Grand Prix Rejects

Ciaran

What a rough couple of races for Badoer, not even a Ferrari could get him some points.

Ciaran

Medium grip for Rial.

Ciaran

It's just depressing thinking about Sauber's new home on the brink of bankruptcy. I honestly can't think of any new teams who could come into F1 right now just so that there'd still be 20 cars if Sauber collapse. There's no way any manufacturers would want to join unless the engine regulations were ...

Ciaran

Race pace for Kwon Sung-Tae, qualifying pace for Choi Seul-hae. BTW, I think I should have mentioned this earlier, but Choi is a woman, not a man. I think I came up with her given name after looking up the squad of a Korean women's football team.

Ciaran

Here are the changes between the real 1991 season and the 1991 season in this career mode: ⋅ Lotus retain Martin Donnelly for the time being, with Mika Hakkinen designated as their reserve driver. Johnny Herbert misses out on the 2nd Tyrrell seat to Modena, and has to be content with the 2...

Ciaran

What if Brabham made it in 1988? How well would they fare? Would they be using "atmo" Ford or Judd engines or BMW I4s (probably rebadged as Megatrons)? I reckon the new BT57 would have run well. Oh, wait... [img.]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fa/Alfa_Romeo_164_procar.jp...

Ciaran

I think that I'm the only one who gets annoyed seeing a lot of the biggest manufactures snub F1 for Formula E or WEC, F1 needs more manufactures to back up the smaller teams like Sauber and Williams. I'm annoyed about the manufacturer influx in Formula E too, but more on the grounds that it's pushi...

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⋅ Hülkenburg: passing under BOTH the VSC and the physical safety car is woeful stuff from a guy with a reputation for decent performances in the wet. ⋅ Bottas: another guy with a good wet weather reputation ('member Canada 2013?) throwing away a chance of a great finish. It st...

Ciaran

I'd like to join the waiting list.

Ciaran

1960 After a year off the calendar, Argentina returns to the F1 circus, but another former champion wouldn't live to see it - Jean Behra, who died horrifically in a support race for the 1959 German GP at AVUS. His Porsche RSK went over the top of the infamous north banking, and his body was thrown ...

Ciaran

We at K-Apex would appreciate it if Joo-Won Song was "randomly" selected for drugs testing.

Ciaran

watka wrote:Wow, weird to think that Damon Hill could have been racing in the 70s!

Being a May child, I'm dismayed by the lack of racing prowess.

I blame Bill Vukovich, he must have cursed this month somehow.

Ciaran

I'm bored and an idea for an alternative championship popped into my head, so I might as well post it. The rules are simple - only F1 World Championship races held south of the Equator will count towards the Southern Hemisphere Championship, and the points-scoring system will be that of the main cha...

Ciaran

Medium upgrade for Rial please.

Ciaran

At what point does McLaren start the trial installation of a Mercedes in the 2017 chassis? Could the untested combination actually be significantly better (reliable, faster)than the disaster that the Honda appeared to be preseason? When can a team credibly change horses in midstream under the curre...

Ciaran

Supplier RNG The results of the supplier RNG can be found here . Thistle Racing must choose a tyre manufacturer and announce a schedule for their drivers. Budgets have been updated, including suppliers and travel fees for Privateer teams. Currently, B&S Fabrications, Scuderia Everest and Mitsuo...

Ciaran

Welp, looks like we need to stock up on spare parts at K-Apex.

Ciaran

This wrote:If people are interested, i wouldn't mind giving Initial D a try... (though it will also take quite some time to even re-watch it completely)

Initial D got me into anime...and then Wangan Midnight almost made me back out.

Capeta's another racing anime that's been on my watchlist for years.

Ciaran

While watching the 2009 season review during the blizzard here, I had forgotten that Fisi's Force India podium was indeed the team first points period. That got me wondering, did any other team (not counting 1950 of course) pull that off? I would say maybe Onyx, but of course we still cannot access...

Ciaran

Suddenly I don't feel so bad about Irish "parish pump politics".

Ciaran

Rial
Driver 1
1. Christian Danner ($1.5m)
2. Roberto Moreno ($1.5m)
3. Bernd Schneider ($1.5m)
Driver 2
1. Ivan Capelli (PD)
2. Alex Caffi (PD)
3. Volker Weidler (PD)

Engines
1. Judd EV (Semi-works, $5.5m)
2. Lamborghini 3512 (Works, $4.5m)
3. Judd EV (Customer, $3m)

Ciaran

2 November As 1990 comes to a close, thoughts have turned to 1991. Mauricio Gugelmin sparked anger in Leyton House after publicly complaining of the difficulty of racing the updated CG901, stating that it was particularly susceptible in traffic, and rumours of his departure for CART gained traction...

Ciaran

Remember how well that turned out for Brabham... And Tyrell and Lotus to name but two from recent memory. The point is even teams that have dominated can end up getting the axe, I guess? I was thinking more along the lines of how Brabham deliberately dropped out for a year and returned to anything ...

Ciaran

5-bathplugging-1. In both legs. If Wenger hangs on to start the 2017/18 season I'm changing my avatar to a random French microcar. I think finishing 5th/6th may be the best thing that could happen to Arsenal long term. Without Kroenke's precious Champions League money, they may realise change is ne...

Ciaran

5-bathplugging-1. In both legs. If Wenger hangs on to start the 2017/18 season I'm changing my avatar to a random French microcar.

Ciaran

I need a dose of Rial-ity.

Ciaran

Team: Mitsuoka User: Regenmeister94 Schedule (Driver, Rounds): Akio Mitsuoka & Naoki Nagasaki - Soviet & Japanese GPs Chassis Upgrade: N/A, we're retaining our March 751s Engine: 1976 Cosworth (-£100k) Tyre Supplier #1: Pirelli (free) Tyre Supplier #2: Dunlop (free) Supplier #1(Name, categor...

Ciaran

19 October Tyrrell weren't the only team left scrambling for a replacement in the wake of Pirro's injury. A week after the Spanish Grand Prix, Alessandro Nannini was maimed in a helicopter accident over his Siena vineyard, suffering a severed right forearm. Nannini underwent surgery to save his arm...

Ciaran

Is it possible for privateers to hang onto their old chassis, because if not, that pretty much limits me to just a March 741 and a Renzo!

Also, are supplier costs dependent on how many GPs each team enters?

Ciaran

Zakspeed will make the following bids for the Belgian, Dutch, German and Austrian GPs: Driver 1: Name: Wilhelm Deutsch Wage: Pay Driver Contract Length: 4 races Driver 2: Name: Ingo Hoffmann Wage: Pay Driver Contract Length: 4 races Zakspeed's entry will be denied, as it is still far too early. If ...

Ciaran

Zakspeed will make the following bids for the Belgian, Dutch, German and Austrian GPs:
Driver 1:
Name: Wilhelm Deutsch
Wage: Pay Driver
Contract Length: 4 races

Driver 2:
Name: Ingo Hoffmann
Wage: Pay Driver
Contract Length: 4 races

Ciaran

The somewhat professional Irish leagues have started their 2017 seasons tonight, and Athlone Town's game (in the 2nd tier) was postponed for 45 minutes thanks to a classic case of "pay your light bill"...and they won, and left me 5 euro poorer.

Ciaran

This wrote:The Go to Jail spot should obviously be reserved for Gachot (even though he's not a reject)

Hey, at least he's not a child molester. *glares at Google Image Search results for Gary Brabham*

Ciaran

Team Name: Lotus User: Ataxia Travel fees (Y/N): Y Driver #1 Name: Mario Andretti Driver #2 Name: Thomas Nurmester DEC: Nuppiz Wage: 50k Length: 1 year Name: Rene Arnoux Wage: 50k Length: 1 year Name: Francois Migault Wage: Pay driver Length: 1 year Lotus will sell their old chassis to collectors. ...

Ciaran

Mitsuoka will return for 1977.

Also, I'd like to enter Zakspeed for the Dutch, German & Austrian Grands Prix.

Ciaran

28 September https://i.imgur.com/bbKbfAW.png Perhaps after being told by Life that there was no money to refund him after making a new engine cover for their car, Enrico Bertaggia returned for one last attempt to pre-qualify, and notched up one last DNPQ. Having switched to Judd V8s, Ernesto Vita h...

Ciaran

Here at Mitsuoka, we were disappointed to pre-qualify only for both cars to fail to make the start. We are pleased for our compatriot Hasemi-san for scoring a point.

Ciaran

Can I get a Wiki account? K-Apex and Mitsuoka need articles, dammit.

Ciaran

21 September https://i.imgur.com/4DHoxYD.png Life have finally killed off their hopes for their W12, and have switched to Judd power...only to find that the engine cover couldn't fit over their new Judd CVs. Incredulous at Life's lack of planning, Bertaggia quits in the middle of the session. The P...

Ciaran

Team Name: K-Apex
Day 1 Driver: Ki-Hyun Song
Upgrades for Day 1: Qualifying pace
Day 2 Driver: Luca Bandini
Upgrades for Day 2: Race pace
Day 3 Driver: Ki-Hyun Song
Upgrades for Day 3: Wet weather training
Day 4 Driver: Luca Bandini
Upgrades for Day 4: Consistency

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