Grand Prix Rejects

Morning all, it's nearly time for the season to get going, so I thought I'd run a little something.



Your job here is to pick the best possible line-up for the 2018 F1 season, and to be ruthless enough to make the changes your team needs. I am of course happy to answer any questions you may have about the whole thing.

Disclaimers:

• The $100m budget isn't very restrictive - I know, but it is just restrictive enough that it should force some creativity in your team selections.
• You're still meant to be running a thing - I know, and my plans for it haven't gone away. Annoyingly, my uni workload ramped up quite a lot over the last few weeks.
• Nobody will pick Honda - Poor Honda.

Entered Teams

Benetton Bachot Racing Team (Gertrand Bachot)
Drivers: Kimi Raikkonen ($20m) & Lance Stroll ($8m) || Chassis: Mercedes ($40m) || Engine: Honda ($10m) || Total Cost: $78m

Czechmate Motorsport (Reject Dom)
Drivers: Lewis Hamilton ($30m) & Sergio Perez ($12m) || Chassis: Red Bull ($24m) || Engine: Ferrari ($30m) || Total Cost: $96m

GPF1 Racing Team (Peteroli34)
Drivers: Sebastian Vettel ($25m) & Max Verstappen ($20m) || Chassis: McLaren ($10m) || Engine: Mercedes ($40m) || Total Cost: $95m

Kinan Motorsports (Aggi)
Drivers: Lewis Hamilton ($30m) & Esteban Ocon ($11m) || Chassis: Red Bull ($24m) || Engine: Ferrari ($30m) || Total Cost: $95m

KS Formula (V8fan12)
Drivers: Valtteri Bottas ($25m) & Sergio Perez ($12m) || Chassis: Red Bull ($24m) || Engine: Ferrari ($30m) || Total Cost: $91m

Laotian State Racing Division (WaffleCat)
Drivers: Sebastian Vettel ($25m) & Stoffel Vandoorne ($8m) || Chassis: Red Bull ($24m) || Engine: Mercedes ($40m) || Total Cost: $97m

Neste Oil Salojärvi Motorsport (UgncreativeUsergname)
Drivers: Sebastian Vettel ($25m) & Max Verstappen ($20m) || Chassis: Renault ($9m) || Engine: Mercedes ($40m) || Total Cost: $94m

Scuderia Ambrosiana (Aislabie)
Drivers: Max Verstappen ($20m) & Stoffel Vandoorne ($8m) || Chassis: Ferrari ($32m) || Engine: Mercedes ($40m) || Total Cost: $100m

Stefan Grand Prix (Dexter249)
Drivers: Kimi Raikkonen ($20m) & Carlos Sainz ($10m) || Chassis: Red Bull ($24m) || Engine: Mercedes ($40m) || Total Cost: $94m

TCBY F1 (This Could Be You)
Drivers: Esteban Ocon ($11m) & Carlos Sainz ($10m) || Chassis: Red Bull ($24m) || Engine: Ferrari ($30m) || Total Cost: $75m

Team Alba (Collieafc)
Drivers: Daniel Ricciardo ($20m) & Fernando Alonso ($9m) || Chassis: Renault ($9m) || Engine: Mercedes ($40m) || Total Cost: $78m

Scuderia Ambrosiana

Nationality (optional): San Marino

Driver 1: Max Verstappen ($20m)
Driver 2: Stoffel Vandoorne ($8m)

Chassis: Ferrari ($32m)

Engine: Mercedes ($40m)

I'm going to go for a mixture of young drivers and the best chassis/engines
Team Name: TCBY F1 (I can't think of a clever name)
Nationality: Britain
Chassis: Red Bull RB14
Engine: Ferrari
Drivers: Esteban Ocon, Carlos Sainz Jr.
Total Cost= 24+30+11+10= $75m

Also, I assume different teams can run the same chassis (otherwise I'll need a new one)

This Could Be You wrote:Also, I assume different teams can run the same chassis (otherwise I'll need a new one)

The only thing I'd like to avoid is a completely identical team to one already posted. However, there is an issue in that Ocon will be driving with a Mercedes engine. Could always replace him with Alonso?

Otherwise, your team is fine, title gore and all. (But please change your teams name it's horrible)

Aislabie wrote:

This Could Be You wrote:Also, I assume different teams can run the same chassis (otherwise I'll need a new one)

The only thing I'd like to avoid is a completely identical team to one already posted. However, there is an issue in that Ocon will be driving with a Mercedes engine.

Otherwise, your team is fine, title gore and all.

I'll adjust it then (you didn't actually originally state that drivers had to drive with a different engine than in RL- you only mentioned chassis)

This Could Be You wrote:I'll adjust it then (you didn't actually originally state that drivers had to drive with a different engine than in RL- you only mentioned chassis)

"No drivers can use their own chassis or engine"

Right there in the rules

Aislabie wrote:

This Could Be You wrote:I'll adjust it then (you didn't actually originally state that drivers had to drive with a different engine than in RL- you only mentioned chassis)

"No drivers can use their own chassis or engine"

Right there in the rules

Sorry (it's all fixed now)

Kinan Motorsports (INA)

Drivers: Lewis Hamilton & Esteban Ocon
Chassis: Red Bull
Engine: Ferrari

Cost: 30+11+24+30 = 95

Stefan GP
Nationality (optional): Serbian

Driver 1: Kimi Raikonnen (20M)
Driver 2: Carlos Sainz (10M)
Chassis: Red Bull ($20M)

Engine: Mercedes ($40m)

Team: Czechmate Motorsport
Nationality: Czech

Driver 1: Lewis Hamilton ($30m)
Driver 2: Sergio Perez ($12m)

Chassis: Red Bull ($24m)

Engine: Ferrari ($30m)

Team: KS Formula
Nationality: New Zealand

Driver 1: Valtteri Bottas ($25M)
Driver 2: Sergio Perez ($12M)

Chassis: Red Bull ($24M)

Engine: Ferrari ($30M)

Cost: 25 + 12 + 24 + 30 = $91M

Team: GPF1 Racing Team
Nationality: UK

Driver 1: Sebastian Vettel ($25m)
Driver 2: Max Verstappen ($20M)

Chassis: Mclaren (10m)

Engine: Mercedes (40M)

Laotian State Racing Division (Laos)

Driver 1: Sebastian Vettel -- 25 mil
Driver 2: Stoffel Vandoorne -- 8 mil -- 33 mil total

Chassis: Red Bull -- 24 mil -- 57 mil total

Engine: Mercedes -- 40 mil -- 97 mil total

As you can see, all the teams entered so far have been indexed. Particularly enjoying the wide range of nationalities on offer.

I will also throw my hat into the ring:

Team: Team Alba
Nationality: British

Driver 1: Daniel Riccardo (20)
Driver 2: Fernando Alonso (9)

Chassis: Renault (9)

Engine: Mercedes (40)

If it's not too late...

Team: Benetton Bachot Racing Team
Nationality: Northern Cypriot

Driver 1: Kimi Raikkonen ($20m)
Driver 2: Lance Stroll ($8m)

Chassis: Mercedes ($40m)

Engine: Honda ($10m)

Gertrand Bachot wrote:If it's not too late...

It's never too late for this series. It's gonna be pretty laissez-faire.

Nationality: Finnish
Name: Neste Oil Salojärvi Motorsport

Chassis: Renault
Engine: Mercedes

Driver 1: Sebastian Vettel
Driver 2: Max Verstappen

Okay, so if points were given out on a Saturday, these would be the standings for the Australian Grand Prix:
Of course, points aren't given out on a Saturday, but these are the kind of values you can expect.

Looks like Team Alba have become this series Stefan GP and barred from the first race!

Here are the standings after the Australian Grand Prix, now including all the teams!



In this race, the best possible combination would have been Lewis Hamilton & Fernando Alonso, with a Red Bull chassis and Ferrari engine. That would have scored the maximum 88 points.

I know it's a little late, but here are the standings after the Bahrain Grand Prix. For this race, the perfect combination would have been Pierre Gasly and Nico Hulkenberg, driving a Mercedes chassis with Ferrari power.

Now I vaguely remember someone requesting a change to their team in advance of the Chinese Grand Prix when we were talking about it in the Mibbit chat. If that person could let me know what that change was and I'll sort that out for the Chinese scores.

I think I did, but I want to swap Stroll with Hulkenberg if that’s OK.

Gertrand Bachot wrote:I think I did, but I want to swap Stroll with Hulkenberg if that’s OK.

All good with me

can you stop crashing verstappen i'm trying to win a forum game

Greetings all and apologies that this hasn't been updated in so long. The most honest answer as to why is that I simply forgot I was running it until I was reminded today by my own forum signature.

There's actually a really interesting title battle shaping up between Czechmate Motorsport (Reject_Dom), Kinan Motorsports (Aggi), Scuderia Ambrosiana (Aislabie) and Laotian SRD (WaffleCat), all of whom are split by just 13 points across the season so far.

I should also add that I am taking this opportunity to substitute the disappointing Stoffel Vandoorne for the revelatory Kevin Magnussen from Silverstone onwards in the hope of closing that gap

I shall swap Kimi Raikkonen for Max Verstappen, now that Max is performing well, and I shall ditch the Hondas for the Ferrari power units. I want to stop finishing last all the time.

I'll do my part and swap Vandoorne for Sainz. Only seems right.

And we have a change of leadership!

Another change of leadership has occurred! I am very glad I got rid of everyone's favourite Belgian Waffle

EDIT - Changed my post so as not to offend our actual favourite Waffle

KS Formula would like to swap Perez for Hulkenberg.

I highly doubt people are that bothered any more, but here are the end-of-season standings:

We're not last!

I'll take fourth in the standings, even with Vandoorne as my second driver for half the season...

I deserve my last place