Grand Prix Rejects

BioBiro

Round 5 - Canadian Grand Prix, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, 16th June 1985 Qualifying Results: It was the perfect weekend for a Ferrari one-two-three; even the Canadian crowd were enjoying the sight and sound of a trio of Ferraris whizzing around, and the density of Italian flags-to-other-countries w...

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D&T after Round 4 McLaren Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £360,000. Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £400,000. Downforce increase of 6% (Downforce = 37% > Downforce = 43%). D&T cost was £440,000. Downforce increase of 6% (Downforce = 43% > Downforce = 49%). ...

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Zakspeed F1 management informs Zakspeed HQ they wish to go this route: Pay £6,510,000 for development, and non-exclusive use, of the '1500/8' engine, next season. Very good, Sir~, very good~ . Given Williams position in the title chase, is there any way to fill the vacant sponsor slot? (Increased T...

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Special Event - Zakspeed The engine raced at present by the Zakspeed Formula One team is the '1500/4' - a unit that began life as the straight-four turbocharged engine inside their Group 5 Ford Capri - which was itself a rebuilt version of the Cosworth 'BDA' engine, comprised of a Ford 'Kent' cast ...

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FOCA TV Money Distribution - First Quarter With one additional team competing in the sport this season, along with compensation paid earlier to Brabham, there will be a slight reduction in television money, for this first quarter. Ferrari have been credited £885,000 Williams have been credited £875...

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Round 4 - Monaco Grand Prix, Monaco, 19th May 1985 Qualifying Results: If it was possible to be truly comfortable, driving inches from the metal of Monaco, then Alboreto was surely it; indeed, one member of the paddock was heard to remark "there are marshalls that don't get as close [to the ba...

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D&T after Round 3 Love is in the air~... McLaren Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £280,000. Reliability increase of 7% (Reliability = 47% > Reliability = 54%). D&T cost was £320,000. Brabham Downforce increase of 4% (Downforce = 51% > Downforce = 55%). D&T cost was £200,...

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I was wondering where my two reliability tokens are. ... Brabham Downforce increase of 7% (Downforce = 38% > Downforce = 45%). D&T cost was £120,000. Downforce increase of 6% (Downforce = 45% > Downforce = 51%). D&T cost was £160,000. ... As was the case in the previous season, we will prov...

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As you may notice, this is a fatal flaw (one of many, really) of my Virtual BTCC series, which I've attempted to solve by gradually attempting to reduce funds (the "Gold Sinks" method, as you put it), but this has had the opposite effect so while teams like CVR, Maxtreme and AFM (who all ...

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Hi, everyone~ This seems like a good thread, to ask a question on my mind: How do users running virtual series, here, keep control of financial and performance balancing issues, as time progresses in their series? Specifically, the main problem being: Kicking-out teams that no-longer are part of you...

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Reject_Dom wrote:
BioBiro wrote:11. Nigel Williams (2 points)

Good eye!

I thought the name sounded familiar~. Nigel 'NJ' Williams used to do a show on Virgin Radio I sometimes caught, many years ago.

BioBiro

Dexter249 wrote:D&T on Next Year's Car (Reliability Focus)

Just in case anyone reads this and gets any ideas - developing your 1986 car is random; you may not specify an area of focus.

@Dexter249 - I'll put you down for 1x next year's car and 1x downforce; don't worry about it.

BioBiro

Round 3 - San Marino Grand Prix, Imola, 5th May 1985 Qualifying Results: After two previous starting grids of utter Italian domination, not just David - but David and his best mate Joshua - showed-up, to suppress the Goliath of speed that is Didier Pironi. Highly-rated German driver, Steffan Bellof...

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D&T after Round 2 Mmm~, Monster energy drink is so~ tasty. McLaren Mechanical grip increase of 6% (Mechanical grip = 43% > Mechanical grip = 49%). D&T cost was £200,000. Downforce increase of 7% (Downforce = 30% > Downforce = 37%). D&T cost was £240,000. Ferrari Engine weight decrease o...

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House of Commons, Westminster, 25th April 1985 "... I give way to the Honourable Gentleman." Prime Minister Thatcher lowers herself to her seat, as delicately as ever, despite the heated atmosphere. Secretary of State for Defence, Michael Heseltine, quickly rises - quicker than a man of h...

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Round 2 - Portugese Grand Prix, Estoril, 21st April 1985 Qualifying Results: The season debut may not have gone the way he wanted, but Prost was determined to show he was the best in the field, with a superb pole position. Senna enjoyed a front-row start, thanks in no small part to a low-drag setup...

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D&T after Round 1 First one of the season~! McLaren Downforce increase of 8% (Downforce = 22% > Downforce = 30%). D&T cost was £120,000. Reliability increase of 6% (Reliability = 41% > Reliability = 47%). D&T cost was £160,000. Brabham Downforce increase of 7% (Downforce = 38% > Downfor...

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Aislabie wrote:
BioBiro wrote:Could you specify what exactly you want to develop?

Minardi's downforce I think

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Dexter249 wrote:going for broke, we're developing our car for every D&T opportunity this year.

Could you specify what exactly you want to develop?

BioBiro

peteroli34 wrote:Alfa Romeo will spend its D&T on Drag and Downforce

Will the rankings be updated as cars are improved?

Of course - before each race

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BioBiro

2 D&Ts before the next race = Minardi get 1, Ferrari get 1, Minardi pay for both Minardi would like to develop our downforce please. BioBiro says a lot of things... BOSCH: Minardi - 8% chance BMW - 91% chance ( Same nationality bonus) Minardi gets it! I assumed signing BOSCH was a pre-meditated...

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(An introduction to...) D&T (Development & Test) Opportunities Now that the first race of the season is over, the opportunity to perform D&T (Development & Test) opportunities is upon us! I shan't copy the whole text of the main 'D&T (Development & Testing)' article, located...

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I can't wait, I can't wait! Let's go, let's go~~~! Round 1 - Brazilian Grand Prix, Jacarepaguá, 7th April 1985 Qualifying Results: For 1985, our electronic, computer-based TAG Heuer timing system can display the speed of each car as they pass through a circuit's 'speed trap' - a measuring point plac...

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(purty drawings) Oh mah~ goodness Those are amazing~! The Williams, in particular, is gorgeous . Thank you so much! (Samson, who IRL sponsored Lola in 1985, is actually a suitcase company (now called Samsonite); the petrol company was never an F1 sponsor) Out of curiosity, how do you know this? Not...

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Setting Direction of Engines' Development Before we go racing, we just need to do a tiny bit of housekeeping. Now that everyone has got an engine supplier sorted out, works engine teams need to pick the direction of their engine's development. We need to do this, because otherwise the following cou...

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Engine Signing Results - Set Two (Of Two) Porsche TTE PO1 - Works: Arrows - 2% chance Lola - 1% chance Brabham - 19% chance Lotus - 18% chance Williams - 14% chance ( Existing customer bonus) McLaren - 42% chance Brabham gets it! Williams will enjoy the BMW M14 engine, on a semi-works understanding...

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While designing the liveries, I had an idea- considering the point of this site, it might be interesting to see which drivers/teams unrejectify themselves in this simulation, (or stay as rejects) contrary to reality. As such I have compiled these statistics for 1984 and going into 1985, primarily a...

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Ice1Racing wrote:Brabham Engine bids -
[..]BMW M14 (s-works)[...]

As neither John Watson nor Nigel Mansell can lay claim to much in the way of German ancestry, I must scratch this bid from the Brabham team.

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Engine Signing - Set Two (Of Two) Hello and welcome to the final phase of engine signing, and the final phase of signing anything for 1985, now! After this, we'll soon be going racing~! Teams without an engine deal for 1985 who need to submit their wishlist are: ⋅ McLaren ⋅ Br...

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Sponsor Signing Results - Set Two (Of Two) Williams will receive title sponsorship from West , this year! RAM sign sponsorship from Pirelli tyres! ICI Tactel: Arrows - 8% chance ( Same nationality bonus) RAM - 7% chance ( Same nationality bonus) Williams - 9% chance ( Same nationality bonus) Brabha...

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@BMW/RedEyes504 1. ICI Tactel I'm afraid this sponsor is not applicable to the German BMW team: ICI Tactel , Nationality: British , Industry: Industrial , Income for season: £6,500,000 . Note: only available to British teams. Would you like to pick another? You've got time to do so, as the Tyrrell ...

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Collieafc wrote:Williams bids:
West (Assuming this is a given due to no other possible bidders?)

Yes, it is

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BioBiro

Minardi Sponsorship Applications ... Due to the lack of Italian sponsors for which we are eligible, we have been forced to look a little further afield I still think that was one of the most outlandish scams, ever. And finally, a quick review of every team's sponsorship income combined from both ph...

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Sponsor Signing – Set Two (Of Two) OK~, OK~, nobody panic~! Last chance to secure sponsorship income for the season! A quick overview of who can take part in this phase of sponsor signing: McLaren Brabham Ferrari Alfa Romeo … all have one supplementary slot vacant. Tyrrell Arrows Minardi … all have...

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Driver Signing Results - Set Two (Of Two) Female driver, Desiré Wilson , re-signs with Alfa Romeo ! René Arnoux: Alfa Romeo - 12% chance Lotus - 23% chance McLaren - 64% chance ( Existing customer bonus) Lotus gets it! The Frenchman, who found himself something of a 'number-two' at McLaren last sea...

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Thank you all for the driver lists, so far . ... In a similar theme to the performance rankings added a while ago, I have added a 'Nationalities' data section, which can be seen below the 'Rankings', in this post, at the start of the thread. I originally intended to use this analysis feature for per...

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Ram however are not 100% pleased that Minardi got the free upgrade on tyres as RAM were also Pirelli users last year, but oh well Suppose it's a nationality thing. Your annoyance on the upgrade matter is very understandable, and demonstrates your perceptiveness. Along with both you and Minardi, Spi...

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Driver Signing – Set Two (Of Two) Let's get started! To attempt signing of a driver, simply state the driver's name, like this: Team Microfusion would like to sign the following drivers: Ronnie Rogers Michael Chetwood Tim Burgess Paul Jackson Taj Wyzgowski Pay drivers are indicated by red font, and...

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thor97 wrote:... we at Lotus agree to end this debacle and agree to use Pirelli customers(only if Minardi agrees to make us a pizza)

That's a very sporting move, which will put you in good stead with all parties concerned.

Congratulations, Minardi!

BioBiro

@TCBY - Thank you~! The Zakspeed and Osella look amazing! The Spirit looks like the inside of my granddad's prostate. Further thoughts (Note: many images below, for modem users) : http://i.imgur.com/DbPA4DP.png http://i.imgur.com/MmdZlSd.png http://www.succinctresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02...

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