"Grand Prix 2" Championship

[AdrianSutil]

Your forgetting I'm the current seatholder at Minardi and may want to brush off any approach for him.

As if, his performances have been stunning, someone in a top team sign him!

[eurobrun]

To be honest I completely forgot about Spokes.

[Wizzie]

There are unconfirmed rumours in the British Press that Tom Douglas is considering asking Luca De Montemelo to sign Spokes as Ferrari's second driver for 1996. More to come soon.

[FMecha]

In the wiki I noticed that the Ferrari seatholder is empty. Can I fill it?

[Wizzie]

In the wiki I noticed that the Ferrari seatholder is empty. Can I fill it?

I'm fairly certain Mr McClean has priority over everyone else for that seat on the basis that Simtek ran itself into the ground

[JeremyMcClean]

In the wiki I noticed that the Ferrari seatholder is empty. Can I fill it?

I'm fairly certain Mr McClean has priority over everyone else for that seat on the basis that Simtek ran itself into the ground

Not my fault!

Uhh go right ahead Mecha. I need to figure out a master plan for Daniel Moreno to win the championship.

But if you're out of options for a seat are out, Pablo da Silva is interested.

[eurobrun]

You do know that Pablo da Silva has been banned for the first two races of the year by the FIA.

Anyway, Sauber plan to retain da Silva as some of his races (read:Monaco) have been really good.

[JeremyMcClean]

You do know that Pablo da Silva has been banned for the first two races of the year by the FIA.

DA SILVA TO APPEAL LENGTH OF PENALTY FOR MORENO INCIDENT: REPORT
According to driver Pablo da Silva, he has said that he will appeal the length of the penalty given to him at the Japanese GP after a collision with Daniel Moreno. According to his agent, he said that he deserved the penalty, but thinks the length is too long, but confusion reigns as da Silva's translator said (in reference to da Silva): "I am appealing to the penalty itself, I thought it was worth it for causing an avoidable collision. But I am appealing because of the length of the sentence of three races for me too. I think a race is good enough, the team simply can not afford to lose so much progress at the start of the season due to another driver. Not that I do not like other drivers, is that the installation must be fitted with a driver, and when I have to come after the suspension, the team must find my setup again and it gets confusing. In addition, I would start at the same time as everyone else."

Reports are saying that the translator has been given a pay cut. Other sources say that da Silva's translators translates sentences from Portuguese to Spanish to English, causing lots of translation errors.

[BlindCaveSalamander]

That's ridiculous. Pablo, if you didn't want the penalty, you shouldn't have driven like such a douche. Simple as. As for losing progress at the start of next year, that's bullshite. There's nothing preventing the team from just writing your setup down somewhere. Hell, they might find that another driver might help, rather than hurt.

I suggest the FIA just ignore him - he's probably jealous that I'm in McLaren, kicking ass and winning races and he's stuck in Sauber.

[tristan1117]

FIA Responds to Da Silva's Appeal
Go away.

Montmelo Gives Up Seatholder Position

Luca de Montmelo has given up his seatholder position at Ferrari, joining the exodus of Ferrari staff this year. It is unknown who will takeover the spot although Kazuhiko Takagi and Christopher Monaldo have been mentioned as possible replacements. Montmelo will join Padraig O'Connell and the team's chief designer, John Barnard, in the mass exit from Ferrari.

[FMecha]

For the record, Takagi wants to became a driver for Ferrari, not seatholder.

[JeremyMcClean]

Monaldo is currently in jail for having maken Simtek bankrupt - so he will not be able to take over the seatholder position at Ferrari.

[tristan1117]

For the record, Takagi wants to became a driver for Ferrari, not seatholder.

Then who will be the seat holder? And the final post is coming; I've been busy doing other things this week.

[Barbazza]

To be honest I completely forgot about Spokes.

I'm very disappoined to hear that! I know that I didn't have a world-beating season last time out, but I am glad that I am still being linked with top teams, though I am of course happy to stay with Minardi for another year

[tristan1117]

Final calculations complete.

Drivers' Championship
1. John Zimmer - 95 (7 wins) CLINCHED TITLE
2. Daniel Moreno - 90 (6 wins)
3. Padraig O'Connell - 48 (1 win) (O'Connell wins on tiebreaker)
4. Kazuhiko Takagi - 48 (1 win)
5. Douglas Mann - 43
6. Tom Douglas - 21
7. Rory McAllister - 17
8. Leonhard von Gottorp - 16
9. James Davies - 13
10. Jorg Scrattenheim - 10
11. Damon Cannon - 8
12. Pieter Kickert - 7
13. Prince Walik - 4
14. Pablo da Silva - 4
15. Dennis Mignolet - 3
16. Gio van Dycke - 3
17. Reiko Megumi - 3
18. Poppy Whitechapel - 2
19. Miko Fakkinen - 1

Constructors' Championship
1. Benetton - 143
2. Williams - 137
3. Ferrari - 69
4. McLaren - 30
5. Jordan - 24
6. Ligier - 16
7. Sauber - 11
8. Tyrrell - 5
9. Minardi - 1
Forti, Pacific, DAMS, Simtek and Footwork all have 0 points.

I hope these are right; almost all of my calculations during the middle of the year are off. Oops.

[This]

You can give Ligier some extra 10 points for Douglas Mann's win in Australia, please

[JeremyMcClean]

I think Moreno has been shortchanged by six or more points.

[Wizzie]

Tom Douglas is reportedly about to make a motion to Ferrari HQ in Maranello to have Andrew Spokes as his teammate for 1996. More to follow when I can be bothered doing a proper release

[Phoenix]

Rory McAllister to stay at McLaren for 1996.

[tristan1117]

F1RGP2C Awards Gala!

The crowds begin to file in as the annual F1RGP2C Awards Gala begins. All the drivers that participated this year, even Martin McFry, are in attendance as hundreds of star-struck fans gawk at John Zimmer and Daniel Moreno outside of one of the many opulent Monegasque hotels. Tristan Jung, the MC for today, straightens his tie backstage as the guests arrive to their tables to see the finale of the 1995 season. After the doors close, the highlights video for the season begins. The crowd see the hastily arranged video and applaud as the final highlight (James Davies crossing the line to win the Duel of the Desert) plays. Then, Tristan Jung finally arrives onto the stage. The F1RGP2C receives mild applause; the crowd hasn't forgotten Jung's wild rant at the 1995 Pacific GP but he takes it in stride. Then, he begins his speech.

"Now, I know this has been a long season. It is clear that I have made some mistakes this season and I know that sometimes, you all were not always entertained (like at the 1995 Spanish GP). I know that I have been called a buffoon in several reputable media channels and I am aware that I have probably run my mouth a little bit too much in the last year. But that should all be forgotten. Why, you ask? Well, for one, it is not healthy to dwell on past events; one should move on and learn from past mistakes. But more importantly, this should all be forgotten because whatever idiotic decisions I have made this year, I can't even come close to the idiocy that the drivers, and or entities on the Reject Podium wallowed in this season. So no, the F1RGP2C/FIA will not be receiving Reject of the Year. I think my own shared Reject of the Race award is enough. I am happy to announce that these drivers, and or entities, have surpassed the usual bounds of stupidity and entered new territory in the annals of reject history. Ladies and gentlemen, the Reject Podium!"

3rd: Volga Pacific Grand Prix
What did Pacific achieve this season? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. DAMS almost scored a point at Monaco with Pippa Mann. Masta Valsattis finished in 11th with a Forti and could've finished higher if it weren't for Reiko Megumi's repeated attempts to force him out of the race. Simtek had Jorg Scrattenheim who managed two top ten finishes despite having an awful car. What did Pacific do? Well, for starters, they had the lowest classification record in the entire grid. Yes, even Forti finished more races per start then Pacific (albeit by 1.5 percentage points). The only time that both cars didn't retire, Anton Kaliniczenko and Artiom Zielenkovski both failed to be classified because they were just too DAMN SLOW! Added to their awful performance while being lapped and the countless number of botched qualifying runs, Pacific has to be on the reject podium. Also, there was not a single press release or media note from the team for the entire season! Petr Chaddeev (wherever he is)! Anton Kaliniczenko! Artiom Zielenkovski! (breaks the 4th wall) The Lukas! Where are you?

2nd: Reiko Megumi!
I think it is about time we replace the old "What is Deletraz doing?" maxim with a new one. As the winner of the second place trophy may suggest, I think we should start saying: "What the bathplug is Reiko Megumi doing now?". In a season where accidents were plentiful, Reiko Megumi and her blue Ligier seemed to be in about half of them. In fact, I've looked through my endless photo catalog and found no less than nine separate incidents for Reiko this year (crashed w/Gazurek in Argentina, crashed in Monaco, took out Poppy, took out Kickert, wheel problem in Germany, knocked Valsattis off thrice in Japan and Poppy once, not counting the Pacific GP spins). Her only points score came at when I switched Mignolet's name to Megumi the wild Pacific GP. On most day, Reiko was miles behind her teammates, even though Dennis Mignolet only scored three points really should be 6 due to awful luck. Megumi was just too slow and too inconsistent this year. That Ligier seat is cursed.

Reject of the Year: Sebastian Gazurek (I couldn't have red and white again...)
Bad news for Poland, their first driver in the F1RGP2C turns out to be one of the worst drivers that the F1 Rejects universe has ever seen. He is officially the YUJI IDE of the sport. Let's go through a race-by-race recap of his mercifully brief career.
Race 1: Gazurek takes ROTR in Brazil for getting in the way of every single driver that crossed his path. He was not classified because he was just TOO DAMN SLOW!
Race 2: Gazurek gets ROTR in Argentina for one of the stupidest moves I've ever seen, taking out Megumi's Ligier while being lapped. His fastest lap was 15 seconds slower than the leader. He was fined $50,000 and received calls for the revocation of his super license.
Race 3: Doesn't finish last because Hoshino's Footwork retires but again has the slowest quick lap of the race.
Race 4: Qualifies in dead last, again fails to finish due to not completing enough laps (with the equally terrible Samael Meerwick).
Races 5-17: Never qualifies again, regularly a full second behind his teammate.
A short, but brilliantly awful season.

Dishonorable Mentions:
Samael Meerwick: Your own seat holder was campaigning to get you fired after only four races. Miraculously, he survived to finish the season so he gets a pass.
DAMS: A season littered with DNQs but they had a few bright spots.
Douglas Mann: You are so lucky that you won that last race of the year.
Kazuhiko Takagi: Didn't do too badly, in my opinion.
Tom Douglas: For that one move on John Zimmer.
Tristan Jung: For nearly canceling the Pacific GP and completely messing up the calculations, as well as lack of a set schedule and making numerous mistakes (like not putting the proper race titles and swapping the European GP).
Pablo da Silva: He did score 4 points... Eh, he's on the cusp of 3rd place.

[tristan1117]

Miscellaneous Awards

Driver of the Year: John Zimmer
Drive of the Year: Masta Valsattis, Japan
IIDOTY: Rory McAllister
DBTMOTY: Sebastian Gazurek, Forti

Tristan's Highly Biased Season Rankings:

Code: Select all

Drivers:                         Teams:
1. John Zimmer                  1. Benetton
2. Daniel Moreno                  2. Williams
3. Rory McAllister                  3. McLaren
4. James Davies                  4. Ferrari
5. Padraig O'Connell                  5. Jordan
6. Pieter Kickert                  6. Ligier
7. Jorg Scrattenheim                  7. Sauber
8. Tom Douglas
9. Leonhard von Gottorp                  8. Tyrrell
10. Andrew Spokes                  9. Minardi
11. Masta Valsattis                  10. DAMS
12. Dennis Mignolet                  11. Simtek
13. Douglas Mann                  12. Forti
14. Poppy Whitechapel                  13. Footwork
15. Damon Cannon                  14. Pacific
16. Kazuhiko Takagi
17. Ben Fleet
18. Kazuyoshi Hohsino
19. Gio van Dycke
20. Pippa Mann
21. Miko Fakkinen
22. Pablo da Silva
23. Anton Kaliniczenko
24. Artiom Zielenkovski
25. George Tramontani
26. Samael Meerwick
27. Reiko Megumi
28. Sebastian Gazurek             

[dr-baker]

F1RGP2C Awards Gala!

Dishonorable Mentions:
Douglas Mann: You are so lucky that you won that last race of the year.

Well, this simply justifies his motivation to leave Williams and move to a new team, doesn't it!!!

[Wizzie]

F1RGP2C Awards Gala!

Dishonorable Mentions:
Douglas Mann: You are so lucky that you won that last race of the year.

Well, this simply justifies his motivation to leave Williams and move to a new team, doesn't it!!!

No, that just makes you a spoilt brat who'll never get a drive at a top team ever again

[dr-baker]

F1RGP2C Awards Gala!

Dishonorable Mentions:
Douglas Mann: You are so lucky that you won that last race of the year.

Well, this simply justifies his motivation to leave Williams and move to a new team, doesn't it!!!

No, that just makes you a spoilt brat who'll never get a drive at a top team ever again

1998 F1CC Champion says differently!

[Wizzie]

Well, this simply justifies his motivation to leave Williams and move to a new team, doesn't it!!!

No, that just makes you a spoilt brat who'll never get a drive at a top team ever again

1998 F1CC Champion says differently!

Yeah but he's done virtually sod all for the following two decades

[dr-baker]

1998 F1CC Champion says differently!

Yeah but he's done virtually sod all for the following two decades

He nearly won the 2015 Bathurst 24 Hours with Dehli Belly (and the mechanical problem was not his fault!). And the story of his journey to the NASCAR title has not been completed yet...

[BlindCaveSalamander]

1998 F1CC Champion says differently!

Yeah but he's done virtually sod all for the following two decades

He nearly won the 2015 Bathurst 24 Hours with Dehli Belly (and the mechanical problem was not his fault!). And the story of his journey to the NASCAR title has not been completed yet...

That car was practically held together with gaffa tape and... papier mache or some crap, and yet you were clearly the weak link in the whole team! And I think you'll find that I nearly won too, and without holding the whole damn team back to boot! If only the transmission didn't break...

[dr-baker]

"dr-baker": 1998 F1CC Champion says differently! [/end quote]

Yeah but he's done virtually sod all for the following two decades

He nearly won the 2015 Bathurst 24 Hours with Dehli Belly (and the mechanical problem was not his fault!). And the story of his journey to the NASCAR title has not been completed yet...

That car was practically held together with gaffa tape and... papier mache or some crap, and yet you were clearly the weak link in the whole team! And I think you'll find that I nearly won too, and without holding the whole damn team back to boot! If only the transmission didn't break...

But the DeLorean had the smallest budget, equal with the Cillit Bang! Trabant - and we whipped the arses of teams with much bigger bucks. We got the biggest bang per buck, don'tcha reckon?

[Wizzie]

But the DeLorean had the smallest budget, equal with the Cillit Bang! Trabant - and we whipped the arses of teams with much bigger bucks. We got the biggest bang per buck, don'tcha reckon?

So what? The only reason you have a drive in the only series that matters (the F1RWRS) is because you own the bloody team. Nobody in their right mind would sign an eternal journeyman like you

[dr-baker]

But the DeLorean had the smallest budget, equal with the Cillit Bang! Trabant - and we whipped the arses of teams with much bigger bucks. We got the biggest bang per buck, don'tcha reckon?

So what? The only reason you have a drive in the only series that matters (the F1RWRS) is because you own the bloody team. Nobody in their right mind would sign an eternal journeyman like you

Oh, whatever. You clearly will never change your opinion about me. And you know what? See if I care. 'Cos I don't.

[tristan1117]

Alright, I need to start making the 1996 mod so all driver/team combinations need to be finalized by Monday morning (this is how I spend my holidays from school). Provisional entry list can be found here but many seats have yet to be confirmed.

Other News:

OFFICIAL 1996 F1RGP2C CALENDAR
1. Australia (Albert Park) - 10 March
2. Brazil (Interlagos) - 31 March
3. Argentina (Buenos Aires) - 7 April
4. Europe (Nurburgring) - 28 April
5. San Marino (Imola) - 5 May
6. Monaco (Monaco Street) - 19 May
7. Spain (Jerez) - 2 June
8. Canada (Gilles Villeneuve) - 16 June
9. United States (TBA, based on feedback) - 23 June
10. France (Magny-Cours) - 7 July
11. Great Britain (Silverstone) - 14 July
12. Germany (Hockenheim) - 28 July
13. Hungary (Hungaroring, guaranteed wet race) - 11 August
14. Belgium (Spa) - 25 August
15. Italy (Monza) - 8 September
16. Japan (Suzuka) - 13 October

As you can see, I have dropped the Portuguese round in favor of an American round. I have also moved the Spanish GP from Catalunya to Jerez and dumped Aida so I don't have to edit the tracks more than once a season. Lastly, the American round might be held at an oval but I don't know how GP2 handles them so I will be doing some tests later this week. If all goes well, then we might have an F1RGP2C 500.

Kazuyoshi Hoshino is not up for hire. If any team tries to poach him from us before his contract expires at the end of the season, legal proceedings will follow.

Lastly, THE LUKAS! WHEREFORE ART THOU?!

[BlindCaveSalamander]

But the DeLorean had the smallest budget, equal with the Cillit Bang! Trabant - and we whipped the arses of teams with much bigger bucks. We got the biggest bang per buck, don'tcha reckon?

You had Martin McFry, who while certainly not as good as me, is good enough to make me check the mirrors once in a while. And small budget or no, minus that transmission failure, we'dve been 8+ laps up on you.

As for the calendar, I could go for an oval. While some might balk at never turning right, it'll require a new skillset, and thus demand more from us drivers. If any of you have any better ideas for conquering America, I'm all ears.

[Wizzie]

You had Martin McFry, who while certainly not as good as me, is good enough to make me check the mirrors once in a while. And small budget or no, minus that transmission failure, we'dve been 8+ laps up on you.

As for the calendar, I could go for an oval. While some might balk at never turning right, it'll require a new skillset, and thus demand more from us drivers. If any of you have any better ideas for conquering America, I'm all ears.

While I value James' opinion on what track the American GP should be held on, I propose that Road America should be at least seriously considered as a candidate for the race

[BlindCaveSalamander]

While I value James' opinion on what track the American GP should be held on, I propose that Road America should be at least seriously considered as a candidate for the race

Yeah, I agree, boss, Road America was actually going to be my suggestion if running an oval turns out to be unfeasible.

[dr-baker]

Alright, I need to start making the 1996 mod so all driver/team combinations need to be finalized by Monday morning (this is how I spend my holidays from school). Provisional entry list can be found here but many seats have yet to be confirmed.

dr baker, I'll take Pippa if you don't get her into Williams.

OK.

Pippa, I am willing to accept you in to Williams on the condition that you don't turn in to a crybaby like your brother.

[The Lukas]

Chaddeev:It was a trying season.
This season was certainly failed for the team Volga Pacific Grand Prix,despite regular team qualifying for the races but finished racing or distinguished by the slow pace of racing.The result is zero points of the season and third place Reject Podium,Although team owner Petr Chaddeev do not lose optimism and says that next season will be better performed by his team "I will say only that when he bought the team was in a tragic situation, there was no money for anything, and organizational problems were, we had to quickly sort out these things to think about further starts now well established in the budget we were able to also gain some sponsors not only from Russia."

Chaddeev also spoke on the composition of the drivers for this season,but he said that neither Anton Kalinczenko and Artiom Zielenkovski,can not be sure that they will be in the team all season."I'll say this Anton and Artiom This talented driver and I say this I do not deny, however, everything will depend on how you will present the following season and in some races, we will use the rotation of the drivers, so to speak briefly, and the future is in their hands."

Chaddeev commented on the new car team."Let's face it really CHAD1 converted PR01, which has undergone numerous improvements, new CHAD2 a completely new car, made completely from scratch, by working with one of the Japanese companies, including Volga engines have been improved, so we hope that this season will be better than technical side and will be fewer problems with bolidem.Sam new car will be tested at Fuji when? I can not yet say."

[FMecha]

TAKAGI CLOSER TO FERRARI?

HAVING BEEN dumped by Benetton for next year, and with Padraig O'Connell retiring at the end of this year, Kazuhiko Takagi has announced that he is going closer to Ferrari for 1996.

"With [Padraig] O'Connell retiring after this year (best wishes to him!), I've now getting closer to Ferrari for next year", said Takagi to GrandPrix. "I'm quite optimistic that I will drive for Ferrari next year", added him.

If the deal is sucessful, Kazuhiko will became the first Japanese driver to drive for Ferrari.

And...

For the record, Takagi wants to became a driver for Ferrari, not seatholder.

I may fill the Ferrari seatholder, as Andreas Stefano (German-Italian, holds Italian passport).

[This]

Allright let's finally finish Ligiers driver line-up

Car #14
Masta Valsattis (Europe, San Marino, Monaco, Spain, France, Great Britain, Germany, Hungary, Belgium, Italy)
Douglas Mann Australia, Brazil, Argentina, Canada, United States)
Reiko Megumi (Japan)
Car #15
Douglas Mann (Europe, San Marino, Monaco, Spain, France, Great Britain, Germany, Hungary, Belgium, Italy, Japan)
Reiko Megumi (Australia, Brazil, Argentina, Canada, United States)

Because Ligier promised Valsattis contractual number one status in every race he's starting. Douglas Mann does not need to worry though, he's the most (over)paid driver in the whole championship.
Ambitions: to be first, second and third in the drivers championship!

[dr-baker]

Allright let's finally finish Ligiers driver line-up

Car #14
Masta Valsattis (Europe, San Marino, Monaco, Spain, France, Great Britain, Germany, Hungary, Belgium, Italy)
Douglas Mann Australia, Brazil, Argentina, Canada, United States)
Reiko Megumi (Japan)
Car #15
Douglas Mann (Europe, San Marino, Monaco, Spain, France, Great Britain, Germany, Hungary, Belgium, Italy, Japan)
Reiko Megumi (Australia, Brazil, Argentina, Canada, United States)

Because Ligier promised Valsattis contractual number one status in every race he's starting. Douglas Mann does not need to worry though, he's the most (over)paid driver in the whole championship.
Ambitions: to be first, second and third in the drivers championship!

This is not what Douglas was expecting, but as he gets to start all 16 races, he does not fell hard done by, and will accept the deal.

[AdrianSutil]

Valsattis is also happy to have 10 races as number 1 driver for Ligier. Should be enough to hit his personal target of maiden podium and 20 points.