KL-racer's F1 management: 2007 Season finale/ROTY UP!

KL-racer · Post by **KL-racer** » 20 Oct 2014, 22:13

Round 7 Canada

Alright, since it has been three days or so since the last round. I will go ahead and post the next round’s results.

I just noticed that we have a pretty intense race in the front of the teams championship between Renault, Ferrari and McLaren, and outside of these three, a tight battle for the midfield spots in the championship is also brewing between a few teams. Only Carlin and Super Aguri haven’t scored points yet this season. So, what will this round bring?

Qualifying results

1 Fernando Alonso 1:21.550
2 Michael Schumacher +0.532
3 Sebastian Vettel +0.571
4 Kimi Raikkonen +0.624
5 Juan Pablo Montoya +0.869
6 Pedro De La Rosa +0.957
7 Lewis Hamilton +1.101
8 Ralf Schumacher +1.440
9 Nico Rosberg +1.492
10 Nick Heidfeld +1.549
11 Christian Klien +1.679
12 Mark Webber +1.726
13 Giancarlo Fisichella +1.730
14 Markus Winkelhock +1.882
15 Jenson Button +1.974
16 Jacques Villeneuve +2.212
17 Scott Speed +2.316
18 Giedo Van der Garde +2.317
19 Christijan Albers +2.413
20 Heikki Kovalainen +2.459
21 Robert Kubica +2.461
22 Sakon Yamamoto +2.512
23 Anthony Davidson +2.792
24 Takuma Sato +2.944
25 Sebastien Buemi +3.132
26 EJ Viso +3.182

Guess I was mistaken, the field is kind of getting tighter, which is a good thing

Race Summary:

At the start, M Schumacher got by Alonso, and Klien damaged his front wing into turn 2. But by the end of the first lap, Alonso retook the lead heading into the final chicane. On lap 2, Alonso suffered a transmission issue while trying to put a gap over the rest of the pack, his race was done. Lap 38, Winkelhock suffered a Right-rear puncture at the entry of the hairpin. On the next lap, Heidfeld retired at the same spot with a left-rear puncture. Lap 60, Villeneuve spun off at turn 2 and damaged his front wing, he was 12th at that time. 2 laps left to go, De La Rosa crashed out while trying to overtake Chirstian Klien, who was 1 lap down. De La Rosa was 6th at that time. In the end, M Schumacher finally gets Ferrari back on the top step after more than a year of not doing so.

Race Results

1 Michael Schumacher 1:39:05.916
2 Kimi Raikkonen +27.669
3 Sebastian Vettel +29.864
4 Juan Pablo Montoya +31.752
5 Lewis Hamilton +44.213
6 Nico Rosberg +1:13.296
7 Ralf Schumacher +1:21.008
8 Giancarlo Fisichella 1 lap
9 Mark Webber 1 lap
10 Jenson Button 1 lap
11 Christian Klien 1 lap
12 Christjian Albers 1 lap
13 Scott Speed 1 lap
14 Giedo Van der Garde 1 lap
15 Heikki Kovalainen 1 lap
16 Jacques Villeneuve 1 lap
17 Anthony Davidson 2 laps
18 Robert Kubica 2 laps
19 Takuma Sato 2 laps
20 Sakon Yamamoto 2 laps
21 Sebastien Buemi 2 laps
22 EJ Viso 2 laps
DNF Pedro De La Rosa Accident
DNF Nick Heidfeld Puncture
DNF Markus Winkelhock Puncture
DNF Fernando Alonso Transmission

Fastest lap: Michael Schumacher 1:22.749

ROTR: Christian Klien, you are a lap down already, why block De La Rosa?

Paddock News:

Juan Pablo Montoya to try ALMS during the British GP weekend

Since Juan Pablo Montoya will not race the British GP, because of the signing of tester Karun Chadhok to race the British GP. JPM has decided to try his hand at ALMS for one weekend to keep himself in shape and not be lazy. Regarding the plan, JPM said, “I just don’t want to be out of racing for too long of a time, I need to stay active whichever way I can.”

Jarno Trulli to return to his McLaren seat?

After two below-average showings by Markus Winkelhock, Ron Dennis is considering the possibility of putting Jarno Trulli back in the car because they are locked in a tight battle in the team’s championship. As of now, they are in 3rd just 9 points back of the new leaders Ferrari, who lead Renault by just a single point.

Normal32 · Post by **Normal32** » 20 Oct 2014, 22:35

Trulli will indeed return.But for the European gp he will return.

KL-racer · Post by **KL-racer** » 23 Oct 2014, 23:47

Round 8 USA

Okay, so Ferrari has retook the lead of the team’s championship by a single point from Renault by winning in Canada and the other car taking 4th. Meanwhile, Alonso, despite not finishing due to mechanical issues in Canada, still has the lead of the driver’s championship. Next stop, is the road course at the brickyard, which happens to be in the last year of its current contract with FOM. The American fans don’t want to see this race disappear again. So, a good, exciting race will be important to convince Bernie to renew it.

Qualifying results

1 Fernando Alonso 1:10.883
2 Michael Schumacher +0.349
3 Kimi Raikkonen +0.468
4 Sebastian Vettel +0.602
5 Juan Pablo Montoya +0.638
6 Pedro De La Rosa +0.646
7 Lewis Hamilton +0.652
8 Nico Rosberg +1.028
9 Ralf Schumacher +1.201
10 Nick Heidfeld +1.248
11 Christian Klien +1.359
12 Mark Webber +1.375
13 Giancarlo Fisichella +1.406
14 Jacques Villeneuve +1.496
15 Markus Winkelhock +1.752
16 Jenson Button +1.793
17 Christijan Albers +1.978
18 Heikki Kovalainen +2.129
19 Scott Speed +2.139
20 Robert Kubica +2.222
21 Anthony Davidson +2.224
22 Giedo Van der Garde +2.227
23 Sakon Yamamoto +2.351
24 Takuma Sato +2.434
25 EJ Viso +2.689
26 Sebastien Buemi +2.771

Race Summary

On turn 1, Ralf Schumacher lost his front wing after a bad start off the grid. Lap 3, WInkelhock has brake issues in his McLaren and became the first retirement. On Lap 19, Webber retired due to an oil leak, his race was done. On the next lap, Yamamoto had engine failure. Lap 27, Ralf Schumacher got collected by Buemi while he was trying to recover from a spin off turn 8. Both drivers would continue on and eventually finished the race. Van der Garde crashed out on lap 30, out of the final corner. Just a lap later, De La Rosa crashed out at turn 1 which was caused by debris by the van der garde crash. Fisichella retired due to engine problems on lap 35. Viso’s race was done at Lap 58, a water leak was the culprit. In the end, it was Alonso again taking the win, in a rather dominating fashion.

Race Results

1 Fernando Alonso 1:30:43.412
2 Kimi Raikkonen +22.905
3 Michael Schumacher +43.037
4 Juan Pablo Montoya +56.601
5 Lewis Hamilton +1:07.298
6 Sebastian Vettel +1:09.190
7 Nico Rosberg 1 lap
8 Christian Klien 1 lap
9 Jacques Villeneuve 1 lap
10 Nick Heidfeld 1 lap
11 Ralf Schumacher 1 lap
12 Jenson Button 1 lap
13 Robert Kubica 1 lap
14 Heikki Kovalainen 1 lap
15 Anthony Davidson 1 lap
16 Christijan Albers 1 lap
17 Scott Speed 2 laps
18 Takuma Sato 2 laps
19 Sebastien Buemi 2 laps
DNF EJ Viso water leak
DNF Giancarlo Fisichella engine
DNF Pedro De La Rosa accident
DNF Giedo Van der garde accident
DNF Sakon Yamamoto engine
DNF Mark Webber oil leak
DNF Markus Winkelhock brakes

Fastest lap: Fernando Alonso 1:14.751

ROTR: The course marshals, for deciding not to bring out a safety car after the Van der Garde accident.

Paddock news:

Bernie announces that he has no intention of renewing the contract of the USA GP at Indy.

In the aftermath of the race, Bernie made a pretty quick decision not to renew the USA GP contract at Indy. Going forward, Bernie stated that “I feel that the best thing for the USA is to have a permanent Tilke built circuit constructed somewhere in the country. Where exactly we still have no idea.”

Just as a remainder, after the next race at Silverstone, is the second in-season test. So, if you want to post upgrades, now is a pretty good time to do so.

roblo97 · Post by **roblo97** » 24 Oct 2014, 06:38

Race pace and quali pace for Ferrari please.

W12 · Post by **W12** » 24 Oct 2014, 06:54

Race pace and Qualifying pace for Williams, please.

Phoenix · Post by **Phoenix** » 24 Oct 2014, 13:20

Renault will double-focus on Reliability for the upcoming test.

FMecha · Post by **FMecha** » 24 Oct 2014, 14:27

Qualifying and race runs for Super Aguri

Wallio · Post by **Wallio** » 24 Oct 2014, 14:31

Double Engine Power for the test, please.

Post by **Miguel98** » 24 Oct 2014, 16:19

I would like to do an upgrade do Pedro, since he's been a little bit of a stooge this last two races. :lol:

Anyway, ProDrive will go for a double grip upgrade.

Klon · Post by **Klon** » 24 Oct 2014, 17:47

Toyota has no interest in pursuing an upgrade for now, but we do request a full investigation into Sebastien Buemi's reckless behaviour and hope for the FIA to draw the obvious conclusions.

Collieafc · Post by **Collieafc** » 25 Oct 2014, 17:47

MOre Race pace and reliability for Toro Rosso please

Normal32 · Post by **Normal32** » 25 Oct 2014, 19:09

double focus on engine power

Peteroli34 · Post by **Peteroli34** » 25 Oct 2014, 19:30

Honda will undertake a Qualifying and Reliability upgrade

RedEyes504 · Post by **RedEyes504** » 25 Oct 2014, 20:58

BMW Sauber would like a double focus on race runs

KL-racer · Post by **KL-racer** » 25 Oct 2014, 23:48

Klon wrote:Toyota has no interest in pursuing an upgrade for now, but we do request a full investigation into Sebastien Buemi's reckless behaviour and hope for the FIA to draw the obvious conclusions.

Investigation results of Sebastien Buemi and Ralf Schumacher collison at USA GP

Toyota has requested an investigation against Sebastien Buemi’s collison with Ralf Schumacher at the last race at Indy. Their request has been accepted by the FIA.

On Lap 27 of the USA GP, Sebastien Buemi spun off course at Turn 8. Before Buemi was trying to recover, he failed to check for oncoming traffic from both directions according to the onboard shots that the FIA got from the world TV feed. When Buemi tried a quick spin around so that his car was pointed in the correct direction, the rear-left of his car, collected Ralf Schumacher’s front end as Ralf was exiting turn 8. Ralf Schumacher suffered front wing damage and had to make a pit stop. It was later discovered after the race that the Toyota TF107 chassis had to be written off due to the impact that this collision took at the front right corner of the car, near the suspension pickups.

Since Buemi failed to check both directions before attempting to rejoin the track. In addition, considering the severity of the collision and other factors such as his lack of pace compared to his teammate Christijan Albers, Buemi will receive a three-race ban effective right away and will also miss the upcoming in-season test at Silverstone.

Finally, the FIA wants to enforce the regulation that every driver and pit crew member out there that safety violations of any type will not be tolerated.

Klon · Post by **Klon** » 26 Oct 2014, 01:46

Toyota is very pleased to hear of this result, and, since no bad will against Carlin as a team was intended, will offer their test driver (Mike Conway) to the team to take Buemi's place for free.

KL-racer · Post by **KL-racer** » 30 Oct 2014, 22:59

Round 9 Silverstone

I am still job searching, which sucks, but it has to get done.

And by the way I can’t believe that we are about to get done with the first half of the season after this round is over!

Anyways, Karun Chandhok will make his F1 debut for Ferrari as part of the Pay driver agreement signed before the season started. And Mike Conway will also make his F1 debut in the Carlin-BMW on loan from Toyota while Buemi serves his ban.

Qualifying results

1 Fernando Alonso 1:24.395
2 Michael Schumacher +0.690
3 Kimi Raikkonen +0.725
4 Sebastian Vettel +0.899
5 Pedro De La Rosa +1.066
6 Lewis Hamilton +1.132
7 Nico Rosberg +1.611
8 Nick Heidfeld +1.621
9 Ralf Schumacher +1.622
10 Giancarlo Fisichella +1.802
11 Mark Webber +1.876
12 Christian Klien +1.886
13 Jacques Villeneuve +2.103
14 Markus Winkelhock +2.224
15 Jenson Button +2.325
16 Robert Kubica +2.645
17 Christjan Albers +2.683
18 Scott Speed +2.764
19 Giedo Van der Garde +2.770
20 Heikki Kovalainen +2.770
21 Anthony Davidson +2.899
22 Sakon Yamamoto +3.075
23 Karun Chandhok +3.138
24 Takuma Sato +3.216
25 EJ Viso +3.480
26 Mike Conway +4.370

Not surprising that Chandhok and Conway are this far back otherwise it's your usual pecking order!

Race Summary

Lap 1 Turn 1, Viso suffered front wing damage and had to pit. Lap 6, Van der Garde’s engine blew up while coming down hanger straight. Lap 21, Ralf Schumacher’s engine also blew up, and on Lap 27, Webber also retired with a blown engine. Lap 40, Button retired with a right-rear puncture. On lap 52, De La Rosa retired with a blown engine. In the end, it was yet another Alonso Runaway and a relatively clean race despite many close calls.

Race Results
1 Fernando Alonso 1:29:41.521
2 Michael Schumacher +16.451
3 Kimi Raikkonen +25.086
4 Sebastian Vettel +40.913
5 Lewis Hamilton +44.765
6 Nico Rosberg +1:12.924
7 Giancarlo Fisichella 1 lap
8 Nick Heidfeld 1 lap
9 Christian Klien 1 lap
10 Markus Winkelhock 1 lap
11 Jacques Villeneuve 1 lap
12 Robert Kubica 1 lap
13 Heikki Kovalainen 1 lap
14 Scott Speed 1 lap
15 Anthony Davidson 1 lap
16 Takuma Sato 2 laps
17 Sakon Yamamoto 2 laps
18 Karun Chandhok 2 laps
19 EJ Viso 2 laps
20 Christijan Albers 3 laps
21 Mike Conway 3 laps
DNF Pedro De La Rosa Engine
DNF Jenson Button Puncture
DNF Mark Webber Engine
DNF Ralf Schumacher Engine
DNF Giedo Van der Garde Engine

Fastest Lap: Fernando Alonso 1:27.185

ROTR: Toyota, for a double-DNF due to Engine failures!

I will try to post the in-season test results from Silverstone tomorrow after I get done processing the upgrades you guys requested.

roblo97 · Post by **roblo97** » 30 Oct 2014, 23:09

Considering it is the first time he has driven anything like this, Karun has done a great job and the team are impressed with his maturity and level of detail in his feedback to the engineers.

KL-racer · Post by **KL-racer** » 01 Nov 2014, 22:34

In-season test at Silverstone

Alright, I got all of the upgrades processed. So, here’s the results of the test at Silverstone.

1 Fernando Alonso 1:24.582
2 Michael Schumacher +0.493
3 Kimi Raikkonen +0.495
4 Sebastian Vettel +0.795
5 JP Montoya +0.850
6 Lewis Hamilton +0.980
7 Pedro De La Rosa +1.063
8 Nico Rosberg +1.477
9 Ralf Schumacher +1.558
10 Nick Heidfeld +1.609
11 Christian Klien +1.645
12 Mark Webber +1.701
13 Giancarlo Fisichella +1.734
14 Jacques Villeneuve +1.993
15 Markus Winkelhock +2.147
16 Jenson Button +2.174
17 Robert Kubica +2.491
18 Scott Speed +2.578
19 Giedo Van der Garde +2.592
20 Christjan Albers +2.592
21 Heikki Kovalainen +2.629
22 Anthony Davidson +2.762
23 Sakon Yamamoto +2.937
24 Takuma Sato +3.075
25 EJ Viso +3.338
26 Mike Conway +4.269

The second half of the season will either start on Monday or Tuesday depending on how I feel of course.

Ice1Racing · Post by **Ice1Racing** » 04 Nov 2014, 00:51

I would like to give the second Carlin seat to Alex Wurz for the rest of the season

KL-racer · Post by **KL-racer** » 14 Nov 2014, 01:07

Round 10 France

Okay, after a somewhat lengthy break from this, I am ready to do this next round. Wurz will indeed be in the second Carlin-BMW for the remainder of this season. Which means Mike Conway, will return to his normal Tester duties at Toyota.

Qualifying results

1 Fernando Alonso 1:16.088
2 Michael Schumacher +0.426
3 Kimi Raikkonen +0.505
4 Sebastian Vettel +0.547
5 JP Montoya +0.733
6 Lewis Hamilton +0.832
7 Pedro De La Rosa +0.874
8 Ralf Schumacher +1.284
9 Nick Heidfeld +1.378
10 Nico Rosberg +1.420
11 Giancarlo Fisichella +1.511
12 Christian Klien +1.517
13 Mark Webber +1.552
14 Markus Winkelhock +1.571
15 Jenson Button +1.736
16 Jacques Villeneuve +1.831
17 Scott Speed +2.012
18 Heikki Kovalainen +2.025
19 Giedo Van der Garde +2.062
20 Robert Kubica +2.121
21 Christjan Albers +2.150
22 Sakon Yamamoto +2.153
23 Alexander Wurz +2.250
24 Anthony Davidson +2.386
25 Takuma Sato +2.565
26 EJ Viso +2.810

Wurz wasn’t a bad choice for Carlin, he ended up only a tenth slower than Albers.

Race Summary:

On Lap 1, Speed spun off coming out of turn 2, and Albers crashed into the back of Heikki coming into the hairpin. Heikki retired right away, and Albers ended up with massive front wing damage. While this was going on, Schumacher got the lead on Alonso at the end of the first lap. Lap 9, Rosberg suffered a water leak and his race was done. The next lap, Fisichella spun off coming out of the hairpin. Lap 17, Villeneuve suffered a transmission issue, his day was done. Lap 25, while Alonso tried to overtake De La Rosa for the lead, M. Schumacher lost control behind Alonso and damaged his front wing. Lap 29, Sato suffered an accident at the final complex, thankfully he wasn’t injured. Lap 39, Viso suffered a transmission issue, and it’s a double-DNF for super Aguri. Lap 44 Button retired with a blown Engine. Lap 50 Winkelhock retired with transmission issues. In the end, it was Alonso again scoring a race win.

Race Results

1 Fernando Alonso 1:35:28.504
2 Sebastian Vettel +22.109
3 Kimi Raikkonen +24.345
4 JP Montoya +42.137
5 Michael Schumacher +42.751
6 Lewis Hamilton +56.986
7 Pedro De La Rosa +1:07.955
8 Nick Heidfeld +1:18.105
9 Ralf Schumacher 1 lap
10 Mark Webber 1 lap
11 Christian Klien 1 lap
12 Giedo van der Garde 1 lap
13 Robert Kubica 1 lap
14 Sakon Yamamoto 1 lap
15 Anthony Davidson 1 lap
16 Alexander Wurz 2 laps
17 Scott Speed 2 laps
18 Christjan Albers 2 laps
19 Giancarlo Fisichella 2 laps
DNF Markus Winkelhock Transmission
DNF Jenson Button Engine
DNF EJ Viso Transmission
DNF Takuma Sato Accident
DNF Jacques Villeneuve Transmission
DNF Nico Rosberg Water Leak
DNF Heikki Kovalainen Accident

ROTR: Tie between Albers for crashing into Heikki on lap 1, and Super Aguri for a double-DNF

KL-racer · Post by **KL-racer** » 27 Nov 2014, 22:57

Round 11 Nurburgring

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Here’s the recap from the Nurburgring. And yes, before you ask, Jarno Trulli is back in the McLaren.

Qualifying results

1 Fernando Alonso 1:30.946
2 JP Montoya +0.942
3 Jarno Trulli +0.975
4 Michael Schumacher +1.024
5 Kimi Raikkonen +1.250
6 Sebastian Vettel +1.290
7 Pedro De La Rosa +1.326
8 Lewis Hamilton +1.366
9 Nick Heidfeld +1.743
10 Ralf Schumacher +2.208
11 Mark Webber +2.219
12 Nico Rosberg +2.263
13 Jacques Villenueve +2.443
14 Heikki Kovalainen +2.576
15 Christian Klien +2.755
16 Jenson Button +2.793
17 Giancarlo Fisichella +2.935
18 Scott Speed +3.107
19 Robert Kubica +3.285
20 Anthony Davidson +3.335
21 Giedo Van der Garde +3.381
22 Alexander Wurz +3.501
23 Chrsitjan Albers +3.770
24 Takuma Sato +4.748
25 EJ Viso +4.975
26 Sakon Yamamoto +5.162

Race Summary

On lap 1, Turn 1 Yamamoto lost his front wing. Lap 10, Montoya retired form 4th due to a water leak. Lap 13, Speed had an electrical issue but was able to continue after hitting pit lane. Lap 18, Heikki had an engine problem. Fisichell had a puncture on lap 30. Trulli’s race ended with transmission failure on lap 37. Anthony Davidson, retired due to a blown engine on lap 48. On lap 51, De La Rosa retired due to an oil leak and Button retired with 5 laps left to go with an engine issue. In the end, Alonso wins yet another race.

Race Results

1 Fernando Alonso 1:36:15.354
2 Michael Schumacher +46.599
3 Sebastian Vettel +1:21.874
4 Lewis Hamilton +1:25.039
5 Kimi Raikkonen +1:34.204
6 Nick Heidfeld 1 lap
7 Mark Webber 1 lap
8 Ralf Schumacher 1 lap
9 Nico Rosberg 1 lap
10 Jacques Villeneuve 1 lap
11 Christian Klien 1 lap
12 Giedo Van der Garde 2 laps
13 Alexander Wurz 2 laps
14 Scott Speed 2 laps
15 Robert Kubica 2 laps
16 Christjan albers 2 laps
17 Takuma Sato 3 laps
18 EJ Viso 3 laps
19 Sakon Yamamoto 3 laps
DNF Jenson Button Engine
DNF Pedro De La Rosa Oil leak
DNF Anthony Davidson Engine
DNF Jarno Trulli Transmission
DNF Ginacarlo Fisichella Puncture
DNF Heikki Kovalainen Engine
DNF JP Montoya Water Leak

ROTR: Sakon Yamamoto, for being stupid to damage his front wing and being so far off the pace all weekend.

Paddock News:

DAMS and Force India looking to enter the 2008 grid

DAMS, who unsuccessfully failed to get on the grid in 1995, are hoping that 2008 is the year that they finally appear on the f1 grid. Their chassis will be built in-house and Jean Alesi has been named day-to-day manager. In addition, Force India, who is run by Indian Businessman Vijay Mallaya, is already convinced Lola to build their chassis for 2008. However, there are massive roadblocks to get on the grid for either team. The most notable one, is that there can only be 13 teams on the current grid, and with none of the current teams officially putting up the for sale sign, the chances of either one getting in for 2008, is very slim unless Carlin and/or Super Aguri encounter deeper financial difficulties.

KL-racer · Post by **KL-racer** » 02 Dec 2014, 02:42

Round 12 Hungary

Okay, so we are off to the track best known as Monaco without the barriers. The Hungaroring is a track that qualifying is more important than usual. So with that in mind, here’s the recap

Qualifying results

1 Fernando Alonso 1:19.560
2 Michael Schumacher +0.254
3 Kimi Raikkonen +0.487
4 JP Montoya +0.659
5 Lewis Hamilton +0.790
6 Pedro De La Rosa +0.795
7 Sebastian Vettel +0.913
8 Jarno Trulli +1.099
9 Nico Rosberg +1.153
10 Ralf Schumacher +1.361
11 Nick Heidfeld +1.410
12 Christian Klien +1.486
13 Giancarlo Fisichella +1.492
14 Mark Webber +1.498
15 Jacques Villeneuve +1.584
16 Jenson Button +2.068
17 Christjan Albers +2.287
18 Anthony Davidson +2.422
19 Heikki Kovalainen +2.460
20 Robert Kubica +2.560
21 Alexander Wurz +2.561
22 Scott Speed +2.636
23 Giedo Van der Garde +2.732
24 Takuma Sato +2.737
25 Sakon Yamamoto +2.906
26 EJ Viso +3.075

Race Summary:

On the start, both Ferrari’s got by Alonso. JP Montoya leads M Schumacher into turn 2. Van der Garde’s day ended with transmission issues on lap 5. Lap 18, FIsichella started to have brake problems but was able to make it back to pit lane. Lap 44, Wurz had a Transmission issue. Lap 56, Villeneuve retired with an oil leak. While this was going on M. Schumacher managed to pull off the race winning overtake move into turn one on Alonso with 12 laps left to go. 6 Laps to go, Fisichella crashed out. On the next lap, Rosberg had engine issues and retired. In the end, Michael Schumacher was successful holding off Alonso for a race win.

Race Results:

1 Michael Schumacher 1:39:03.514
2 Fernando Alonso +8.084
3 Kimi Raikkonen +26.243
4 Lewis Hamilton +29.842
5 Pedro De La Rosa +38.660
6 JP Montoya +51.640
7 Ralf Schumacher 1 lap
8 Nick Heidfeld 1 lap
9 Sebastian Vettel 1 lap
10 Jarno Trulli 1 lap
11 Christian Klien 1 lap
12 Mark Webber 1 lap
13 Christjan Albers 1 lap
14 Anthony Davidson 1 lap
15 Sakon Yamamoto 2 laps
16 Scott Speed 2 laps
17 Jenson Button 2 laps
18 Heikki Kovalainen 2 laps
19 EJ Viso 2 laps
20 Robert Kubica 2 laps
21 Takuma Sato 2 laps
DNF Nico Rosberg Engine
DNF Giancarlo Fisichella Accident
DNF Jacques Villeneuve Oil Leak
DNF Alexander Wurz Transmission
DNF Giedo Van der Garde Transmission

ROTR: Robert Kubica, for being beaten on track by a Super Aguri!

Paddock News:

Michael Schumacher: "I am relieved that I am finally able to steal a couple race wins from Alonso and Renault"

After the race, Michael Schumacher addressed the BBC that being able to defend the team's title for Ferrari will be harder than ever, but he's glad that they are still have a slim chance of doing so, as long as "we don't have any DNF's from this point on, the chances should be better."

As a remainder, the final in-season test is coming up after the next race at Spa, so if you have any last minute upgrades that you want to do, now it’s a good time to post them!

mrfakeboullier · Post by **mrfakeboullier** » 02 Dec 2014, 07:38

Large reliability upgrade for Midland please

W12 · Post by **W12** » 02 Dec 2014, 07:43

Large race run upgrade for Williams, please.

Collieafc · Post by **Collieafc** » 02 Dec 2014, 13:17

Toro Rosso are pleased that Hamilton was just a few seconds shy from the established top 3. To make sure he is not let down, we will take a large reliability please.

Phoenix · Post by **Phoenix** » 02 Dec 2014, 15:25

Renault will put a double focus on Race Runs for the following test.

Post by **Miguel98** » 02 Dec 2014, 18:09

Race upgrade for Prodrive.

And Scott Speed will be replaced by Andre Lotterer if allowed for the Belgian Grand Prix. How much money could Andre bring?

roblo97 · Post by **roblo97** » 02 Dec 2014, 20:26

Ferrari would like 1 engine power and 1 reliability

KL-racer · Post by **KL-racer** » 03 Dec 2014, 22:52

Miguel98 wrote:Race upgrade for Prodrive.

And Scott Speed will be replaced by Andre Lotterer if allowed for the Belgian Grand Prix. How much money could Andre bring?

Andre can bring $1.1 million for the race at Spa. It would be for an one-off appearance, of course.

Peteroli34 · Post by **Peteroli34** » 03 Dec 2014, 23:20

Honda will work on race runs in the upcoming test

KL-racer · Post by **KL-racer** » 06 Dec 2014, 18:05

Round 13 Spa

Okay, so we are at the longest circuit on the current calendar, the mighty and classic Spa. So, here’s the recap

Qualifying results:

1 Fernando Alonso 1:51.866
2 Lewis Hamilton +0.221
3 Kimi Raikkonen +0.274
4 JP Montoya +0.401
5 Michael Schumacher +0.803
6 Pedro De La Rosa +0.973
7 Ralf Schumacher +1.260
8 Nick Heidfeld +1.487
9 Sebastian Vettel +1.525
10 Jarno Trulli +1.567
11 Giancarlo Fisichella +1.798
12 Nico Rosberg +1.838
13 Jenson Button +2.074
14 Heikki Kovalainen +2.163
15 Andre Lotterer +2.242
16 Robert Kubica +2.251
17 Christian Klien +2.594
18 Mark Webber +2.599
19 Jacques Villeneuve +3.044
20 Takuma Sato +3.536
21 Ho-Pin Tung +3.945
22 Alexander Wurz +3.947
23 Christjan Albers +4.167
24 Giedo Van der Garde +4.393
25 Anthony Davidson +4.401
26 EJ Viso +5.149

It’s Alonso with yet another pole position, but a closer look reveals a few surprises, Hamilton will start besides Alonso for the race. Montoya out qualifies Michael Schumacher. Heidfeld and Ralf Schumacher qualified in the top 10. Lotterer, who is a veteran Endurance driver, making his F1 debut, qualified his Prodrive-Mercedes 15th. Meanwhile, Sato punched above his car’s weight, he will start 20th. The other driver making his F1 debut, Ho-Pin Tung will start 21st in the Toro Rosso- Renault. Honda was off the pace, with both of the cars starting from row 9 on the grid.

Race Summary:

At the start, Hamilton managed to get the better start off the line, and got Alonso on the inside of the first hairpin. At the end of the Kemmel Straight, Sato damaged his front wing but was able to continue on. Lap 3, Klien suffered a loose Front-left wheel at the left hander before the bus stop chicane he was able to continue after getting to pit lane. Lap 6, Montoya suffered a Loose Left-rear wheel before Pouhon. He somehow also made it back to the pits just in time, and was able to continue on. Meanwhile, Fisichella spun coming out of the bus stop chicane, he dropped all the way down to 25th. On the next lap, Albers suffered with suspension failure at the front-right down the kemmel straight. Thankfully, he was alright and ending up retiring. On lap 11, Heikki had to pit for a loose right-rear wheel. He was also able to continue on. On the same lap, De La Rosa spun around at the bus stop losing his 4th place in the process. On lap 13, De La Rosa spun off again, but this time at the end of the kemmel straight on cold tires. On the next lap, Rosberg and Villeneuve retired from this race after both colliding with each other. At the same moment, Kimi retired due to a Transmission issue. On lap 16, Heidfeld retired and a few moments later, Both Prodrives retired as well. Lap 17, Klien spun off at the bus stop chicane dropping him to 18th. Lap 22, VIso retired due to a transmission failure. Lap 24, Alonso damaged his front wing, forcing him to pit form 2nd. Lap 28, Alonso spun at the bus stop, losing his 3rd place to Ralf Schumacher in the process. Lap 30, Button is having brake problems from 10th, having to make a pit stop for repairs. Lap 35, Montoya and Van der Garde retired from the race. A few moments later, Ho-Pin Tung retired from the race as well with transmission problems. Lap 38, Vettel retired from 5th due to transmission failure. In the end, Hamilton finally won his first race ever. In addition, Heikki and Jenson Button finally scored their first points of the season.

Race Results:

1 Lewis Hamilton 1:27:40.958
2 Fernando Alonso +53.513
3 Ralf Schumacher +1:09.604
4 Michael Schumacher +1:18.247
5 Jarno Trulli +1:36.241
6 Robert Kubica +1:58.157
7 Heikki Kovalainen 1 lap
8 Jenson Button 1 lap
9 Giancarlo FIsichella 1 lap
10 Mark webber 1 lap
11 Christian Klien 1 lap
12 Alexander Wurz 1 lap
13 Takuma Sato 1 lap
14 Anthony Davidson 1 lap
DNF Sebastian Vettel Transmission
DNF JP Montoya Engine
DNF Ho-Pin Tung Transmission
DNF Giedo Van der Garde Accident
DNF EJ Viso Transmission
DNF Andre Lotterer Transmission
DNF Nick Heidfeld Transmission
DNF Pedro De La Rosa Transmission
DNF Kimi Raikkonen Transmission
DNF Jacques Villeneuve Accident
DNF Nico Rosberg Accident
DNF Christjan Albers Suspension

ROTR: Transmission failures left and right, with 7 of them failing in a single race, it makes us wonder how much worse can it get?

As a remainder, if you haven’t posted your upgrade plans for the final in-season test, you will have 48 hours from the time of this post to do so.

FMecha · Post by **FMecha** » 06 Dec 2014, 18:51

Reliability and aero for Super Aguri

Post by **Miguel98** » 06 Dec 2014, 18:52

Lotterer will finish the season with Prodrive.

Normal32 · Post by **Normal32** » 06 Dec 2014, 20:14

Double Engine Power upgrade for us.
Also, Badoer will replace Trulli ONLY for Monza.

Wallio · Post by **Wallio** » 08 Dec 2014, 23:56

Double aero for RBR.

KL-racer · Post by **KL-racer** » 09 Dec 2014, 02:56

In season test at Spa

Okay, so it’s already been 48 hours since I last posted, so here’s the testing results from Spa

1 Fernando Alonso 1:51.321
2 Kimi Raikkonen +0.591
3 Michael Schumacher +0.757
4 Sebastian Vettel +0.810
5 Jarno Trulli +1.264
6 Pedro De La Rosa +1.519
7 Lewis Hamilton +1.531
8 JP Montoya +1.563
9 Ralf Schumacher +1.945
10 Nico Rosberg +2.122
11 Nick Heidfeld +2.165
12 Mark Webber +2.375
13 Giancarlo Fisichella +2.377
14 Christian Klien +2.466
15 Jenson Button +2.886
16 Andre Lotterer +3.149
17 Jacques Villeneuve +3.197
18 Christjan Albers +3.416
19 Heikki Kovalainen +3.467
20 Giedo Van der Garde +3.597
21 Robert Kubica +3.686
22 Anthony Davidson +3.913
23 Alexander Wurz +3.999
24 Sakon Yamamoto +4.039
25 Takuma Sato +4.461
26 EJ Viso +4.727

The Next round from Monza will come within the next 24-36 hours.

KL-racer · Post by **KL-racer** » 12 Dec 2014, 02:03

Round 14 Monza

So, from one old school circuit to another. We are off to the fastest track on the current calendar in terms of speed, Monza. Are we going to see another reliability problem fest like the race at Spa? Only one way to figure out.

Qualifying results

1 Fernando Alonso 1:23.522
2 Kimi Raikkonen +0.621
3 Sebastian Vettel +0.671
4 Michael Schumacher +0.857
5 JP Montoya +1.205
6 Pedro De La Rosa +1.300
7 Lewis Hamilton +1.529
8 Ralf Schumacher +1.722
9 Nick Heidfeld +1.758
10 GC Fisichella +1.942
11 Nico Rosberg +1.947
12 Mark Webber +2.027
13 Christian Klien +2.082
14 Jenson Button +2.254
15 Andre Lotterer +2.260
16 Heikki Kovalainen +2.572
17 Giedo Van der Garde +2.577
18 Jacques Villeneuve +2.756
19 Robert Kubica +2.809
20 Christjan Albers +2.845
21 Sakon Yamamoto +3.031
22 Alexander Wurz +3.037
23 Anthony Davidson +3.343
24 Luca Badoer +3.530
25 Takuma Sato +3.616
26 EJ Viso +3.841

Badoer was off the pace, but at least he didn’t get outpaced by Sato and Viso! Other than Alonso, storming through the track at a pretty amazing rate, there were no other things to note.

Race Summary:

On Lap 1, Villeneuve got wing damage exiting out of the first chicane. At the end of the opening lap, it was odd that Vettel and Hamilton got ahead of Alonso, but that’s what happened. On Lap 2, Kubica lost his front wing through the second chicane, he needed to make a pit stop for repairs. Lap 8, Heidfeld and Klien’s engines both blew up. Lap 14, Button’s transmission failed, making it a Sauber Double-DNF. Lap 18, Davidson had an engine issue and Lotterer went wide out of the first and second chicanes on the same lap, losing a few positions in the process. Lap 24, Fisichella had transmission issues. Lap 39, Raikkonen Retired with an engine issue from 2nd. With 8 laps left to go, Hamilton had a water leak, causing him to retire while running 4th. Sato and Badoer also had engine issues on the next couple laps as well. In the end, it was Alonso and Vettel scoring a Renault 1-2.

1 Fernando Alonso 1:16:58.943
2 Sebastian Vettel +19.984
3 Michael Schumacher +37.660
4 Pedro De La Rosa +58.286
5 JP Montoya +1:01.634
6 Ralf Schumacher +1:36.281
7 Nico Rosberg 1 lap
8 Heikki Kovalainen 1 lap
9 Mark Webber 1 lap
10 Andre Lotterer 1 lap
11 Giedo Van der garde 1 lap
12 Christjan Albers 1 lap
13 Alexander Wurz 1 lap
14 Sakon Yamamoto 2 laps
15 Jacques Villeneuve 2 laps
16 Robert Kubica 2 laps
17 EJ Viso 2 laps
DNF Luca Badoer Engine
DNF Takuma Sato Engine
DNF Lewis Hamilton Water Leak
DNF Kimi Raikkonen Engine
DNF Giancarlo Fisichella Transmisison
DNF Anthony Davidson Engine
DNF Jenson Button Transmission
DNF Christian Klien Engine
DNF Nick Heidfeld Engine

ROTR: Despite finishing 10th, I just had to give it to . . . Andre Lotterer for going off the track twice on the same lap!

KL-racer · Post by **KL-racer** » 27 Dec 2014, 00:39

Round 15 Istanbul

Alright, sorry about the long delay, I felt like I needed some time off from this. However, I am back and we are finishing off the European leg of the championship by visiting Istanbul, Turkey. It seems like Alonso is on his way to his third drivers title, but it’s still not clinched yet.

Qualifying results

1 Fernando Alonso 1:26.539
2 Michael Schumacher +0.137
3 JP Montoya +0.305
4 Jarno Trulli +0.307
5 Lewis Hamilton +0.396
6 Kimi Raikkonen +0.399
7 Sebastian Vettel +0.863
8 Pedro De La Rosa +1.073
9 Nick Heidfeld +1.199
10 Ralf Schumacher +1.459
11 Giancarlo Fisichella +1.583
12 Robert Kubica +1.720
13 Nico Rosberg +1.722
14 Christian Klien +1.751
15 Jacques Villeneuve +1.752
16 Mark Webber +1.842
17 Andre Lotterer +1.885
18 Heikki Kovalainen +2.058
19 Jenson Button +2.235
20 Anthony Davidson +2.600
21 Giedo Van der Garde +2.732
22 Alexander Wurz +2.950
23 Christjan Albers +3.129
24 Takuma Sato +3.753
25 EJ Viso +4.001
26 Sakon Yamamoto +4.095

Race Summary

On the end of lap 1, Webber was out of the race. On Lap 5, Hamilton crashed out through turn 8 at full speed, he would miss the next race at China because of a concussion. Lap 7, Kubica retired due to a left-front puncture through turn 10. On Lap 14, Trulli retired due to an engine issue from 2nd. On Lap 24, Vettel had front wing damage while trying to go through lap traffic, he had to pit. On Lap 27, Kimi crashed out while running in the points. On Lap 29, Vettel had throttle issues but was able to make it back to the pits successfully. Lap 37, M Schumacher had an engine blowup while running 3rd. Lap 46, Fisichella had a water leak. Lap 49, Alonso retired with a throttle issue from the lead. Lap 51, both Toyota’s retired. Ralf with a transmission issue and Van der Garde with a right-rear puncture. In the end, it was JP Montoya finally getting a race win for once for Ferrari over Pedro De La Rosa and Nick Heidfeld rounds off the podium. Vettel finishes 4th. Klien finishes in the top 5, Villenueve finally gets red bull a much needed 3 points for 6th. Lotterer finally scores his first F1 points by finishing 7th in the other Prodrive-Mercedes and Button scores the final point for Sauber.

Race Results

1 JP Montoya 1:28:30.342
2 Pedro De La Rosa +24.491
3 Nick Heidfeld +35.418
4 Sebastian Vettel +58.000
5 Christian Klien +1:02.180
6 Jacques Villeneuve +1:18.189
7 Andre Lotterer +1:20.590
8 Jenson button +1:24.813
9 Nico Rosberg +1:27.097
10 Heikki Kovalainen 1 lap
11 Anthony Davidson 1 lap
12 Christjan Albers 1 lap
13 Alexander Wurz 1 lap
14 Takuma sato 2 laps
15 Sakon Yamamoto 2 laps
16 EJ Viso 2 laps
DNF Giedo van der garde Puncture
DNF Ralf Schumacher Transmission
DNF Fernando Alonso Throttle
DNF Giancarlo Fisichella Water Leak
DNF Michael Schumacher Engine
DNF Kimi Raikkonen Accident
DNF Jarno Trulli Engine
DNF Robert Kubica Puncture
DNF Lewis Hamilton Accident
DNF Mark Webber Brakes

ROTR: McLaren, for failing to capitalizing on a possible double-points finish

And by the way, it’s time for you guys to post your Young driver’s test plans, which will take place at Barcelona. Just in case, you forgot the deal with this, here’s some ground rules while thinking of your plans

1 Every team must participate in this test
2 No upgrades can be performed during this test
3 Each team has to select TWO real-life drivers that meet the following criteria
a. Must be at least 18 years old, but no older than 25 years old as of 1/1/2008.
b. Has no F1 race experience in this alternate universe, prior F1 testing experience is acceptable.
c. Driver must be participating in a reasonable series.
4 Each driver’s amount that they can bring to the teams will be determined by RNG set to 1-20. Of Course, you can post more than 2 drivers in your plans, in that instance, the two drivers with the highest amount determined by the RNG would be selected.
5 Finally, this is will be a one-day test.

So, I will give you guys 5 days or so to post your plans for this test.

W12 · Post by **W12** » 27 Dec 2014, 08:46

Williams will test with Kazuki Nakajima and Jerome d' Ambrosio