Alt78 - Two's Company, Three's a Crowd

Klon · Post by **Klon** » 18 Feb 2021, 18:20

Team Name: McLaren
Number: 7
Driver #1: Dieter Quester
Driver #2: Cale Yarborough
Driver #3: Peter Scharmann
Number: 8
Driver #1: René Arnoux

pasta_maldonado · Post by **pasta_maldonado** » 18 Feb 2021, 18:23

Motor Sport Magazine wrote:Brabham's New Cooling Solution
The new Brabham BT46B sports a large circular fan underneath the rear wing, a new technology designer Gordon Murray hails as "the future of cooling solutions".

"Having the fan at the back means we can reduce the area of the radiators, making the car more aerodynamic" said Murray when pressed for a comment.

Motor Sport Magazine wrote:Stewards rule Brabham's "fan car" is legal
The race stewards have ruled the Brabham fan car is legal, after the BT46B passed scrutineering for the Mugello Grand Prix. The stewards were satisfied that by the Brabham team's argument that the fan is primarily a cooling system and not a moveable aerodynamic device, which are banned under the regulations.

Autosport wrote:Jubilant Hunt Streaks Ahead
James Hunt took his second victory of the year in the new Brabham BT46B, already dubbed the "fan car". After starting from the second row, Hunt worked his way to the front, and pulled away from the competition.

"[The fan car] is the grippiest thing I've ever driven" said Hunt after the race.
"I was taking it easy in qualifying and at the start of the race, but the more I flung it into the corners, the more it gripped. I was enjoying it so much at the end of the race I could have gone on for another 50 laps!"

The legality of the fan car is already being disputed, with teams up and down the paddock reportedly unhappy with the device.

Protesting the steward's decision
You have the choice whether to support the fan car, or to protest against it following the steward's verdict. I will run an RNG to determine the outcome once I have a clear idea of who supports what.

Pinkd56 · Post by **Pinkd56** » 18 Feb 2021, 18:26

Team Name: Warsteiner Arrows
Number: 18
#1: Nelson Piquet (PD)
Number: 19
#1: Derek Daly (PD)
2. Ingo Hoffman (PD)
3. Piero Necchi (PD)

If anyone is interested - French F3 star Guillaume Gauthier could be tempted to enter the Race of Champions should an attractive enough offer is presented.

Dom_Wings · Post by **Dom_Wings** » 18 Feb 2021, 18:48

Autosport wrote:Tyrrell calls for Brabham's disqualification from Tuscan GP
The controversial "cooling" fan device installed in the rear of the Brabham BT46B has split Formula One in two halves. Some teams defend Brabham and praise Gordon Murray for his clever idea, while others consider it against the rules and call for punishment.

Ken Tyrrell was the latest team boss to hit out at the Bernie Ecclestone-owned team, after seeing James Hunt dominate the Tuscan Grand Prix in what he argues is not a legal car:
"Well, even though the Brabham is one of the front-runners these days, there was absolutely no way it should be beating the Ferraris by 30 seconds. I really think that the fan stuck on the back of their car was primarily not used as a device to cool the car, but to provide even more grip than the car would have under normal circumstances. They already have an advantage over most of the field due to having a ground effects chassis, there's absolutely no need to try and have an even bigger advantage by doing such things. We will definitely file a protest to the FIA."

Tyrrell put up a good showing at the Mugello circuit, with Didier Pironi finishing just outside the points in 7th place and Robert Kagan finishing 11th. However, in case the Brabham "fan cars" are disqualified, it will earn Pironi two points.
The final verdict is likely to happen before the Race of Champions in Brands Hatch.

Post by **Nuppiz** » 18 Feb 2021, 18:51

As mentioned on Discord in our telex message earlier, ATS will formally protest the legality of the Brabham "fan car". Not only are there major safety concerns regarding the application of such a device, but allowing it would lead to an arms race among the teams, making it even harder for smaller constructors with less development resources to stay even remotely competitive.

We will enter the ROC with the following lineup if possible:

Team Name: ATS Racing Team
Number: 16
Driver #1: Rolf Stommelen
Number: 17
Driver #1: Harald Ertl
Driver #2: Hans Heyer

Gertrand Bachot · Post by **Gertrand Bachot** » 18 Feb 2021, 19:06

Autosport wrote:Alfa Romeo protest fan car
The Alfa Romeo team have joined in the protests of the Brabham fan car, having launched a scathing attack on the British outfit after the Tuscan Grand Prix.

The Italian team have said: "This fan is quite clearly helping the car go round corners faster, as evidenced by [James] Hunt's comments on it after the race. Brabham are blatantly cheating to get around the rules as they know they cannot beat the other teams through proper means.

"Not only that, they are clearly willing to endanger the drivers with this monstrosity. The fan could kill, disfigure, blind or maim someone by throwing up stones. We cannot allow this, so we demand that FISA do the right thing and ban it immediately, as well as exclude Brabham from the results of the recent race at Mugello for their antics.

"Bernie Ecclestone is a corrupt, dishonest crook who will stop at nothing to put himself above anyone else. We knew this when we thought we had agreed an engine contract with them for 1977 yet he went behind our backs and signed with Ford. You therefore cannot trust this man. Get behind us and ban the fan!"

Autodelta driver Emerson Fittipaldi finished 8th at the race and would stand to be promoted to 6th should the Brabham team be excluded from the results, giving the team a world championship point to assist them in their quest for 5th in the constructors championship.

Gertrand Bachot · Post by **Gertrand Bachot** » 18 Feb 2021, 19:29

Team Name: Autodelta Alfa Romeo
Number: 30
Driver #1: Emerson Fittipaldi
Number: 31
Driver #1: Harvey Jones

After his antics at the last race at Imola, De Angelis is getting himself a holiday from this event.

Kinnikuniverse · Post by **Kinnikuniverse** » 18 Feb 2021, 19:35

Team: Scuderia Everest
User: Kinnikuniverse

G Upgrade: N
H upgrade: Y
D upgrade: N
M upgrade: N

Engine upgrade: N

We will also enter the ROC.

Car #23: Riccardo Patrese
Car #24:

Bid 1: Teo Fabi (PD)
Bid 2: Piercarlo Ghinzani
Bid 3: Huub Rothengather (PD)

Peteroli34 · Post by **Peteroli34** » 18 Feb 2021, 19:39

To prepare for the upcoming British GP Brabham shall give its B spec version of the BT46 an outing in the Race of champions

Team Name: Brabham
Number: 5
Driver #1: James Hunt
Number: 6
Driver #2: John Watson

Winner of the 1976 Oulton Park International Gold Cup and currently racing in the British F1 Championship Jonothon Hunter is open to offers for the Race Of Champions

This Could Be You · Post by **This Could Be You** » 18 Feb 2021, 20:05

Team Name: March Engineering
Numbers: 17 and 18
Driver 1: Tom Pryce
Driver 2: Guillaume Gauthier (agreed with Pinkd56)

Nessafox · Post by **Nessafox** » 19 Feb 2021, 04:14

Team Name: B&S Fabrications
Number: 43
Driver #1: Davina Galica
Number: 44
Driver #1: Conny Andersson

B&S Fabrications plans to enter with their regular drivers and their outdated March chassis in a desperate attempt of... well doing something.

Also could you explain again what would be the financial penalty if Ligier wouldn't met the Gitanes sponsorship requirements? Got to see if it's really worth it upgrading the old car or sitting it out and paying the penalty.

pasta_maldonado · Post by **pasta_maldonado** » 19 Feb 2021, 09:05

Butterfox wrote:Also could you explain again what would be the financial penalty if Ligier wouldn't met the Gitanes sponsorship requirements? Got to see if it's really worth it upgrading the old car or sitting it out and paying the penalty.

If you don’t meet the requirements for your sponsorship tier, you pay the sponsor money back at the end of the season. Effectively it is deducted from your prize money.

takagi_for_the_win · Post by **takagi_for_the_win** » 19 Feb 2021, 10:00

Team: Lotus
User: moi

G Upgrade: N
H upgrade: Y
D upgrade: Y
M upgrade: N

Engine upgrade: N

Lotus would also like to formally protest the legality of the fan car. As has been mentioned multiple times by other teams, the safety of the drivers is paramount and as such we can't stand by and let teams build devices that fire stones and other projectiles at high speed into the faces of any following drivers.

pasta_maldonado · Post by **pasta_maldonado** » 19 Feb 2021, 11:36

All driver RNGs and upgrades have been run.

I have updated the entry list on the spreadsheet to reflect driver RNGs.

You can view a transcript of the RNGs hereor on the discord server.

pasta_maldonado · Post by **pasta_maldonado** » 19 Feb 2021, 11:53

Autosport wrote:FISA bans "fan car"
Jean-Marie Balestre, newly-elected president of FISA, has announced that the revolutionary "fan car" introduced by Brabham for the Mugello GP is now banned. In a statement, FISA announced that the ban is effective immediately, and will apply to all Formula One races - championship or non-championship.

Additionally, it was ruled that the car was legal as of the time it was raced, so James Hunt's victory will stand

Straccio da corsa wrote:"Fan Car" ban earns criticism
Dydo Monguzzi, table designer at the Dywa Formula One shamble, has criticised FISA for fan car ban.
"Dywa would have jumped to the front of the field with this new technology!" said Monguzzi
"Our test donkey indicated the performance gains would be up to 40 seconds per lap!"
The clowns have so far qualified to fail for any F1 steeple this century.
Poorly translated by some bloke down the pub

News in brief:
- Fan car technology is banned
- Brabham will be forced to enter the BT46 at the Race of Champions
- James Hunt's victory still stands

Dom_Wings · Post by **Dom_Wings** » 19 Feb 2021, 12:15

Tyrrell will bring a grip upgrade to the British events.

Team: Tyrrell
User: Dom

G Upgrade: Y
H upgrade: N
D upgrade: N
M upgrade: N

Engine upgrade: N

pasta_maldonado · Post by **pasta_maldonado** » 19 Feb 2021, 16:52

1978 Race of Champions - Qualifying

1978 Race of Champions - Race

Fastest Lap: Alan Jones - 1:25.991
Drive of the race: Patrick Tambay - Perfected strategy and drove an impressive race to finish ahead of some faster cars.
Reject of the race: Alan Jones - Alan dominated the race. A certain victory unraveled when he impatiently attempted to lap Harvey Jones' Alfa down the inside at clearways. Havery didn't see Alan coming and shut the door, sending both into the gravel.

Lap Charts

Prize Money
Williams - £50,000
Brabham- £50,000
Ferrari - £50,000
Autodelta - £50,000
Tyrrell - £50,000
McLaren - £30,000
ATS - £15,000
Boro - £15,000
March - £15,000
Hesketh - £10,000
Arrows - £10,000
Everest - £10,000
B&S - £3,000

Budgets
Budgets have been updated

Upgrades

Upgrades are still OPEN. You may make a total of 1 upgrade in each area between races. Please check the 'Upgrade Prices' tab for an overview of the upgrade costs, and the 'Upgrades' tab to view how many upgrades your car has received this season, and how much the next one will cost.

Remember this is the same upgrade period as before the ROC. If you've already made an upgrade after the Mugello GP, you have to wait until after the British GP

Please request upgrades using the following form:

Code: Select all

Team:
User:

G Upgrade: (Grip Upgrade; Y/N)
H upgrade: (Handling Upgrade; Y/N)
D upgrade: (Drag Upgrade; Y/N)
M upgrade: (Chassis weight/mass Upgrade; Y/N)

Engine upgrade: Y/N

pasta_maldonado · Post by **pasta_maldonado** » 19 Feb 2021, 17:43

Autosport wrote:Jones blasts Jones
Williams driver Alan Jones criticised Harvey Jones [no relation - ed.] for their collision at the end of the Race of Champions.

"It was quite clear I was coming through, and he shut the door" said Alan Jones to the BBC
"He obviously wasn't looking at the blue flags. I'm not surprised, since [Harvey] has more DNPQs than points"

Motor Sport Magazine wrote:John Player Special to leave Formula One in 1979
Imperial Tobacco Group have announced that it will no longer be sponsoring Formula One with the John Player Special brand of cigarettes. This announcement brings to an end an iconic partnership with Team Lotus, with the black and gold cars winning races and championships with John Player branding. It is unclear what this means for the title sponsorship of the British Grand Prix. Rumours are circulating that Marlpaper torn

Autosport wrote:Harvey Jones linked with Tyrrell; Ensign for 1979
1975 Formula Two champion Harvey Jones has been linked with a move to Tyrrell and Ensign for the 1979 season. The Brit has proven himself quick in non-championship races and during his outing for Ligier at the 1977 Japansese Grand Prix. Harvey, 2 paper torn

Motor Sport Magazine wrote:Essex Oil sign title sponsorship for 1979
Team Lotus will be known as Essex Team Lotus for the 1979 Formula One season. Essex Overseas Petroleum Corporation, owned by close friend of Colin Chapman David Thieme, has reportedly signed a deal worth mpaper torn

Klon · Post by **Klon** » 20 Feb 2021, 12:32

J.O.U.R.N.A.L. wrote:McLaren Threaten Breakaway Series Over Fan Car

In a public response to the ban of Brabham's "fan car", McLaren have made their feelings of disgust towards the FISA quite clear. "Stifling innovation like this," the quote began, "is antithetical to the very essence of motorsport. We at McLaren feel forced to ponder whether Formula One truly is what she used to be or whether a new series is required."

Some more news talk I cba to write out

Nessafox · Post by **Nessafox** » 20 Feb 2021, 21:25

Team: Ligier
User: Butterfox

G Upgrade: Y
H upgrade: Y
D upgrade: Y
M upgrade: Y

Engine upgrade: Y (if possible)

pasta_maldonado · Post by **pasta_maldonado** » 22 Feb 2021, 19:54

Evening Standard, 15th July 1978 wrote:Man arrested for fly tipping
An as-yet-undidentifed man was arrested late on Saturday afternoon after attempting to fly tip several barrels of what is believed to be motor oil in the River Darent. The man, believed to be in his forties, was apprehended at the site of the alleged offence near the village of Sutton-at-Hone after a resident spotted a black transit with rainbow stripes leaking fluid in the road.

Local police have confirmed a 45 year old man was in police custody.

The alleged offence occurred less than 5 miles away from Brands Hatch, the site of tomorrow’s John Player British Grand Prix

Pinkd56 · Post by **Pinkd56** » 22 Feb 2021, 20:11

Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team has agreed to part ways with driver Gianfranco Brancatelli with immediate effect following the Tony Brise Trophy.

The team has made an agreement with Centro Asegurador F1 which will see Gabriel Château take the second seat for the remainder of the season.

Pinkd56 · Post by **Pinkd56** » 22 Feb 2021, 20:14

Centro Asegurador F1 are seeking a driver for the remainder of their season.

CaptainGetz12 · Post by **CaptainGetz12** » 22 Feb 2021, 20:25

West German driver Timo Fuchs is interested in a drive in F1. The 25 year old driver from Stuttgart has experience driving in Formula 2 and German Formula 3, including part-time team management in the former as an owner-driver.

Gertrand Bachot · Post by **Gertrand Bachot** » 22 Feb 2021, 20:29

Silvio Bachot also remains available, being unbusy right now.

pasta_maldonado · Post by **pasta_maldonado** » 22 Feb 2021, 23:14

1978 John Player British Grand Prix - Pre-Qualifying

1 Renault 2:52.585
2 Interscope-Ford 2:53.081
3 ATS-Ford 2:53.212
4 Boro-Ford 2:53.494
5 Arrows-Ford 2:53.752
6 Rebaque-Ford 2:54.055
7 Hesketh-Ford 2:54.461
8 Kauhsen-Ford 2:54.926
9 March-Ford 2:55.858 (Asegurador)
10 March-Ford 2:56.301 (BF1RT)
11 March-Ford 2:57.920 (Merzario)
12 Lola-Renzo 3:10.264 (North Star)
13 March-Renzo 3:11.421 (B&S)
14 Dywa-Renzo 3:17.152

The DNPQ teams will take part in the 1978 Tony Brise Memorial Trophy

pasta_maldonado · Post by **pasta_maldonado** » 22 Feb 2021, 23:25

1978 Tony Brise Memorial Trophy - Qualifying

1978 Tony Brise Memorial Trophy - Race

Fastest Lap: Keke Rosberg - 1:29.008
Drive of the race: Keke Rosberg - Made a mistake early on that cost him a front wing and a handsome lead. Battled back to pass Rebaque on the last lap to win.
Patrick Tambay - Managed to score a podium in a Hesketh. Enough said.
Reject of the race: Boro - von Gottorp took the lead at Paddock Hill, only to throw it all away by running wide and sustaining damage. Brambilla lost his cool in traffic and spun out at Surtees. Throw in a DNPQ for the British GP, their first in over 30 races, and it's a weekend to forget for the Dutch squad

Lap Charts

Prize Money
Arrows - £50,000
Rebaque - £50,000
Hesketh - £50,000
Kauhshen - £50,000
Asegurador - £30,000
Boro - £30,000
BF1RT - £15,000
Merzario - £15,000
North Star - £15,000
B&S - £10,000
Dywa - £3,000

Budgets
Budgets will be updated AFTER the British GP

pasta_maldonado · Post by **pasta_maldonado** » 23 Feb 2021, 18:57

1978 John Player British Grand Prix - Qualifying

1978 Cinzano Gran Premio del Mugello - Race

Fastest Lap: Patrick Depailler - 1:26.060
Drive of the race: Mario Andretti - Inherited the lead after Scheckter's retirement, and beat Depailler on strategy to take a convincing win.
Reject of the race: Alan Jones - torrid weekend for the Australian. Lost his front wing 3 times tripping over backmarkers and thin air.
Elio de Angelis - reckless driving almost took Alan Jones out of the race, and did take Rene Arnoux out of the race. First disqualification since the 1976 French GP.

Lap Charts

Steward's notes
Car #31 Elio de Angelis is disqualified from the race due to unsportsmanlike conduct
Car #37 Danny Ongais is disqualified from the race due to illegal fuel
Car #38 Mike Mosley is disqualified from the race due to illegal fuel

The stewards have recommended that Interscope are disqualified from the Formula 1 Constructors Championship
The stewards have recommended that Interscope are disqualified from the Formula 1 Entrants Championship.
The stewards have recommended that Alan Jones learns to drive.

Budgets
Budgets have been updated

Upgrades

Upgrades are still OPEN. You may make a total of 1 upgrade in each area between races. Please check the 'Upgrade Prices' tab for an overview of the upgrade costs, and the 'Upgrades' tab to view how many upgrades your car has received this season, and how much the next one will cost.

Please request upgrades using the following form:

Code: Select all

Team:
User:

G Upgrade: (Grip Upgrade; Y/N)
H upgrade: (Handling Upgrade; Y/N)
D upgrade: (Drag Upgrade; Y/N)
M upgrade: (Chassis weight/mass Upgrade; Y/N)

Engine upgrade: Y/N

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TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 23 Feb 2021, 19:04

Team: Equipe Renault Elf
User: Tom Wazzleshaw

G Upgrade: N
H upgrade: Y
D upgrade: Y
M upgrade: N

Engine upgrade: Y

pasta_maldonado · Post by **pasta_maldonado** » 23 Feb 2021, 19:13

Autosport wrote:Danny Wrongas; Mosley disqualified

Both Interscope Racing drivers were disqualified from the British Grand Prix after an illegal fuel was found in the fuel tanks of both cars during post-race scrutineering.

The result comes after a tip-off from an Arrows employee alerted the stewards to a potential irregularity with the Interscope machines. The as-yet-unnamed employee allegedly pointed to an Evening Standard newspaper as evidence, wiink splatter

Autosport wrote:Renault Upgrades due for Paul Ricard

Despite one of the worst performances of the season for the French "yellow teapots", Jean-Pierre Jabouille remained upbeat after yet another retirement.

"We've been doing a lot of work with the car in preparation for the French Grand Prix [at Paul Ricard]" said Jabouille
"The car will be fitted with a new spec engine that we hope will make a huge difference in performance".

Renault have yet to score a world championship point after a season and a half of competition.

Back page of the Sun wrote:Jones blames Brands Hatch
Alan Jones heavily criticised the Brands Hatch circuit in Kent for what he described as "killer features".

"The standard of driving was poor" said the Australian "but it certainly wasn't helped by a track as wide as a rubber band. Lapped cars had nowhere to get out of my way."

The comments come after Jones crashed out of the non-championship Race of Champions and almost repeated the feat at the British Grand Prix, pitting 4 times to repair damage

Back page of the Sun wrote:Brands: Jog on Jones
The Brands Hatch circuit in Kent has defended the design of the track after Williams Formula 1 driver Alan Jones described the track as having the thickness of a "rubber band"

"We'd like to thank John Player Special for helping us organise a terrific event" a press release by Brands Hatch began.

"This year's British Grand Prix was attended by a record number of fans who witnessed exhilarating racing from some of the world's best drivers. Unfortunately, it appears we cannot include Alan Jones in that statement"

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Pinkd56 · Post by **Pinkd56** » 23 Feb 2021, 19:25

Team: Warsteiner Arrows

G Upgrade: N
H upgrade: Y
D upgrade: Y
M upgrade: N

Engine upgrade: N

Aislabie · Post by **Aislabie** » 23 Feb 2021, 20:41

I'm not going to upgrade for this round; might hold off as long as the Italian GP depending on if my drivers stop binning it can get the most out of the car or not

pasta_maldonado · Post by **pasta_maldonado** » 23 Feb 2021, 21:44

I had forgotten to update the budgets on the spreadsheet. :facepalm:

They are accurate now.

Peteroli34 · Post by **Peteroli34** » 23 Feb 2021, 22:20

Team: Brabham

G Upgrade: N
H upgrade: Y
D upgrade: Y
M upgrade: Y

Engine upgrade: N

Kinnikuniverse · Post by **Kinnikuniverse** » 23 Feb 2021, 22:24

Team: Scuderia Everest

G: N
D: Y
H: N
M: N

Engine upgrade: N

Dom_Wings · Post by **Dom_Wings** » 24 Feb 2021, 22:57

Team: Tyrrell

G Upgrade: N
H upgrade: Y
D upgrade: N
M upgrade: N

Engine upgrade: N

takagi_for_the_win · Post by **takagi_for_the_win** » 25 Feb 2021, 09:55

Team: Lotus

G Upgrade: Y
H upgrade: Y
D upgrade: N
M upgrade: N

Engine upgrade: N

Post by **Nuppiz** » 25 Feb 2021, 17:08

ATS will buy mass and drag upgrades before the Dutch Grand Prix.

This Could Be You · Post by **This Could Be You** » 25 Feb 2021, 17:18

Team: March
Upgrades:
G Upgrade: Y
D Upgrade: Y
H Upgrade: Y
M Upgrade: Y

Engine Upgrade: N

Also Hesketh wish to bench Stephen South and sign Nelson Piquet in the second car for the Dutch GP as a pay driver

pasta_maldonado · Post by **pasta_maldonado** » 25 Feb 2021, 18:14

Following upgrades were applied before the French Grand Prix:

TomWazzleshaw wrote:Team: Equipe Renault Elf
User: Tom Wazzleshaw

G Upgrade: N
H upgrade: Y
D upgrade: Y
M upgrade: N

Engine upgrade: Y

H: -0.47
D: 0

Pinkd56 wrote:Team: Warsteiner Arrows

G Upgrade: N
H upgrade: Y
D upgrade: Y
M upgrade: N

Engine upgrade: N

H: -0.21
D: -0.6

Peteroli34 wrote:Team: Brabham

G Upgrade: N
H upgrade: Y
D upgrade: Y
M upgrade: Y

Engine upgrade: N

H: -0.18
D: -0.2
M: -5

Kinnikuniverse wrote:Team: Scuderia Everest

G: N
D: Y
H: N
M: N

Engine upgrade: N

D: -0.2

Dom_Wings wrote:Team: Tyrrell

G Upgrade: N
H upgrade: Y
D upgrade: N
M upgrade: N

Engine upgrade: N

H: -0.4

takagi_for_the_win wrote:Team: Lotus

G Upgrade: Y
H upgrade: Y
D upgrade: N
M upgrade: N

Engine upgrade: N

G: 71
H: -0.12