F1RWRS -- 2014 Season

[Aerond]

F1RWRS COMMISSION ANNOUNCES NEW ENGINE GUIDELINES FOR 2015 ONWARDS.

The F1RWRS have announced today a series of guidelines for engine manufacturers in order to make the series more equal among all its teams. The statement reads as follows:

"... an engine will be able to be developed to a maximum output of 810 bhp. We think that, under the current engine regulations, engine manufacturers won´t come up with engines which are more powerful than 760 bhp at the factory, which means teams will have space for growth but with limits. We´re confident manufacturers will put out very competitive new engines into the market, so most of the new engines will develop more than 700 bhp from the beggining. Of course, current non-turbo engines will be kept in the market shall the manufacturers want to.
Another thing it will change is the Price estructure, from next year, chassis and engine manufacturers will be able to oscillate the prices from year to year to be able to cope better with the demand"

The last sentence means I will reestructure a bit the prices for next year. Most of the prices won´t change, but some will, so some teams could see their chassis/engines are worth something else... or they could see their belongings devaluated. This is needed for me to introduce new chassis/engines at a correct price while keeping a varied price estructure.

[Shizuka]

We should still drop the T97/30 Lola chassis I'm using, it's still slow. And I don't think anyone wants to use it

[AndreaModa]

Aerond, what BHP is my Ford engine at right now?

Those new regs sound good to me btw!

[Stramala]

Scuderia Alitalia reveals 2015 F1RWRS prototype

Scuderia Alitalia have released the first images of the car they hope to enter in next season's F1RWRS, the SA-1/15.

"This is just more proof we are a serious team, who would be a competitive and valuable addition to the F1RWRS grid," said team principal Alasdair Lindsay. "We have prepared everything well in advance. Therefore, just like in F3RWRS, we should be competitive immediately from the start. Did I mention we won Race 2 in our debut F3RWRS weekend, starting 2 rounds after everyone else? Yeah, we're that good. I'd like to see MRT manage that!!!"

[AndreaModa]

This bunch of greasy Italians led by a Scottish ginger dwarf look quite simply ridiculous. I won't taint this soundbite with the language of the unwashed ice cream sellers, so I'll just say Team Air Italy have a major, major inferiority complex. The sad thing for them is that this will only get worse when they waltz into the F1RWRS next year like bloody Cinderella, and find that it's a lot harder than it looks. It's a real man's sport boys, so unless you intend on challenging the established elite, I suggest you go home, play with your toy Ferraris and eat that pizza that Mama's just cooked for you!

[Wizzie]

Simpson to drive for MRT

MRT Owner Daniel Melrose has signed on good friend and Monaco specialist Dave Simpson for a one-off drive in place of Phillippe Nicolas for the Monaco Grand Prix. While Melrose, a close friend of Simpson, was unavailable for comment, he was overheard coming out of the MRT motor home on his way to watching Free Practice for the F2RWRS saying it was "the hardest decision of his career deciding who he was going to move aside for Dave"

To put it simply, Simpson will get a one-off for MRT in Monaco before Nicolas returns for the rest of the year.

[SuperAguri]

Next week on the Sammy Jones guide to be diplomatic , Sammy tells the anti capitalist protesters to grow up and go home, leave the legal embezlling to the bankers.

I am glad that Simpson has a drive, he was a great asset to me when Nissan bought the Australian Minardi team, he was kind and was great at helping me do set up. I hope he does well, but I still hope he finishes behind me.

[Stramala]

Sammy Jones? Who the f*** is he? Oh right, the guy we absolutely creamed in F3RWRS last weekend. Still crying your eyes out over Joel Melrose being so hopelessly s**t now are we? The only way you can win is by committing fraud and using your ill-gotten gains to hopelessly plough endless amounts of money into your sorry excuse for a racing team, and still get nowhere. At least my team has the dignity to fund it's existence through legal means, and still manage to comfortably beat you.

[tristan1117]

Collin Pratchett Claims Favoritism at ARC

After an awful start to the year, tension is brewing at American Racing Conglomerate. Between ARC's management under scrutiny and Jesus Plaza getting Reject of the Race, ARC is in complete chaos. Now, Collin Pratchett has come out in the press and claimed that ARC is favoring Plaza.

"It's quite obvious, really. I have done everything I could for the team and I think that it is about time that someone pays attention to me. Plaza's being treated like some sort of golden boy because he got us out of pre-qualifying. At this rate, we'll be back in pre-qualifying again. Also, the car is awful and I question the decision to change engines and not upgrade the car at all."

[the Masked Lapwing]

Sammy Jones? Who the f*** is he? Oh right, the guy we absolutely creamed in F3RWRS last weekend. Still crying your eyes out over Joel Melrose being so hopelessly s**t now are we? The only way you can win is by committing fraud and using your ill-gotten gains to hopelessly plough endless amounts of money into your sorry excuse for a racing team, and still get nowhere. At least my team has the dignity to fund it's existence through legal means, and still manage to comfortably beat you.

Psst. Scuderia Alitalia didn't start until Britain - we're still a few races away in the F1RWRS

[FMecha]

How much credits my team has?

[Wizzie]

Sammy Jones? Who the f*** is he? Oh right, the guy we absolutely creamed in F3RWRS last weekend. Still crying your eyes out over Joel Melrose being so hopelessly s**t now are we? The only way you can win is by committing fraud and using your ill-gotten gains to hopelessly plough endless amounts of money into your sorry excuse for a racing team, and still get nowhere. At least my team has the dignity to fund it's existence through legal means, and still manage to comfortably beat you.

Psst. Scuderia Alitalia didn't start until Britain - we're still a few races away in the F1RWRS

Does that mean we can accuse him of time-travelling and altering the future?

[AndreaModa]

Sammy Jones? Who the f*** is he? Oh right, the guy we absolutely creamed in F3RWRS last weekend. Still crying your eyes out over Joel Melrose being so hopelessly s**t now are we? The only way you can win is by committing fraud and using your ill-gotten gains to hopelessly plough endless amounts of money into your sorry excuse for a racing team, and still get nowhere. At least my team has the dignity to fund it's existence through legal means, and still manage to comfortably beat you.

Now you see my little haggis eating friend, that's how you prove me correct. Completely fictitious and false statements like those just showcase to the world your immaturity, and inability to cut it on the world stage. Castrol Jones Racing enjoys a privileged position within the F1RWRS as one of the oldest, most successful teams in its history, and as such, you cannot simply swat us away like a inconsequential fly in your ridiculously overblown 'masterplan' which simply involves flooding the junior categories with a bunch of unproven rookies, and trying to run a team from the remains of the most comical entry in the series' history. I mean Christ, who thought up the name Virgin InterCorse? I hope you fired them quickly!

[Aerond]

How much credits my team has?

Look around, it´s written somewhere in the last 4 pages.

[Wizzie]

How much credits my team has?

Look around, it´s written somewhere in the last 4 pages.

It's probably more than what MRT have. Spencer's engine blew up in Australia, I spend the rest of the credits on reliability and the engine STILL has the characteristics of a hand-grenade

[FMecha]

How much HP my car has?

[Aerond]

How much HP my car has?

I think 585

[Phoenix]

Watch out, you drunkard hooligan! Sammy Jones is now my mate, so if you piss him off, you piss me off too!

[Stramala]

Watch out, you drunkard hooligan! Sammy Jones is now my mate, so if you piss him off, you piss me off too!

Two wrongs don't make a right, sunshine

[FMecha]

Can I spend 60 credits for 6 hp?

[Aerond]

Can I spend 60 credits for 6 hp?

Of course, will do PreQ when I come home later

[Aerond]

F1RWRS 2014 - ROUND 6 - MONACO GP

Weather Report:

PreQ: Dry
Q1: Light Rain
Q2: Dry
Race: Wet

PRE-QUALIFYING (Drivers in bold go into qualifying)

1. Phoenix McAllister (Phoenix) -- 1.28.169
2. Fredo Mestolio (Trueba) -- 1.28.653 (+0.484)
3. Jean Luc Schiller (Prospec) -- 1.28.958 (+0.789)
4. Ron Mignolet (Acuri) -- 1.29.093 (+0.924)
5. James Davies (Mecha) -- 1.29.223 (+1.054)
6. Matthias Valsattis (Mitie) -- 1.29.365 (+1.196)
7. Gary Cameron (Prospec) -- 1.29.439 (+1.270)
8. Andrea Acuri (Acuri) -- 1.29.615 (+1.446)
9. Sebastian Groves (Dofasco) -- 1.29.663 (+1.494)
10. Saeed Al Faisal (Mecha) -- 1.29.797 (+1.628)
11. The Stig (Phoenix) -- 1.29.833 (+1.664)
12. David Neuberg (Mitie) -- 1.29.971 (+1.802)
13. Gio Van Dycke (Shonan) -- 1.30.229 (+2.060)
14. Tomislaw Tajner (Dofasco) -- 1.30.938 (+2.769)
15. Giovanni Roda (Trueba) -- 1.31.122 (+2.953)
16. Fracois Albertini (Shonan) -- 1.31.241 (+3.072)
17. Miko Fakkinen (Tropico) -- 1.31.729 (+3.560)
18. Darren Older Jr (Tropico) -- 1.34.871 (+6.702)

Phoenix will skip Pre-qualifying at Round 7.

QUALIFYING




GRM will go to PreQualifying at Round 7.

STARTING GRID



RACE

This is the year F1RWRS finally lost fear to hosting wet races (in the past year a session would be postponed if rain was to appear), and Monaco was the best (or the worst, if one is to ask some drivers) place for the liquid to appear in race conditions. And it did. And it did heavily, in the worst conditions since F1 in 1984. In fact, this race was a master combination of the 1984, 1988 and 1996 F1 Races, combining the best elements from all of them: Sure it was a crash fest, but we saw as well a genius driver dominating and then losing it all because of a stupid mistake (Mark Dagnall), an underdog emerging to take the win where everybody else failed to secure the lead (Sammy Jones), and then two extra heroes in the podium; one charging from the very back of the grid (Nicolas Steele) and the other driving a solid rock race (Moll). We also had the underdog with the conditions to win but ultimately failing to do so due to own mistakes (Mirko Bosevic). All in all, a tremendous race, plenty of action, accidents and the thrill of not knowing what could happen next, who would fail to secure the car at the next corner or who would end up leading the race.

We knew it was going to be good when we saw that pile-up at the nouvelle chicane in the 2nd lap where Schiller and Mann retired, with The Stig lasting only a couple of extra yards before hitting the wall. At that point, Steele became trapped and lost 20 seconds along with a number of drivers. From then on, the race was simply an incredible caroussel of spins and cars going into the barriers. Everybody seemed on danger but Mark Dagnall, who pulled a gap of 2 seconds every lap, driving fearlessly (sometimes carelessly) untill his first major mistake of the season; He didn´t care watching the mirrors as he exited the pits after his stop and didn´t see Jones approaching, getting into the way of the green and white car, who couldn´t avoid hitting the DGN at the back, sending him into the barriers. For that, and for throwing an amazing opportunity to pull 10 extra points when all he had to do was drive 2 seconds slower than everybody else a lap on new tyres to win, he gets our ROTR award. Mirko Bosevic closely got it though. The pole sitter couldn´t keep Dagnall behind for long, but he was happilly pulling a serious gap over Rhys Davies when he spun at Massenet. It almost became a disaster when Dave Simpson also spun trying to avoid the Arrowtech, and then his team-mate Martins did a third spin at the spot when trying to avoid Bosevic car. That almost took both Arrowtech out of the race. It didn´t put an end to Bosevic speed, but he was unable to pass Moll in the second half of the race and his chances ended there.

Once Dagnall retired, chances jumped from one driver to another; first Shinobu Katayama, but the Japanese female retired soon after with the gearbox letting her down. Then Mori, but he went too hard over a kerb and threw away his chance, and by then Bosevic had lost all his chances. All the craziness around was completed when only 5 drivers crossed the finish line and classified. The lowest number ever in a F1RWRS. We loved how the race developed and we´re asking ourselves how it´s taken that much for it to happen. We´ll put our prayers onclouds going wherever F1RWRS is at.

Bosevic Spins



The Dagnall accident





Davies retiring



De Bock going to the wall



Mori without front wing



Mori spinning to retire



Pile-up at lap 2: Schiller goes long at the chicane and mayhem starts as he comes back into the track without watching




Simpson retiring



Simpson spinning



Start



Watkinson and Christopherson colliding



Katayama retiring



Moll vs Bosevic vs Steele battle





RESULTS




ROTR: Mark Dagnall -- Threw away stupidly a brilliant performance.
Fastest lap: Mark Dagnall -- 1:36.418

STANDINGS (After 6 Rounds)

DRIVERS

1. Mark Dagnall - 28 pts
2. Nathanael Spencer - 20 pts
3. Nicolas Steele - 14 pts
4. Thomas de Bock - 13 pts
5. Sammy Jones - 12 pts
6. Daniel Melrose - 11 pts
7. Phillippe Nicolas - 10 pts
8. Shinobu Katayama - 9 pts
9. Aurelien Moll - 8 pts
10. Barii Mori - 6 pts
11. Frank Zimmer - 5 pts
=. Mirko Bosevic - 5 pts
13. Rhys Davies - 3 pts
=. Douglas Mann - 3 pts
=. Ron Mignolet - 3 pts
16. Ashley Watkinson - 2 pts
17. Jesus Plaza - 1 pt
=. Daniel Martins - 1 pt
=. Ben Fleet - 1 pt

CONSTRUCTORS

1. MRT - 30 pts
2. DGNgineering - 29 pts
3. Jones - 23 pts
4. Gillet - 21 pts
5. Kamaha - 20 pts
6. Sunshine - 9 pts
7. Arrowtech - 6 pts
8. HRT - 5 pts
=. GRM - 5 pts
10. Acuri - 3 pts
=. Foxdale - 3 pts
12. ARC - 1 pt

[SuperAguri]

Monaco beter be exciting as the one I spent the last three days running. If a MRT or a DGN car is on pole and/or wins then I'll be first to stand up with the conspiracy theories.

[Aerond]

Monaco beter be exciting as the one I spent the last three days running. If a MRT or a DGN car is on pole and/or wins then I'll be first to stand up with the conspiracy theories.

One Klon in this topic is enough. Thank you

[Aerond]

Best Pre-Qualifying session of the year so far, 6 different cars in Top 6 and Top 6 teams close enough.

[Klon]

Monaco beter be exciting as the one I spent the last three days running. If a MRT or a DGN car is on pole and/or wins then I'll be first to stand up with the conspiracy theories.

One Klon in this topic is enough. Thank you

It is in the nature of Klonen to be multiple identical copies of the same individual.
Furthermore, my conspiracy whining is merely in-character.

[Wizzie]

Monaco beter be exciting as the one I spent the last three days running. If a MRT or a DGN car is on pole and/or wins then I'll be first to stand up with the conspiracy theories.

Just because I was good enough to see a loophole 6 months in advance and managed to exploit it before Aerond closed it again doesn't mean you can whinge about it.

[Aerond]

Well, the rain carset is on for Qualifying and Race and the order should be a bit different from usual and more packed.

[Wizzie]

Well, the rain carset is on for Qualifying and Race and the order should be a bit different from usual and more packed.

Does that mean Melrose will get his first major win since 2011?

[Klon]

Well, the rain carset is on for Qualifying and Race and the order should be a bit different from usual and more packed.

Does that mean Melrose will get his first major win since 2011?

Nope! The winner will be ... Andrea Acuri.

[Aerond]

Well, the rain carset is on for Qualifying and Race and the order should be a bit different from usual and more packed.

Does that mean Melrose will get his first major win since 2011?

Nope! The winner will be ... Andrea Acuri.

We should start betting real money in F1RWRS results

[Wizzie]

Well, the rain carset is on for Qualifying and Race and the order should be a bit different from usual and more packed.

Does that mean Melrose will get his first major win since 2011?

Nope! The winner will be ... Andrea Acuri.

The sad thing is I can actually see that happening.*

*Which makes you wonder how Foxdale can be doing so shite considering Acuri are using exactly the same engine

[Wizzie]

Does that mean Melrose will get his first major win since 2011?

Nope! The winner will be ... Andrea Acuri.

We should start betting real money in F1RWRS results

I'm putting a fiver on Rhys Davies winning Monaco

[Aerond]

I'm putting a fiver on Rhys Davies winning Monaco

lol... that would pay at least 25/1

[Wizzie]

I'm putting a fiver on Rhys Davies winning Monaco

lol... that would pay at least 25/1

Ok Rhys, if you win, you owe me $125

On a totally unrelated note, I've realised I've Flanderised myself on the forum over the years. I used to sound quite intelligent in the early days

[Klon]

We should start betting real money in F1RWRS results

If my prediction were to become real and I were to invest one month of state support , I'd be bathplugging rich.

Of course, I would do the wise thing: bet on the Best In The World to retire within the first half of the race.

[Wizzie]

We should start betting real money in F1RWRS results

If my prediction were to become real and I were to invest one month of state support , I'd be bathplugging rich.

Of course, I would do the wise thing: bet on the Best In The World to retire within the first half of the race.

I hope he retires on lap 40 just to piss you off

[Klon]

I hope he retires on lap 40 just to piss you off

And I hope that Rhys Davies retires - nothing personal - while leading the race on the last lap just to get you upset.

[Wizzie]

I hope he retires on lap 40 just to piss you off

And I hope that Rhys Davies retires - nothing personal - while leading the race on the last lap just to get you upset.

And then Simpson sweeps by to take the victory, making the entire world happy

[the Masked Lapwing]

I hope he retires on lap 40 just to piss you off

And I hope that Rhys Davies retires - nothing personal - while leading the race on the last lap just to get you upset.