GPM2, May the best manager win!

[Shadaza]

The in game trading system values the gearbox swap for William's cooling system.
Williams' cooling system is valued at 50%, Minardis' is at 18%.

Err, sure, I like the sound of that more than money anyway.

Works for me too.

Done. I have found that if I reload a save game often enough, you can "break in" to any team. However I will only do this for trades, if you fail to break in to a team to steal, you must wait until after the next race to try and break in again.

[eurobrun]

Renault want to steal their gearbox back from those bathplugs at Minardi.

[Stramala]

Renault want to steal their gearbox back from those bathplugs at Minardi.

Haven't you figured out already that 'stealing' means 'doing a Mike Coughlan'? It's been mentioned several times already...

[Shadaza]

Renault want to steal their gearbox back from those bathplugs at Minardi.

You still have your gearbox, its more like they stole a copy of the part. I can have you revenge raid Minardi though.

[eurobrun]

Renault want to steal their gearbox back from those bathplugs at Minardi.

Haven't you figured out already that 'stealing' means 'doing a Mike Coughlan'? It's been mentioned several times already...

I just won Reject of the Thread.

I will not bother stealing anything.

[Shadaza]

Team Update

Williams: 12.596 Million (Ryan Briscoe trashed his chassis)
Ferrari: 13.469 Million, Marlboro deal has run out, they wish to re-sponsor but not the most expensive slots on the car.
McLaren:6.120 Million
Renault:8.606 Million Turbo Level 2
BAR:9.983 Million
Sauber:9.129 Million
Jaguar:16.829 Million (needed a new chassis.)
Toyota:2.963 Million
Jordan:10.105 Million
Minardi:10.386 Million
Arrows: 8.209 Million
Ansimov: 5.247 Million

Renault surprisingly made a profit for the first time (tiny 19k mind) and were the only team to make a profit this round, Minardi made the biggest loss with -600k

[Klon]

Marlboro deal has run out, they wish to re-sponsor but not the most expensive slots on the car.

What? Are they high or something? Well, nevermind, give them please four spots they want to have.

[Wizzie]

Wha thte bathplug is Ryan doing? All I want him to do is bring the car to the finish in one bloody piece and that points are merely a bonus.

[tristan1117]

Sauber wants to break in to Jordan to steal whatever we need.

[Shadaza]

Sauber wants to break in to Jordan to steal whatever we need.

you break in and steal their gearbox. (It seems to be all about gearboxes lately)

[Shadaza]

Going to make a list of drivers not yet signed for 2004, and will be available to be signed after Indiana, the next race.

Williams: none
Ferrari: Justin Wilson (to be replaced by Enrico Toccacello)
McLaren: Michael Schumacher, Jarno Trulli, Tony Kanaan
Renault: none
BAR: Marc Gene
Sauber: Alex Wurz, Riccardo Zonta
Jaguar:Luca Badoer (Though if he scores a point in the next race he will be confirmed at Jaguar)
Toyota: Juan Montoya, Jos Verstappen
Jordan:Frank Montagny
Minardi:Dario Franchitti
Arrows: Lewis Hamilton
Ansimov:Antonio Pizzonia, Thomas Enge
AItech: Kovalaianen

Not to mention top drivers like Villeneuve and Coulthard who do not have seats.

[Stramala]

Minardi:None

Uh-oh. There appears to have been some sort of mis-communication here? I didn't say I wanted to re-hire Franchitti. I just said I wasn't prepared to release him yet, I was blocking off Williams' brash advances. I was still considering who would get the second seat

[AdrianSutil]

Is there a way to actually block this spammers ip address? Banning him isn't working as he's clearly setting up a new account each time.

[Shadaza]

Minardi:None

Uh-oh. There appears to have been some sort of mis-communication here? I didn't say I wanted to re-hire Franchitti. I just said I wasn't prepared to release him yet, I was blocking off Williams' brash advances. I was still considering who would get the second seat

oh ok, I have not resigned him actually I just missed it. This is another reason I posted this list.

[the Masked Lapwing]

Eurobrun, you control Renault right? What do I have to do to get engines for next season?

[eurobrun]

Eurobrun, you control Renault right? What do I have to do to get engines for next season?

To be honest, I don't have a clue.

I will decide later today.

[Shadaza]

Eurobrun, you control Renault right? What do I have to do to get engines for next season?

Unfortunately, Renault can only supply one team. Attempting to supply other teams gives the error message "We are simply not big enough to supply another team."

[the Masked Lapwing]

I'm going to be stuck with the Fords again aren't I?

[DanielPT]

Is there a way to actually block this spammers ip address? Banning him isn't working as he's clearly setting up a new account each time.

The fact that the spam post is still there only shows that our moderators couldn't care less about the Perry McCarthy forum!

[Nuppiz]

Is there a way to actually block this spammers ip address? Banning him isn't working as he's clearly setting up a new account each time.

The fact that the spam post is still there only shows that our moderators couldn't care less about the Perry McCarthy forum!

Well, then we need a moderator who is responsible for keeping the McCarthy forum tidy. I volunteer!

[Shadaza]

:evil:

I'm going to be stuck with the Fords again aren't I?

There is always 2005!

The penultimate Qualifying of the year, and there are some surprises!


Ralf Schumacher has pole, but only just as the Renault team are showing their intent to win the constructors title, though Michael Schumacher is right behind. Minardi have bought some upgrades and have easily had their best qualifying session of the year, whilst HWNSNBM is a strong 6th. Williams are disappointing, but maybe are just getting used to new parts. Justin Wilson starts 22nd. The worst a Ferrari has qualified this season was 3rd place before now.. Whilst Sutil must be dissapointed to be 24th, 2.7 seconds is about as close to pole as he has been this year, the field is just that tight!

The race is 73 laps.

Also rthe following teams have yet to confirm an engine for 2004 and if they don't act soon will be left at the mercy of the AI!
McLaren (Currently running Mercedes)
BAR (Working towards a Toyota deal, but not signed yet) (Currently running Honda, can't resign with them because of Minardi)
Sauber (Currently running Petronas)
Jaguar (Should run a Ford powerplant really!) (Currently running CR5)
Toyota (Should run Toyota but the engine company is a biatch in this game) (Toyota)
Ansimov (Currently running the Hart, frankly lucky dip is probably a better option then running this engine again...)

[Stramala]

3 stop Franchitti, 2 stop Hakkinen.

[Klon]

Sauber (Currently running Petronas)

I should point out that Petronas engines will have the same conditions as Ferrari engines from 2004 onwards, i.e. running Justin Wilson or Franck Montagny - although for Petronas engines having them as test driver suffices.

Ralf Schumacher - Lap 18, Lap 35, Lap 54

Justin Wilson - Lap 36

[DanielPT]

Wait, Jordan will still have Ferrari as engine supplier?

Two stops for HWNSNBM and three stops for Monteiro.

[Shadaza]

Wait, Jordan will still have Ferrari as engine supplier?

Two stops for HWNSNBM and three stops for Monteiro.

The game wouldn't let you have Ferrari engines, so you went and signed for Petronas.

[DanielPT]

Wait, Jordan will still have Ferrari as engine supplier?

Two stops for HWNSNBM and three stops for Monteiro.

The game wouldn't let you have Ferrari engines, so you went and signed for Petronas.

I see... I will then sign Frank Montagny for the same salary.

[Stramala]

OK, so we don't earn anything until Sunday afternoon, but the guys back at Faenza have been working flat out on the car, bringing in some final updates for this season to try and get back past Arrows and Jordan in the championship. So far it's been great, hopefully we can bring both cars home well into the Top 8 and score plenty of points. It took us a while to improve, but I think you can see the project we started to form 9 months ago is finally bearing fruit. 2003 should be a great season for us, we've got works Honda support for another two years guaranteed, and with the other departments making strides we hope to be well established in the upper midfield within the next 12 months.

[East Londoner]

Right, three stopper for Heidfeld, two stopper for Webber.

An announcement about BAR's engine supply for 2004 will be made after the race. Watch this space.

[FMecha]

Montoya 2-stop and Panis 3-stop.

Also, if possible, can you enforce Toyota engines for 2004 using hex-edit?

[Nuppiz]

Montoya 2-stop and Panis 3-stop.

Also, if possible, can you enforce Toyota engines for 2004 using hex-edit?

I am afraid it is impossible, as save game editing is something we have no idea of, largely because the saves' structure tends to be quite random.

[Shadaza]

Montoya 2-stop and Panis 3-stop.

Also, if possible, can you enforce Toyota engines for 2004 using hex-edit?

I think the best option is to go for an engine of similar power and weight and we will just call it "Toyota".

[AdrianSutil]

I'll leave the strategy this time and let the game do it. Might work.

[andrew]

both 2 stops
Renew Mercades deal and resign Trulli.
How much does msc cost????

[Stramala]

both 2 stops
Renew Mercades deal and resign Trulli.
How much does msc cost????

If I recall correctly, 6M a season. And you currently have in the bank, 6M. I'm not sure that signing is prudent.

[Shadaza]

both 2 stops
Renew Mercades deal and resign Trulli.
How much does msc cost????

If I recall correctly, 6M a season. And you currently have in the bank, 6M. I'm not sure that signing is prudent.

Michael Schumacher cost 8 million a season, considering wages go up to sign him again will cost around 8.8million.

I can resign Trulli and Mercedes no problem.

[the Masked Lapwing]

I can't even bothered deciding on strategies anymore, the Jags don't last long enough.

What remotely good engines can I have that won't result in me needing to hire crap drivers?

[Wizzie]

Both Williamses will run two-stop strategies

[Shadaza]

oh wow, the Indianapolis circuit is glitched.

Ok 6 of the cars towards the back managed to jump a lap so how.

Justin Wilson, de la Rosa, Pizzonia, Monteiro, Kovalainen, Sutil was the top 6 after the first few laps....

[Wizzie]

oh wow, the Indianapolis circuit is glitched.

The back 6 cars on the grid, somehow started a lap ahead of everyone else, with grid order changes after 3 laps Justin Wilson leads the two Ansimov cars.....

I would normally just say let it be but since I have never experienced that bug before (probably because I've never used Indy before) plus it means Ferrari benefits I say just do some crafty calculations at the end of the race to give everyone else their lap back

[Shadaza]

oh wow, the Indianapolis circuit is glitched.

The back 6 cars on the grid, somehow started a lap ahead of everyone else, with grid order changes after 3 laps Justin Wilson leads the two Ansimov cars.....

I would normally just say let it be but since I have never experienced that bug before (probably because I've never used Indy before) plus it means Ferrari benefits I say just do some crafty calculations at the end of the race to give everyone else their lap back

Well, it is certainly making for a thrilling race that is for sure