F1RMGP presents: the 2014 Women's European Cup

[dinizintheoven]

Garage #n: Super Aguri SA13
Team Manager: Mika Juhani Salo (as he has a Japanese wife...)
Team Principle: Aguri Suzuki
Driver: Yuri Mitsui
Driver: Junko Mihara
Car Number 22, 23

Wanted to have at least 2 Japanese female drivers but it was quite hard to find any... :S

So I see.

[dinizintheoven]

Behold the Wiki pages! For both the series and the 2014 season.

Team Managers who want to apply a different team name to their chassis... do it, before I think about starting pre-season testing!

[This]

Behold the Wiki pages! FOr both the series and the 2014 season.

Team Managers who want to apply a different team name to their chassis... do it, before I think about starting pre-season testing!

Minardi will run here as Scuderia Minardi, not as Minardi Formula One Team, that's all.

[dinizintheoven]

Gotcha. Incidentally, nationalities of the teams are also up for review - so far, they match the chassis the teams are using. One flag per team, though.

[Shadaza]

Can Lola be named: Mastercard Lola Bunny

that is all.

[dr-baker]

The Stefan to be from the Isle of (Wo)Man then.

[dinizintheoven]

The Stefan to be from the Isle of (Wo)Man then.

How about that as a team name? Isle of (wo)Man Racing, or similar?

[tommykl]

Rename my team to "American Rejects" (because both epically failed in the USA), and it's Belgian (duh ).

[SuperAguri]

Wanted to have at least 2 Japanese female drivers but it was quite hard to find any... :S

So I see.

Yes Wikipedia being useless as ever.

This shows that it is the same person, adding the fact she was a race car driver.

Although her best effort was racing three times at the Spa 24 Hours in a Toyota MR2 and Corolla...

[dinizintheoven]

Excellent. That's the link I'll use on the wiki, then.

[dr-baker]

The Stefan to be from the Isle of (Wo)Man then.

How about that as a team name? Isle of (wo)Man Racing, or similar?

If you think it's better than the previuos suggestion (I prefer it).

[This]

Does Scuderia Minardiva's sound good?

[dinizintheoven]

If you think it's better than the previuos suggestion (I prefer it).

Hang on... I forgot you'd given your team a name already! So, Isle of (wo)Man Racing or WOTWUT, what's it to be?

Does Scuderia Minardiva's sound good?

Yes! Altered.

[dr-baker]

If you think it's better than the previuos suggestion (I prefer it).

Hang on... I forgot you'd given your team a name already! So, Isle of (wo)Man Racing or WOTWUT, what's it to be?

For this championship, I think Isle of (Wo)Man Racing sounds apt.

[Shizuka]

If you have to name the team, name the Prost one Prostine. Seriously.

[UPRC]

No Laleh Seddigh? For shame!

[dinizintheoven]

I'm more annoyed that nobody picked Sabine Schmitz.

[SuperAguri]

I am running a Japanese Dream team so I can't pick anyone who isn't Japanese so I am excused

[DanielPT]

I'm more annoyed that nobody picked Sabine Schmitz.

I would've done so, but the Nürburgring is not part of the calendar!

[dinizintheoven]

Here we go... look out for your respective teams, because it's pre-season test time!

NOTE TO TEAM MANAGERS: those who want to rename their teams have until the third and final pre-season test is published to do so!

Pre-season test session 1: Barcelona, Spain
Wednesday, 13 February 2014

MORNING:

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1 –    5  SWNSNBM           Team America WEC   1'27.961
2 –    4  S. de Silvestro   Minardivas         1'28.152
3 –    3  V. Ickx           Minardivas         1'28.964
4 –    38 G. Amati          ATS Rial WEC       1'29.111
5 –    7  M. Mouton         Toleman WEC        1'29.116
6 –    14 D. Galica         AGS WEC            1'29.429
7 –    2  A. Beatriz        Lola Bunny         1'29.877
8 –    19 R. Frey           Milk & Doughnuts   1'29.996
9 –    22 Y. Mitsui         Super Aguri WEC    1'30.395
10 –   70 N. Firman         Isle of (wo)Man    1'30.545
11 –   98 L. Lombardi       American Rejects   1'30.599
12 –   25 K. Andrews        Prostine           1'30.834
13 –   8  J. Kleinschmidt   Toleman WEC        1'30.835


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14 –   15 K. Legge          AGS WEC            1'30.914
15 –   17 C. Allemann       Simtek WEC         1'30.983
16 –   23 J. Mihara         Super Aguri WEC    1'31.039
17 –   99 M. Bumgarner      American Rejects   1'31.122
18 –   6  S. Fisher         Team America WEC   1'31.235
19 –   39 N. Gachnang       ATS Rial WEC       1'31.272
20 –   18 M. Duno           Milk & Doughnuts   1'31.756
21 –   16 E. Kimiläinen     Simtek WEC         1'32.116
22 –   69 P. Mann           Isle of (wo)Man    1'33.791
23 –   24 P. Cow            Prostine           1'34.040


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------ 107% TIME:                              1'34.118
24 –   0  S. Stoddart       Lola Bunny         no time


AFTERNOON:

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1 –    5  SWNSNBM           Team America WEC   1'28.003
2 –    4  S. de Silvestro   Minardivas         1'28.198
3 –    3  V. Ickx           Minardivas         1'28.874
4 –    7  M. Mouton         Toleman WEC        1'29.240
5 –    14 D. Galica         AGS WEC            1'29.356
6 –    0  S. Stoddart       Lola Bunny         1'29.798
7 –    2  A. Beatriz        Lola Bunny         1'29.837
8 –    8  J. Kleinschmidt   Toleman WEC        1'29.919
9 –    22 Y. Mitsui         Super Aguri WEC    1'30.160
10 –   19 R. Frey           Milk & Doughnuts   1'30.397
11 –   98 L. Lombardi       American Rejects   1'30.523
12 –   70 N. Firman         Isle of (wo)Man    1'30.636
13 –   23 J. Mihara         Super Aguri WEC    1'30.792


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14 –   15 K. Legge          AGS WEC            1'30.842
15 –   38 G. Amati          ATS Rial WEC       1'30.872
16 –   17 C. Allemann       Simtek WEC         1'31.077
17 –   25 K. Andrews        Prostine           1'31.104
18 –   99 M. Bumgarner      American Rejects   1'31.116
19 –   39 N. Gachnang       ATS Rial WEC       1'31.237
20 –   6  S. Fisher         Team America WEC   1'31.313
21 –   18 M. Duno           Milk & Doughnuts   1'31.760
22 –   16 E. Kimiläinen     Simtek WEC         1'31.799
23 –   24 P. Cow            Prostine           1'33.959


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------ 107% TIME:                              1'34.163
24 –   69 P. Mann           Isle of (wo)Man    no time


[Shizuka]

Look at that, Andrews isn't slower than Cow!

[This]

looks like minardiva's is going for the constructor's championship and a few race wins (could i finally be competitive in an alternative championship here?)

[dinizintheoven]

Testing! Testing!

Pre-season test session 2: Barcelona, Spain
Friday, 15 February 2014

MORNING:

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1 –    6  S. Fisher         Team America WEC   1'28.680
2 –    7  M. Mouton         Toleman WEC        1'29.397
3 –    3  V. Ickx           Minardivas         1'29.480
4 –    5  SWNSNBM           Team America WEC   1'29.589
5 –    38 G. Amati          ATS Rial WEC       1'29.603
6 –    17 C. Allemann       Simtek WEC         1'29.759
7 –    4  S. de Silvestro   Minardivas         1'29.795
8 –    15 K. Legge          AGS WEC            1'29.878
9 –    39 N. Gachnang       ATS Rial WEC       1'30.001
10 –   98 L. Lombardi       American Rejects   1'30.431
11 –   16 E. Kimiläinen     Simtek WEC         1'30.477
12 –   70 N. Firman         Isle of (wo)Man    1'30.919
13 –   22 Y. Mitsui         Super Aguri WEC    1'31.153

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14 –   99 M. Bumgarner      American Rejects   1'31.396
15 –   8  J. Kleinschmidt   Toleman WEC        1'31.433
16 –   18 M. Duno           Milk & Doughnuts   1'31.960
17 –   14 D. Galica         AGS WEC            1'32.123
18 –   19 R. Frey           Milk & Doughnuts   1'32.401
19 –   2  A. Beatriz        Lola Bunny         1'33.081
20 –   69 P. Mann           Isle of (wo)Man    1'33.678
21 –   23 J. Mihara         Super Aguri WEC    1'34.233
22 –   0  S. Stoddart       Lola Bunny         1'34.391

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------ 107% TIME:                              1'34.888
23 –   24 P. Cow            Prostine           1'35.582
24 –   25 K. Andrews        Prostine           1'36.229

AFTERNOON:

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1 –    6  S. Fisher         Team America WEC   1'28.639
2 –    7  M. Mouton         Toleman WEC        1'29.279
3 –    5  SWNSNBM           Team America WEC   1'29.356
4 –    3  V. Ickx           Minardivas         1'29.359
5 –    38 G. Amati          ATS Rial WEC       1'29.599
6 –    4  S. de Silvestro   Minardivas         1'29.759
7 –    15 K. Legge          AGS WEC            1'29.881
8 –    39 N. Gachnang       ATS Rial WEC       1'30.037
9 –    17 C. Allemann       Simtek WEC         1'30.077
10 –   16 E. Kimiläinen     Simtek WEC         1'30.396
11 –   98 L. Lombardi       American Rejects   1'30.399
12 –   70 N. Firman         Isle of (wo)Man    1'30.797
13 –   22 Y. Mitsui         Super Aguri WEC    1'31.121

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14 –   99 M. Bumgarner      American Rejects   1'31.360
15 –   8  J. Kleinschmidt   Toleman WEC        1'31.391
16 –   18 M. Duno           Milk & Doughnuts   1'31.992
17 –   14 D. Galica         AGS WEC            1'32.202
18 –   19 R. Frey           Milk & Doughnuts   1'32.474
19 –   2  A. Beatriz        Lola Bunny         1'33.264
20 –   69 P. Mann           Isle of (wo)Man    1'33.510
21 –   23 J. Mihara         Super Aguri WEC    1'34.183

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------ 107% TIME:                              1'34.844
22 –   24 P. Cow            Prostine           1'35.546
23 –   25 K. Andrews        Prostine           1'36.195
24 –   0  S. Stoddart       Lola Bunny         no time

One more test session to go, a single day at Jerez. That'll give the final impression of how they're going to stack up.

[DanielPT]

Michèle Mouton is performing admirably in testing and hopefully can become a contender. Jutta Kleinschmidt on the other hand... Let's see how things go in the first races!

[tommykl]

American Rejects are surprisingly consistent. Lombardi has only ever been 10th or 11th, and Bumgarner has always come between 14th and 18th.

[BlindCaveSalamander]

Well, I think we know where Team America's focus is for this season...

[SuperAguri]

Well as both our drivers are also actoresses and one is a part time member of parliment, they were both busy with fans, but they really pushed hard. Also our team will be know as Super Reppu! With the exclamation mark!

[Shizuka]

[incomprehensable French cursing]

[Bleu]

Much better session than first one. Waiting for first race already, but still have to go through one test.

[Shadaza]

What happened to the Lola Bunnies!? They were easy top 8 in the first practice, now they only have legs on the Prostines!

[dinizintheoven]

What happened to the Lola Bunnies! They were easy top 8 in the first practice, now they only have legs on the Prostines!

Don't forget that the Lola T13/30 is an awful, awful chassis. It doesn't help that it is being driven in F1RMGP 2013 by two legendarily inept drivers who are unable to develop it in any way.

Don't forget also that the first time any of the drivers sat in the cars was at that first test session, so don't read too much into that one.

[Shadaza]

What happened to the Lola Bunnies! They were easy top 8 in the first practice, now they only have legs on the Prostines!

Don't forget that the Lola T13/30 is an awful, awful chassis. It doesn't help that it is being driven in F1RMGP 2013 by two legendarily inept drivers who are unable to develop it in any way.

Don't forget also that the first time any of the drivers sat in the cars was at that first test session, so don't read too much into that one.

Oh, I'm not complaining, just an alarming observation. Lola is woeful thats why I chose it!

[dinizintheoven]

Pre-season test session 3: Jerez, Spain
Friday, 22 February 2014

MORNING:

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1 –    6  S. Fisher         Team America WEC   1'31.027
2 –    5  SWNSNBM           Team America WEC   1'31.096
3 –    38 G. Amati          ATS Rial WEC       1'31.527
4 –    4  S. de Silvestro   Minardivas         1'31.792
5 –    8  J. Kleinschmidt   Toleman WEC        1'31.985
6 –    7  M. Mouton         Toleman WEC        1'31.993
7 –    99 M. Bumgarner      American Rejects   1'32.250
8 –    3  V. Ickx           Minardivas         1'32.565
9 –    16 E. Kimiläinen     Simtek WEC         1'32.754
10 –   18 M. Duno           Milk & Doughnuts   1'32.797
11 –   70 N. Firman         Isle of (wo)Man    1'32.875
12 –   19 R. Frey           Milk & Doughnuts   1'32.916
13 –   2  A. Beatriz        Lola Bunny         1'32.917


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14 –   15 K. Legge          AGS WEC            1'32.990
15 –   17 C. Allemann       Simtek WEC         1'33.073
16 –   39 N. Gachnang       ATS Rial WEC       1'33.422
17 –   69 P. Mann           Isle of (wo)Man    1'33.680
18 –   14 D. Galica         AGS WEC            1'33.765
19 –   98 L. Lombardi       American Rejects   1'34.157
20 –   22 Y. Mitsui         Super Reppu!       1'34.613
21 –   24 P. Cow            Prostine           1'34.845
22 –   25 K. Andrews        Prostine           1'35.462
23 –   23 J. Mihara         Super Reppu!       1'35.614
24 –   0  S. Stoddart       Lola Bunny         1'36.161


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------ 107% TIME:                              1'37.399


AFTERNOON:

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1 –    6  S. Fisher         Team America WEC   1'30.875
2 –    5  SWNSNBM           Team America WEC   1'31.056
3 –    3  V. Ickx           Minardivas         1'31.476
4 –    4  S. de Silvestro   Minardivas         1'31.841
5 –    8  J. Kleinschmidt   Toleman WEC        1'31.873
6 –    38 G. Amati          ATS Rial WEC       1'31.876
7 –    7  M. Mouton         Toleman WEC        1'31.961
8 –    99 M. Bumgarner      American Rejects   1'32.150
9 –    18 M. Duno           Milk & Doughnuts   1'32.526
10 –   2  A. Beatriz        Lola Bunny         1'32.568
11 –   16 E. Kimiläinen     Simtek WEC         1'32.682
12 –   19 R. Frey           Milk & Doughnuts   1'32.685
13 –   70 N. Firman         Isle of (wo)Man    1'32.958


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14 –   15 K. Legge          AGS WEC            1'33.062
15 –   17 C. Allemann       Simtek WEC         1'33.154
16 –   39 N. Gachnang       ATS Rial WEC       1'33.420
17 –   69 P. Mann           Isle of (wo)Man    1'33.534
18 –   14 D. Galica         AGS WEC            1'33.921
19 –   98 L. Lombardi       American Rejects   1'33.922
20 –   22 Y. Mitsui         Super Reppu!       1'34.686
21 –   24 P. Cow            Prostine           1'34.809
22 –   25 K. Andrews        Prostine           1'35.466
23 –   23 J. Mihara         Super Reppu!       1'35.739
24 –   0  S. Stoddart       Lola Bunny         1'35.966


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------ 107% TIME:                              1'37.236


[SuperAguri]

At least 14 to last was consistant for both sessions...

Well the car seemed to handle badly at this track, still I think there is zero chance of a DNQ this season. I think the guy that does the time sheets needs a break as our team name seem to revert back to the old one.

[FullMetalJack]

Can I change my team boss to Marlon King, he'll beat the drivers if they do shite.

[Shadaza]

Susie Stoddart sure deserves to be number 0, sheesh.

[Bleu]

I'm glad to see how much Kimiläinen has improved during the testing. At the first one he was in the back end of the drivers, no she's beating her team-mate and on top half.

We take only small targets for the season: one podium and points position (either driver) from 2/3 of the races.

[dinizintheoven]

Well the car seemed to handle badly at this track, still I think there is zero chance of a DNQ this season. I think the guy that does the time sheets needs a break as our team name seem to revert back to the old one.

Those responsible for sacking the man who handles the time sheets have been sacked. Don't sack the messenger, says the messenger, who also reports that he has been sacked.

When reminded that he has a daughter who has very little to do and could single-handedly replace all those who have been sacked, Sir Bernard Shekelslike says he couldn't possibly give Princess Darciella the job because she might break a nail. Miami stayed strangely silent, and threw another dart at the picture of her old man that is centred on the treble 20. The PDC has refused to accept her into their ranks, because they're scared that Phil Taylor might lose his title.

Anyway, back to the real world, sort of... I'm in the middle of some computer problems, but I'm sorting them out. And so, we will soon have the first race!

[dinizintheoven]

Right, just to update you all, because I've just seen the "Grand Prix 2 Championship" die (or at least it looks that way) before it's even started...

Racing will commence on this championship at the end of the 2013 F1RMGP season. I am about to post round 11 of that championship, and the remaining rounds will return to the every-three-days schedule. I think it makes more sense that way.

That, and I've been out having a life away from the internet for the last week. Which is less likely to happen in October.

[dinizintheoven]

The Women's European Cup kicks off, and the trophies are named...

In a definite parallel (name-wise, at least) the drivers in this championship will be competing for the Maria Teresa de Filippis Cup. Call her a pioneer if you like - admittedly there have only been five women to compete in F1, but she was the first, and - most importantly for this series - the first to be a reject! That said, four of the five races in her brief career were competed in the almost illegally gorgeous Maserati 250F, which Juan Manuel Fangio had won six races and the 1957 World Championship in, whereas Maria... didn't.

In a (fairly obvious if you've been reading before) change to the original plan, the Bertha Benz Cup will be awarded to the winning team. A 121 mile drive from Mannheim to Pforzheim and back may not look much to us these days, but in 1888 it was revolutionary - even more so, given that Bertha Benz did it and in doing so became the first woman ever to drive a car, one of the first amateur mechanics - the techniques she used to keep Benz Patent Motorwagen #3 going would make Scrapheap Challenge contestants proud - and also, she was the first joyrider, given that the car was not hers to drive in the first place! And, in effect, this is what the Women's European Cup is all about - independent subsidiaries of the main series, and privateer teams, racing year-old F1RMGP cars that (technically) don't belong to them, and having to do the upgrades and servicing using hand-me-downs and ingenuity. The spirit of Bertha Benz certainly echoes down the ages into this series.


(By the way... some of the F1RMGP Silly Season News has to be revealed before racing can start here, but that will be in the very near future. The way this series works, there absolutely must be feedback from those who have offered to be Team Managers as the series progresses.)