CONSTRUCTORS' CHAMPIONSHIP

1. Williams-Renault - 47 points (3 wins)
2. Jordan-Hart - 43 points (1 win)
3. Benetton-Ford - 39 points (2 wins)
4. Mclaren-Peugot - 29 points (1 win)
5. Ferrari - 24 points (2 wins)
6. Tyrrell-Yamaha - 14 points
7= Footwork-Ford - 11 points
7= Sauber-Mercedes - 11 points
9. Lotus-Mugen Honda - 6 points
10. Minardi-Ford - 4 points
11. Ligier-Renault - 3 points
12. Larrousse-Ford - 2 points
13. Simtek-Ford - 1 point

by **East Londoner** » 16 Dec 2011, 06:25

Damon Cannon wrote:Why have they not credited me in the standings with the point I scored in France? I've scored three points now, not two.

by **BlindCaveSalamander** » 16 Dec 2011, 07:12

James Davies wrote:Eeeeeeeeeeegh. That could've gone better...

by **tristan1117** » 16 Dec 2011, 07:24

East Londoner wrote:
Damon Cannon wrote:Why have they not credited me in the standings with the point I scored in France? I've scored three points now, not two.

Yeah, it appears I have bathplugged up standings several times so far. I'm planning to make a table on the wiki to sort things out.

by **tristan1117** » 18 Dec 2011, 15:30

Round 10: Hungary

Qualifying

Code: Select all: 1. Daniel Moreno - Williams - 1.18.014 2. John Zimmer - Benetton - 1.18.330 3. Douglas Mann - McLaren - 1.18.541 4. Jack Christopherson - Williams - 1.18.855 5. Rory McAllister - Ferrari - 1.19.128 6. Éadbhard Ó'Caoimhín - Jordan - 1.19.216 7. Kazuhiko Takagi - Benetton - 1.19.295 8. Padraig O'Connell - Ferrari - 1.19.739 9. Leonhard von Gottorp - Jordan - 1.19.871 10. Pablo Da Silva - Sauber - 1.20.126 11. Max von Hegel - Footowork - 1.20.186 12. Tom Douglas - McLaren - 1.20.262 13. Poppy Whitechapel - Tyrrell - 1.20.355

Code: Select all: 14. James Davies - Sauber - 1.20.476 15. Andrew Spokes - Minardi - 1.20.736 16. Pieter Kickert - Tyrrell - 1.20.966 17. Kazuyoshi Hoshino - Footwork - 1.21.152 18. Masta Valsattis - Minardi - 1.21.241 19. Dennis Mignolet - Ligier - 1.21.806 20. Gio van Dycke - Larrousse - 1.21.934 21. Damon Cannon - Lotus - 1.22.158 22. Samael Meerwick - Lotus - 1.22.861 23. Mikko Fakkinnen - Larrousse - 1.23.160 24. Sebastien Belo - Ligier - 1.23.425 25. Pippa Mann - Simtek - 1.24.000 26. George Tramontani - Simtek - 1.25.551 DNQ Ben Fleet - Pacific - 1.25.589 DNQ Giovanni Roda - Pacific - 1.27.932

Everything remains as usual at the front but Max von Hegel surprised everyone by putting his Footwork eleventh on the grid. Damon Cannon and the Loti had a shocking day, qualifying well behind Minardi. Also, Ben Fleet came this close to beating Tramontani and getting Pacific's first start.

by **Shizuka** » 18 Dec 2011, 16:52

This circuit doesn't fit Lotus.

by **AdrianSutil** » 18 Dec 2011, 19:24

Certainly fits Minardi.

by **East Londoner** » 18 Dec 2011, 21:24

Damon Cannon wrote:Feck. Fecking car was fecking useless today.

Poppy Whitechapel wrote:The car isn't suited to these twisty tracks, which is why both me and Peter are well down the field...

by **This** » 19 Dec 2011, 03:50

Gio Van Dycke wrote:Ah Hungary, you know, people used to call me Hung Gary, you want to know why? Well... [censored, family forum]... You see?

Dennis Mignolet wrote:The truth can be hard sometimes

by **dr-baker** » 20 Dec 2011, 07:35

Ben Fleet wrote:What do you think of that then, eh, Gio? Your teammate outqualifying you by 2 1/2 seconds and almost making the grid? You wanna know what I think? Well I'll tell you:

by **This** » 20 Dec 2011, 09:43

dr-baker wrote:
Ben Fleet wrote:What do you think of that then, eh, Gio? Your teammate outqualifying you by 2 1/2 seconds and almost making the grid? You wanna know what I think? Well I'll tell you:

there are 2 gio's, you might not want to talk to the wrong one, especially not this race...

by **Jack O Melley** » 20 Dec 2011, 10:38

Ben Fleet wrote:What do you think of that then, eh, Gio? Your teammate outqualifying you by 2 1/2 seconds and almost making the grid? You wanna know what I think? Well I'll tell you:

Giovanni Roda wrote:Luck, dear.

by **tristan1117** » 20 Dec 2011, 12:39

Round 10: Hungary
63 laps

I have to give some credit to the designers of Grand Prix 2. They have captured the dullness of the Hungaroring better than any other simulation, I think. Anyway, Daniel Moreno led from pole at the start, followed by Padraig O'Connell and Douglas Mann who both leapfrogged John Zimmer into Turn 1. Further back, Poppy Whitechapel forgot to brake for the turn, slamming into the back of the car in front and breaking her front wing. By the end of Lap 4, Zimmer had repassed O'Connell and Mann (not an easy task at the Hungaroring) and was now lapping considerable faster than Moreno. He easily caught up to Moreno but was stuck behind the Williams for six laps, unable to pass in the twisty turns. The same thing was happening just behind Zimmer as a large train including Mann, Christopherson, Takagi and Eadbhard followed behind Padraig O'Connell. No one was able to get past each other until the pit stops opened on Lap 16.

On the subject of pit stops, there were two different pit strategies that the drivers ran in the race. The first strategy was a two-stop strategy spearheaded by John Zimmer. The second strategy was the one-stop strategy, which Daniel Moreno took. Anyway, after John Zimmer finally got past Moreno, he made his pit stop on Lap 17 and was followed by Christopherson and O'Connell. Around this time, (I'm not completely sure which lap) Rory McAllister's Ferrari ground to a halt with a suspension failure, ending his race prematurely again. McAllister was clearly upset after the race and after his demand to leave the team after the last race, this did not improve his chances of staying at Ferrari. McAllister was only the third retirement of the race so far, although that was about to change...

Daniel Moreno made his pit stop on Lap 22, putting 42 laps worth of fuel in the car (by the way, I couldn't find any data on the size of 1994 F1 fuel tanks so I'll assume that this is possible). Moreno was good to go but he now had to catch Zimmer and his two-stop strategy. Other one-stoppers included Pablo Da Silva, Whitechapel and Damon Cannon. Unfortunately, Daniel Moreno's awful luck continued. It remains unclear if he would have beaten Zimmer on strategy alone but it was certainly feasible. Moreno's suspension failed on Lap 26, making it the the fourth time that he had taken pole and retired from the race. Zimmer was now free to romp off with the win, which he did.

The rest of the race was just watching to see whose car wouldn't make it to the end. Padraig O'Connell followed his teammate out of the race with a puncture on Lap 25. Pieter Kickert kicked the bucket (well his car did anyway) on Lap 33 after a suspension problem while running in the points. Leonhard von Gottorp struggled throughout the race and retired with and oil problem. Poppy Whitechapel had actually made her way up to eleventh with her one-stop strategy but she fell victim to a transmission problem. Éadbhard Ó'Caoimhín was the last to go, suffering an engine failure with only seven laps left. Zimmer's win firmly plants him in the lead of the Drivers' Championship but Jack Christopherson is not far behind after taking a competent second. Kazuhiko Takagi drove a solid race to take third and the two McLarens and James Davies filled out the rest of the points positions.

RESULTS:

Oh, IIDOTR goes to Max von Hegel for a solid race in the Footwork. Reject of the Race has to be given to Ferrari but honorable mention goes to whoever thought that McAllister's car was in a safe spot on the track.

by **AdrianSutil** » 20 Dec 2011, 14:20

Masta Valsattis:

It's nice to finally finish anoter race, and a solid run to 10th aswell. The car was ok, but not fantastic.

by **Shizuka** » 20 Dec 2011, 17:04

Told you: this track doesn't fit Lotus.

by **dr-baker** » 20 Dec 2011, 20:52

Douglas Mann wrote:OK, 1 place away from a podium. It's still points so I can be happy with that for today I reckon.

by **the Masked Lapwing** » 20 Dec 2011, 20:57

John Zimmer wrote:VICTORY!!! I can win this entire thing now. The car actually has something resembling reliability.

by **East Londoner** » 20 Dec 2011, 21:06

Damon Cannon wrote:I have never been so slightly bored in all my time as a racing driver. All the laps just seemed to blur into one, such is the monotony of this track. I can't even remember if I overtook someone.

Poppy Whitechapel wrote:Well, my race was effectivly run by the first corner, as some idiot moved straight into my path. Cue one destroyed front wing, and a damaged transmission package that broke just after my second pitstop.

by **BlindCaveSalamander** » 20 Dec 2011, 22:56

James Davies wrote:Hooray, another point! Oh, and if McAllister's leaving Ferrari, can I have his place?

by **tristan1117** » 21 Dec 2011, 11:56

Drivers' Championship (newly reassessed)

1. John Zimmer (Benetton) - 40 points (3 wins)
2. Jack Christopherson (Williams) - 34 points (2 wins)
3. Leonhard von Gottorp (Jordan) - 23 points
4. Padraig O'Connell (Ferrari) - 20 points
=4 Tom Douglas (McLaren) - 20 points
6. Daniel Moreno (Williams) - 19 points
7. Éadbhard Ó'Caoimhín (Jordan) - 18 points
8. Douglas Mann (McLaren) - 14 points
9. Kazuhiko Takagi (Benetton) - 13 points
10. Poppy Whitechapel (Tyrrell) - 11 points
11. Max von Hegel (Footwork) - 8 points
12. James Davies (Sauber) - 7 points
13. Pablo Da Silva (Sauber) - 5 points
=13 Dennis Mignolet (Ligier) - 5 points
15. Rory McAllister (Ferrari) - 4 points
=15 Andrew Spokes (Minardi) - 4 points
17. Kazuyoshi Hoshino (Footwork) - 3 points
=17 Samael Meerwick (Lotus) - 3 points
=17 Damon Cannon (Lotus) - 3 points
=17 Pieter Kickert (Tyrrell) - 3 points
20. Gio van Dycke (Larrousse) - 2 points
21. Pippa Mann (Simtek) - 1 point

Constructors' Championship

1. Williams-Renault - 53 points
=1 Benetton-Ford - 53 points
3. Jordan - 41 points
4. McLaren-Peugot - 34 points
5. Ferrari - 24 points
6. Tyrrell-Yamaha - 14 points
7. Sauber-Mercedes - 12 points
8. Footwork-Ford - 11 points
9. Lotus Mugen-Honda - 6 points
11. Ligier - 5 points
12. Minardi - 4 points
13. Larrousse - 2 points
14. Simtek - 1 point

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