Grand Prix Rejects

Posted: **05 Nov 2017, 00:35**

Alfa will use one more D&T on next years cars before temporarily stopping development

Posted: **05 Nov 2017, 06:33**

If only Senna made it through the wreck...

Williams will pass on this round of d and t

Posted: **05 Nov 2017, 09:50**

While we are safe in third now (unless Brabham manages a 1-2 and we don't score, by my calculations), Arrows will wait until after Australia to spend any more D&Ts.

Posted: **05 Nov 2017, 17:52**

Zakspeed will save the money.

Posted: **05 Nov 2017, 18:22**

Let's spend all those D&T points on next year's car.

Posted: **05 Nov 2017, 19:00**

Disappointing to slip down to fifth in the constructors, especially when both of our cars were running so well in the points, but full credit to both Arrows and Brabham for putting in an excellent race.

Next year's car, please.

Posted: **05 Nov 2017, 22:55**

Two D&T's on next year's car for Tyrrell

Posted: **06 Nov 2017, 23:36**

We can only afford one D&T opportunity, and we're spending it on next year's car.

Prost, Senna & Pironi are doing their best to throw the title away, aren't they? :badoer:

Posted: **07 Nov 2017, 18:46**

Scuderia Ferrari will spend 3 D&Ts on next year's car.

Posted: **12 Nov 2017, 16:47**

D&T after Round 15
It's getting very chilly~, these days.

McLaren

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Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £1,080,000.

Brabham

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Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £920,000.
Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £960,000.

Lotus

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Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £720,000.
Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £760,000.

Ferrari

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Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £1,680,000.
Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £1,740,000.
Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £1,800,000.

Tyrrell

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Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £1,160,000.
Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £1,200,000.

Alfa Romeo

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Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £1,280,000.

Toleman

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Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £1,120,000.
Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £1,160,000.

Spirit

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Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £520,000.
Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £540,000.

Minardi

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Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £660,000.

Lola

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Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £640,000.
Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £660,000.

Posted: **12 Nov 2017, 16:48**

Round 16 - Australian Grand Prix, Adelaide, 3rd November 1985

Qualifying Results:
Adelaide is not the hardest track on the calendar to overtake on, but that didn't prevent a truly next-level qualifying performance from Didier Pironi. Prost was no slouch, making for an all-Ferrari front row, but one-and-a-half seconds was a huge performance gap around a short, tight street circuit. Alboreto, however - with the least points of the four championship challengers - appeared not to be handling the pressure well; throughout practice, he was consistently the slowest of the three Ferrari drivers.

Bellof, well-aware of the situation, was under no illusions that his responsibility was to back Senna up and aid in him in the race. Unfortunately for the Williams team, the Brazilian was unable to deliver the goods on Saturday, consistently out-braking himself around Adelaide, and generally trying much too hard. In the end, he was to start the race way down in sixteenth.

The Tolemans always seem to go well around slower, high-downforce tracks, and Thierry Boutsen was one of the surprises of qualifying, starting ninth on the grid. Team-mate Alan Jones, by comparison, could not even manage to qualify for the race, amid rumors this would be the last weekend of his Grand Prix career.

Brabham kept their momentum going, with both cars starting in the top-ten. Alfa Romeo, too, were pleased to see their drivers put the works cars well-ahead of their junior team, for a change.

1. Didier Pironi - Ferrari (Goodyear) 01:20.323 (Trap: 270 km/h)
2. Alain Prost - Ferrari (Goodyear) +01.517 (Trap: 271 km/h)
3. Michele Alboreto - Ferrari (Goodyear) +01.789 (Trap: 270 km/h)
4. Steffan Bellof - Williams-BMW (Goodyear) +01.830 (Trap: 269 km/h)
5. John Watson - Brabham-Porsche (Goodyear) +02.149 (Trap: 259 km/h)
6. Derek Warwick - Tyrrell-BMW (Goodyear) +02.280 (Trap: 265 km/h)
7. Alessandro Nannini - Arrows-Alfa Romeo (Goodyear) +02.351 (Trap: 263 km/h)
8. Elio de Angelis - Lotus-Renault (Pirelli) +02.421 (Trap: 257 km/h)
9. Thierry Boutsen - Toleman-Hart (Goodyear) +02.523 (Trap: 252 km/h)
10. Nigel Mansell - Brabham-Porsche (Goodyear) +02.692 (Trap: 256 km/h)
11. Ricardo Patrese - Minardi-Ferrari (Pirelli) +02.897 (Trap: 293 km/h)
12. Patrick Tambay - Alfa Romeo (Goodyear) +02.954 (Trap: 257 km/h)
13. Jacques Laffitte - Marlboro Team McLaren-Honda (Goodyear) +03.162 (Trap: 259 km/h)
14. Desiré Wilson - Alfa Romeo (Goodyear) +03.257 (Trap: 260 km/h)
15. Keke Rosberg - Arrows-Alfa Romeo (Goodyear) +03.532 (Trap: 261 km/h)
16. Ayrton Senna - Williams-BMW (Goodyear) +03.605 (Trap: 271 km/h)
17. Manfred Winkelhock - BMW (Pirelli) +03.647 (Trap: 265 km/h)
18. Nelson Piquet - Marlboro Team McLaren-Honda (Goodyear) +03.832 (Trap: 261 km/h)
19. Eddie Cheever - Lola-Renault (Goodyear) +03.839 (Trap: 252 km/h)
20. Teo Fabi - Osella Squadra Corse Alfa-Alfa Romeo (Pirelli) +03.899 (Trap: 258 km/h)
21. Corrado Fabi - Spirit-Hart (Pirelli) +04.170 (Trap: 246 km/h)
22. Alain Ferté - Ligier-Renault (Pirelli) +04.563 (Trap: 254 km/h)
23. Jean-Pierre Jarier - Tyrrell-BMW (Goodyear) +04.662 (Trap: 264 km/h)
24. Andrea de Cesaris - Minardi-Ferrari (Pirelli) +04.781 (Trap: 292 km/h)
25. Christian Danner - Zakspeed (Pirelli) +04.860 (Trap: 258 km/h)
26. Stefan Johansson - BMW (Pirelli) +05.291 (Trap: 265 km/h)
DNQ. Pierluigi Martini - Osella Squadra Corse Alfa-Alfa Romeo (Pirelli) +05.320 (Trap: 260 km/h)
DNQ. René Arnoux - Lotus-Renault (Pirelli) +05.390 (Trap: 256 km/h)
DNQ. Philippe Streiff - Ligier-Renault (Pirelli) +05.441 (Trap: 251 km/h)
DNQ. Alan Jones - Toleman-Hart (Goodyear) +05.572 (Trap: 255 km/h)
DNQ. Derek Daly - RAM-Hart (Pirelli) +05.751 (Trap: 252 km/h)

Race Results:
Staring the loss of a championship he had - at some points - looked a shoe-in for, Senna began his charge.

When the chips were down, the Brazilian drank deep from his special and spectacular private reserve of ultra-hard-charging form, scything through the field at a furious rate, desperate to keep his title hopes alive. By lap thirty-four, Senna finally made it past Laffite's Marlboro McLaren after a multi-lap battle, and was rewarded by seeing team-mate Bellof pull off-line and out of the way for him, down the Brabham, straight; he was up to seventh.

Further back, Mansell and Watson had slowly advanced-up the order and begun to challenge the rear of the Ferrari pack for points, but any hope of a podium finish for the Brabham team soon evaporated, as Pironi, Alboreto, and eventually a reluctant Prost all turned-up their boost later in the race, when each started to feel their championship chances leaving them behind.

By lap fifty-five, Senna had caught and passed Alboreto, who struggled to keep up with the front-runners. Eight laps later, he passed Prost with a sensational late-breaking move into the first-turn Esses, the back of the Williams-BMW sliding as the rear wheels locked-up.

Pironi, by comparison, made it relatively easy work for Senna. When Senna made an over-aggressive exit onto Bartels Road, the Frenchman simply moved aside to let the Brazilian pass him down the long straight. Pironi was, of course, thinking clearly, rather than blinded by fury, and knew that as long as he kept Prost at bay, Senna's victory would be a futile effort.

On that note, we say goodbye to the 1985 Formula One season, and a tremendous congratulations to Frenchman Didier Pironi, who - against all odds - came back from life-threatening injuries, volunteered his body once again to the sport that nearly crippled him, and never, for a moment, displayed a hint of cowardice, or doubt in his own abilities. His story of motorsport success, is surely one that people will discuss for decades.

1. Ayrton Senna - Williams-BMW (Goodyear) 1hr 58:25.105
2. Didier Pironi - Ferrari (Goodyear) +0:02.340
3. Alain Prost - Ferrari (Goodyear) +0:15.686
4. Michele Alboreto - Ferrari (Goodyear) +01:06.187
5. Nigel Mansell - Brabham-Porsche (Goodyear) +02:26.909
6. John Watson - Brabham-Porsche (Goodyear) +02:40.143
7. Steffan Bellof - Williams-BMW (Goodyear) +02:57.938
8. Jacques Laffitte - Marlboro Team McLaren-Honda (Goodyear) +04:12.372
9. Elio de Angelis - Lotus-Renault (Pirelli) +04:27.495
10. Manfred Winkelhock - BMW (Pirelli) +04:34.645
11. Stefan Johansson - BMW (Pirelli) +04:37.417
12. Desiré Wilson - Alfa Romeo (Goodyear) +04:46.102
13. Eddie Cheever - Lola-Renault (Goodyear) +05:13.433
14. Corrado Fabi - Spirit-Hart (Pirelli) +05:36.129
15. Christian Danner - Zakspeed (Pirelli) +06:58.615
Ret. Alain Ferté - Ligier-Renault (Pirelli) - Transmission
Ret. Ricardo Patrese - Minardi-Ferrari (Pirelli) - Turbo
Ret. Andrea de Cesaris - Minardi-Ferrari (Pirelli) - Engine
Ret. Thierry Boutsen - Toleman-Hart (Goodyear) - Chassis
Ret. Patrick Tambay - Alfa Romeo (Goodyear) - Puncture
Ret. Alessandro Nannini - Arrows-Alfa Romeo (Goodyear) - Ignition
Ret. Keke Rosberg - Arrows-Alfa Romeo (Goodyear) - Accident
Ret. Jean-Pierre Jarier - Tyrrell-BMW (Goodyear) - Driveshaft
Ret. Derek Warwick - Tyrrell-BMW (Goodyear) - Chassis
Ret. Teo Fabi - Osella Squadra Corse Alfa-Alfa Romeo (Pirelli) - Transmission
Ret. Nelson Piquet - Marlboro Team McLaren-Honda (Goodyear) - Exhaust

Championship Standings:
Driver's Championship
1. Didier Pironi (59 points)
2. Ayrton Senna (58 points)
3. Alain Prost (56 points)
4. Michele Alboreto (50 points)
5. Alessandro Nannini (29 points)
6. Nigel Mansell (26 points)
7. Steffan Bellof (25 points)
8. Andrea de Cesaris (18 points)
9. Keke Rosberg (14 points)
10. Jean-Pierre Jarier (10 points)
11. Stefan Johansson (9 points)
12. Manfred Winkelhock (7 points)
13. Derek Warwick (7 points)
14. Ricardo Patrese (6 points)
15. Jacques Laffitte (5 points)
16. Elio de Angelis (5 points)
17. René Arnoux (5 points)
18. John Watson (5 points)
19. Derek Daly (2 points)
20. Alan Jones (1 point)
21. Pierluigi Martini (1 point)

Constructor's Championship
1. Ferrari (165 points)
2. Williams (83 points)
3. Arrows (43 points)
4. Brabham (31 points)
5. Minardi (24 points)
6. Tyrrell (17 points)
7. BMW (16 points)
8. Lotus (10 points)
9. Marlboro Team McLaren (5 points)
10. RAM (2 points)
11. Toleman (1 point)
12. Osella Squadra Corse Alfa (1 point)

There are 9* D&T opportunities in the winter off-season, before the opening race of the 1986 season *(11 for Williams, 10 for Ferrari, 8 for Minardi).

Tip: If you wish to increase or decrease the size of your team (one, two or three-car entries are all legal) in time for the first race of next season, this is the time to do so.

Posted: **12 Nov 2017, 16:51**

FOCA TV Money Distribution - Fourth Quarter
Please enjoy your final payment of television money for 1985. From 1986, onwards, these payments will increase by approximately twenty-five percent.

Ferrari have been credited £1,830,000
Williams have been credited £1,580,000
Brabham have been credited £1,240,000
Arrows have been credited £1,140,000
Tyrrell have been credited £1,090,000
Minardi have been credited £1,050,000
Osella Squadra Corse Alfa have been credited £960,000
Toleman have been credited £870,000
Lotus have been credited £850,000
Alfa Romeo have been credited £780,000
BMW have been credited £770,000
Marlboro Team McLaren have been credited £720,000
Spirit have been credited £300,000
RAM have been credited £270,000
Ligier have been credited £240,000
Lola have been credited £230,000
Zakspeed have been credited £120,000

Posted: **12 Nov 2017, 16:52**

House of Commons, Westminster, 5th November 1985
Speaker Bernard Weatherill has already made his mind up, as to who should have the floor next. "Mr Cunningham!" Groans can be heard, as several dozen men sit down.

"I'm grateful, Mr Speaker. The... the fundamental problem, here, seems to be the honorable member for Mole Valley, who thinks that motor-racing on the telly is more important than preventing millions of children from succumbing to cigarette addiction, and the resulting drain on the National Health Service this would cause." MPs begin laughing on the benches surrounding Jack Cunningham. "How can he - how can his party - call him Shadow Secretary for the Environment, when he cares so little about anyone other than feigned interested in protecting a few thousand jobs?" With that parting jab, he resumes his seat, handing over the opportunity to speak to the aforementioned Kenneth Baker.

"The honorable member for Copeland seems to be forgetting that this is not a few thousand jobs we're talking about, here. This is tens of thousands of jobs both here and internationally, and hundreds of millions of pounds of investment into Britain!" barks Baker, before lowering himself back to the leather bench.

The discussion changes once again from the Tory opposition to the Labour leadership, as the Speaker announces Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, John Smith's name.

"Mr Speaker, this is a gross exaggeration of the negative impacts this bill will have on the country, and a tremendous understatement of the benefits banning tobacco advertising will bring to the UK. The investment lost into industry will be more than made-up for by savings to the NHS, which can be re-invested - under this government's control - as needed, without being subject to market whims! Additionally, this will save millions of current and future UK citizens from the horrors of nicotine addiction, and the loss of well-being to these millions by avoiding all manner of cancerous diseases." Before he can finish, a raucous breaks-out within the Commons.

"Even the Shadow Secretary of State for Health can't agree with you, your party is so divided!", says Smith, referring to Normal Fowler, member for Sutton Coldfield, who was the driving force behind the 1981 bill that made seat belts compulsory.

He finishes, "Formula One is simply not more important than the health of our - tens of millions - people!"

Shouts of "Throw him out!" and "Name him!" can be heard from the opposition benches. Smith continues, unabated, "There is not one sound argument as to why tobacco-products should still be advertised to the public." He begins to sit down, again, only to continue again to punctuate his point. "There's not-"

The Speaker quickly stands-up, "Thank you, Mr Smith."

"Not one!" yells Smith, as he resumes his seat.

"Order! Order, now", insists the Speaker. "We will now vote on the Public Well-being Tobacco Awareness bill, to be moved formally be the whip." Speaker Weatherill looks over to a young man stood in front of him, weighed down by a large book in his arms.

"I beg to move," the young man hastily responds, his words struggling to be picked-up by the microphone nearest him.

"Thank you," continues the Speaker. "The question is, that the motion be agreed to. As many of that opinion, say Ay-."

The entire left side of the House of Commons erupts into shouts of "Aye!", cutting the Speaker off from finishing his sentence. Undaunted, Weatherill quickly picks up again.

"To the contrary, 'No'."

"No~!" yells the opposition benches, waving their papers in the air. Nigel Lawson, member for Blaby, can clearly be heard shouting more than once.

"Division. Clear the lobbies!" shouts the Speaker.

...

"Ayes to the right, Noes to the left. Tellers for the Ayes, Mr Gerry Bermingham and Mr Robert Kilroy-Silk, tellers for the Noes, Mr Harry Greenway and Mr Alan Clark." The four, aforementioned gentleman stride back into the Commons, from the corridor behind the Speaker's chair.

"Lock the doors!" announces Weatherill.

...

"Order! Order."

The four tellers gently bow their heads.

The chap on the right, Gerry Bermingham - member for St Helens South - awkwardly shouts as he reads from a folded slip of white paper; he is obviously uncomfortable speaking in front of such a large crowd. "The Ayes to the right, three-hundred and one. The Noes to the left two-hundred and ninety seven."

A clerk, laden with a Davy Crockett-esque wig, takes the piece of paper - damp with sweat - and hands it to the Speaker.

Weatherill confidently announces the result over the chatter. "The Ayes to the right, three-hundred and one. The Noes to the left, two-hundred and ninety seven. So the Ayes have it. Unlock!"

Bermingham, Kilroy-Silk, Greenway and Clark make a final bow, and retreat.

"I declare the motion carried."

Posted: **12 Nov 2017, 18:19**

Arrows will spend one of our D&Ts (finally) on next year's car to conclude 1985. Also, I feel that I may be beginning to work out what that nasty surprise some of the teams will face in 1986 may be...

Posted: **12 Nov 2017, 18:50**

Just as well Ferrari isn't British then....

Posted: **12 Nov 2017, 19:11**

Zakspeed would like to expand to two cars next season, does this cost money?

Posted: **12 Nov 2017, 20:15**

Osella will use 1 D&T on next year's car, and the remaining 8 (assuming I'm allowed to do this, that is) will be used on the tyres.

Posted: **12 Nov 2017, 22:05**

*reads BioBiro's latest post*

Welp.

Posted: **12 Nov 2017, 23:42**

Naturally, Minardi will put all eight of our D&T thingies into next year's car.

Posted: **13 Nov 2017, 00:23**

Tyrrell will use 4 D&T's on next year's car

Posted: **13 Nov 2017, 10:41**

BMW will throw all 9 D&T's onto next years car

Posted: **13 Nov 2017, 19:33**

Williams are proud of Senna's peformance today - even though he was unable to win the drivers title, Ayrton managed all that could have been asked of him and then some with a fantastic end of season drive.

We would also like to thank Stefan Bellof who's contribution was also valued and was unfortunate with some bad luck at key points through the season.

Finally, a big shout out to the whole WIlliams team who despite only having the fraction of the resources of Ferrari were able to create and develop a strong and stable car that was able to allow our drivers challenge the Ferrari team to the very end of the season.

We are aware however that while we were focusing our efforts in assisting Senna and Bellofin 1985, other teams had focussed their efforts on 1986 earlier than usual. Although the Williams team have strived to do their homework early in the season, we are aware that there will be some teams who will be making big gains in performance relative to 1985...

Hence we will place one D&T into next years car

Posted: **13 Nov 2017, 19:41**

Collieafc wrote: strong and stable

Why... I thought BioBiro had got rid of the Tories

Posted: **13 Nov 2017, 22:46**

Dammit, £20k off one last upgrade.

I guess Piquet has to earn his keep and get cracking with autographing our leftover merchandise from before the takeover.

Posted: **14 Nov 2017, 18:31**

Helloo~, everybody.

CarloSpace wrote:Zakspeed would like to expand to two cars next season, does this cost money?

Expanding, or contracting, your team - per car - costs one regular D&T.

You just specify it as a regular D&T request, i.e. "I'll have two for next year, one on me downforce, and a team expansion, please."

TheFlyingCaterham wrote:Osella will use 1 D&T on next year's car, and the remaining 8 (assuming I'm allowed to do this, that is) will be used on the tyres.

Eight D&T on Pirelli tyre development? Yes, that is fine

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Regenmeister94 wrote:*reads BioBiro's latest post*

Welp.

Quite the good fortune that Marlboro Team McLaren has recently become an American company

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Posted: **14 Nov 2017, 20:37**

BioBiro wrote:Helloo~, everybody.

CarloSpace wrote:Zakspeed would like to expand to two cars next season, does this cost money?
Expanding, or contracting, your team - per car - costs one regular D&T.

You just specify it as a regular D&T request, i.e. "I'll have two for next year, one on me downforce, and a team expansion, please."

Thanks. We'll go for that and hope the development we've done already on the next year's car is enough to score points and not go under in 1986

Posted: **15 Nov 2017, 14:57**

Next Year's Car, to finish off the season.

Posted: **15 Nov 2017, 18:38**

Lola will throw 6 D&T's for next year's car.

Posted: **17 Nov 2017, 21:58**

Scuderia Ferrari will spend 3 D&T on next year's car.

Posted: **29 Nov 2017, 00:20**

D&T after Round 16
It is the end of the season.

Brabham

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Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £1,000,000.
Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £1,040,000.
Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £1,080,000.
Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £1,120,000.
Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £1,160,000.
Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £1,200,000.
Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £1,240,000.
Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £1,280,000.
Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £1,320,000.

Lotus

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Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £800,000.
Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £840,000.
Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £880,000.
Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £920,000.
Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £960,000.
Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £1,040,000.
Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £1,080,000.
Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £1,120,000.

Ferrari

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Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £1,860,000.
Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £1,920,000.
Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £1,980,000.

Tyrrell

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Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £1,240,000.
Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £1,280,000.
Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £1,320,000.
Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £1,360,000.

Alfa Romeo

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Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £1,320,000.
Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £1,360,000.

BMW

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Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £720,000.
Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £760,000.
Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £800,000.
Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £840,000.
Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £880,000.
Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £920,000.
Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £960,000.
Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £1,000,000.
Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £1,040,000.

Williams

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Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £1,040,000.

Arrows

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Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £960,000.

Osella Squadra Corse Alfa

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Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £1,000,000.
Tyre wet grip increase of 4% (Wet Grip = 45% > Wet Grip = 49%). D&T cost was waived.
Tyre dry grip increase of 3% (Dry Grip = 75% > Dry Grip = 78%). D&T cost was waived.
Tyre dry grip increase of 3% (Dry Grip = 78% > Dry Grip = 81%). D&T cost was waived.
Tyre wet grip increase of 4% (Wet Grip = 49% > Wet Grip = 53%). D&T cost was waived.
Tyre dry grip increase of 3% (Dry Grip = 81% > Dry Grip = 84%). D&T cost was waived.
Tyre wet grip increase of 5% (Wet Grip = 53% > Wet Grip = 58%). D&T cost was waived.
Tyre dry grip increase of 0% (Dry Grip = 84% > Dry Grip = 84%). D&T cost was waived.
Tyre wet grip increase of 4% (Wet Grip = 58% > Wet Grip = 62%). D&T cost was waived.

Toleman

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Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £1,200,000.

Minardi

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Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £660,000.
Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £680,000.
Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £700,000.
Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £720,000.
Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £740,000.
Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £760,000.
Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £780,000.
Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £800,000.

Zakspeed

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Team expansion, from one car to two cars. D&T cost was £640,000.

Lola

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Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £680,000.
Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £700,000.
Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £720,000.
Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £740,000.
Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £760,000.
Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £780,000.

Posted: **29 Nov 2017, 00:31**

End-Of-Season Closing Notes
Hello~, to those reading.

So, 1985+ has reached its end.

I'm enjoying my time-off from running the thread, and plan to read-through the new virtual series' that have started-up recently, in this forum.

1986+ will maintain its previous formula, but – as last season – will feature a small number of improvements and changes.

The way sponsorship works will be the biggest change, for 1986; teams who participate on a more regular basis after each race will likely find sponsorship more forthcoming. Furthermore, automatic D&T will be prohibited entirely.

More automation of my job will take place; for example, this post has been auto-generated entirely by software for the last four races of the 1985 season, as part of a trial-run. This will continue into 1986, and should hopefully lead to less errors – careless, or fat-fingered - on my part.

Furthermore, all teams will begin 1986 with a creative drawing exercise.

Posted: **29 Nov 2017, 00:42**

Add me to the waiting list, pleaseee

Posted: **29 Nov 2017, 20:20**

TomDilain wrote:Add me to the waiting list, pleaseee

Hello, TomDilain~.

Thank you for your interest in the series. You have been added to the queue, and are currently in a fine sixth place

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Posted: **02 Dec 2017, 13:06**

BioBiro wrote:Furthermore, all teams will begin 1986 with a creative drawing exercise.

I call dibs on the red crayon.

Posted: **02 Dec 2017, 15:05**

Stick me on the waiting list too while you're at it.

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