Alternate F1 - The Hydrogen Era - 2020 Season

[kevinbotz]

Multiple Grand Prix-winner Einar Armannsson remains available for inquiries concerning his services.

Team: Caterham F1 Team

Driver #1
Name: Sebastian Vettel
DEC Holder: N/A
Number: N/A
Negotiation Range for Wage: 6 M - 8 M
Negotiation Range for Contract Length: 69 races
Additional Clauses: N/A

Driver #1
Name: Lewis Hamilton
DEC Holder: N/A
Number: N/A
Negotiation Range for Wage: 2 M - 4 M
Negotiation Range for Contract Length: 46 races
Additional Clauses: N/A

Driver #1
Name: Daniel Ricciardo
DEC Holder: N/A
Number: N/A
Negotiation Range for Wage: 2 M - 3 M
Negotiation Range for Contract Length: 46 races
Additional Clauses: N/A

Driver #2
Name: Lando Norris
DEC Holder: N/A
Number: N/A
Negotiation Range for Wage: 750 K - 1 M
Negotiation Range for Contract Length: 115 races
Additional Clauses: Yearly wage will be increased to 3 M in the event of a Top 5 WDC finish. Yearly wage will be increased to match Vettel's retainer in the event of a WDC win.

Driver #2
Name: Lewis Hamilton
DEC Holder: N/A
Number: N/A
Negotiation Range for Wage: 2 M - 4 M
Negotiation Range for Contract Length: 46 races
Additional Clauses: N/A

Driver #2
Name: Einar Armannsson
DEC Holder: kevinbotz
Number: 56
Negotiation Range for Wage: 1 M
Negotiation Range for Contract Length: 23 races
Additional Clauses: N/A

Third Driver
Name: Pedro de la Rosa
DEC Holder: N/A
Negotiation Range for Wage: 300 K
Negotiation Range for Contract Length: 92 races
Additional Clauses: N/A

Team: Caterham F1 Team
Upgrade #1: Delta
Grand Prix: Bahrain
Upgrade #2: Delta
Grand Prix: Jordan

[RealRacingRoots]

So uhm, whats the deal with drivers that had previously negotiated wages during the MNW system in prior seasons that still have contracts for 2020?

[Bobby Doorknobs]

Theodore

Driver #1
Name: Einar Ármansson (braces for rejection)
DEC Holder: kevinbotz
Number: 56
Negotiation Range for Wage: Not possible...
Negotiation Range for Contract Length: 23 races
Additional Clauses: Driver is offered 10% of team prize money from each race (gotta offer something...). Loan option for any other team subject to DEC holder's approval

Name: Beitske Visser
Negotiation Range for Wage: *tumbleweed*
Negotiation Range for Contract Length: 23 races
Additional Clauses: See Ármansson

Name: Jordan Davies (pending confirmation)
DEC Holder: Ataxia
Number: 19, 12, or 34, in descending order of preference
Negotiation Range for Wage: ...
Negotiation Range for Contract Length: 23 races
Additional Clauses: See Ármansson

Name: Robin Frijns
Negotiation Range for Wage:
Negotiation Range for Contract Length: 23 races
Additional Clauses: See Ármansson

Name: Richard Verschoor
Negotiation Range for Wage:
Negotiation Range for Contract Length: 23 races
Additional Clauses: See Ármansson

Driver #2
Name: Beitske Visser
Negotiation Range for Wage: Nope
Negotiation Range for Contract Length: 23 races
Additional Clauses: See Ármansson

Name: Jordan Davies (pending confirmation)
DEC Holder: Ataxia
Number: 19, 12, or 34, in descending order of preference
Negotiation Range for Wage: ...
Negotiation Range for Contract Length: 23 races
Additional Clauses: See Ármansson

Name: Robin Frijns
Negotiation Range for Wage:
Negotiation Range for Contract Length: 23 races
Additional Clauses: See Ármansson

Name: Richard Verschoor
Negotiation Range for Wage:
Negotiation Range for Contract Length: 23 races
Additional Clauses: See Ármansson

Third Driver
Name: Beitske Visser
Negotiation Range for Wage: No monies
Negotiation Range for Contract Length: 23 races
Additional Clauses: Immediate race seat promotion at end of main drivers' contract(s) if they don't agree to full season (kind of stating the obvious, I guess...)

Name: Kenshin Takahaski
DEC Holder: Meeee
Number: 8
Negotiation Range for Wage: 0
Negotiation Range for Contract Length: 23 races
Additional Clauses: None

[Klon]

So uhm, whats the deal with drivers that had previously negotiated wages during the MNW system in prior seasons that still have contracts for 2020?

They keep their wage, it is simply seen as a whole.

[RealRacingRoots]

So uhm, whats the deal with drivers that had previously negotiated wages during the MNW system in prior seasons that still have contracts for 2020?

They keep their wage, it is simply seen as a whole.

Well alright then.

Team: BR Mansell

Sergey Sirotkin will use Number 35, Aleshin the 7 if he runs.

Driver #1
Name: Artem Markelov
Number: 10
Negotiation Range for Wage: 750k - 1 Million
Negotiation Range for Contract Length: 46-69 races
Additional Clauses: An additional 100k every 10 points scored during the season

Name: Daniel Melrose
DEC Holder: Shane van Gizzle
Number: (I'm gonna guess he uses 73)
Negotiation Range for Wage: 2m
Negotiation Range for Contract Length: 23-46 races
Additional Clauses: All the Vodka that Melrose could ever want will be made available to him.

Upgrade #1: Beta
Grand Prix: Finland if I can afford it. If not, it'll be for Hungary.

[DemocalypseNow]

Team: Scuderia Ferrari

Driver #2
Name: Salvatore Miccoli
DEC Holder: Biscione
Number: 13 / 33 / 31 / 94
Negotiation Range for Wage: 0
Negotiation Range for Contract Length: 23 races
Additional Clauses: May participate in other series on a one-off basis with Ferrari's blessing.

Driver #3
Name: Charles Leclerc
Role: Development Driver
Number: 16
Negotiation Range for Wage: 1M-1.25M
Negotiation Range for Contract Length: 23
Additional Clauses: Can be loaned out to Ferrari-supplied teams for race driver duties.

Name: Mineiro
Role: Development Driver
Number: 23 / 7 / 88 / 41
Negotiation Range for Wage: 1M-1M
Negotiation Range for Contract Length: 23
Additional Clauses: Can be loaned out to Ferrari-supplied teams for race driver duties. Can be seconded by any Voeckler-affiliated entity on a temporary basis.

Upgrade path
Upgrade #1: Beta
Grand Prix: US GP

Upgrade #2: Beta
Grand Prix: Hungarian GP

[Klon]

First things first: as I have been requested to extend the deadline a bit, I hereby request all offers to be ready by June 4, 4:20 a.m. CEST. Should your team have not made offers by that point, I will make offers in your stead.

Secondly, as I failed to explicitly note this not being allowed, wages with six digits are permitted for this season. Offers like €X50,000 will be rounded up, however. Furthermore, any multi-year deal will see the driver's wage bumped to €1,000,000 for the following season.

Please also note that there is no non-negotiable wage. The sum as listed will be the entire wage offered. Furthermore, please consider that competent drivers will be expecting wages like these.

In accordance with rule §5.6.a, I hereby modify the following offers to fictional drivers:
Ferrari's offer to Salvatore Miccoli will have a wage of €2,500,000
Toyota's offer to James James Davies will have a wage of €2,000,000
Theodore's offers to Jordan Davies and Einar Ármannsson will have their clauses replaced with a €5,000,000 bonus should the team finish inside the Top 11 of the WCC in 2020.

[Miguel98]

I edited my post with Calinetic's upgrade plans.

[novitopoli]

Williams bets:

Third Driver
Name: Pedro Piquet
Negotiation Range for Wage: 0
Negotiation Range for Contract Length: 23 races
Additional Clauses: None

Name: Pietro Fittipaldi
Negotiation Range for Wage: 0
Negotiation Range for Contract Length: 23 races
Additional Clauses: None


Upgrade plan:

>implying we have money for upgrades

[Dom_Wings]

Camara has been signed to IndyCar

[Bobby Doorknobs]

Theodore upgrade plans:






Looking forward to another great season!

[Peteroli34]

Updated Dawson Bids

[Klon]

Information regarding sponsorship regions: Daniel Melrose has gotten German citizenship due to having in-character spend sufficient time living in Germany. This means that from 2020 onwards, he is a driver satisfying the region Central & Southern Europe and no longer satisfying the region Pacific Ocean.

[TomWazzleshaw]

Melrose to become Dual Citizen

Formula One superstar Daniel Melrose has officially confirmed that he has become a German citizen in the lead-up to the 2020 Formula One season. The former world champion has been living in Munich and Cologne since 2011, the year he became a team owner in the Formula One Rejects World Race Series. It's believed Melrose will retain his Australian citizenship as well, making him a dual citizen of both countries.

"Germany has been my home for many years of my career, and I'm grateful for the opportunities this country has given me to live my racing dream," said Melrose at a citizenship ceremony in Munich. "It wasn't a decision I made lightly, but I felt it was the right decision to make at this stage of my career. Australia will always be a big part of my life, but Germany is now my spiritual and physical home, and this will reflect that."

It's believed the decision was made after leaving the Ferrari team at the end of last year in order to improve his chances of claiming a top-line Formula One drive. While it's unknown where he'll end up this year, it's believed he's in negotiations with at least one team to remain on the grid for the upcoming season.

THE ULTIMATE BETRAYAL: Australian hero turns back on his country

Australia was left in shock today with the announcement that homegrown motor racing legend Daniel Melrose has become a dual citizen with Germany. While the official announcement declared that it was a decision not made lightly and that it was the 'right thing to do', AutoFiction believes something more sinister is afoot.

It's been no secret that Melrose has been struggling to find a drive since leaving Ferrari at the end of last year, and some cynics suggest that this nothing more than a ploy to help him find a drive for this year. Curiously, it's understood that he'll only use his new German race licence for all FIA-sanctioned categories, retaining his Australian licence for other categories such as the IndyCar Series and the AutoReject World Series. AutoFiction wants to believe that it's a decision Daniel made with his heart, but the evidence just doesn't stack up.

[DemocalypseNow]

Unemployed F1 driver becomes 'citizen of the world'

Unemployed Formula 1 pedaller Biggs-Ackov Kash today announced he is officially a 'citizen of the world', infuriating exactly three people from his home nation.

Kash was withdrawn from his seat at that team you always forget exists, and in his quest to bring in new sponsors and buy his way into another F1 seat, has unofficially become an official 'citizen of the world'.

"I feel a great attachment to the world and all it has given me, and at this stage in my career, it felt like the right time to make such a frivolous decision that nobody gives a toss about," he said.

"Being a citizen of the world has been a long-held dream of mine. It has nothing to do with being told I didn't fit the required geographic market for a team I am in contract negotiations with."

Biggs-Ackov Kash has been connected to the Ferrari left vacant by a departing Daniel Melrose. Melrose left the team last month to pursue a full-time career as a professional passport collector.

[Aerond]

Driver #1

Name: Marcel Agyemang-Badu
DEC Holder: Biscione
Number: Any given
Wage: 1.5M/year
Negotiation Range for Wage: None
Number of races: 23
Additional Clauses: Automatic renewal of contract for a second year if the driver wins a race or finishes top 5 in WDC. Driver can break contract without compensation if offered a racing position at a Top 3 WCC team or Ferrari

Driver #2

Name: Lando Norris
Number: Any given (just RNG it ffs)
Negotiation Range for Wage: 1.5-2.5M
Number of races: 69
Additional Clauses: None

Name: Charles Leclerc
Number: Any given (just RNG it ffs)
Negotiation Range for Wage: 1.25M-2M
Number of races: 69
Additional Clauses: None

Name: Valteri Bottas
Number: Any given (just RNG it ffs)
Negotiation Range for Wage: 2M-3M
Number of races: 23
Additional Clauses: Automatic renewal of contract for a second year if the driver wins a race or finishes top 5 in WDC

Name: Kevin Magnussen
Number: Any given (just RNG it ffs)
Negotiation Range for Wage: 1.5M-2.5M
Number of races: 23
Additional Clauses: None

Driver Coach

Name: Marc Gené
Wage: 100k
Number of races: 69
Additional clauses: None

Upgrade plan

#1 - Beta
Cyprus

#2 - Beta
Germany

[DemocalypseNow]

Marcel Agyemang-Badu's number choices;

14 / 8 / 6 / 7 / 41

[Klon]

For the sake of expedience, I will not post the full RNG results in this thread. Should there be inquiries regarding individual rolls, send me a private message and I will inform you about the results of a roll.

As announced previously, all teams that did not have a driver ready by the end of the selection process had a driver selected for them. These drivers have the following contracts:

Red Bull
Mike Rockenfeller - 23 races, €4,000,000
Daniel Melrose - 17 races, €2,000,000
Harrison Newey - 6 races, €500,000

Theodore
Bradley Dagnall - 23 races, €0, €5,000,000 bonus for top 11 WCC finish, €1,000,000 for beating Einar Ármannsson in the WDC

Those contracts can be terminated by the respective users as they please.

Furthermore, in accordance with §2.3.d of the rules, TheFlyingCaterham has been excluded from the game for failing to enter a driver offer sheet within the given deadline. Users in the waiting list will be approached for the role of Red Bull manager within the coming days/weeks.

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Race Report

Steward report:
Nothing to report

Parts list:
Car #22: 1 transmission

Budgets, price money and sponsorship after the 1st race of the 2020 season:
+ Calinetic (miguel98) - €2,000,000
+ Caterham (kevinbotz) - €36,000,000
+ Dawson (petoli) - €2,000,000
+ FAST (Aerond) - €30,500,000
+ Ferrari (Biscione) - €8,500,000
+ Mansell (RealRacingRoots) - €13,000,000
+ Precision (wizzie) - €52,000,000
+ Red Bull (TBA) - €18,000,000
+ Sauber (East Londoner) - €6,500,000
+ Theodore (Simtek) - €2,000,000
+ Toyota (normal32) - €15,000,000
+ Williams (novitopoli) - €8,000,000

[Klon]

Following modifications to the rules have been undertaken and will become valid from the 2020 Cyprus Grand Prix onwards:

--- §1.3.d ---
Old rule:

3.d) Should the administration need to be replaced as defined in §1,3.c, the administrator of the GP Rejects forums (or any forum considered a successor or an alternative by the previous administration) is entrusted with deciding the new administration.

New rule:

3.d) Should the administration need to be replaced as defined in §1,3.c, the administrator of the GP Rejects forums (or any forum considered a successor or an alternative by the previous administration) is entrusted with deciding the new administration. If possible, the previous administration is entitled to nominate a candidate for the new administration.

--- §4.1.b ---
Old rule:

1.b) A team may imply in-character that a chassis is reused from the previous seasons. This does not free that team from §4,1.

New rule:

1.b) A team may imply in-character that a chassis is reused from the previous seasons, unless the administration decides that rule changes in or out of character would make such a decision break the willing suspension of disbelief. This does not free that team from §4,1.

--- §4.3.f ---
Old rule:

3.f) Engine deals with bankrupt teams become void, unless the new user has decided to continue a team taken over mid-season as it is.

New rule:

3.f) If a user is excluded from Alternate Formula One - Hydrogen Era, engine deals of the user's team are voided before the start of the Lead Designer Market of the following season, unless new user decides to keep the identity of the team of the user excluded as defined by §2.5.c., in which case the works team may decide to continue the contract.

--- §4.6.b ---
Old rule:

6.b) Any team may, from the 11th race of the season, cancel the remaining upgrades on their upgrade plan at no cost.

New rule:

6.b) Any team may, from the 11th race of the season, cancel the remaining upgrades on their upgrade plan at no cost, move any outstanding upgrades at no cost unless a move would cause a violation of the development period stated in §4.6 and/or add two upgrades of any type for the 18th and 22nd race of the season, unless that would cause a violation of the development period stated in §4.6.

Following modifications to the rule do not change the meaning of the rule, only clarify its meaning and therefore are valid from this point on.

--- §2.3.c ---
Old rule:

3.c) Teams are excluded from the series when they are considered bankrupt, i.e. do not have sufficient funding to pay an engine contract worth €30,000,000, the cheapest available chassis options and the wage of two drivers, even when accounting for sponsorship.

New rule:

3.c) Users are excluded from the series when their teams are considered bankrupt, i.e. do not have sufficient funding to pay an engine contract worth €30,000,000, the cheapest available chassis options and the wage of two drivers, even when accounting for sponsorship.

--- §5.7.h ---
Old rule:

3.c) Driver contracts of bankrupt teams with real-life drivers can be terminated by the new user if he decides to keep the identity as defined in §2.4.c, driver contracts of bankrupt teams with fictional drivers can be terminated by both sides if the fictional driver is offered a contract by another team.

New rule:

3.c) Driver contracts of teams of excluded users with real-life drivers can be terminated without paying compensation by the new user if he decides to keep the identity as defined in §2.4.c or is caretaker of a team during the season as defined by §2.5, Driver contracts of teams of excluded users with fictional drivers can be terminated by either side if the fictional driver is offered a contract by another team.

[Dexter249]

I will run Red Bull for the time being.

[Klon]

Race Report

Steward report:
Nothing to report

Parts list:
Car #10: 1 motor
Car #22: 1 transmission
Car #56: 1 motor
Car #98: 1 motor
Car #99: 1 motor

Budgets, price money and sponsorship after the 2nd race of the 2020 season:
+ Calinetic (miguel98) - €4,000,000
+ Caterham (kevinbotz) - €39,000,000
+ Dawson (petoli) - €4,000,000
+ FAST (Aerond) - €33,500,000
+ Ferrari (Biscione) - €11,500,000
+ Mansell (RealRacingRoots) - €16,000,000
+ Precision (wizzie) - €57,000,000
+ Red Bull (Dexter249) - €21,000,000
+ Sauber (East Londoner) - €9,500,000
+ Theodore (Simtek) - €3,000,000
+ Toyota (normal32) - €17,000,000
+ Williams (novitopoli) - €11,000,000

[Klon]

Race Report

Steward report:
Driver of car #18 (Sebastian Vettel) causing an avoidable accident involving Driver of car #64 (Dave Cassidy)
Penalty: three-place grid penalty

Driver of car #56 (Einar Ármannsson) causing an avoidable accident involving Driver of car #94 (Pascal Wehrlein)
Penalty: ten-place grid penalty

Parts list:
Car #10: 1 motor
Car #22: 1 transmission
Car #55: 1 transmission
Car #56: 1 motor
Car #57: 1 motor
Car #96: 1 motor
Car #98: 1 motor
Car #99: 1 motor

Budgets, price money and sponsorship after the 3rd race of the 2020 season:
+ Calinetic (miguel98) - €4,000,000
+ Caterham (kevinbotz) - €41,000,000
+ Dawson (petoli) - €6,000,000
+ FAST (Aerond) - €36,500,000
+ Ferrari (Biscione) - €14,500,000
+ Mansell (RealRacingRoots) - €19,000,000
+ Precision (wizzie) - €60,000,000
+ Red Bull (Dexter249) - €25,000,000
+ Sauber (East Londoner) - €12,500,000
+ Theodore (Simtek) - €5,000,000
+ Toyota (normal32) - €19,000,000
+ Williams (novitopoli) - €15,000,000

[Klon]

22-Inch Wheels Are Coming to F1; Is Michelin Too?

The FIA and Formula One Management have recently publicized a tender for F1 tyre supplier for the 2022 to 2026 seasons. Whilst wheel widths are to remain the same, the wheel diameter is to extend to 22-inch. According to a source inside the FIA, this is supposed to appease current manufacturer Continental who is looking to switch F1's exclusive tyre supply to the Hoosier Racing Tire brand and considers changing wheel diameter crucial to properly represent the brand, which has supplied tyres to NASCAR and SCCA-sanctioned series before, in international racing.

However, they are not the only company with an interest in returning to the sport. Michelin are also currently considering a return to the sport they left at the end of the 2006 season. The FIA will check all offers handed in by 1 September, 2020 and decide at the end of that month. The tender does offer the option of multiple manufacturers being permitted to supply tyres with a note implying severe testing limitations should more than one offer be accepted. Furthermore, the tender states that the manufacturer is expected to provide three different types of dry tyres (with goal to have 0-1 stops each race) and wet tyres (intermediate, rain and monsoon).

Achille Lunardi Wants Points for Top 3 Only

In a pre-race segment for Sport Klub, the Formula One Management chairman Achille Lunardi has stated a desire to reduce the number of drivers that should get championship points at the end of a Grand Prix. "Really, only the best should score, I think it would be best if only the podium guys scored ... top 5 at most," he commented.

Ever since 2010, the top 10 finishers of a Grand Prix have earned championship points. Lunardi wants to check whether such a change would be accepted by the teams and "of course most importantly by our fan base". He doesn't expect any change "until 2022 at the earliest", since the current prize money structure is closely tied to the points finishers.

A more realistic outcome is that F1 returns to the top 8-based system used in F1 from 2003 to 2009. Early drafts which were made available to Sport Klub propose either a points system of 15-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 or 25-15-10-8-6-4-2-1, both obviously designed to promote a winning culture and discourage settling for second place when first place is available.

Red Bull Racing to Shuffle Drivers

According to rumours in Spanish newspapers, Red Bull are looking to change their lineups for the Bahrain Grand Prix onwards. The team, which currently announced yet another management shuffle is also said to look at different options to replace Mike Rockenfeller at the earliest opportunity.

The German Le Mans winner has apparentely fallen out of favour with the Red Bull company as his opening races were poor performances in a car that is the best that Red Bull has built in years. Daniel Melrose winning in Argentina supposedly tipped the scale against Rockenfeller with management.

The reports state that Rockenfeller is to be fired and replaced by the new driver until Harrison Newey enters the final six races, at which point Newey and Melrose, who will receive a contract extension in this scenario and is linked to some team sponsors, would see out the rest of the 2020 season.

Apparentely, the Red Bull shortlist consists of three names, all of which have been part of the Red Bull driver program in the past: the two preferred options are Carlos Sainz, Jr. and Sébastien Buemi; should neither be available, RBR will look to buy BR Mansell driver coach Mikhail Aleshin out of his contract.

Aldo Costa States F1 Motors "Virtually Single-Spec"

In a guest lecture at Oxford Brookes, famous Ferrari lead designer Aldo Costa has talked about the new hydrogen fuel cell motors Formula One has introduced at the start of the 2020 season. In said lecture, he explained the fact that the differences between the suppliers are hard to notice with a belief that the motors are "virtually single-spec".

According to Costa, as the power units were introduced on horrifically short notice, designers were forced to go with conventional solutions and (poorly) imitate an existing system, Toyota's TFCS/F1. He also expressed his belief that the 2021 models will show more variation, as more data and other options are available and there will be more development time.

[TomWazzleshaw]

This win is very special for me, and I'll remember this one long after my career is over. I'd like to thank the Red Bull team for the faith they put in me this year to lead the rebuild of this team, and I believe it will be the first of many this year. I have to give credit to my fellow German Marvin as well for a hard but fair fight. There were many times he could have taken us both off, but the kid kept it clean. He's certainly got a lot of potential and will be someone to keep an eye out for.

[Klon]

Following modifications to the rules have been undertaken and will become valid from the 2020 mid-season test onwards:

--- §1.4 ---
Old rule:

4) The narrative period of Alternate Formula One - Current Era includes all Alternate Formula One history from 1980 onwards. "Retcons" (changes to previously simulated or role-played events) can be undertaken by the administration whenever deemed necessary, though the administration has to inform any involved users/teams of the decision and explain their reasoning unsolicited.

New rule:

3.d) 4) The narrative period of Alternate Formula One - Current Era includes all Alternate Formula One history from 1976 onwards. "Retcons" (changes to previously simulated or role-played events) can be undertaken by the administration whenever deemed necessary, though the administration has to inform any involved users/teams of the decision and explain their reasoning unsolicited.

--- §2.3.f ---
Old rule:

4) Excluded users may join the waiting list unless the administration can successfully argue that doing so would be against the best interest of GP Rejects (or any website considered a successor or an alternative by the administration) and its users.

New rule:

4)Excluded users may join the waiting list unless the administration can successfully argue that doing so would be against the best interest of GP Rejects (or any website considered a successor or an alternative by the administration) and its users. Any user that has voluntarily been excluded from the game in accordance with §2.3.e. on three separate occasion is no longer entitled to rejoin the waiting list list unless they receive permission of the Canon Council of the GP Rejects forums (or any forum considered a successor or an alternative by the administration) to do so.

--- §2.3.g ---
New rule:

3.g) Users on the waiting list can be requested to re-affirm their interest in being on the Alternate Formula One - Hydrogen Era waiting list. The administration is entitled to re-order the waiting list in accordance to the order in which the requested re-affirmations are undertaken.

--- §2.4 ---
Old rule:

4.c) A new user entering the game is awarded a new team. Any new team must give the administration a name, a nationality and a backstory to explain its entry into Alternate Formula One.

New rule:

4.c) A new user entering the game is awarded a new team. Any new team must give the administration a name, a nationality and a backstory to explain its entry into Alternate Formula One. Should a user decline to enter Alternate Formula One - Hydrogen Era when an entry becomes available, he is entitled to return to the top of the waiting list. Should a user decline to enter Alternate Formula One - Hydrogen Era two times, he is automatically placed at the bottom of the waiting list should he choose to return to the waiting list.

--- §2.4.c ---
Old rule:

4.c) When a new user enters the game, he may, at the start of his first season, choose to continue using the identity of the team of the user that has been excluded to free up his entry. Should he do so, his team will be, in addition to the budget for new teams, be paid €10,000,000. Furthermore, the team is, with the exception of the prize money, entitled to all bonuses that follow from last year's WCC results of the identity. This rule can be voided by the administration if needed for storyline purposes or at the request of the excluded user if he was excluded in accordance with §2.3.e.

New rule:

4.c) When a new user enters the game, he may, at the start of his first season, choose to continue using the identity of the team of the user that has been excluded to free up his entry. Should he do so, his team will be, in addition to the budget for new teams, be paid €10,000,000. Furthermore, the team is, with the exception of the prize money, entitled to all bonuses that follow from last year's WCC results of the identity. This rule can be voided by the administration if needed for storyline purposes or at the request of the excluded user if he was excluded in accordance with §2.3.e. In case the team of the user that has been excluded from the game is a works team in accordance with §4.2.c., the new user taking entering the game is treated as if he has made this decision unless the administration decides otherwise.

[Klon]

In accordance to §6.3., I hereby announce the two dates for the mid-season tests:

5-7 May, Akrotiri Bay International Circuit - before the Finnish Grand Prix
15-17 September, Autodromo Nazionale Monza - before the Russian Grand Prix

[Klon]

Race Report

Steward report:
Driver of car #98 (Bradley Dagnall) causing an avoidable accident involving Driver of car #47 (Lando Norris)
Penalty: three-place grid penalty

Driver of car #64 (Dave Cassidy) causing an avoidable accident involving Driver of car #73 (Daniel Melrose)
Penalty: three-place grid penalty

Penalty list:
Sebastian Vettel (1)
Einar Ármannsson (1)

Parts list:
Car #1: 1 motor
Car #6: 1 motor
Car #10: 2 motors
Car #22: 1 transmission
Car #55: 1 transmission
Car #56: 1 motor
Car #57: 1 motor
Car #96: 2 motors
Car #98: 1 motor
Car #99: 1 motor

Budgets, price money and sponsorship after the 4th race of the 2020 season:
+ Calinetic (miguel98) - €7,000,000
+ Caterham (kevinbotz) - €44,000,000
+ Dawson (petoli) - €9,000,000
+ FAST (Aerond) - €39,500,000
+ Ferrari (Biscione) - €17,500,000
+ Mansell (RealRacingRoots) - €21,000,000
+ Precision (wizzie) - €64,000,000
+ Red Bull (Dexter249) - €29,000,000
+ Sauber (East Londoner) - €15,500,000
+ Theodore (Simtek) - €7,000,000
+ Toyota (normal32) - €22,000,000
+ Williams (novitopoli) - €18,000,000

[Klon]

Race Report

Steward report:
Nothing to report

Penalty list:
Einar Ármannsson (1)
Dave Cassidy (1)
Bradley Dagnall (1)
Sebastian Vettel (1)

Parts list:
Car #1: 1 motor / 1 transmission
Car #6: 1 motor
Car #7: 1 motor
Car #10: 2 motors
Car #22: 1 transmission
Car #55: 2 transmissions
Car #56: 1 motor
Car #57: 1 motor
Car #96: 2 motors
Car #98: 1 motor
Car #99: 1 motor

Budgets, price money and sponsorship after the 5th race of the 2020 season:
+ Calinetic (miguel98) - €10,000,000
+ Caterham (kevinbotz) - €5,000,000
+ Dawson (petoli) - €10,000,000
+ FAST (Aerond) - €41,500,000
+ Ferrari (Biscione) - €20,500,000
+ Mansell (RealRacingRoots) - €24,000,000
+ Precision (wizzie) - €26,000,000
+ Red Bull (Dexter249) - €33,000,000
+ Sauber (East Londoner) - €-4,500,000
+ Theodore (Simtek) - €9,000,000
+ Toyota (normal32) - €25,000,000
+ Williams (novitopoli) - €18,000,000

[Klon]

Lunardi Accuses Caterham of Ignoring Sports' Interest

In a comment on a Youtube mini-documentary on Lewis Hamilton's success at the Turkish Grand Prix, which will soon see its 20th edition, the chairman of Formula One Management, Italian Achille Lunardi, accused Caterham of failing to watch out for the sports best interests in letting Lewis Hamilton, who currently is out of the sport, go at the end of the 2019 season.

He claimed that not offering a contract extension to "one of the most brightest stars in recent F1 history" is a failure of Caterham, who gave up on "this beautiful dream team" too early. While Lando Norris, his replacement at the CWG-owned team, has had a brilliant start to his F1 career, Lunardi doubts that Norris will be able to fill in the enormous shoes of Hamilton's popularity with international crowds.

This is not the first time Lunardi has antagonized the Caterham team, claiming that Caterham team principal Edouard Martel has disrespected him for his professional background. Lewis Hamilton himself posted an Instagram clip in which he states that he has deep respect for Lunardi, claiming that the Italian will "clean up" and that he is able to recognise the true value of F1 and F1 drivers, "unlike many in the sport."

Homestead–Miami Speedway Signs F1 Contract

In a press statement, the International Speedway Corporation announced that the Corporation has reached an agreement with Formula One Management and sponsors Globex Corporation to bring a second Grand Prix to the United States: beginning with the 2023 season, the Globex Grand Prix of Florida will be held in the early part of the season at the venue which opened in 1995.

"We are pleased to have reached this agreement. Homestead–Miami Speedway will now host major events in pretty much most major racing series," the City Manager of Homestead expressed in a quote, "which will significantly improve the touristic quality of the region." The track already is home to the NASCAR season finale and an IndyCar oval race, the Fuzzy's Ultra Premium Vodka Indy 300.

There were no comments on the precise track layout that Formula One will come to use. The Grand Prix of Florida is expected to replace the Brazilian Grand Prix, as both the Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba and the Autódromo Internacional Orlando Moura have seperately declared no interest in extending the race-sharing deal that runs out after the 2022 season.

2020 Could See Last German Grand Prix

According to experts within the German racing scene, the 2020 German Grand Prix could be the last running of the prestigious event for this generation. Whilst the Nürburgring is a highly popular venue with fans and drivers, the event is barely able to break even in good years, when the weather is unfavourable, o nthe other hand, ticket sales plummet and the venue operates at a severe loss.

As the German government runs a strict austerity policy with the stated goal of breaking even, tax investments in the GP are out of the question. Due to abovementioned issues, no other venue is likely to replace the Green Hell: Motorsport Arena Oschersleben has already ruled out negotations with Formula One Management and the former host, the EuroSpeedway Lausitz has become a testing-only venue.

When asked about these developments by German media, a FOM PR representative commented: "We are currently working on a new contract [editor's note: the current contract runs out at the end of this season] with the track owners and the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. We obviously want to keep the German Grand Prix on the calendar and are looking into a possible solution that will serve both sides".

Mick Schumacher to Debut With Sauber

According to Swiss newspaper SonntagsZeitung, the German talent Mick Schumacher will debut in the 2021 season with Sauber F1 Team. The son of the German world champion, whose health status still remains a mystery, is said to replace Pastor Maldonado who is considering retirement after the end of this season, despite having signed a two-year contract in February 2020.

Mick, who has had a decent start to his second season in the FIA Formula 2 World Championship, is believed to have both significant talent and a strong appeal to German sponsors. Sauber are, according to the article, looking to sign younger drivers, as they expect their slight slump of form to continue for the next two to three seasons, hoping to train talents so that they are ready once Sauber can contend again.

Neither Mick Schumacher nor Pastor Maldonado were currently available for comment. However, a close friend of Pastor Maldonado responded to the rumours by saying that "Pastor is not even considering retirement right now", claiming that last year's world champion is looking to race with Sauber "until he turns 40", which would not be before the start of the 2025 Formula One season.

[kevinbotz]

Simmering tensions between Caterham and Lunardi increasingly apparent

A spokesperson for the Commonwealth Group delivered an unprecedented censure of FOM chairman Achille Lunardi in an afternoon press conference today, in response to Lunardi's comments surrounding the circumstances of Lewis Hamilton's exit from Caterham at the end of the 2019 season. Whilst relations between Caterham and Lunardi have been strained from the moment of the Italian's ascession, Autosport understands that Lunardi's capricious management style and lack of tact has now begun to aggravate even Commonwealth Group chairman Sir Alec Palmerston.

"Mr. Lunardi's wholly unsolicited commentary concerning the internal affairs of the Caterham F1 Team, one of the most successful outfits in Grand Prix history, betrays the dearth of propriety and professionalism that has been characteristic of his person, and explicitly apparent from the start of his tenure", said the spokesperson. "His statements have, invariably, raised serious questions concerning the viability of FOM as a reliable and objective broker between the teams and the FIA."

EXCLUSIVE: FOM Staff Bypassing Barmy Boss!

Anonymous sources from within Formula One Management have exclusively revealed to the Daily Mail that FOM Chairman Achille Lunardi is widely regarded as incompetent by teams and FOM employees alike, and that FOM staff have been actively excluding him from the decision-making loop for months.

"I don't really know who hired him, to be honest, or why", said our source, a senior FOM staff figure. "All I know is that he spends most of his time doing piss all, or indulging in antagonising a certain FTSE 100 company that also happens to be one of the largest investors in the sport. It's an unwritten rule around the offices that any sensitive documents are to be 'accidentally' left off his desk, and that any serious correspondence with the teams, or the FIA, are held with him left out of the loop."

"He's a complete fool, really. He's trying to be Bernie without possessing even a bit of the magic that Bernie had. We're all really just sitting on our hands, waiting for him to be gone and for things to go back to normal."

[TomWazzleshaw]

Krautmeir: "New Bianchi Deal by Summer"

Precision team boss Jeroen Krautmeir believes that negotiations for Jules Bianchi's new contract should be swift and be concluded by the summer break. The comments came off the back of Jules securing back-to-back wins in Cleveland and Bahrain to consolidate his early lead in the championship.

"Jules is a once in a generation talent, and we've lucky to have had him in the family since day one," said Krautmeir after the race. "We love working with him both on and off the track, and we don't see us changing for the foreseeable future. We haven't officially started negotiations yet, but we expect a new deal to be finalised by the summer for 2021 and beyond."

While talks are yet to begin, it's highly expected that the next deal will be a long-term deal for Bianchi with the team. A source in India have claimed the deal could be up to five or six seasons, however it's believed that a three year deal is more likely.

[DemocalypseNow]

Bianchi; Obiettivo di mercato Ferrari

There is a thief in the back room. The valued possession? Jules Bianchi. The victim? Precision Motorsport. The perpetrator? Ferrari.

Team manager Giovanni Roda is plotting to bring Bianchi back into the fold of his former team, a product of the Ferrari Driver Academy stable many years ago.

Now, with Ferrari's satisfaction of Dave Cassidy - intended to be their title protagonist this year - at an all-time low, they have targeted Bianchi, his contract expiring this season.

There were reports in the previous silly season that Ferrari tried to buy Bianchi out of his contract. But now, with no need to pay off Precision, it's suddenly not so silly.

Ferrari have two free seats this season, as Cassidy's two year year deal expires. So too does the one year deal of Miccoli, though he is Roda's favoured son and likely to stay, even if he can't keep Cassidy behind in the classification all season.

[Dexter249]

Red Bull Replaces Mike Rockenfeller for Daniel Melrose to complete full season, With Harrison Newey to replace Rockenfeller at round 7, and round 17 onwards
After Daniel Melrose won the German Grand Prix, Red Bull management shifted towards Melrose completing the full season, Melrose will run the rest of the season While Rockenfeller will be out of competition from Round 17 onwards.

[Klon]

Race Report

Steward report:
Driver of car #47 (Lando Norris) causing an avoidable accident involving Driver of car #57 (Dean Stoneman)
Penalty: ten-place grid penalty

Driver of car #99 (Mike Rockenfeller) causing an avoidable accident involving Driver of car #94 (Pascal Wehrlein)
Penalty: sixty-second time penalty and exclusion from the next Grand Prix weekend

Driver of car #96 (Diego Álvarez Torrente) causing an avoidable accident involving Driver of car #64 (Dave Cassidy)
Penalty: sixty-second time penalty and exclusion from the next Grand Prix weekend

Penalty list:
Einar Ármannsson (1)
Dave Cassidy (1)
Bradley Dagnall (1)
Lando Norris (1)
Mike Rockenfeller (1)
Diego Álvarez Torrente (1)
Sebastian Vettel (1)

Parts list:
Car #1: 1 motor / 1 transmission
Car #6: 1 motor
Car #7: 2 motors
Car #10: 2 motors
Car #17: 1 motor
Car #18: 1 motor
Car #22: 1 transmission
Car #55: 3 transmissions
Car #56: 1 motor
Car #57: 1 motor
Car #73: 1 motor
Car #96: 2 motors
Car #98: 1 motor
Car #99: 1 motor

Budgets, price money and sponsorship after the 6th race of the 2020 season:
+ Calinetic (miguel98) - €14,000,000
+ Caterham (kevinbotz) - €5,000,000
+ Dawson (petoli) - €13,000,000
+ FAST (Aerond) - €41,500,000
+ Ferrari (Biscione) - €23,500,000
+ Mansell (RealRacingRoots) - €31,000,000
+ Precision (wizzie) - €29,000,000
+ Red Bull (Dexter249) - €36,000,000
+ Sauber (East Londoner) - €-4,500,000
+ Theodore (Simtek) - €9,000,000
+ Toyota (normal32) - €28,000,000
+ Williams (novitopoli) - €21,000,000

[Klon]

Race Report

Steward report:
Driver of car #64 (Dave Cassidy) causing an avoidable accident involving Driver of car #3 (Marvin Kirchhöfer)
Penalty: ten-place grid penalty

Driver of car #35 (Sergey Sirotkin) causing an avoidable accident involving Driver of car #18 (Sebastian Vettel)
Penalty: ten-place grid penalty

Penalty list:
Einar Ármannsson (1)
Dave Cassidy (2)
Bradley Dagnall (1)
Lando Norris (1)
Mike Rockenfeller (1)
Sergey Sirotkin (1)
Diego Álvarez Torrente (1)
Sebastian Vettel (1)

Parts list:
Car #1: 1 motor / 1 transmission
Car #6: 2 motors
Car #7: 2 motors
Car #10: 2 motors
Car #17: 1 motor
Car #18: 1 motor
Car #22: 1 transmission
Car #32: 1 motor
Car #33: 1 transmission
Car #55: 3 transmissions
Car #56: 1 motor
Car #57: 1 motor
Car #73: 1 motor
Car #64: 1 transmission
Car #96: 2 motors
Car #98: 1 motor
Car #99: 2 motors

Budgets, price money and sponsorship after the 7th race of the 2020 season:
+ Calinetic (miguel98) - €17,000,000
+ Caterham (kevinbotz) - €8,000,000
+ Dawson (petoli) - €13,000,000
+ FAST (Aerond) - €22,500,000
+ Ferrari (Biscione) - €1,500,000
+ Mansell (RealRacingRoots) - €31,000,000
+ Precision (wizzie) - €33,000,000
+ Red Bull (Dexter249) - €39,000,000
+ Sauber (East Londoner) - €-1,500,000
+ Theodore (Simtek) - €11,000,000
+ Toyota (normal32) - €32,000,000
+ Williams (novitopoli) - €24,000,000

[Klon]

May 5-7: the F1 teams will run the first official mid-season test at the Akrotiri Bay International Circuit.

During that test, teams can use track time to work on one of four tasks each day, each session costing €5,000,000 with up to three sessions available:
Short Runs - improves qualifying pace. For every day invested into car development, the maximum qualifying grip of a car will be raised by 0-30 points.
Long Runs - improves race pace. For every day invested into long runs, the maximum race grip of a car will be raised by 0-30 points.
Driver Performance - allows your drivers to improve. For every day invested into driver performance, the driver chosen will improve his performance by a small bit for the rest of the season.
Talent Evaluation - enables your team to assess a driver.

Only with the Talent Evaluation focus can drivers that are currently not under contract be used by your team. No superlicense is required for these drivers. The choice of driver does not influence the outcome of the session.

Just fill this out and we are ready to go:

Code: Select all

Team: Well, duh

April 16
Active: Yes/No
Task: Short Runs/Long Runs/Driver Performance/Talent Evaluation/None
Driver:

April 17
Active: Yes/No
Task: Short Runs/Long Runs/Driver Performance/Talent Evaluation/None
Driver:

April 18
Active: Yes/No
Task: Short Runs/Long Runs/Driver Performance/Talent Evaluation/None
Driver:

Please post your testing plans before October 27, 4:00 p.m. CET.

[pasta_maldonado]

Raquel Rodriguez (BRA), Reigning F4 South America champion and F3 driver, and Gabriel Hoffmann (LUX), 2019 Anglo-Irish F4 runner-up and F3 driver, are available to any team that wishes to run them in the test.

[Gertrand Bachot]

Frontrunning F3 driver Riley Griffith is also available to test for any team willing to run her, and past F1 "super" sub Jean-Maxime Bachot is also available for hire.

[CaptainGetz12]

ARWS alum and Indy 500 Participant Nicolas Steele is interested in taking part in the test.

Formula 2 driver Tanner Jason, Formula 2 reserve driver Malik Zidan and Formula 3 Europe driver Massimo Torelli are also interested in taking part.

[Klon]

I hereby also request all users on the waiting list to confirm whether they still want to be there until October 27, 4:00 p.m. CET. in accordance with rule §2.3.g. Whether the waiting list order will be realigned in the order users respond will be decided later.