Alt-1954 - Season Review up!

[Peteroli34]

Gordini will repair all damage

[andrew]

We will enter the swiss gp instead of the german gp

[tommykl]

We will enter the swiss gp instead of the german gp

What do you mean? You've already entered both...

[andrew]

Sorry did not read properly, we won't enter germany

[tommykl]

Quite a few things need fixing before I run Bremgarten.

-Ferrari need to fix all three chassis and find a replacement for Harry Schell.
-JAMR need to fix chassis 4.
-Asso di Fiori need to fix chassis 5.

If this is not sorted by Tuesday August 26th 2014 at noon CET, de Graffenried, Brabham, Trintignant, Ruttman and Schell's replacement will all be pulled from the entry list.

[RonDenisDeletraz]

Will fix the chassis

[the Masked Lapwing]

Ferrari will fix all three cars, but we'll pull the third entry until Parnell/Schell recover (whichever comes first. Hopefully no one else gets hurt in the meantime )

[Aerospeed]

Please create a new chassis to be used by Trintignant.

[Hermann95]

Loyer would like to replace Kling with Eugenio Castellotti for the swiss and italian GP.

[tommykl]

August 6th 1954, Swiss Grand Prix prequalifying

We're now just past the halfway point of the season and B. Bira leads the championship by 11 points, having scored four consecutive second places in five races. Brabham is still in second place with 13 points, with Bettenhausen third. Meanwhile, in the constructors' (and entrants') championship, JAMR and Gordini are fighting extremely closely for the title, with only five points in it with four races remaining. Race six is the Swiss Grand Prix, held, as always, in Bremgarten. 41 drivers have made the trip and will fight for the 30 grid spots.

2. André Simon (Mercedes-Benz Team Europe) - Mercedes WM-2 chassis 1, Mercedes UM153 engine 1
4. Bernie Ecclestone (Mercedes-Benz Team Europe) - Mercedes WM-2 chassis 2, Mercedes UM153 engine 2
6. Johnny Claes (Mercedes-Benz Team Europe) - Mercedes WM-2 chassis 4, Mercedes UM153 engine 12
8. José Froilan Gonzalez (Scuderia Anglo-Italia) - Bentley Speed 4 chassis 4, O.S.C.A. 156s engine 1
10. Maria Teresa de Filippis (Maria Teresa de Filippis) - O.S.C.A. F154 chassis 2, O.S.C.A. 156s engine 2
12. Giuseppe Farina (Alfa Romeo SpA) - Alfa Romeo AR160 chassis 1, Alfa Romeo ARV8 engine 1
14. Stirling Moss (Alfa Romeo SpA) - Alfa Romeo AR160 chassis 3, Alfa Romeo ARV8 engine 3
16. Peter Whitehead (Alfa Romeo SpA) - Alfa Romeo AR160 chassis 2, Alfa Romeo ARV8 engine 2
18. Louis Chiron (Leader) - Leader LF153 chassis 1, O.S.C.A. 156s engine 4
20. Aldo Gordini (Balkan Eagle) - Alfa Romeo AR160 chassis 4, Balkan Lion F154 engine 3
22. Eugenio Castellotti (Loyer Racing) - Loyer LR101 chassis 1, Ferrari 555 engine 8
24. Alberto Ascari (Phoenix Racing Organisation) - Phoenix PRO-2 chassis 1, Mercedes UM153 engine 7
26. Tony Bettenhausen (Jaguar-Aston Martin Racing) - Aston Martin AM-04 chassis 11, Jaguar JFE-2 engine 1
28. Dries van der Lof (Jaguar-Aston Martin Racing) - Aston Martin AM-04 chassis 3, Jaguar JFE-2 engine 3
30. B. Bira (Jaguar-Aston Martin Racing) - Aston Martin AM-04 chassis 2, Jaguar JFE-2 engine 2
32. Maurice Trintignant (Jaguar-Aston Martin Racing) - Aston Martin AM-04 chassis 12, Jaguar JFE-2 engine 13
34. Robert Manzon (Alexander Racing Team-Gordini) - Gordini G-953 chassis 1, Gordini ART-004 engine 1
36. Consalvo Sanesi (Alexander Racing Team-Gordini) - Gordini G-953 chassis 2, Gordini ART-004 engine 2
38. Peter Collins (Alexander Racing Team-Gordini) - Gordini G-953 chassis 3, Gordini ART-004 engine 3
40. Hernando da Silva Ramos (Alexander Racing Team-Gordini) - Gordini G-953 chassis 4, Gordini ART-004 engine 4
42. Fred Wacker (Anglo Racing Engineering) - Gordini G-953 chassis 5, Gordini ART-004 engine 5
44. Mike Hawthorn (Loyer Racing) - Loyer LR101 chassis 2, Ferrari 555 engine 9
46. Troy Ruttman (Asso di Fiori) - Aston Martin AM-04 chassis 5, Jaguar JFE-2 engine 8
48. Luigi Villoresi (Asso di Fiori) - Aston Martin AM-04 chassis 10, Jaguar JFE-2 engine 10
50. Toulo de Graffenried (Scuderia Ferrari) - Ferrari 555 chassis 2, Ferrari 555 engine 2
52. Jack Brabham (Scuderia Ferrari) - Ferrari 555 chassis 1, Ferrari 555 engine 5
54. Giovanni Bracco (Scuderia Ambrosiana) - Ambrosiana A-003 chassis 1, Alfa Romeo ARV8 engine 5
56. Porfirio Rubirosa (Scuderia Ambrosiana) - Ambrosiana A-003 chassis 2, Alfa Romeo ARV8 engine 6
58. Duncan Hamilton (Royal Racing Automobile Company) - Bentley 53C chassis 2, Mercedes UM153 engine 12
60. David Hampshire (Hampshire Racing Alliance) - Bentley Speed 4 chassis 5, Bentley 16VL-1 engine 4
62. Piero Taruffi (Scuderia Anglo-Italia) - O.S.C.A. F154 chassis 1, Bentley 16VL-1 engine 3
64. Paul Frère (Officine Alfieri Maserati) - Maserati AM53 chassis 1, Maserati AM53 engine 1
66. Ron Flockhart (Officine Alfieri Maserati) - Maserati AM53 chassis 2, Maserati AM53 engine 2
68. John Fitch (Assasti Millanti) - Leader LF153 chassis 3, Jaguar JFE-2 engine 11
70. Edgar Barth (Team Ultimate) - Ultimate chassis 002a, O.S.C.A. 156s engine 5
72. Jean Behra (Team Ultimate) - Ultimate chassis 002b, O.S.C.A. 156s engine 6
74. Geoff Richardson (Geoff Richardson) - Bentley Speed 4 chassis 3, Bentley 16VL-1 engine 2
76. Ken Wharton (F.H. Warden Competition) - Bentley Speed 4 chassis 6, Bentley 16VL-1 engine 5
78. Giannino Marzotto (Officine Renzo) - O.S.C.A. F154 chassis 5, O.S.C.A. 156s engine 7
80. Dorino Serafini (Officine Renzo) - Ferrari 555 chassis 7, Ferrari 555 engine 11
82. Manfred von Brauchitsch (Scuderia Anglo-Italia) - O.S.C.A. F154 chassis 3, O.S.C.A. 156s engine 3

-Aldo Gordini steps back into the only remaining Balkan Eagle instead of Rudi Fischer.
-Loyer Racing returns with Hawthorn in the second car, while German veteran Karl Kling leaves the first car to be replaced by 23-year-old sportscar driver Eugenio Castellotti, who has already won the 10 hours of Messina.
-Reatherson Racing Developments skip the Swiss Grand Prix and head straight to the Nürburgring, as do Erne.
-With Gordini returning to Balkan Eagle, John Fitch steps back into the ARE Gordini.
-BRUNEL go straight ahead to the United States, as planned.
-Harry Schell's injury meant that Ferrari are reduced to two cars for the next two races, having failed to find a suitable replacement.
-Duncan Hamilton steps back into his Bentley-Mercedes for RRAC, as planned.
-After the failure of the two-car system in Silverstone, F.H. Warden reverts to a single car for Wharton.
-Conversely, Officine Renzo will field both the Ferrari and the O.S.C.A. for Serafini and Marzotto.

These 11 drivers will have to go through pre-qualifying. Three of them will not make it through.

Bernie Ecclestone
Eugenio Castellotti
Fred Wacker
Duncan Hamilton
David Hampshire
Paul Frère
Ron Flockhart
John Fitch
Jean Behra
Geoff Richardson
Ken Wharton

[tommykl]

Prequalifying performance figures.

Frère - 115
Ecclestone - 111
Flockhart - 110
Fitch - 110
Castellotti - 104
Wacker - 99
Hamilton - 97
Hampshire - 95
Richardson - 95
Wharton - 92
Behra - 91

There might be a few surprises here...

[tommykl]

Prequalifying results
1. Bernie Ecclestone (Mercedes) - 2:45.90
2. David Hampshire (Bentley) - 2:48.19
3. Ken Wharton (Bentley) - 2:49.80
4. John Fitch (Leader-Jaguar) - 2:49.85
5. Geoff Richardson (Bentley) - 2:50.88
6. Jean Behra (Ultimate-O.S.C.A.) - 2:51.28
7. Eugenio Castellotti (Loyer-Ferrari) - 2:51.31
8. Ron Flockhart (Maserati) - 2:51.42
9. Paul Frère (Maserati) - 2:51.46
10. Fred Wacker (Gordini) - 2:51.61
11. Duncan Hamilton (Bentley-Mercedes) - 2:54.03

You are not hallucinating. A works Maserati has made it through to main qualifying, and both of them outqualified the semi-works Gordini of Fred Wacker.

[tommykl]

And here is qualifying performance.

Farina - 121
Marzotto - 117
Richardson - 116
Trintignant - 111
Hawthorn - 110
Behra - 110
Flockhart - 109
Brabham - 108
van der Lof - 107
Sanesi - 105
Fitch - 104
Collins - 103
Ascari - 103
Castellotti - 103
Ramos - 101
Simon - 100
Ruttman - 100
Serafini - 100
Bira - 99
Bracco - 99
Taruffi - 99
von Brauchitsch - 99
Wharton - 99
Manzon - 98
Hampshire - 98
Ecclestone - 97
Claes - 96
Gonzalez - 96
Rubirosa - 96
Gordini - 93
Moss - 92
Chiron - 92
de Filippis - 91
Whitehead - 91
Villoresi - 89
de Graffenried - 86
Barth - 86
Bettenhausen - 79

I think everyone knows who'll take pole...

[tommykl]

Qualifying results
1. Giuseppe Farina (Alfa Romeo) - 2:37.42
2. Consalvo Sanesi (Gordini) - 2:39.51
3. Dries van der Lof (Aston Martin-Jaguar) - 2:40.49
4. Maurice Trintignant (Aston Martin-Jaguar) - 2:40.55
5. Jack Brabham (Ferrari) - 2:40.87
6. Peter Collins (Gordini) - 2:40.90
7. Hernando da Silva Ramos (Gordini) - 2:40.95
8. B. Bira (Aston Martin-Jaguar) - 2:41.17
9. Robert Manzon (Gordini) - 2:42.30
10. Peter Whitehead (Alfa Romeo) - 2:43.07
11. Stirling Moss (Alfa Romeo) - 2:43.86
12. Alberto Ascari (Phoenix-Mercedes) - 2:44.43
13. Tony Bettenhausen (Aston Martin-Jaguar) - 2:44.58
14. Giannino Marzotto (O.S.C.A.) - 2:44.59
15. Porfirio Rubirosa (Ambrosiana-Alfa Romeo) - 2:44.72
16. Dorino Serafini (Ferrari) - 2:44.77
17. Troy Ruttman (Aston Martin-Jaguar) - 2:44.79
18. José Froilan Gonzalez (Bentley-O.S.C.A.) - 2:44.80
19. Giovanni Bracco (Ambrosiana-Alfa Romeo) - 2:45.26
20. Manfred von Brauchitsch (O.S.C.A.) - 2:45.39
21. Toulo de Graffenried (Ferrari) - 2:45.40
22. Piero Taruffi (O.S.C.A.-Bentley) - 2:45.48
23. Mike Hawthorn (Loyer-Ferrari) - 2:46.47
24. Geoff Richardson (Bentley) - 2:47.32
25. Edgar Barth (Ultimate-O.S.C.A.) - 2:47.53
26. David Hampshire (Bentley) - 2:47.61
27. Luigi Villoresi (Aston Martin-Jaguar) - 2:47.67
28. Johnny Claes (Mercedes) - 2:47.81
29. André Simon (Mercedes) - 2:47.86
30. Jean Behra (Ultimate-O.S.C.A.) - 2:48.01
31. Maria Teresa de Filippis (O.S.C.A.) - 2:48.03
32. Bernie Ecclestone (Mercedes) - 2:48.11
33. Ken Wharton (Bentley) - 2:48.50
34. Aldo Gordini (Alfa Romeo-Balkan Lion) - 2:48.85
35. John Fitch (Leader-Jaguar) - 2:50.60
36. Eugenio Castellotti (Loyer-Ferrari) - 2:51.19
37. Ron Flockhart (Maserati) - 2:51.30
38. Louis Chiron (Leader-O.S.C.A.) - 2:51.56

Giuseppe Farina takes pole by a stupidly big margin, and last-placed Louis Chiron is a distant 14 seconds behind him. There are some pleasant surprises, such as Geoff Richardson and both Renzos making the cut, as well as two of the Mercs. Jean Behra will make his first start since the 1952 German Grand Prix, and Mike Hawthorn gives Loyer Racing their maiden Grand Prix start, with Eugenio Castellotti also showing good promise for the future.

Meanwhile, de Filippis DNQs for the second consecutive time, Ecclestone, Chiron and Wharton fail to qualify once again and Aldo Gordini is bringing Balkan Eagle closer and closer to bankruptcy. Ron Flockhart is the only DNQ who can be mildly satisfied, as he was at least faster than someone.

[tommykl]

And here is race performance.

Sanesi 61
Bracco 26
Farina 25
Marzotto 24
Ramos 18
de Graffenried 15
Moss 14
Claes 14
Trintignant 13
van der Lof 8
Bira 8
Gonzalez 8
Richardson 7
Brabham 1
Barth 0
Villoresi 0
Collins -1
Manzon -1
von Brauchitsch -1
Bettenhausen -5
Rubirosa -6
Hawthorn -6
Serafini -7
Whitehead -7
Simon -11
Taruffi -14
Ruttman -16
Hampshire -19
Behra -19
Ascari -39

Not taking eventual collisions into account, there will be 17 retirements. Three engine failures, 3 Cat. 1 crashes, 1 Cat. 3 crash, 1 Cat. 4 crash, 1 Cat. 5 crash and 1 Cat. 7 crash.

So unless the drivers involved retire from a light collision beforehand, this race will most likely be expensive and tragic.

[dr-baker]

Not taking eventual collisions into account, there will be 17 retirements. Three engine failures, 3 Cat. 1 crashes, 1 Cat. 3 crash, 1 Cat. 4 crash, 1 Cat. 5 crash and 1 Cat. 7 crash.

So unless the drivers involved retire from a light collision beforehand, this race will most likely be expensive and tragic.

In which case, I'm glad my team did not enter this round...

[Hermann95]

Finally we made the grid and i'm really glad about it. Hopefully this event won't turn out as tragic as it looks by now...

[DemocalypseNow]

Given how on paper this race looks like SANESIWINSLOL, I wonder if he'll be pushing far too hard and wipe himself out...

[dr-baker]

Might this race be what gets motor racing banned in Switzerland in this version of reality?

[Aerospeed]

Might this race be what gets motor racing banned in Switzerland in this version of reality?

I thought that was in 1955 after the Le Mans disaster...

[tommykl]

Might this race be what gets motor racing banned in Switzerland in this version of reality?

I thought that was in 1955 after the Le Mans disaster...

Either way, there won't be a Swiss GP in 1955, so I'll make a decision later on.

[dr-baker]

Might this race be what gets motor racing banned in Switzerland in this version of reality?

I thought that was in 1955 after the Le Mans disaster...

In real reality, yes. But this series is not an exact representation of our reality - it's a fictional series!

[tommykl]

Might this race be what gets motor racing banned in Switzerland in this version of reality?

I thought that was in 1955 after the Le Mans disaster...

In real reality, yes. But this series is not an exact representation of our reality - it's a fictional series!

Well, Le Mans will still happen obviously, and I can't change a decision made by the Swiss government, but I can make sure that the Swiss GP gets cancelled by the organisers before Le Mans. I might also RNG which GPs get cancelled after Le Mans...

[tommykl]

August 8th 1954, Swiss Grand Prix

Sanesi took the early lead while Jack Brabham started brilliantly and lept into second place ahead of Trintignant and Farina. Dries van der Lof then climbed up to third position on the second lap. On lap 4, we had the first retirements of the race. Maurice Trintignant's engine expired at Eymatt, and all hell broke loose. De Graffenried slipped on the oil and tapped Giovanni Bracco out of the race, while Edgar Barth slid on the same oil and ran into David Hampshire. Hampshire and de Graffenried continued, but Bracco and Barth retired on the spot. Two laps later, Ascari brake-checked Gonzalez, who left the track avoiding him and ended up spinning into the straw bales, retiring from the race. More importantly, on lap 7, race leader Consalvo Sanesi span out and crashed heavily into the barriers, coming out unhurt. This accident had more consequences, as both Luigi Villoresi and Peter Whitehead suffered punctures by running over the debris and span out as well.

Jack Brabham inherited the race lead, but on lap 9, Dries van der Lof passed the Australian, as did championship leader B. Bira. On the following lap, it was Farina who passed Brabham for third place, and then Bira and van der Lof for the race lead! Brabham also passed Bira for third place at the same time. At the back, David Hampshire lazily span out on leftover oil from Trintignant's blown engine, the seventh accident of the day, only a third of the way through. The eighth accident was also caused by the oil at Eymatt. Geoff Richardson span on the oil, collided with Hampshire's stopped car and was sent barrell-rolling in the fields. Richardson was thrown from the car and taken to hospital in critical condition.

André Simon's gearbox then gave up on lap 21, leaving only 20 cars. Brabham, meanwhile, took second place from Bira. He took the lead from Farina on lap 24, but was in turn passed by Bira on the next lap! Meanwhile, Dorino Serafini retired from 13th position with an oil leak. The race then settled down, with Ascari and Ruttman suffering from mechanical failures. Then, on lap 31, the already sombre mood was darkened even further. Piero Taruffi, while defending his 15th position, span on oil, collided with an earth bank and was sent cartwheeling into the trees lining the circuit. Thrown from his car into the forest, he was also taken to hospital in critical condition.

But the race had to continue. Tony Bettenhausen's clutch failed two laps later, leaving 15 drivers, then 14 when Manzon's gearbox let go on the following lap. On lap 36, Farina passed Bira for the lead again, before another heavy accident happened. De Graffenried ran over debris of Taruffi's wreck, which punctured his tyre and sent him straight on at high speed at Eymatt. Miraculously, he did not collide with any wrecked cars, sped into the fields unimpeded, and did not dig into the ground. The car stayed on all four wheels, and de Graffenried was able to get out unscathed, although the car was wrecked and his racesuit was certainly a bit wetter than it was a few seconds previously.

Mike Hawthorn's suspension failed with less than ten laps remaining, sadly. This left only twelve cars, including a thrilling battle for fifth position between Peter Collins and Jack Brabham, Collins keeping his position against all odds from the clearly faster Australian. In fact, they have come into contact quite a few times! On lap 45, after ten laps of trying, Brabham finally made it through with a risky overtake at Jorden, sliding on oil on the way out of the corner in a spectacular move! Immediately, Stirling Moss was pressuring Collins for sixth position!

Ultimately, Moss was unable to secure the final point. Giuseppe Farina took his first Grand Prix victory of the season, the sixth different winner in six races! Bira, meanwhile, kept his championship lead with his fifth consecutive second place! Van der Lof finished third ahead of Ramos, Collins and Brabham, the Brit having repassed Brabham in the dying laps.

1. Giuseppe Farina (Alfa Romeo) 2:14:03.8
2. B. Bira (Aston Martin-Jaguar) +1 lap
3. Dries van der Lof (Aston Martin-Jaguar) +1 lap
4. Hernando da Silva Ramos (Gordini) +1 lap
5. Peter Collins (Gordini) +2 laps
6. Jack Brabham (Ferrari) +2 laps
7. Stirling Moss (Alfa Romeo) +2 laps
8. Giannino Marzotto (O.S.C.A.) +3 laps
9. Porfirio Rubirosa (Ambrosiana-Alfa Romeo) +3 laps
10. Manfred von Brauchtisch (O.S.C.A.) +3 laps
11. Johnny Claes (Mercedes) +3 laps
12. Jean Behra (Ultimate-O.S.C.A.) +6 laps
Ret. Mike Hawthorn (Loyer-Ferrari) +12 laps/Suspension
Ret. Toulo de Graffenried (Ferrari) +14 laps/Accident
Ret. Robert Manzon (Gordini) +17 laps/Gearbox
Ret. Tony Bettenhausen (Aston Martin-Jaguar) +18 laps/Clutch
Ret. Piero Taruffi (O.S.C.A.-Bentley) +21 laps/Accident
Ret. Alberto Ascari (Phoenix-Mercedes) +22 laps/Steering
Ret. Troy Ruttman (Aston Martin-Jaguar) +25 laps/Engine
Ret. Dorino Serafini (Ferrari) +25 laps/Oil leak
Ret. André Simon (Mercedes) +30 laps/Gearbox
Ret. David Hampshire (Bentley) +33 laps/Spin
Ret. Geoff Richardson (Bentley) +33 laps/Accident
Ret. Peter Whitehead (Alfa Romeo) +42 laps/Puncture
Ret. Consalvo Sanesi (Gordini) +43 laps/Accident
Ret. Luigi Villoresi (Aston Martin-Jaguar) +43 laps/Spin
Ret. José Froilan Gonzalez (Bentley-O.S.C.A.) +44 laps/Accident
Ret. Maurice Trintignant (Aston Martin-Jaguar) +46 laps/Engine
Ret. Giovanni Bracco (Ambrosiana-Alfa Romeo) +46 laps/Collision
Ret. Edgar Barth (Ultimate-O.S.C.A.) +46 laps/Collision

Fastest lap: Consalvo Sanesi (Gordini) - 2:38.65

Championship standings
Drivers
1. B. Bira - 30
2. Dries van der Lof - 15
3. Jack Brabham - 14
4. Hernando da Silva Ramos - 13
5. Tony Bettenhausen - 12
6. Giuseppe Farina - 11
7. Robert Manzon - 9 (1 win)
8. José Froilan Gonzalez - 9 (1 2nd)
9. Porfirio Rubirosa - 7 (1 3rd, 1 4th)
10. Peter Collins - 7 (1 3rd, 1 5th)
11. Dorino Serafini - 6
12. Consalvo Sanesi - 4 (1 3rd, 5 Rets)
13. Reg Parnell - 4 (1 3rd, 2 Rets)
14. Maurice Trintignant - 3
15. Stirling Moss - 2 (1 5th, 2 7ths)
16. Maria Teresa de Filippis - 2 (1 5th, 1 Ret)
17. David Hampshire - 1 (1 6th, 2 Rets)
18. Tony Gaze - 1 (1 6th, 1 DNQ)

Constructors
1. Aston Martin-Jaguar - 38
2. Gordini - 30
3. Ferrari - 17
4. Alfa Romeo - 13
5. O.S.C.A.-Bentley - 9
6. Ambrosiana-Alfa Romeo - 7
7. O.S.C.A. - 2
8. Bentley - 1

Entrants
1. Jaguar Aston Martin Racing - 38
2. Alexander Racing Team - 30
3. Scuderia Ferrari - 17
4. Alfa Romeo SpA - 13
5. Scuderia Anglo-Italia - 9
6. Scuderia Ambrosiana - 7
7. Maria Teresa de Filippis - 2
8. Asso di Fiori - 1 (1 6th, 1 7th)
9. Hampshire Racing Alliance - 1 (1 6th, 2 Rets)

Post-race report coming soon.

[Nessafox]

Because of the unfortunate injuries, i recieved some interest from other teams concerning ENB contracted drivers.
Should Pilette race for a different team in Germany, his substitute will be Milhoux.

[Aerospeed]

Please send 39,449 pounds to Jaguar as part of the 17.5% prize money cut that they get

Also the damaged Aston chassis are now on sale for an ultra reduced price of 4500 British pounds, sold as is

[tommykl]

Post-race report
Injuries
Following the Swiss Grand Prix, 10 drivers were taken to the Bern University Hospital, either for checks, treatment or intensive care. Five drivers left the hospital that same day, but five needed treatment.
-Piero Taruffi was diagnosed with shattered legs and arms, a punctured lung, some internal bleeding and a damaged neck. He was immediately taken into surgery, where the bleeding could be stopped and his neck was stabilised. He remains in an induced coma as his other injuries are treated, but he is now out of harm's way. He is expected to make a full recovery, but his career is all but over.
-Geoff Richardson was taken to hospital with two broken arms, a broken jaw, three smashed ribs and a fractured pelvis. Also taken into surgery, his injuries were found to be non-life-threatening, but nonetheless serious. Although he is now conscious and communicating with his relatives, the extent of his injuries means thaat he will be out of action for at least four years.
-Giovanni Bracco was injured when he was struck by de Graffenried's car as he held the steering wheel during the accident. Both of his wrists are broken, and his left forearm is also fractured. He will miss the rest of the season.
-José Froilan Gonzalez broke his right foot and right elbow in his accident, and will also miss the rest of the season to recover.
-Edgar Barth sprained his right ankle when his foot slipped off the brake pedal during his collision with David Hampshire. He will need to rest and wear a cast, but should be healthy in time for the German Grand Prix.

Damage
De Graffenried's chassis (555 chassis 2) - £20 020
Taruffi's chassis (F154 chassis 1) - £33 450
Ruttman's engine (JFE-2 engine 8) - £8 919
Richardson's chassis (Speed 4 chassis 3) - £22 559
Hampshire's chassis (Speed 4 chassis 5) - £816
Whitehead's chassis (AR160 chassis 2) - £3 740
Sanesi's chassis (G-953 chassis 2) - £15 157
Villoresi's chassis (AM-04 chassis 10) - £5 216
Gonzalez's chassis (Speed 4 chassis 4) - £8 810
Trintignant's engine (JFE-2 engine 13) - £16 407
Barth's chassis (chassis 002a) - £3 606
Bracco's chassis (A-003 chassis 1) - £2 390

Prize money (laps)
Giuseppe Farina - £2 000
B. Bira - £1 980
Dries van der Lof - £1 980
Hernando da Silva Ramos - £1 980
Peter Collins - £1 959
Jack Brabham - £1 959
Stirling Moss - £1 959
Giannino Marzotto - £1 939
Porfirio Rubirosa - £1 939
Manfred von Brauchtisch - £1 939
Johnny Claes - £1 939
Jean Behra - £1 878
Mike Hawthorn - £1 755
Toulo de Graffenried - £1 714
Robert Manzon - £1 653
Tony Bettenhausen - £1 633
Piero Taruffi - £1 571
Alberto Ascari - £1 551
Troy Ruttman - £1 490
Dorino Serafini - £1 490
André Simon - £1 388
David Hampshire - £1 327
Geoff Richardson - £1 327
Peter Whitehead - £1 143
Consalvo Sanesi - £1 122
Luigi Villoresi - £1 122
José Froilan Gonzalez - £1 102
Maurice Trintignant - £1 061
Giovanni Bracco - £1 061
Edgar Barth - £1 061
Maria Teresa de Filippis - £500
Bernie Ecclestone - £500
Ken Wharton - £500
Aldo Gordini - £500
John Fitch - £500
Eugenio Castellotti - £500
Ron Flockhart - £500
Louis Chiron - £500

Prize money (position)
Giuseppe Farina - £27 500
B. Bira - £21 250
Dries van der Lof - £16 500
Hernando da Silva Ramos - £11 750
Peter Collins - £9 000
Jack Brabham - £6 250
Stirling Moss - £5 500
Giannino Marzotto - £4 750
Porfirio Rubirosa - £4 000
Manfred von Brauchtisch - £3 250
Johnny Claes - £2 500
Jean Behra - £2 250
Mike Hawthorn - £2 000
Toulo de Graffenried - £1 750
Robert Manzon - £1 500
Consalvo Sanesi - £1 500
Tony Bettenhausen - £1 250
Piero Taruffi - £1 000
Alberto Ascari - £750
Troy Ruttman - £500
Dorino Serafini - £250

Budgets have been updated.

[pi314159]

Scuderia Anglo-Italia rebuilds following Bremgarten disaster
After the disaster of the Swiss Grand Prix at Bremgarten, were five drivers were injured, two of them very seriously, several teams have to replace drivers and build new cars. Worst of all teams, Scuderia Anglo-Italia has been affected. It's star driver José Froilan Gonzalez has been injured and is out for the rest of the year. Piero Taruffi was involved in a massive accident, which left him seriously injured, and he remains in an induced coma, although his condition is reported to be stable. Geoff Richardson, whose team has close relations to Bentley and Anglo-Italia has also been seriously injured. With three drivers injured and huge repair bills, Scuderia Anglo-Italia has a huge task ahead of them before the German Grand Prix.

With immediate effect, Maria Teresa de Filippis, who has struggled with her own team recently, joins Scuderia Anglo-Italia, as she is not only one of the best replacement drivers available, but also brings an undamaged O.S.C.A. car to the team. She is expected to return with her own team for 1955. Also, Scuderia Anglo-Italia has been able to reach an agreement with Ecurie Nationale Belge to run Jacques Swaters at Nürburgring and Monza, who will drive Gonzalez' repaired car. Scuderia Anglo-Italia would like to thank ENB for helping them after the disaster of the Swiss GP. Taruffi's badly damaged chassis has been confirmed to be a write-off and will be scrapped.

A fourth Anglo-Italia entry will be Stan Jones who will enter an all-Bentley package, funded by Richardson's team, but run by Scuderia Anglo-Italia. Manfred von Brauchitsch will continue as planned.

Anglo-Italia lineup for the rest of the season:
Manfred von Brauchitsch: F154 Chassis 3, 16VL-1 Engine 3
Maria Teresa de Filippis: F154 Chassis 2, 156s Engine 3
Jacques Swaters: Speed 4 Chassis 4, 156s Engine 1
Stan Jones: new Speed 4 Chassis, 16VL-1 Engine 2

Taruffi's and Richardson's chassis will be scrapped, Richardson will buy a new chassis from Bentley for 25000. Speed 4 Chassis 4 will be repaired, with costs shared between O.S.C.A. and Bentley.

Plans to be confirmed by Pasta

[TomWazzleshaw]

Jaguar will swap Engine 13 for Engine 10, and then scrap the damaged 13. We'll also pay for the repairs for Ruttman's engine at Asso di Fiori

[the Masked Lapwing]

Ferrari will scrap the damaged chassis, as there's really nothing we can do with it. We will build a replacement.

[pasta_maldonado]

Anglo-Italia lineup for the rest of the season:
Manfred von Brauchitsch: F154 Chassis 3, 16VL-1 Engine 3
Maria Teresa de Filippis: F154 Chassis 2, 156s Engine 3
Jacques Swaters: Speed 4 Chassis 4, 156s Engine 1
Stan Jones: new Speed 4 Chassis, 16VL-1 Engine 2

Taruffi's and Richardson's chassis will be scrapped, Richardson will buy a new chassis from Bentley for 25000. Speed 4 Chassis 4 will be repaired, with costs shared between O.S.C.A. and Bentley.

Plans to be confirmed by Pasta

Bentley confirms these plans.

Speed 4 chassis 3 will be scrapped.
Bentley shall contribute half of the funds towards the Speed 4 chassis 4 repair.
Geoff Richardson Racing purchases a brand new Speed 4 chassis, which it transfers to Scuderia Anglo-Italia.

[dr-baker]

Scuderia Anglo-Italia rebuilds following Bremgarten disaster

With immediate effect, Maria Teresa de Filippis, who has struggled with her own team recently, joins Scuderia Anglo-Italia, as she is not only one of the best replacement drivers available, but also brings an undamaged O.S.C.A. car to the team. She is expected to return with her own team for 1955.

Anglo-Italia lineup for the rest of the season:
Maria Teresa de Filippis: F154 Chassis 2, 156s Engine 3

How will this affect Maria's plans to race at Sebring with BRUNEL?

[pi314159]

Scuderia Anglo-Italia rebuilds following Bremgarten disaster

With immediate effect, Maria Teresa de Filippis, who has struggled with her own team recently, joins Scuderia Anglo-Italia, as she is not only one of the best replacement drivers available, but also brings an undamaged O.S.C.A. car to the team. She is expected to return with her own team for 1955.

Anglo-Italia lineup for the rest of the season:
Maria Teresa de Filippis: F154 Chassis 2, 156s Engine 3

How will this affect Maria's plans to race at Sebring with BRUNEL?

Not at all, since Scuderia Anglo-Italia never planned to enter Sebring.

[dr-baker]

Anglo-Italia lineup for the rest of the season:
Maria Teresa de Filippis: F154 Chassis 2, 156s Engine 3

How will this affect Maria's plans to race at Sebring with BRUNEL?

Not at all, since Scuderia Anglo-Italia never planned to enter Sebring.

Brilliant. Although I would hav ejust used Anne Hall instead had I needed to!

[andrew]

I don't think we will survive much longer, would it cost me any money to replace fitch for a raced
Does anyone have any good cheap chassis, I don't mind if they have been used before

[roblo97]

I don't think we will survive much longer, would it cost me any money to replace fitch for a raced
Does anyone have any good cheap chassis, I don't mind if they have been used before

I have a Maserati for 10k

[Nessafox]

I don't think we will survive much longer, would it cost me any money to replace fitch for a raced
Does anyone have any good cheap chassis, I don't mind if they have been used before

I have a Maserati for 10k

Don't buy it, it's a trap!

I would like to remind all teams that need a replacement driver, that some ENB drivers are still available, and Nürburg isn't too far from Belgium!

[Samster]

Bracco's chassis will be repaired. As for his replacement, we will give Umberto Maglioli a shot for the remaining three races.

[DanielPT]

Alfa to repair Whitehead's car chassis.

Also, finally some luck for Alfa Romeo. It's been rotten...

[RonDenisDeletraz]

I will pay anything I need to