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

Phoenix · Post by **Phoenix** » 18 Aug 2014, 19:59

I'll slap on a double focus on engine power.

roblo97 · Post by **roblo97** » 18 Aug 2014, 20:03

Ferrari would like a double focus on engine power please.

Post by **Miguel98** » 18 Aug 2014, 21:17

Zuber :/

ProDrive will have a double focus on engine power.

mrfakeboullier · Post by **mrfakeboullier** » 18 Aug 2014, 21:29

Aerodynamics and Reliability for the Midland Car

Collieafc · Post by **Collieafc** » 18 Aug 2014, 21:53

Toro Rosso will do a double session of Engine power and reliability

We will also offer the test driver seat to any pay driver on offer to fund our shortfall - if he needs a drive then we can arrange a rotation with Yamamoto if needs be!

KL-racer · Post by **KL-racer** » 18 Aug 2014, 22:36

Collieafc wrote:Toro Rosso will do a double session of Engine power and reliability

We will also offer the test driver seat to any pay driver on offer to fund our shortfall - if he needs a drive then we can arrange a rotation with Yamamoto if needs be!

Well, after doing some research, here's what I came up with in terms of pay drivers.

Option 1: Michael Ammermuller, brings $1.5 million, raced for Super Aguri in the closing moments of 2006, wants to race in 6 races in 2007. You get to pick the six races he will participate in.
Option 2: Ho-Pin Tung, brings $4.5 million from Chinese and Dutch investors, wants to race at China and Spa in 2007.
Option 3: Karun Chadhok, brings $3.5 million, wants to race at Silverstone and three other races that you choose.

Klon · Post by **Klon** » 19 Aug 2014, 00:52

Toyota will have a double focus on aerodynamics.

RedEyes504 · Post by **RedEyes504** » 19 Aug 2014, 01:25

BMW Sauber want a double focus on Engine Power

FMecha · Post by **FMecha** » 19 Aug 2014, 04:50

Super Aguri will focus on engine power

Collieafc · Post by **Collieafc** » 19 Aug 2014, 05:41

KL-racer wrote:Option 2: Ho-Pin Tung, brings $4.5 million from Chinese and Dutch investors, wants to race at China and Spa in 2007.

Toro Rosso would like to offer a contract to Ho-Pin Tung then at the terms above

W12 · Post by **W12** » 19 Aug 2014, 07:51

Aerodynamics and Reliablity for Williams, please.

roblo97 · Post by **roblo97** » 19 Aug 2014, 08:40

Ferrari would like to offer Karun Chandhok a test driver contract and race seat at silverstone.

mrfakeboullier · Post by **mrfakeboullier** » 19 Aug 2014, 09:15

Midland would like to enquire about hiring Giedo Van Der Garde as a test driver but we may also offer him a drive at a race this year

Peteroli34 · Post by **Peteroli34** » 19 Aug 2014, 17:47

Honda will upgrade Engine Power and Race performance

Wallio · Post by **Wallio** » 20 Aug 2014, 16:37

RBR would like to focus on Engine Power and Race Runs.

Normal32 · Post by **Normal32** » 21 Aug 2014, 20:45

double focus on Engine Power

Ice1Racing · Post by **Ice1Racing** » 22 Aug 2014, 00:00

Carlin would like one each on race and qualifying grip

KL-racer · Post by **KL-racer** » 25 Aug 2014, 21:38

Round 1 Melbourne

Well, we are off to Melbourne for the first round of the 2007 season. Can Alonso successfully make it a three-peat? Will Ferrari somehow win a race this season? How about Lewis Hamilton and Toro Rosso pulling off a Jarno Trulli? All of these questions and a lot more will be answered over the next 18 races, so buckle up for the ride, it’s going to be something special! But before we can even race, we must do qualifying.

Qualifying results

1 Fernando Alonso 1:24.712
2 Michael Schumacher +0.244
3 Kimi Raikkonen +0.380
4 Juan Pablo Montoya +0.666
5 Pedro De La Rosa +0.700
6 Lewis Hamilton +0.704
7 Sebastian Vettel +0.950
8 Nico Rosberg +0.957
9 Jarno Trulli +1.183
10 Ralf Schumacher +1.278
11 Nick Heidfeld +1.326
12 Christian Klien +1.460
13 Mark Webber +1.500
14 Giancarlo Fisichella +1.608
15 Jacques Villeneuve +1.827
16 Felipe Massa +1.848
17 Christijan Albers +2.351
18 Heikki Kovalainen +2.436
19 Giedo Van der Garde +2.489
20 Anthony Davidson +2.542
21 Robert Kubica +2.584
22 Adrian Sutil +2.733
23 Sakon Yamamoto +2.833
24 EJ Viso +3.007
25 Takuma Sato +3.706
26 Andreas Zuber +3.930

Race summary:

Kimi got the holeshot on the start. On Lap 9, Trulli Retired with a puncture. Lap 12, Yamamoto Retired with transmission problems. On Lap 13, Van der garde’s debut ended with an oil leak. Lap 19, Vettel had an electrical problem coming off the final turn and wasn’t able to make it back to pit lane in time and was given one penalty point for not pulling over in a timely matter. On lap 21, the other toro rosso of Hamilton also electrical issues, but he was able to make to the pits in time to continue. On lap 40, Webber had a transmission failure down the back straight. In the end, it’s Alonso drawing first blood and winning the season opener over Kimi and Lewis Hamilton. Michael Schumacher and JPM finished 4th and 5th. Heidfeld, De La Rosa and Rosberg rounds off the points paying positions.

Race Results:

1 Fernando Alonso 1:24:19.593
2 Kimi Raikkoen +16.120
3 Lewis Hamilton +29.023
4 Michael Schumacher +33.466
5 Juan Pablo Montoya +53.815
6 Nick Heidfeld +55.667
7 Pedro De La Rosa +1:04.093
8 Nico Rosberg +1:05.236
9 Giancarlo Fisichella +1:18.759
10 Christian Klien +1:24.691
11 Jacques Villeneuve 1 lap
12 Ralf Schumacher 1 lap
13 Felipe Massa 1 lap
14 Heikki Kovalainen 1 lap
15 Christijan Albers 1 lap
16 Robert Kubica 1 lap
17 Anthony Davidson 1 lap
18 EJ Viso 2 laps
19 Adrian Sutil 2 laps
20 Andreas Zuber 2 laps
21 Takuma Sato 2 laps
DNF Mark Webber Transmission
DNF Sebastian Vettel Electrical
DNF Giedo Van der Garde oil Leak
DNF Sakon Yamamoto Transmission
DNF Jarno Trulli Puncture

Fastest Lap: Michael Schumacher 1:24.862

ROTR: Sebastian Vettel, for being a moving chicane with an electrical issue down the back straight, almost caused two collisions in the process.

Paddock news:

Spyker officially cans its F1 engine program after no takers during the offseason

After months of rumors with Carlin, and to a lesser extent Midland. Spyker didn’t get a deal done in time with either of these teams and they were forced to can the f1 engine program as a result of this. Regarding the decision, a spokesperson said that it was a more viable decision for Porsche and Spyker to put the funding into the ALMS program instead of F1.

Post by **Miguel98** » 25 Aug 2014, 22:18

HUm.. Zuber won't last in the seat with these performances.. He must bring his A game to next race or he'll get his ass of that car.

Collieafc · Post by **Collieafc** » 26 Aug 2014, 16:54

Being in Toro Rosso hasnt stopped Hamilton of scoring the same result in his first race as he did in real life! :lol:

If he replicates 2007, I will be very happy!

KL-racer · Post by **KL-racer** » 30 Aug 2014, 23:12

Round 2 Malaysia

After Alonso got the first win of the season, and Lewis Hamilton somehow getting on the podium for Toro Rosso-Renault, we are off to Sepang for the Malaysia GP. This race is already known for its hot humid weather, will unreliability play a big factor?

Qualifying results

1 Fernando Alonso 1:37.256
2 Michael Schumacher +0.133
3 Kimi Raikkonen +0.273
4 Pedro De La Rosa +0.760
5 Juan Pablo Montoya +0.798
6 Lewis Hamilton +0.838
7 Sebastian Vettel +0.843
8 Jarno Trulli +1.113
9 Nico Rosberg +1.285
10 Nick Heidfeld +1.383
11 Mark Webber +1.391
12 Ralf Schumacher +1.433
13 Giancarlo Fisichella +1.554
14 Christian Klien +1.593
15 Jacques Villeneuve +2.033
16 Felipe Massa +2.256
17 Christjan Albers +2.442
18 Giedo Van der Garde +2.538
19 Heikki Kovalainen +2.619
20 Robert Kubica +2.709
21 Anthony Davidson +2.940
22 Sakon Yamamoto +3.016
23 Adrian Sutil +3.110
24 Andreas Zuber +3.237
25 EJ Viso +3.327
26 Takuma Sato +3.897

Race Summary

At the start, Alonso got the holeshot and M. Schumacher slides in 2nd postion behind him. On Lap 6, Albers day ended with a blown BMW engine. On Lap 10, Trulli had a water leak from 4th, ending his day. On lap 16, Kimi had a glitch in the electronics but was able to make it back to pit lane in time. Lap 23, Viso and Davidson days ended with transmission failures. Lap 25, Klien’s day ended with a front-left puncture. On lap 27, Zuber’s struggles continued with a transmission failure. Lap 32, Sato also retired with transmission failure. On the next lap, Ralf Schumacher’s tranny failed down the front straight. In the dying stages, JPM suffered a puncture while running 3rd and had to retire. In the end, Alonso makes it back-to-back race wins and De La Rosa hanged on from a charging Kimi to give Prodrive’s first F1 podium! Fisichella also scored a point for Williams-Toyota.

Race Results

1 Fernando Alonso 1:25:50.825
2 Michael Schumacher +12.125
3 Pedro De La Rosa +50.148
4 Kimi Raikkonen +51.973
5 Sebastian Vettel +59.113
6 Lewis Hamilton +1:03.078
7 Nick Heidfeld +1:29.329
8 Giancarlo Fisichella 1 lap
9 Mark webber 1 lap
10 Nico rosberg 1 lap
11 Jacques Villeneuve 1 lap
12 Felipe Massa 1 lap
13 Giedo Van der Garde 1 lap
14 Heikki Kovalainen 1 lap
15 Sakon Yamamoto 2 laps
16 Robert Kubica 2 laps
17 Adrian Sutil 2 laps
DNF Juan Pablo Montoya Puncture
DNF Ralf Schumacher Transmission
DNF Takuma Sato Transmission
DNF Andreas Zuber Transmission
DNF Christian Klien Puncture
DNF EJ Viso Transmission
DNF Anthony Davidson Transmission
DNF Jarno Trulli Water Leak
DNF Christijan Albers Engine

Fastest Lap: Fernando Alonso 1:39.578

ROTR: Super Aguri, for both cars having similar Transmission failures!

Paddock News:

Prodrive overjoyed about their 1st podium finish in their team history!

After the podium ceremony, David Richards spoke to the BBC and stated that “The whole Prodrive team earned this. We started from $20 million in 2006 and now we got the Mercedes engine along with a better chassis than last year. Things are looking very good right now. However, there’s always room for improvement and it has become clear that we need a better #2 driver soon, we want someone with some F1 experience already under his belt, problem is that our budget is a little tight right now, so we may have to wait a little bit."

Post by **Miguel98** » 31 Aug 2014, 11:27

Anyone is better than Zuber... ProDrive announces that if Speed get's them money, he will get the nº2 seat for the remainder of the season.

KL-racer · Post by **KL-racer** » 07 Sep 2014, 22:18

Round 3 Bahrain

Hello again! Since last round, Scott Speed will indeed race for Prodrive as a pay driver. He would bring $1.6 million for the season. Anyways, Fernando Alonso won the first two races of the season. Can anyone stop him from making three in a row?

Qualifying results

1 Fernando Alonso 1:30.878
2 Michael Schumacher +0.252
3 Kimi Raikkonen +0.534
4 Juan Pablo Montoya +0.544
5 Lewis Hamilton +0.624
6 Pedro De La Rosa +0.705
7 Sebastian Vettel +0.886
8 Nico Rosberg +1.226
9 Jarno Trulli +1.260
10 Nick Heidfeld +1.523
11 Ralf Schumacher +1.563
12 Christian Klien +1.567
13 Mark Webber +1.572
14 Giancarlo Fisichella +1.699
15 Jacques Villeneuve +1.902
16 Felipe Massa +2.289
17 Christijan Albers +2.424
18 Robert Kubica +2.715
19 Heikki Kovalainen +2.717
20 Giedo Van der Garde +2.793
21 Anthony Davidson +2.931
22 Scott Speed +2.958
23 Sakon Yamamoto +3.101
24 Adrian Sutil +3.223
25 EJ Viso +3.349
26 Takuma Sato +4.031

Speed did a little bit better but what do you expect out of a guy that only raced once last season? Anyways, Alonso continues to dominate qualifying!

Race summary:

On Lap 1, M. Schumacher got the hole shot off the line and while this was happening, Van der Garde damaged his front wing exiting the first complex. Lap 6, Klien had an oil leak, his day was finished. On lap 20, M Schumacher engine gave up down the back straight. The next lap, Sato retired due to suspension damage. Lap 22, Davidson’s transmission gave up. Lap 27, Vettel had brake issues and had to retire. On Lap 32, Speed spun off at turn 1 and stalled the car. On Lap 35, Heikki had transmission issues. On Lap 42, Viso’s engine gave up. In the end, Alonso got his third straight win! At least Ralf Schumacher got Toyota’s first points of 2007.

1 Fernando Alonso 1:29:36.184
2 Kimi Raikkonen +27.747
3 Juan Pablo Montoya +48.142
4 Lewis Hamilton +54.132
5 Pedro De La Rosa +1:03.549
6 Jarno Trulli +1:24.420
7 Nico Rosberg +1:26.007
8 Ralf Schumacher 1 lap
9 Nick Heidfeld 1 lap
10 Giancarlo Fisichella 1 lap
11 Felipe Massa 1 lap
12 Christijan Albers 1 lap
13 Mark webber 1 lap
14 Robert Kubica 1 lap
15 Jacques Villeneuve 1 lap
16 Adrian Sutil 2 laps
17 Sakon Yamamoto 2 laps
18 Giedo Van Der garde 2 laps
DNF EJ Viso Engine
DNF Heikki Kovalainen transmission
DNF Scott Speed Spun off
DNF Sebastian Vettel brakes
DNF Anthony Davidson transmission
DNF Takuma Sato suspension
DNF Michael Schumacher engine
DNF Christian Klien oil leak

ROTR: Scott Speed, so much for bringing Prodrive some money, he stalled the engine after a spin!

Paddock news:

Aguri Suzuki: “Sato needs to step up his game!”

Aguri Suzuki’s team is in last place in the team’s standings and with a double-DNF at Bahrain didn’t help matters. After the race, Aguri Suzuki has made it clear that Sato needs to be quicker or at the very least be closer to his new teammate EJ Viso. As for Viso, he spent last season as Honda’s tester and was impressive in qualifying this year despite a bad car.

Collieafc · Post by **Collieafc** » 09 Sep 2014, 12:52

Autosport wrote:Toro Rosso ecstatic with Hamiltons performances

Toro Rosso today was singing the praises of their rookie driver Lewis Hamilton. The young Brit started his F1 career with a podium finish, the first for both driver and team, even while suffering mechanical issues mid race, and has continued this with two more points finishes to haul 13 poins for the team after just 3 races. "This is an amazing start to our season" said Franz Tost. "Never did driver or team think we would be sitting where we are now - after last year, we would have been happy with 1 point at this stage! A big well done to Lewis, the whole team who have built an improved car, and to Renault for supplying a competitive engine"

Its not all good news though as the team could end up being a victim of its own success - Red Bull Racing, Toro Rosso's parent team have been rumoured to be keeping an eye on Hamiltons performances, possibly to promote to the main team should their main driver, 1997 champion Jacques Villeneuve retire at the end of the season. Tost though, was optimistic: " We are all concentrating on the next race and this season" he commented "We are happy, Lewis appears to be happy and thats what matters. We will only worry about any possible scenarios when or if they arise"

KL-racer · Post by **KL-racer** » 17 Sep 2014, 22:55

Round 4 Imola

Finally, we are back in Europe! The venue is Imola, and there are strong rumors around the paddock that it might be the last time that the F1 circus visits this circuit, unless it turns out to be a great thriller. So, let’s get it going!

Qualifying results:

1 Fernando Alonso 1:22.367
2 Jarno Trulli +1.194
3 Lewis Hamilton +1.244
4 Pedro De la Rosa +1.333
5 Sebastian Vettel +1.379
6 Kimi Raikkonen +1.417
7 Juan Pablo Montoya +1.464
8 Michael Schumacher +1.472
9 Nick Heidfeld +1.710
10 Nico Rosberg +1.769
11 Robert Kubica +2.031
12 Ralf Schumacher +2.109
13 Mark Webber +2.152
14 Christian Klien +2.280
15 Felipe Massa +2.670
16 Scott Speed +2.700
17 Jacques Villeneuve +2.704
18 Giancarlo Fisichella +2.792
19 Anthony Davidson +2.968
20 Takuma Sato +3.058
21 Heikki Kovalainen +3.222
22 Adrian Sutil +3.350
23 Giedo Van der Garde +3.369
24 Christijan Albers +3.442
25 EJ Viso +3.487
26 Sakon Yamamoto +3.969

Trulli finally got a good lap together in qualifying for once this season, he will start 2nd. Likewise, Kubica also had a promising session, he will start 11th. Speed will start 16th in his third F1 race. Finally, give a nod to Takuma Sato, he punched above his own weight to start 20th, guess that pep talk by Aguri Suzuki helped!

Race Summary:

At the end of the first lap, it was Alonso leading Hamilton, with vettel 3rd and Heidfeld charging up the field up to 4th. Lap 17, Vettel had to pit for a tire change and software glitch at the same time. Lap 19, Rosberg’s transmission failed. Lap 26, Hamilton had an engine failure from 2nd. Lap 41, Sato’s engine blew up. A couple laps later, a very scary moment happened. Massa got wide at turn 9 while being overtaken by Heikki, and then when Massa got back on track. Fisichella from the left side and Webber from behind collided with Massa, a broken wrist and a messed up back that required surgery afterwards. As a result Massa will miss the remainder of this season, what a sad break for Carlin. As a result the FIA launched a safety probe into the incident to determine if anyone else was at fault. Lap 48, Ralf had an engine problem and retired. Lap 56, Kimi and De la Rosa both had engines failure from 4th and 5th. 3 laps to go, Heikki’s engine also let go. In the end, it’s 4 wins in 4 races for Alonso

Race Results:

1 Fernando Alonso 1:30:35.205
2 Jarno Trulli +1:08.833
3 Sebastian Vettel +1:19.602
4 Michael Schumacher 1 lap
5 Juan Pablo Montoya 1 lap
6 Nick Heidfeld 1 lap
7 Robert Kubica 1 lap
8 Christian Kilen 1 lap
9 Mark Webber 1 lap
10 Scott Speed 2 laps
11 Jacques Villeneuve 2 laps
12 Anthony Davidson 2 laps
13 EJ Viso 2 laps
14 Christijan Albers 2 laps
15 Giedo Van Der Garde 2 laps
16 Adrian Sutil 2 laps
17 Sakon Yamamoto 3 laps
DNF Heikki Kovalainen Engine
DNF Kimi Raikkonen Engine
DNF Pedro De La Rosa Engine
DNF Ralf Schumacher Engine
DNF Felipe Massa Accident
DNF Takuma Sato Engine
DNF Lewis Hamilton Engine
DNF Nico Rosberg Transmission
DSQ Giancarlo Fisichella (originally finished 10th on track)

Fastest Lap: Fernando Alonso 1:25.222

Paddock News:

FIA concludes that GC Fisichella was at fault for causing avoidable injuries to Massa. Avoids a race ban, by giving his seat to Petrov for the in-season test at Imola.

After extensive interviews and data collection, the FIA determined that GC Fisichella tried overtaking Mark Webber at the same lap and place as Massa went off track. While Massa tried to get back on track, he was collected by Fisichella and Webber at the same time. Webber did back off before hitting Massa, so Webber avoids any further action by the Stewards, but FIsichella didn’t back off thinking that the marshals waved the yellow flag after his overtaking move was successful, which was the case. But since the collision was indeed avoidable, he will be disqualified from the race results and be given 3 penalty points on his Super license. In return, Fisichella will give up his seat to Vitaly Petrov for the upcoming in-season test.

As a remainder, the in-season test at Imola is coming up soon. So, you have until Monday to post your upgrade plans on here.

Collieafc · Post by **Collieafc** » 20 Sep 2014, 06:54

Toro Rosso would l;ike an engine power and reliability test. If we can only do one field then reliability please

Post by **Miguel98** » 20 Sep 2014, 07:30

Prodrive would like a double grip test.

roblo97 · Post by **roblo97** » 20 Sep 2014, 07:55

Double grip for Ferrari please

FMecha · Post by **FMecha** » 20 Sep 2014, 08:40

Race runs and Reliability for Super Aguri

W12 · Post by **W12** » 20 Sep 2014, 08:46

Grip and Reliablity for Williams, please.

RedEyes504 · Post by **RedEyes504** » 20 Sep 2014, 14:12

Engine Power & Race runs for BMW Sauber

Phoenix · Post by **Phoenix** » 20 Sep 2014, 16:37

Renault will focus on Qualifying Runs for the upcoming tests.

Ice1Racing · Post by **Ice1Racing** » 21 Sep 2014, 00:16

Race runs for Carlin please

Wallio · Post by **Wallio** » 25 Sep 2014, 17:16

Double Engine Power Please.

Klon · Post by **Klon** » 26 Sep 2014, 04:04

Klon, August 19 wrote:Toyota will have a double focus on aerodynamics.

Is this still for the upcoming test - if not, I'll have the same.

KL-racer · Post by **KL-racer** » 04 Oct 2014, 20:28

In-Season testing at Imola Results

Okay, I am still busy looking for a job, that’s the reason why this series is running slow. But I am back! Here’s the testing results from Imola.

1 Fernando Alonso 1:22.705
2 Michael Schumacher +0.604
3 Kimi Raikkonen +0.690
4 Sebastian Vettel +0.695
5 Juan Pablo Montoya +0.784
6 Pedro De La Rosa +1.037
7 Lewis Hamilton +1.048
8 Jarno Trulli +1.174
9 Ralf Schumacher +1.462
10 Nick Heidfeld +1.471
11 Nico Rosberg +1.610
12 Christian Klien +1.737
13 Mark Webber +1.814
14 Jacques Villeneuve +2.075
15 Scott Speed +2.361
16 Christijan Albers +2.427
17 Giedo Van der Garde +2.457
18 Heikki Kovalainen +2.503
19 Robert Kubica +2.586
20 Sakon Yamamoto +2.677
21 Adrian Sutil +2.716
22 Anthony Davidson +2.763
23 Takuma Sato +2.850
24 EJ Viso +3.152
25 Sebastien Buemi +3.189
26 Vitaly Petrov +3.758

Buemi’s first time in the Carlin-BMW went decent enough. However, Petrov was slightly off the pace.

The next round could be posted tomorrow at the earliest.

KL-racer · Post by **KL-racer** » 07 Oct 2014, 01:06

Round 5 Spain

Okay, so Alonso is back on home soil, but this time he is looking for his 5th straight win to begin this season. Can anyone stop him?

Qualifying results

1 Fernando Alonso 1:22.075
2 Michael Schumacher +0.350
3 Kimi Raikkonen +0.584
4 Sebastian Vettel +0.869
5 Juan Pablo Montoya +0.881
6 Lewis Hamilton +0.935
7 Pedro De La Rosa +0.958
8 Jarno Trulli +1.318
9 Nico Rosberg +1.404
10 Ralf Schumacher +1.458
11 Nick Heidfeld +1.583
12 Mark Webber +1.669
13 Christian Klien +1.674
14 Giancarlo Fisichella +1.678
15 Jacques Villeneuve +1.844
16 Christijan Albers +2.452
17 Anthony Davidson +2.679
18 Heikki Kovalainen +2.688
19 Robert Kubica +2.801
20 Scott Speed +2.809
21 Giedo Van der Garde +2.854
22 Takuma Sato +3.021
23 Sakon Yamamoto +3.082
24 Adrian Sutil +3.165
25 EJ Viso +3.337
26 Sebastien Buemi +3.472

Race summary:

In the beginning, Alonso got the holeshot and kimi got by Schumacher into turn 1 for 2nd. On Lap 3, Rosberg spun off at Turn 8 and damaged his front wing, requiring a pit stop. Lap 4, Alonso’s Engine gave up while leading, forcing him to DNF and end his hopes at five straight wins! While this was happening, his teammate Vettel went off at the final turn and damaged his front wing and dropped to 25th after going off again at turn 2. Lap 19, Kubica Spun off at turn 4 and damaged his front wing, requiring a pit stop. Lap 24, Scott speed lost it coming out of turn 3, and spun off requiring an early pit stop for a broken front wing. On the same lap, Sato’s engine gave up. On lap 31, Schumacher’s transmission failed while leading, so he was out. While this was going on, Yamamoto’s tranny also gave the ghost. A few moments later, De La Rosa’s Tranny also failed. Vettel lost yet another front wing on Lap 34. Lap 38, Villeneuve had to pit for a Right-rear puncture. Lap 41, Kubica now has brake issues but he could continue after a pit stop. Lap 45, Heidfeld had suspension failure at the front-right corner of his Sauber while running 4th. Lap 51, Hamiliton retired from 3rd and Vettel for the third time, lost his front wing. The next lap, Albers suffered a loose wheel, ending his promising run, he was 12th at that time. And on the same lap, Buemi spun off at turn 4. 5 laps left to go, Ralf Spun off at turn 10 losing his 3rd spot in the process. 2 Laps left to go, Webber had a water leak from 3rd and had to retire. Which means Ralf retakes that position. In the end, it was Kimi finally scoring his first win of the season. JPM finished 2nd and Ralf takes the final step of the podium. With Fisichella barely missing out finishing in 4th and red bull-Cosworth finally got a single point for 8th by Jacques Villeneuve.

Race Results:

1 Kimi Raikkonen 1:37:33.717
2 Juan Pablo Montoya +17.542
3 Ralf Schumacher +1:21.344
4 Giancarlo Fisichella +1:25.088
5 Nico Rosberg 1 lap
6 Christian Klien 1 lap
7 Jarno Trulli 1 lap
8 Jacques Villeneuve 1 lap
9 Anthony Davidson 1 lap
10 Heikki Kovalainen 2 laps
11 Giedo Van der Garde 2 laps
12 Sebastian Vettel 2 laps
13 Adrian Sutil 2 laps
14 EJ Viso 2 laps
15 Robert Kubica 3 laps
16 Scott Speed 3 laps
17 Sebasiten Buemi 3 laps
DNF Mark Webber Water leak
DNF Lewis Hamilton Transmission
DNF Christijan Albers Loose wheel
DNF Nick Heidfeld Suspension
DNF Pedro De La Rosa Transmission
DNF Michael Schumacher Transmission
DNF Sakon Yamamoto Transmission
DNF Takuma Sato Engine
DNF Fernando Alonso Engine

Fastest Lap: Fernando Alonso 1:25.597

ROTR: Front wings flying off everywhere! When Vettel loses three of them, and a few others joining in the trend, that’s just simply comical!

Paddock News:

Red Bull Racing finally relieved that they scored a point

After the race, Dr. Helmut Marko said to the press that the whole team’s morale just got a lot better after scoring their first point of the season. Elaborating further, “Yes, knowing that the Cosworth V8 is so low on power so being able to hang on to 8th on a track that requires a lot of power is a big deal for us. Regarding their junior team, Toro Rosso’s success early on, Marko Said, “Look, I don’t want to get beaten by our own junior team Toro Rosso, but give them some credit for hiring the right driver, Hamilton and the right engine. It’s embarrassing to get your butt kicked but we just have to keep fighting along.”

Normal32 · Post by **Normal32** » 07 Oct 2014, 01:27

We will like to replace Trulli with Winckelock,and if he performs badly,Trulli will come back.

Also,i will offer Badoer a TD seat with possibility of a race seat in 2008.

RedEyes504 · Post by **RedEyes504** » 11 Oct 2014, 10:41

BMW Sauber would like to sack Adrian Sutil with immediate effect due to him being exceptionally slow, We would like to offer our number 2 car to Jenson Button

KL-racer · Post by **KL-racer** » 17 Oct 2014, 21:01

Round 6 Monaco

Okay, some driver changes did happen since last time. Winkelhock was signed for a one race deal for Monaco only. He will replace Trulli in the McLaren. And speaking of McLaren, veteran Test driver Luca Badoer is confirmed at McLaren in the same role. Finally, Sutil gets sacked at Sauber, replaced by Jenson Button.

Qualifying results

1 Fernando Alonso 1:18.107
2 Michael Schumacher +0.283
3 Kimi Raikkonen +0.509
4 Lewis Hamilton +0.574
5 Juan Pablo Montoya +0.603
6 Sebastian Vettel +0.692
7 Pedro De La Rosa +0.784
8 Nico Rosberg +1.110
9 Christian Klien +1.299
10 Ralf Schumacher +1.344
11 Nick Heidfeld +1.381
12 Mark Webber +1.382
13 Giancarlo Fisichella +1.469
14 Jacques Villeneuve +1.531
15 Jenson Button +1.893
16 Markus Winkelhock +1.940
17 Chrisitjan Albers +2.065
18 Anthony Davidson +2.263
19 Heikki Kovalainen +2.347
20 Scott Speed +2.392
21 Giedo Van der Garde +2.394
22 Robert Kubica +2.435
23 Takuma Sato +2.532
24 Sakon Yamamoto +2.623
25 EJ Viso +2.857
26 Sebastien Buemi +2.993

Guess the whole field got bunched up for this one round, but then again it’s Monaco, what do you expect?

Race Summary:

On the opening lap, Yamamoto had to do a front wing change. Lap 13, Ralf Schumacher retired due to a blown engine. Lap 21, Villeneuve suffered a transmission failure. Rosberg’s day ended on lap 30 with a puncture. Vettel didn’t finish retiring with a transmission problem on Lap 43. Albers suffered yet another DNF on Lap 53. Van Der Garde retired due to suspension damage on Lap 65. And with 3 laps left to go De La Rosa retired due to Engine problems. In the end, Alonso won the race by 36 seconds over M Schumacher and Kimi finishes 3rd. As for Button and Winkelhock, they both finished the race but outside of the points.

Race Results:

1 Fernando Alonso 1:48:54.566
2 Michael Schumacher +36.838
3 Kimi Raikkonen +1:00.071
4 Lewis Hamilton +1:02.638
5 Juan Pablo Montoya +1:09.495
6 Nick Heidfeld 1 lap
7 Giancarlo Fisichella 1 lap
8 Mark Webber 1 lap
9 Christian Klien 1 lap
10 Jenson Button 1 lap
11 Heikki Kovalainen 2 laps
12 Markus Winkelhock 2 laps
13 Anthony Davidson 2 laps
14 Robert Kubica 2 laps
15 Sakon Yamamoto 2 laps
16 Scott Speed 2 laps
17 Takuma Sato 2 laps
18 Sebastien Buemi 2 laps
19 EJ Viso 3 laps
DNF Pedro De La Rosa Engine
DNF Giedo Van der Garde Suspension
DNF Christijan Albers Engine
DNF Sebastian Vettel Transmission
DNF Nico Rosberg Puncture
DNF Jacques Villeneuve Transmission
DNF Ralf Schumacher Engine

Fastest Lap: Fernando Alonso 1:21.071

ROTR: Toyota, for a Double-DNF