F1RWRS -- 2014 Season

[tommykl]

Ladies and gents, I give you the Gillet Ecurie Nationale Belge ENB114!
Sponsors stay the same, although Gillet moves from the sidepods to the engine cover, and the addition of les Pages Jaunes. I have also typed the team name on the rear wing, like Shonan DMS.

Aerond, De Bock and Moll's helmets are the same as last year.

[dr-baker]

So Pippa, I hear that you have signed Jack Christopherson to Foxdale. How did that come about?

Well, that's an interesting situation. In the lead-up to everybody announcing their chassis and engine plans for the year, Mr Christopherson showed a keen interest on signing for us, despite our horrendous unreliability last season. I think his interest came from our speed in qualifying and in the race before the car's Hart exploded. Or maybe he just like our legendary barbeques (to which he would have been invited anyway!). But strangely, he still hasn't put pen to paper and signed the contract. All the paperwork is ready for him. He would even have equal status with my brother, Douglas - weew have never had number 1s and number 2s here at Foxdale or at either of the teams that Douglas and I ran before in F1RWRS, Manx Anglo-Nippon Racing (MAN) and Anglo-Manx Racing (AMR). So come on Jack, we are waiting!

Interesting. So you have a contigency plan if he doesn't confirm his seat with you?

Yes, we have a recent F1RWRS champion lined up to race alongside Douglas.

For those who may not have been following F1RWRS for long, could you tell us who this is please?

Well, this driver has previously scored points in a Simtek in 1994 in the "Grand Prix 2" championship and a second place in a Mastercard Lola of all things in the F1CC, beating a then-future F1CC champion into third place on that occasion!

Oi! I said tell me, not drop more clues.

It's me. And Douglas is the F1CC champion to whom I referred. With a record like that, you can't go too far wrong, can you? Although Jack's F1 record speaks for itself and beats my performance any day...

So how long does Mr Christopherson have to confirm his contract with you?

Well, we are keen to have him, so he has until the qualifying session for the first race of the season, otherwise that will be it. After all, it doesn't require too much contract negociations to get the team boss into the driving seat alongside Douglas, does it? But whatever happens, we will have Ben Fleet, a pay driver, as a third driver also contracted to us should anything go horribly wrong.

Well, thank you for your time.

No, thank you for taking the time to come and see us. It's been a pleasure. And I hope you've enjoyed all those sausages and burgers that you've been tucking into during the interview.

Eh? Oh what, these? Yeah... I can see why those barbeques are so popular. Keep up the good work.

[Aerond]

To TMLW and Wizzie... Have you checked the Super License rules from 2015?? Do you think it´s Ok??

[FMecha]

I have finished my simplistic livery!


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Anyone want a drive with my team?
Technical information: the team is Indonesian, as it have (partially) bought assets of Flying Fish team.

[Aerond]

I have finished my simplistic livery!


For whatever reason, the image became a PNG. Aerond, you will have to paste it into a blank template.

Anyone want a drive with my team?
Technical information: the team is Indonesian, as it have (partially) bought assets of Flying Fish team.

Just confirm your drivers as soon as you have them, some drivers from 2013 still without a drive include James Davies (he managed to qualify the Trueba in Japan!), Richie White and Damon Cannon (although East Londoner sent them to F1, they have each 200 qualifying points already in their bags), and John Zimmer (Pay Driver who scored a point for Calinetic in Mexico), Saeed Al Faisal (the most competent of 2013 Pay Drivers along with Ben Fleet)

[Aerond]

2014 SEASON CALENDAR DRAFT -- Propose anything from here, but keeping the basic structure.

1. Tasman GP - Adelaide Street Circuit (F1 layout)
2. Australian GP - Bathurst
3. Brazilian GP - Interlagos ***** Will consider other Brazilian proposals
4. Mexican GP - Hermanos Rodriguez
5. US GP - Long Beach ***** Propose your favourite layout; anything from 1976 to 2003 is available.
6. Monaco GP
7. French GP - Paul Ricard
8. British GP - Brands Hatch
9. German GP - Nurbugring
10. Belgian GP - Spa
11. Portuguese GP - Estoril
12. Italian GP - Monza (1994 or current layout, you choose your favourite)
13. Mediterranean GP - Akrotiri Bay
14. Macau GP - Macau Guia Circuit
15. Malaysian GP - Sepang --- or Chinese GP - Shanghai International
16. Japanese GP - Fuji (current layout)

[Shizuka]

Well, that's an interesting situation. In the lead-up to everybody announcing their chassis and engine plans for the year, Mr Christopherson showed a keen interest on signing for us, despite our horrendous unreliability last season. I think his interest came from our speed in qualifying and in the race before the car's Hart exploded. Or maybe he just like our legendary barbeques (to which he would have been invited anyway!). But strangely, he still hasn't put pen to paper and signed the contract. All the paperwork is ready for him. He would even have equal status with my brother, Douglas - weew have never had number 1s and number 2s here at Foxdale or at either of the teams that Douglas and I ran before in F1RWRS, Manx Anglo-Nippon Racing (MAN) and Anglo-Manx Racing (AMR). So come on Jack, we are waiting!

I can second that while I was at MAN.

[dr-baker]

Well, that's an interesting situation. In the lead-up to everybody announcing their chassis and engine plans for the year, Mr Christopherson showed a keen interest on signing for us, despite our horrendous unreliability last season. I think his interest came from our speed in qualifying and in the race before the car's Hart exploded. Or maybe he just like our legendary barbeques (to which he would have been invited anyway!). But strangely, he still hasn't put pen to paper and signed the contract. All the paperwork is ready for him. He would even have equal status with my brother, Douglas - weew have never had number 1s and number 2s here at Foxdale or at either of the teams that Douglas and I ran before in F1RWRS, Manx Anglo-Nippon Racing (MAN) and Anglo-Manx Racing (AMR). So come on Jack, we are waiting!

I can second that while I was at MAN.

Thanks, Mr Shizuka-san! I knew I could trust you to confirm our reputation!

Oi, Pip! Stop flirting and come back here! The engineers and mechanics need your opinion on some set-up settings!

Oh, OK Ben...

[FMecha]

I have finished my simplistic livery!


For whatever reason, the image became a PNG. Aerond, you will have to paste it into a blank template.

Anyone want a drive with my team?
Technical information: the team is Indonesian, as it have (partially) bought assets of Flying Fish team.

Just confirm your drivers as soon as you have them, some drivers from 2013 still without a drive include James Davies (he managed to qualify the Trueba in Japan!), Richie White and Damon Cannon (although East Londoner sent them to F1, they have each 200 qualifying points already in their bags), and John Zimmer (Pay Driver who scored a point for Calinetic in Mexico), Saeed Al Faisal (the most competent of 2013 Pay Drivers along with Ben Fleet)

Bolded: I take.

[SuperAguri]

Can I give up Kamahas TV money for next year and get the Isuzu engine for the credits I have and from selling the POS Ford ED engine?

2014 SEASON CALENDAR DRAFT -- Propose anything from here, but keeping the basic structure.
3. Brazilian GP - Interlagos ***** Will consider other Brazilian proposals

This one
http://theracingline.net/racingcircuits/Brazil/Rio.html

4. Mexican GP - Hermanos Rodriguez

The 1967 layout please
http://theracingline.net/racingcircuits ... y1962.html

5. US GP - Long Beach ***** Propose your favourite layout; anything from 1976 to 2003 is available.

This one as it is the Pole Position 2 layout for the Seaside course as they called it
http://theracingline.net/racingcircuits ... ach82.html

7. French GP - Paul Ricard

90s layout?
http://theracingline.net/racingcircuits ... icard.html

12. Italian GP - Monza (1994 or current layout, you choose your favourite)

This one, I don't think anyone will ask for anything else
http://theracingline.net/racingcircuits ... 1955F.html
http://grandprix2.de/maps/TrackMap%20Mo ... Course.zip

16. Japanese GP - Fuji (current layout)

How about this one?
http://theracingline.net/racingcircuits ... i1972.html

[SuperAguri]

Fmecha : If Saeed Al Faisal does not get an Arrowtech drive or a drive with a top 8 team then he will reluctantly sign for you.

[Aerond]

Can I give up Kamahas TV money for next year and get the Isuzu engine for the credits I have and from selling the POS Ford ED engine?

Of course... NOT

[Aerond]

12. Italian GP - Monza (1994 or current layout, you choose your favourite)

This one, I don't think anyone will ask for anything else
http://theracingline.net/racingcircuits ... 1955F.html
http://grandprix2.de/maps/TrackMap%20Mo ... Course.zip

The problem with that one is that GP2 only accepts tracks no longer that 7.9 kms (or so...), so I won´t put a race in a real racetrack which has been shortened to meet Gp2 specs.

[FMecha]

Fmecha : If Saeed Al Faisal does not get an Arrowtech drive or a drive with a top 8 team then he will reluctantly sign for you.

Stop whining. I will take Zimmer in event Faisal goes to top 8 team or ArrowTech.

[The Lukas]

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For whatever reason, the image became a PNG

[Klon]

3. Brazilian GP - Interlagos ***** Will consider other Brazilian proposals

No need to, Interlagos is fine.

5. US GP - Long Beach ***** Propose your favourite layout; anything from 1976 to 2003 is available.

2003, most certainly

9. German GP - Nurbugring

Y u no Norisring?

11. Portuguese GP - Estoril

Didn't you say you wanted to take this out? What I would be in favour of, in case you do remove it, would be calling the Brands Hatch race the Kent Grand Prix (yes, I have a faible for former Grand Prix designations) and add Jurby (a track on the Isle Of Man - http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~wscjen/) as the British Grand Prix directly afterwards

12. Italian GP - Monza (1994 or current layout, you choose your favourite)

Current shape!

15. Malaysian GP - Sepang --- or Chinese GP - Shanghai International

Most certainly Shanghai - just trust me on this one, you will bore yourself to death when simming in Sepang.

[dr-baker]

What I would be in favour of, in case you do remove it, would be calling the Brands Hatch race the Kent Grand Prix (yes, I have a faible for former Grand Prix designations) and add Jurby (a track on the Isle Of Man - http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~wscjen/) as the British Grand Prix directly afterwards.

I vote for this! I've driven right past it!


And thought it was still a local airstrip. But there is a nice, long, quiet, straight bit of public road near there (A13 - single track, not an auto-route/bahn/strade) which I have reached 100 mph/161 kmph along, legally. I would have suggested the full Manx TT course but that is slightly longer than 7.9 km (it's 37.74 miles which roughly equals 60.7 km...).

And we could have Brands as the British round and Jurby as the Manx GP - after all, the Isle of Man is not a part of Great Britain, but a Crown Dependancy...

[Aerond]

9. German GP - Nurbugring

Y u no Norisring?

Ooops, this is a severe brain fade. It will be Norisring

[AdrianSutil]

I'm happy to go along with the majority on the race calendar, but please keep the British and Italan rounds apart.

[dr-baker]

I'm happy to go along with the majority on the race calendar, but please keep the British and Italan rounds apart.

But they already are several rounds apart

[Wizzie]

That calender works fine for me but is it possible to make it a 17 race calender with the Dutch GP at Zandvoort the race before Spa?

[the Masked Lapwing]

That calender works fine for me but is it possible to make it a 17 race calender with the Dutch GP at Zandvoort the race before Spa?

Just because you want 17 races for the F2RWRS...

I'd like anywhere in Brazil other than Interlagos, because then I can have Zimmer race there and Davies be remotely competitive...
Shanghai preferable over Sepang, current Monza layout, and Akrotiri Bay gone, replaced by Zandvoort. That's just my opinion

[Wizzie]

That calender works fine for me but is it possible to make it a 17 race calender with the Dutch GP at Zandvoort the race before Spa?

Just because you want 17 races for the F2RWRS...

I'd like anywhere in Brazil other than Interlagos, because then I can have Zimmer race there and Davies be remotely competitive...
Shanghai preferable over Sepang, current Monza layout, and Akrotiri Bay gone, replaced by Zandvoort. That's just my opinion

No, the F2RWRS is already going to Zandvoort. I just don't like having 4 stand-alone events in the first half of the year.

[Aerond]

That calender works fine for me but is it possible to make it a 17 race calender with the Dutch GP at Zandvoort the race before Spa?

No, it´s going to be 16 races

But I´ll work out the Zandvoort thing... Is a good track. Maybe dropping the Malaysian/Chinese round in favour of it??

[AdrianSutil]

I'm happy to go along with the majority on the race calendar, but please keep the British and Italan rounds apart.

But they already are several rounds apart

Yeah I know just pointing out I want those races to stay where they are.

[dr-baker]

I'm happy to go along with the majority on the race calendar, but please keep the British and Italan rounds apart.

But they already are several rounds apart

Yeah I know just pointing out I want those races to stay where they are.

OK... Didn't know it was a possibility.

[Klon]

You could replace Estoril with Zandvoort...

[SuperAguri]

Kamaha announcement

Kamaha will sell their god awful FORD ED engine which should be wiped off the face of the earth and never be in F1RWRS ever again.

This will give them 675 credits in total

They will strike a deal with Yamaha for the YAMAHA OX10A engine at 650 credits
Which leaves 25 credits

20 credits will be spent on Barii Mori for his Race Performance
The 5 credits that are left will be spend on reliability in all the use it will do.

Nicolas Steele will also be signed up for a full season.

Sunshine Announcement

Sunshine will keep their chassis and engine and will have 580 credits

They will spend 380 credits for 3800 reliabilty points which should hopefully see us finish more races.
100 Points will be spent on improving the engine by 10 BHP
80 Points will be spent on Shinobu Katayamas race performance.
20 points will be spent on Shinobu Katayamas qualifyig performance.

Sunshine will also sign Kay Lon (heaven help them).

[Klon]

That Sunshine announcement leads to another rule question: can a team only use their credits to improve the performance of their own drivers?

[Shizuka]

Is it me, or did I really spend the most credits on reliability ONLY?

[Aerond]

That Sunshine announcement leads to another rule question: can a team only use their credits to improve the performance of their own drivers?

Yes... If you have a good reason why I should change my mind, you can bark it around...

[Klon]

That Sunshine announcement leads to another rule question: can a team only use their credits to improve the performance of their own drivers?

Yes... If you have a good reason why I should change my mind, you can bark it around...

Because Sunshine doesn't invest credits into me

[Aerond]

That Sunshine announcement leads to another rule question: can a team only use their credits to improve the performance of their own drivers?

Yes... If you have a good reason why I should change my mind, you can bark it around...

Because Sunshine doesn't invest credits into me

Haha. I guess we're going to watch another Kay Lon vs Team Owner war if the first few races dont go well??

[Klon]

Haha. I guess we're going to watch another Kay Lon vs Team Owner war if the first few races dont go well??

I hope not. I'd rather be waging war against other people. That reminds me...

Kay Lon - Q&A

Mr. Lon, have you driven the car yet? If so, what are your opinions on the said car?

Well, despite Sunshine only announcing me a few days ago, they have already allowed me to test the car. I have driven around 200 kilometers with it around Tsukuba Circuit - for some reason with that motorcycle chicane, but nevermind. The car didn't feel too different from last year's one which should be good news for the team and myself. I have also driven the ArrowTech car in that shoot-out. That car felt surprisingly different from all cars I have driven before. Not really worse or better, but different. It's fun to drive, sure.

What are your expectations for this season?

Three words: the World Championship! There cannot be any other goal, I want this title which, in my opinion, should have been mine two years ago. I cannot accept anything else but challenging for the title. Not to mention that this series needs me as a champion, both to actually have someone - aside from Nathanael Spencer - whoms title win is not a pathetic joke and to break the British stranglehold on the title. If for some reason I cannot mount said challenge, I will focus on breaking some records, mainly those in which I am second: I am forty-something points away from Spencer in terms of total career points and I am second in total podiums, only needing two more to take the sole spot at the top.

I always considered a driver to change teams mid-season sucks... Do you think you could´ve drunk more Monstah to avoid this?

Well, Mark, there is one thing you need to know - I am sure you have never actually learned this lesson: unless you work for your father, your employers are not sycophants. Of course, if I had a rich and famous father like you I would never had to deal with narcissistic also-rans like Barii Mori and spineless partners like Sammy Jones - but I do not. Therefore, yes, changing your team twice during one season is awful, but that is what happens outside a nice cute little bubble of life like yours. Interesting to know, isn't it, Mark?

Just out of curiosity, is it the F1 Rejects Council or the F1RWRS Commision that runs the series?

It is surprisingly simple: The F1 Rejects Council controls all F1 Rejects issues, such as the nomination of reject drivers and teams (which partly leads to the engine selection of the F1RWRS). The F1RWRS Commision, responsible for ruling F1-F3RWRS is subordinated to the the F1 Rejects Council, so in theory, the F1 Rejects Council could override decisions made by the F1RWRS Commision, that just rarely happens.


I will add other answers if further questions are posted. Feel free to allow me to raise more controversy.

[dr-baker]

I always considered a driver to change teams mid-season sucks... Do you think you could´ve drunk more Monstah to avoid this?

Well, Mark, there is one thing you need to know - I am sure you have never actually learned this lesson: unless you work for your father, your employers are not sycophants. Of course, if I had a rich and famous father like you I would never had to deal with narcissistic also-rans like Barii Mori and spineless partners like Sammy Jones - but I do not. Therefore, yes, changing your team twice during one season is awful, but that is what happens outside a nice cute little bubble of life like yours. Interesting to know, isn't it, Mark?


I will add other answers if further questions are posted. Feel free to allow me to raise more controversy.

I'm assuming that having my brother and my boyfriend racing in my team falls under the same umbrella? And while it may seem strange that he is also a pay-driver, I can't help it if a few sponsors will only pay if it is him in the car... Is it a nice cute little buble if it results in dominating qualifying to see it all disappear with two self-grenading engines. every. single. race. No wonder we turn to comfort eating at our barbeques - feeling bloated beats a hangover any day... Oh, and some more waffles and Wizzie's popcorn would go well at our bearbies if the suppliers are willing to pop by this season?

[Warren Hughes]

I cannot accept anything else but challenging for the title. Not to mention that this series needs me as a champion, both to actually have someone - aside from Nathanael Spencer - whoms title win is not a pathetic joke and to break the British stranglehold on the title.

Mr Lon, if we are to work together in F3RWRS by way of allowing a driver managed by yourself to drive our car, we would request that you show a good deal more respect to our team principal and figurehead Gary Cameron. We accept that you are on-track rivals, and have been for a number of years, but more comments such as this may put our partnership in jeopardy. We do not want to get off on the wrong foot.

[Klon]

I apologise and I understand that putting Gary Cameron on the same level as Pippa Mann and Mark Dagnall must be extremely insulting to him. I shouldn't have done that.

[Aerond]

I apologise and I understand that putting Gary Cameron on the same level as Pippa Mann and Mark Dagnall must be extremely insulting to him. I shouldn't have done that.

Yeah, putting Cameron to the level of two F1RWRS champions must be terribly painful

[Wizzie]

I apologise and I understand that putting Gary Cameron on the same level as Pippa Mann and Mark Dagnall must be extremely insulting to him. I shouldn't have done that.

Yeah, putting Cameron to the level of two F1RWRS champions must be terribly painful

Although whether the latter won because of the car or his talent remains to be seen

Speaking of a car I'ld like to spend 125 credits to improve the car's reliability

[Klon]

Yeah, putting Cameron to the level of two F1RWRS champions must be terribly painful

Maybe not, but it might be painful being put on a level with [in-character opinion] a parasite who never actually worked for anything in his life and a gimmick champion. [/in-character opinion]