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by tommykl
12 Aug 2018, 17:13
Forum: The Andrea Sassetti Memorial Forum
Topic: 2020 F2 Season - Istanbul posted!
Replies: 73
Views: 18706

Re: 2020 F2 Season - Confirm entries till the 15th!

Gillet will return for another year in the series. The line-up will follow, but Max Defourny is slated to return.
by tommykl
04 Aug 2018, 15:36
Forum: The Andrea Sassetti Memorial Forum
Topic: Alt-1958: Season finished!
Replies: 640
Views: 217498

Re: Alt-1958: Belgian Grand Prix up!

Post-race report Injuries Troy Ruttman was involved in a major accident during the Belgian Grand Prix and was transported to a hospital in Verviers. He has been diagnosed with back injuries and multiple fractures of the femur. He is out of action for the rest of the season. Damages Ramos' engine (1...
by tommykl
01 Aug 2018, 00:40
Forum: The Andrea Sassetti Memorial Forum
Topic: Alt-1958: Season finished!
Replies: 640
Views: 217498

Re: Alt-1958: Enter Belgian Grand Prix!

July 6th 1958, Belgian Grand Prix The start was a muddled affair, though everyone got away cleanly. Shortly after the Raidillon, Ramos was the first victim of the traditional unreliability as his engine failed very prematurely. As the first watch posts began reporting from the other side of the tra...
by tommykl
29 Jul 2018, 23:01
Forum: The Andrea Sassetti Memorial Forum
Topic: Alt-1958: Season finished!
Replies: 640
Views: 217498

Re: Alt-1958: Enter Belgian Grand Prix!

And here are race performance figures. Lewis-Evans 24 Melkus 19 Kessler 18 G. Hill 15 Trintignant 13 Dubois 11 Marimón 10 Hawthorn 9 Collins 8 Russell 8 Gregory 8 Salvadori 6 Parnell 5 Behra 4 Moss 1 Simon 1 Surtees 0 Taylor -1 Fairman -3 Ruttman -5 Wagner -5 Gurney -6 González -8 Manzon -9 Hamilton...
by tommykl
28 Jul 2018, 23:18
Forum: The Andrea Sassetti Memorial Forum
Topic: Alt-1958: Season finished!
Replies: 640
Views: 217498

Re: Alt-1958: Enter Belgian Grand Prix!

Qualifying results 1. Stirling Moss (B.C.M.A.) - 3:54.49 2. Jack Brabham (B.C.M.A.) - 3:56.96 3. Peter Collins (Ferrari) - 3:58.24 4. Onofre Marimón (Ferrari) - 4:00.13 5. Umberto Maglioli (Ferrari) - 4:00.23 6. André Simon (Gordini) - 4:00.32 7. Hernando da Silva Ramos (O.S.C.A.) - 4:01.13 8. Mast...
by tommykl
27 Jul 2018, 20:57
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2018 Hungarian Grand Prix - Predicament Predictions!
Replies: 21
Views: 4237

Re: 2018 Hungarian Grand Prix - Predicament Predictions!

2018 Hungarian National Papaya Importers Organisation Magyar Nagydíj 1. Vettel 2. Ricciardo 3. Verstappen 4. Hamilton 5. Räikkönen 6. Hülkenberg 7. Magnussen 8. Sainz 9. Alonso 10. Gasly Pole: Vettel Fastest lap: Ricciardo First retirement: Leclerc Reject Of The Race (ROTR): Force India Infinite Imp...
by tommykl
27 Jul 2018, 18:45
Forum: The Andrea Sassetti Memorial Forum
Topic: Alt-1958: Season finished!
Replies: 640
Views: 217498

Re: Alt-1958: Enter Belgian Grand Prix!

After a long wait for which I can only apologise, here are qualifying figures for Spa. Gallagher - 126 Melkus - 120 Taylor - 118 Manzon - 118 Trintignant - 118 Russell - 117 Hill - 117 Marimón - 117 Wagner - 116 González - 115 Schell - 115 Simon - 115 Dubois - 115 Gendebien - 114 Ramos - 114 Cotton ...
by tommykl
27 Jul 2018, 17:03
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2018 Hungarian Grand Prix - Predicament Predictions!
Replies: 21
Views: 4237

Re: 2018 Hungarian Grand Prix - Predicament Predictions!

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by tommykl
22 Jul 2018, 19:56
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Germany
Replies: 18
Views: 3004

Re: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Germany

Hamilton making it to the top five was a given anyway, and I don't think winning a race thanks to all his opposition either crashing or making poor strategy calls is IIDOTR-worthy. Instead, I'll be traditional and go for the unexpected point scorers Brendon Hartley and Marcus Ericsson , but also for...
by tommykl
22 Jul 2018, 19:52
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: The 2019 Silly Season thread
Replies: 395
Views: 139201

Re: The 2019 Silly Season thread

Rumours now everywhere that Ocon's off to Renault to partner Hulkenberg, leaving Sainz as an option for McLaren - or a return to Toro Rosso. I know there's people whinging about the predictability of F1 but honestly, this is not predictable. Like, at all. Wasn't Ocon a Renault junior driver in the ...
by tommykl
22 Jul 2018, 12:54
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: The 2019 Silly Season thread
Replies: 395
Views: 139201

Re: The 2019 Silly Season thread

Rumours now everywhere that Ocon's off to Renault to partner Hulkenberg, leaving Sainz as an option for McLaren - or a return to Toro Rosso. I know there's people whinging about the predictability of F1 but honestly, this is not predictable. Like, at all. Wasn't Ocon a Renault junior driver in the ...
by tommykl
21 Jul 2018, 22:49
Forum: The Andrea Sassetti Memorial Forum
Topic: Alt-1958: Season finished!
Replies: 640
Views: 217498

Re: Alt-1958: Enter Belgian Grand Prix!

June 5th 1958, Belgian Grand Prix qualifying Ferrari's comeback to the forefront of Formula 1 was confirmed with Peter Collins leading a comfortable 1-2 at the Dutch Grand Prix, ahead of Masten Gregory in a revitalised Lotus and John Surtees, saving B.C.M.A.'s proverbial furniture. B.C.M.A.'s Stirl...
by tommykl
20 Jul 2018, 21:56
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2018 German Grand Prix - Predicament Predictions!
Replies: 20
Views: 3085

Re: 2018 German Grand Prix - Predicament Predictions!

2018 "Flat-and-featureless 'Autodrome' nowhere near as good as the Nordschleife" Denis Jenkinson Memorial Kleiner Preis von Deutschland 1. Lewis Hamilton 2. Max Verstappen 3. Sebastian Vettel 4. Daniel Ricciardo 5. Valtteri Bottas 6. Carlos Sainz 7. Kimi Räikkönen 8. Romain Grosjean 9. Est...
by tommykl
19 Jul 2018, 23:27
Forum: The Andrea Sassetti Memorial Forum
Topic: Alt-1958: Season finished!
Replies: 640
Views: 217498

Re: Alt-1958: Enter Belgian Grand Prix!

Currently winning elsewhere SCCA Nationals @ Lime Rock - Fred Windridge (BP) - Walt Hansgen (CM) - George Arents (CP) - Alan Markelson (DM) - Dick Thompson (DP) - John Fitch (EM) - Harry Carter (EP) - Bob Holbert (FM) - Emil Pupulidy (FP) - Frank Baptista (GM) - John Clapp (GP) - Candy Poole (HM) E...
by tommykl
16 Jul 2018, 22:50
Forum: The Andrea Sassetti Memorial Forum
Topic: Alt-1958: Season finished!
Replies: 640
Views: 217498

Re: Alt-1958: Enter Belgian Grand Prix!

In the news June 15th - First Pizza Hut opens in Wichita, Kansas June 16th - Imre Nagy executed following 1956 Budapest events June 16th - Southern Sudanese MPs leave parliament June 17th - Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart published June 20th - Revolutionary Nationalist Movement retains large Boli...
by tommykl
09 Jul 2018, 11:56
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Reject of the Britain - Race
Replies: 38
Views: 11165

Re: Reject of the Britain - Race

I nominate the Britsh Grand Prix. I dislike the British as much as anyone, but I am afraid I will have to call you out and request a reasoning. It was a rather entertaining race this time around and with Silverstone, that is not a given. I believe that's a reference to this occurrence during the ra...
by tommykl
06 Jul 2018, 23:10
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2018 British Grand Prix - Predicament Predictions!
Replies: 16
Views: 3493

Re: 2018 British Grand Prix - Predicament Predictions!

2018 OOOOOOOO BELGIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIQUE OOOOOOOOOOOO MÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈREEEEE CHÉRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEE Grand Prix 1. Hamilton 2. Vettel 3. Bottas 4. Räikkönen 5. Ricciardo 6. Sainz 7. Verstappen 8. Alonso 9. Ocon 10. Leclerc Pole: Hamilton Fastest lap: Ricciardo First retirement: Hülkenberg ROTR: Haas IIDOT...
by tommykl
30 Jun 2018, 00:41
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2018 Austrian Grand Prix - Predicament Predictions!
Replies: 17
Views: 3589

Re: 2018 Austrian Grand Prix - Predicament Predictions!

2018 Best Scenery Grand Prix 1. Lewis Hamilton 2. Sebastian Vettel 3. Daniel Ricciardo 4. Max Verstappen 5. Valtteri Bottas 6. Carlos Sainz 7. Esteban Ocon 8. Fernando Alonso 9. Nico Hülkenberg 10. Pierre Gasly Pole: Lewis Hamilton Fastest Lap: Daniel Ricciardo First Retirement: Kimi Räikkönen ROTR:...
by tommykl
23 Jun 2018, 22:45
Forum: The Andrea Sassetti Memorial Forum
Topic: Alt-1958: Season finished!
Replies: 640
Views: 217498

Re: Alt-1958: Enter Belgian Grand Prix!

Just confirming that BCMA have sold their three V2 Bentley engines to BRP for £150. OSCA is building us a fourth identical engine, for a cost of £1,875. More fun to follow on this topic British Racing Partnership are going to combine the four 0.5L V2 engines we bought the other day to create a new ...
by tommykl
23 Jun 2018, 22:05
Forum: The Andrea Sassetti Memorial Forum
Topic: Alt-1958: Season finished!
Replies: 640
Views: 217498

Re: Alt-1958: Dutch Grand Prix up!

XX Grand Prix de Belgique - Entry list 1. Jim Russell (British Racing Partnership) - Cooper T45 chassis 3, BRM P26 engine 5 2. Honoré Wagner (Honoré Wagner) - O.S.C.A. F158 chassis 5, O.S.C.A. 1558 engine 5 3. Bruce Kessler (Écurie Guillion Bachot) - Lotus 10 chassis 1, O.S.C.A. 1557 engine 15 4. S...
by tommykl
23 Jun 2018, 02:51
Forum: The Andrea Sassetti Memorial Forum
Topic: Alt-1958: Season finished!
Replies: 640
Views: 217498

Re: Alt-1958: Dutch Grand Prix up!

Post-race report Injuries and damage Nope. Prize money (distance) Peter Collins - £2 000 Onofre Marimón - £2 000 Masten Gregory - £1 964 John Surtees - £1 952 Alan Stacey - £1 952 Redmond Gallagher - £1 952 Mike Hawthorn - £1 940 Wolfgang von Trips - £1 929 Maurice Trintignant - £1 917 Robert Manzo...
by tommykl
22 Jun 2018, 22:10
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2018 French Grand Prix - Predicament Predictions!
Replies: 20
Views: 4402

Re: 2018 French Grand Prix - Predicament Predictions!

2018 "For the last damn time, the coloured stripes in the run-off are abrasive and meant to penalise mistakes" Grand Prix 1. Lewis Hamilton 2. Sebastian Vettel 3. Daniel Ricciardo 4. Valtteri Bottas 5. Max Verstappen 6. Romain Grosjean 7. Kimi Räikkönen 8. Nico Hülkenberg 9. Fernando Alons...
by tommykl
16 Jun 2018, 08:08
Forum: The Andrea Sassetti Memorial Forum
Topic: ARWS 2020 it's here! - Current DC2 - Post test lineups!
Replies: 106
Views: 33476

Re: ARWS 2020 it's here!

Shane Walsh renews deal with Gillet 25-year-old American driver Shane Walsh is set to compete in ARWS for a third season after renewing his contract with the Gillet team, for whom he has driven since 2018. In this time, he has been the team's star driver, scoring two top ten finishes and comprehens...
by tommykl
11 Jun 2018, 15:14
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2018 Canadian Grand Prix thread
Replies: 29
Views: 4537

Re: 2018 Canadian Grand Prix thread

It used to make for really good races until about 2015. I think there's two reasons for this: tyres and drivers. The races in Canada were mostly good because you could usually rely on drivers screwing up and binning it, bringing out safety cars. Because the tyres degraded faster than the current Pi...
by tommykl
08 Jun 2018, 23:39
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2018 Canadian Grand Prix - Predicament Predictions!
Replies: 22
Views: 4254

Re: 2018 Canadian Grand Prix - Predicament Predictions!

2018 Steven Page's Goatee Memorial Grand Prix 1. Sebastian Vettel 2. Daniel Ricciardo 3. Lewis Hamilton 4. Max Verstappen 5. Kimi Räikkönen 6. Sergio Pérez 7. Nico Hülkenberg 8. Fernando Alonso 9. Carlos Sainz 10. Pierre Gasly Pole Position: Sebastian Vettel Fastest lap: Daniel Ricciardo First retir...
by tommykl
29 May 2018, 13:39
Forum: The Andrea Sassetti Memorial Forum
Topic: Alt-1958: Season finished!
Replies: 640
Views: 217498

Re: Alt-1958: Enter Dutch Grand Prix!

June 15th 1958, Dutch Grand Prix As the flag dropped, the hopeful Roy Salvadori was the first to be disappointed, as the smell of clutch permeated the start-finish straight. Among the living, though, the fast starters were clear to see. Hernando da Silva Ramos jumped into the race lead at Tarzan li...
by tommykl
27 May 2018, 23:39
Forum: The Andrea Sassetti Memorial Forum
Topic: Alt-1958: Season finished!
Replies: 640
Views: 217498

Re: Alt-1958: Enter Dutch Grand Prix!

Race performance! Surtees 44 Marimón 41 Gregory 41 Salvadori 29 Fairman 24 Ruttman 17 Hamilton 13 Collins 10 Gallagher 8 Ramos 6 von Trips 5 Bianchi 5 Simon 4 Maglioli 4 Stacey 2 Hawthorn 1 Trintignant -3 Moss -6 Manzon -16 Melkus -19 Russell -24 Gurney -29 This race will be light on attrition. 12 d...
by tommykl
27 May 2018, 17:58
Forum: The Andrea Sassetti Memorial Forum
Topic: Alt-1958: Season finished!
Replies: 640
Views: 217498

Re: Alt-1958: Enter Dutch Grand Prix!

Qualifying results 1. Peter Collins (Ferrari) - 1:36.58 2. Stirling Moss (B.C.M.A.) - 1:36.96 3. Umberto Maglioli (Ferrari) - 1:39.31 4. Robert Manzon (Gordini) - 1:39.53 5. Hernando da Silva Ramos (O.S.C.A.) - 1:40.01 6. André Simon (Gordini) - 1:40.11 7. Onofre Marimón (Ferrari) - 1:40.15 8. Mast...
by tommykl
26 May 2018, 21:50
Forum: The Andrea Sassetti Memorial Forum
Topic: Alt-1958: Season finished!
Replies: 640
Views: 217498

Re: Alt-1958: Enter Dutch Grand Prix!

And here is qualifying performance! Manzon - 119 Bianchi - 118 Allison - 117 Collins - 116 Ramos - 116 Gallagher - 116 Russell - 115 Burggraf - 114 Fairman - 114 Moss - 113 Simon - 113 de Beaufort - 112 Trintignant - 112 Schell - 112 Gurney - 112 Surtees - 112 von Trips - 112 Maglioli - 111 G. Hill ...
by tommykl
26 May 2018, 21:43
Forum: The Andrea Sassetti Memorial Forum
Topic: Alt-1958: Season finished!
Replies: 640
Views: 217498

Re: Alt-1958: Enter Dutch Grand Prix!

Prequalifying results 1. Wolfgang von Trips (Ferrari) - 1:42.34 2. Heinz Melkus (O.S.C.A.) - 1:43.00 3. Dan Gurney (O.S.C.A.) - 1:43.99 4. Carel Godin de Beaufort (Ferrari) - 1:45.35 5. Lucien Bianchi (O.S.C.A.) - 1:45.41 6. Jack Fairman (O.S.C.A.-BRM) - 1:45.47 7. Honoré Wagner (O.S.C.A.) - 1:46.9...
by tommykl
26 May 2018, 00:28
Forum: The Andrea Sassetti Memorial Forum
Topic: Alt-1958: Season finished!
Replies: 640
Views: 217498

Re: Alt-1958: Enter Dutch Grand Prix!

And here are the prequalifying performance figures!

Kessler - 115
de Beaufort - 112
Gurney - 111
Guelfi - 111
Bianchi - 110
Davids - 109
Naylor - 109
Fairman - 108
Slotemaker - 106
von Trips - 106
Wagner - 105
Hezemans - 105
Lewis-Evans - 105
Melkus - 104
Allison - 103
Vernet - 102
Halford - 101
by tommykl
26 May 2018, 00:12
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2018 Monaco Grand Prix - Predicament Predictions!
Replies: 16
Views: 3325

Re: 2018 Monaco Grand Prix - Predicament Predictions!

2018 Least Fun Part of the Triple Crown 1. Hamilton 2. Vettel 3. Ricciardo 4. Verstappen 5. Räikkönen 6. Alonso 7. Sainz 8. Vandoorne 9. Leclerc 10. Sirotkin Pole Position: Hamilton Fastest lap: Ricciardo First retirement: Bottas Reject of the Race: Toro Rosso Infinite Improbability Drive of the Rac...
by tommykl
25 May 2018, 23:28
Forum: The Andrea Sassetti Memorial Forum
Topic: Alt-1958: Season finished!
Replies: 640
Views: 217498

Re: Alt-1958: Enter Dutch Grand Prix!

June 13th 1958, Dutch Grand Prix prequalifying The Formula One world is still reeling from the loss of a popular competitor. Giulio Cabianca's tragic death at the age of 35 in an accident at Reims still looms over the paddock as 39 drivers arrive in Zandvoort to take part in the Dutch Grand Prix an...
by tommykl
25 May 2018, 16:32
Forum: The Andrea Sassetti Memorial Forum
Topic: Alt-1958: Season finished!
Replies: 640
Views: 217498

Re: Alt-1958: Enter Dutch Grand Prix!

Currently winning elsewhere NASCAR Grand National @ Winston-Salem - Bob Welborn BRSCC @ Full Sutton - Jim Clark (Sports/Formula Libre/T/GT) - Jack Lewis (F3) Grand Prix des Frontières @ Chimay - Brian Naylor (S2.0) - Jon Fast (S1.5) - André Liekens (GT2.0) - Eric Catulle (GT1.3) Crystal Palace Trop...
by tommykl
22 May 2018, 15:55
Forum: The Andrea Sassetti Memorial Forum
Topic: Alt-1958: Season finished!
Replies: 640
Views: 217498

Re: Alt-1958: Enter Dutch Grand Prix!

In the news May 25th - Christian Democrat Amintore Fanfani wins Italian general election and forms centre-left coalition May 26th - Emergency proclaimed in Ceylon May 27th - Ernest Green becomes first of the Little Rock Nine to graduate May 28th - Real Madrid wins European Cup, beating AC Milan in ...
by tommykl
11 May 2018, 22:41
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2018 Spanish Grand Prix - Predicament Predictions!
Replies: 24
Views: 5134

Re: 2018 Spanish Grand Prix - Predicament Predictions!

2018 "16th time the field covers a full race distance" Spanish Grand Prix predictions 1. Bottas 2. Vettel 3. Hamilton 4. Ricciardo 5. Verstappen 6. Sainz 7. Alonso 8. Magnussen 9. Ocon 10. Grosjean Pole Position: Hamilton Fastest lap: Ricciardo First retirement: Vandoorne Reject of the Rac...
by tommykl
10 May 2018, 12:31
Forum: The Andrea Sassetti Memorial Forum
Topic: Alt-1958: Season finished!
Replies: 640
Views: 217498

Re: Alt-1958: French Grand Prix up.

Aaaaaaand we're back! VII Grote Prijs van Nederland - Entry list 1. Stirling Moss (B.C.M.A.) - B.C.M.A. RP.1001 Mk. II chassis 2, B.C.M.A. A/AS Wyvern B engine 2 2. John Surtees (B.C.M.A.) - B.C.M.A. RP.1001 Mk. II chassis 3, B.C.M.A. A/AS Wyvern B engine 3 3. Duncan Hamilton (B.C.M.A.) - B.C.M.A. R...
by tommykl
30 Apr 2018, 14:59
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: The 2018 Azerbaijan GP Thread
Replies: 36
Views: 6333

Re: The 2018 Azerbaijan GP Thread

F1 is an open-wheel, open cockpit format that since the 80s has majored on the effects of aerodynamics. Those characteristics are embedded in the technical regulations of F1. Running cars designed for circuits that let the interpretation and implementation of those regulations differentiate between...
by tommykl
29 Apr 2018, 19:58
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Ponderbox
Replies: 5033
Views: 1320394

Re: Ponderbox

They still would have been a point short. Seven points under the old system is the minimum for teams. Wow I find it hard to believe Stewart only 97 points were those from Monaco (I can't be bothered to research it, but I'll take your word for it). Mind you Barrichello would have scored decent point...
by tommykl
29 Apr 2018, 19:52
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: The 2018 Azerbaijan GP Thread
Replies: 36
Views: 6333

Re: The 2018 Azerbaijan GP Thread

I'll bring out this quote I found a while back, paraphrasing, as I don't remember the exact wording: Lately, we have been receiving much enthusiastic correspondance asking that ITV broadcast motorsport. While we understand that the sport has many supporters, we feel that it would make for poor viewi...