The 'F1 Challenge' Championship- 1999 Season

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 02 Mar 2011, 18:16

East Londoner wrote:
Damon Cannon wrote:Oh dear... My sincire apologies Pippa. I fear I might have gotten too drunk from celebrating my victory.

(REAL WORLD) That's the problems of a long day for you, complete with a much earlier start than usual due to science GCSE exams.

No problems. Hope the exams go/went well!

Phoenix · Post by **Phoenix** » 04 Mar 2011, 23:47

Phoenix McAllister wrote:Oh my HWNSNBM, this is utterly disgusting. McLaren being last in the WCC? Even behind Lola? Screw this, I think Ron Dennis will have something to say about this, as well as for the fact he's discovered that I've emptied his bar.

Jeroen Krautmeir · Post by **Jeroen Krautmeir** » 05 Mar 2011, 10:11

Montmelo, Spain - Qualifying

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1. Miguel Zapatero  Ferrari  1:17.521
2. Nick Nurmester  Ferrari  1:17.717
3. Barii Mori  Williams-Renault  1:17.737
4. Thomas de Bock  Sauber-Petronas  1:18.041
5. Douglas Mann  Williams-Renault  1:18.313
6. Jeroen Krautmeir  Prost-Mugen  1:18.385
7. Phoenix McAllister  McLaren-Mercedes  1:18.423
8. John Zimmer  Sauber-Petronas  1:18.494
9. Daniel Melrose  Jordan-Peugeot  1:18.873
10. Hagane Shizuka  Benetton-Renault  1:19.157
11. Pippa Mann  Lola-Ford  1:19.323
12. Ed Kevin  McLaren-Mercedes  1:20.079
13. Jack Christopherson  Jordan-Peugeot  1:20.089
14. Damon Cannon  Arrows-Yamaha  1:20.103
15. Tristan Jung  Minardi-Hart  1:20.255
16. Darren Older Jnr  Arrows-Yamaha  1:20.452
17. James Chapman  Benetton-Renault  1:20.582
18. Mitch Herrtz  Tyrrell-Ford  1:20.672
19. Nathanael Spencer  Minardi-Hart  1:21.029
20. Warren Hughes  Stewart-Ford  1:21.060
21. David Koczo  Stewart-Ford  1:21.133
22. Emil Klok  Tyrrell-Ford  1:13.165
23. Giovanni Roda  Lola-Ford  1:13.784
24. James Davies  Prost-Mugen  1:13.786

Shizuka · Post by **Shizuka** » 05 Mar 2011, 10:59

This qualification showed were our team is. Somewhere around being the fifth best. Or we're even farther back, and I'm making it look like I'm taking the team forward alone... James needs to get a bit better equipment if Mr. Briattore is playing the Benetton team as a one-horse team. I do NOT want to get preferial treatment.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 05 Mar 2011, 11:00

Shizuka wrote:This qualification showed were our team is. Somewhere around being the fifth best. Or we're even farther back, and I'm making it look like I'm taking the team forward alone... James needs to get a bit better equipment if Mr. Briattore is playing the Benetton team as a one-horse team. I do NOT want to get preferial treatment.

Be careful what you wish for with Flav because you'll probably end up getting it.

Shizuka · Post by **Shizuka** » 05 Mar 2011, 11:04

...you're right. But it makes Benetton look like a team that puts all on me! That's not fair!
(Yes, I actually am against being a number one!)

Post by **Nuppiz** » 05 Mar 2011, 11:27

Nick Nurmester wrote:Well finally we showed 'em where our team belongs. Hopefully the race result will be about the same, except for me being at the front, ha!

IRL: I dropped the makeshift accent found in my previous posts, as it was getting harder and harder to make it look proper.

shinji · Post by **shinji** » 05 Mar 2011, 12:00

Well at least that's kind of where McLaren should be.

Jeroen Krautmeir · Post by **Jeroen Krautmeir** » 06 Mar 2011, 01:27

Montmelo, Spain - Race
Conditions: Lap 1 Dry, 2-64 Monsoon

RACE FINISHERS

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1. Damon Cannon  Arrows-Yamaha  
2. Miguel Zapatero  Ferrari  +23.130
3. Thomas de Bock  Sauber-Petronas  +34.500
4. Douglas Mann  Williams-Renault  +34.784
5. Tristan Jung  Minardi-Hart  +1:11.938
6. Daniel Melrose  Jordan-Peugeot  +1 LAP
7. Warren Hughes  Stewart-Ford  +1 LAP
8. Ed Kevin  McLaren-Mercedes  +1 LAP
9. Emil Klok  Tyrrell-Ford  +1 LAP
10. James Chapman  Benetton-Renault  +1 LAP
11. Giovanni Roda  Lola-Ford  +2 LAPS
12. Nathanael Spencer  Minardi-Hart  +2 LAPS
13. Hagane Shizuka  Benetton-Renault  +2 LAPS
14. Mitch Herrtz  Tyrrell-Ford  +3 LAPS
15. Jack Christopherson  Jordan-Peugeot  +3 LAPS
16. James Davies  Prost-Mugen  +3 LAPS

DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP

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1. Daniel Melrose- 24
2. Damon Cannon- 20
3. Douglas Mann- 20
4. Miguel Zapatero- 16
5. Darren Older Jnr- 10
6. Barii Mori- 10
7. Nick Nurmester- 8
8. Thomas de Bock- 8
9. Pippa Mann- 6
10. Nathanael Spencer- 6
11. Hagane Shizuka- 5
12. David Koczo- 4 
13. Jeroen Krautmeir- 4
14. Mitch Herrtz- 3
15. John Zimmer- 2 
16. James Davies- 2 
17. Warren Hughes- 2
18. Tristan Jung- 2
19. James Chapman- 1 
20. Ed Kevin- 1
21. Phoenix McAllister- 1
22. Emil Klok- 1

CONSTRUCTORS CHAMPIONSHIP

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1. Arrows-Yamaha= 30
2. Williams-Renault= 30
3. Jordan-Peugeot= 24
4. Ferrari= 24 
5. Sauber-Petronas= 10
6. Minardi-Hart= 8
7. Lola-Ford= 6
8. Prost-Mugen Honda= 6
9. Benetton-Renault= 6
10. Stewart-Ford= 6
11. Tyrrell-Ford= 4
12. McLaren-Mercedes= 2

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 06 Mar 2011, 02:52

John Zimmer wrote:Useless piece of crap Sauber...

tristan1117 · Post by **tristan1117** » 06 Mar 2011, 03:05

Tristan Jung wrote:Well, I obviously benefited greatly from the rain in this race! I am also proud to say that Minardi runs 6th in the championship, ahead of Mclaren and Benetton!

Post by **tommykl** » 06 Mar 2011, 07:46

Thomas De Bock wrote:Well, the team made the great decision of putting on the wet tyres at the start of the race, saving us an extra pitstop. But the car and myself aren't as competitive under the rain as Miguel and Damon, so I've got nothig to complain about.

Shizuka · Post by **Shizuka** » 06 Mar 2011, 07:49

So James finally pulled a better result, setting his car more towards rain conditions than I did, but it's not enough. We at least finished.
The realistic target for us is to finish the championship now is in the 6th place in the WCC, in the WDC it's a top 10 for one of us.

Phoenix · Post by **Phoenix** » 06 Mar 2011, 12:17

Phoenix McAllister wrote:When I accepted to drive for McLaren, I thought I was going to be given more stable equipment. What's going on people? WE'RE DEAD LAST!

Post by **Londoner** » 06 Mar 2011, 12:46

Damon Cannon wrote:Not after my qualifying performance and my first lap did I think I would end winning back to back races. I suffered a puncture in the first lap after coming into contact with Christopherson's front wing, dropping me to last place on 3 tyres. It was lucky though that the heavens opened with force just as I entered the pits, meaning I could change to wets, as well as witness virtually everyone else slide off in front of me. The only scary part was a monster crash on the back straight on lap 33 involving my team mate and Krautmier's Prost, where Krautmier was unsighted and ploughed into the back of Older Jr coming to the end of the straight. I was behind trying to lap them when all of a sudden I could only see wreckage around me. Thank God both were alright. This win means I'm now right in the fight for the title with Melrose, Douglas Mann and Zapatero.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 06 Mar 2011, 15:18

Douglas Mann wrote:Well, congratulations to Damon Cannon for another win. It's getting rather tight and competitive at the top of the championship now, isn't it? I am still hoping to win it, but understand that I need to start winning races again soon.

Pippa Mann wrote:That rain, grrrrrr!!!! Could have done without that. I spun coming out of the final bend, touched the wet white line on the exit and from there I was a passenger all the way to hitting the pit wall. I know it seemed similar to Montermini's crash here in 1994 but thankfully the cars are stronger nowadays.

Jeroen Krautmeir · Post by **Jeroen Krautmeir** » 07 Mar 2011, 10:23

Montreal, Canada - Qualifying

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1. Miguel Zapatero  Ferrari  1:18.095
2. Phoenix McAllister  McLaren-Mercedes  1:18.108
3. Nick Nurmester  Ferrari  1:18.388
4. Ed Kevin  McLaren-Mercedes  1:18.464
5. Warren Hughes  Stewart-Ford  1:18.466
6. Daniel Melrose  Jordan-Peugeot  1:18.750
7. Hagane Shizuka  Benetton-Renault  1:18.869
8. Thomas de Bock  Sauber-Petronas  1:18.899
9. James Davies  Prost-Mugen  1:18.916
10. David Koczo  Stewart-Ford  1:19.034
11. James Chapman  Benetton-Renault  1:19.286
12. Barii Mori  Williams-Renault  1:19.503
13. Douglas Mann  Williams-Renault  1:19.622
14. Jack Christopherson  Jordan-Peugeot  1:20.100
15. Jeroen Krautmeir  Prost-Mugen  1:20.129
16. Emil Klok  Tyrrell-Ford  1:20.175
17. Mitch Herrtz  Tyrrell-Ford  1:20.336
18. John Zimmer  Sauber-Petronas  1:20.357
19. Darren Older Jnr  Arrows-Yamaha  1:20.370
20. Damon Cannon  Arrows-Yamaha  1:20.371
21. Nathanael Spencer  Minardi-Hart  1:20.491
22. Tristan Jung  Minardi-Hart  1:21.034
23. Giovanni Roda  Lola-Ford  1:21.784
24. Pippa Mann  Lola-Ford  1:21.786

Phoenix · Post by **Phoenix** » 07 Mar 2011, 11:29

Phoenix McAllister wrote:Well it was time at last to have a good performance. The car worked very well, and the Mercedes engine's grunt was very helpful in achieving those excellent results. Still, as much as an injection of morale this performance is, the race will be absolutely different whatsoever and I won't take anything, not even finishing, as granted. I'll do my best out there to score a pleasant result, but we must only celebrate when the race is over. And, by the way, congratulation to Zapatero for his pole lap, and forming the first ever Spanish front row

Post by **Londoner** » 07 Mar 2011, 16:26

Damon Cannon wrote:Oh dear, I appear to have returned to the wrong end of the grid, and be out-qualified by my team mate. This race will be one hell of a struggle, the Yamaha isn't all that powerful on the long straights, and I'm miles behind those fighting for points. I'm expecting to see one of the pistons go straight through the engine on the back straight.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 07 Mar 2011, 17:23

Douglas Mann wrote:I too seem to have qualified badly. My target for the race is to score more points than Daniel Melrose and catch up with him in the championship. Nice and cleanly, mind you. I get a greater sense of achievement by not doing a Schumacher...

Pippa Mann wrote:Back where the team belongs, to be honest. Ever since the start of the last race (and for most of the season), the car has been a bit of a bathplug. But on the bright side, we can't finish any worse than where we qualified!

Shizuka · Post by **Shizuka** » 07 Mar 2011, 17:57

7th place? Feels a false dawn to me, but we'll see.

Jeroen Krautmeir · Post by **Jeroen Krautmeir** » 08 Mar 2011, 09:25

Montreal, Canada - Race
Conditions: Dry

RACE FINISHERS

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1. Ed Kevin  McLaren-Mercedes  
2. Phoenix McAllister  McLaren-Mercedes  +0.357
3. Thomas de Bock  Sauber-Petronas  +1:10.384
4. Hagane Shizuka  Benetton-Renault  +1:17.753
5. Douglas Mann  Williams-Renault  +1:17.839
6. Damon Cannon  Arrows-Yamaha  +1 LAP
7. Barii Mori  Williams-Renault  +2 LAPS
8. David Koczo  Stewart-Ford  +2 LAPS
9. James Davies  Prost-Mugen  +2 LAPS
10. Darren Older Jnr  Arrows-Yamaha  +2 LAPS
11. Pippa Mann  Lola-Ford  +3 LAPS
12. Giovanni Roda  Lola-Ford  +4 LAPS

DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP

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1. Daniel Melrose- 24
2. Douglas Mann- 22
3. Damon Cannon- 21
4. Miguel Zapatero- 16
5. Thomas de Bock- 12
6. Ed Kevin- 11
7. Darren Older Jnr- 10
8. Barii Mori- 10
9. Nick Nurmester- 8
10. Hagane Shizuka- 8
11. Phoenix McAllister- 7
12. Pippa Mann- 6
13. Nathanael Spencer- 6
14. David Koczo- 4 
15. Jeroen Krautmeir- 4
16. Mitch Herrtz- 3
17. John Zimmer- 2 
18. James Davies- 2 
19. Warren Hughes- 2
20. Tristan Jung- 2
21. James Chapman- 1 
22. Emil Klok- 1

CONSTRUCTORS CHAMPIONSHIP

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1. Williams-Renault= 32
2. Arrows-Yamaha= 31
3. Jordan-Peugeot= 24
4. Ferrari= 24 
5. McLaren-Mercedes= 18
6. Sauber-Petronas= 14
7. Benetton-Renault= 9
8. Minardi-Hart= 8
9. Lola-Ford= 6
10. Prost-Mugen Honda= 6
11. Stewart-Ford= 6
12. Tyrrell-Ford= 4

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 08 Mar 2011, 09:33

Daniel Melrose wrote:I'ld like to apologise to Miguel Zapatero for that collision at the start. I saw the McLarens and Hughes darting left, right and centre off the start and I went for the only gap I saw. Unfortunatly there was Zapatero's stricken Ferrari in that gap which meant our races were over within seconds of the start. To be honest we were lucky to keep the lead in the championship but we will do everything we can do (within the rules and spirit of fair play of course) to win this championship.

QuickYoda41 · Post by **QuickYoda41** » 08 Mar 2011, 10:24

David Koczo wrote:Finally I managed to finish. I hope we will also find the pace to score soon.

Shizuka · Post by **Shizuka** » 08 Mar 2011, 11:06

I'm happy to have a 4th place scored, but I know we're behind the others. However, I did manage to fend off a Williams, which is a good thing.
Hopefully our pace will improve a bit to be constantly in the top 10.

Phoenix · Post by **Phoenix** » 08 Mar 2011, 12:10

Phoenix McAllister wrote:I am a bit upset for losing victory to my team mate, but at least I managed to finish the race in 2nd, which, considering how the season has been going so far, is quite something. Now our next task is to try to emulate those dominant performances more often.

Post by **Nuppiz** » 08 Mar 2011, 14:32

Nick Nurmester wrote:Yet another race where my engine failed. What on earth are the engine guys using as their material now, cardboard?

Post by **Londoner** » 08 Mar 2011, 16:29

Damon Cannon wrote: I didn't get the best of starts, but that worked to my advantage due to the traffic jam in front of me caused by the remains of Melrose and Zapatero's cars, which allowed me to take several places. Other than that, it was a quiet race for me, the Yamaha engine not having the legs of the Renault powered Williams in front of me, meaning I could not hold on to Mann. Another point score is welcome, especially with two title contenders out right at the start.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 08 Mar 2011, 17:51

Douglas Mann wrote:I achieved what I intended in this race - close the gap in the championship. I'm sorry that Mr Melrose did not complete the race, I would have enjoyed legitamately overtaking him cleanly! But congratulations to Mr Cannon as well for scoring a point and keeping the pressure on in the championship... This is turning into a competitive season!

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 08 Mar 2011, 19:52

John Zimmer wrote:This is ridiculous. 5 straight DNFs? I'll admit Monaco was my fault but come on!

Jeroen Krautmeir · Post by **Jeroen Krautmeir** » 10 Mar 2011, 11:47

Magny-Cours, France - Qualifying

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1. Hagane Shizuka  Benetton-Renault  1:14.548
2. Thomas de Bock  Sauber-Petronas  1:14.749
3. Phoenix McAllister  McLaren-Mercedes  1:14.755
4. Miguel Zapatero  Ferrari  1:14.800
5. Warren Hughes  Stewart-Ford  1:14.860
6. Damon Cannon  Arrows-Yamaha  1:14.957
7. Barii Mori  Williams-Renault  1:14.986
8. Nick Nurmester  Ferrari  1:15.228
9. Daniel Melrose  Jordan-Peugeot  1:15.270
10. Jeroen Krautmeir  Prost-Mugen  1:15.329
11. Douglas Mann  Williams-Renault  1:15.453
12. David Koczo  Stewart-Ford  1:15.876
13. Darren Older Jnr  Arrows-Yamaha  1:15.878
14. Ed Kevin  McLaren-Mercedes  1:16.018
15. Jack Christopherson  Jordan-Peugeot  1:16.149
16. James Davies  Prost-Mugen  1:16.536
17. James Chapman  Benetton-Renault  1:16.729
18. John Zimmer  Sauber-Petronas  1:16.941
19. Tristan Jung  Minardi-Hart  1:17.256
20. Pippa Mann  Lola-Ford  1:17.538
21. Emil Klok  Tyrrell-Ford  1:17.538
22. Nathanael Spencer  Minardi-Hart  1:17.680
23. Mitch Herrtz  Tyrrell-Ford  1:17.784
24. Giovanni Roda  Lola-Ford  1:18.678

Post by **tommykl** » 10 Mar 2011, 11:51

Thomas De Bock wrote:I really am outpreforming the car, aren't I?

Shizuka · Post by **Shizuka** » 10 Mar 2011, 12:11

What am I doing on pole...

I bet I will retire from there.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 10 Mar 2011, 16:07

Douglas Mann wrote:Oh crud. Behind Daniel Melrose and Damon Cannon. Hope to overtake Melrose in the first few laps and hope that I can catch up with Cannon later in the race. I want a decent, clean race!

Post by **Londoner** » 10 Mar 2011, 16:33

Damon Cannon wrote:I have a good feeling about this one. 6th on the grid with both Daniel Melrose and Douglas Mann behind me. The car has really come alive these last few races. I'm targeting for a clean race to the podium.

shinji · Post by **shinji** » 10 Mar 2011, 19:31

Ed Kevin wrote:Back down to Earth with a bang I suppose...

Jeroen Krautmeir · Post by **Jeroen Krautmeir** » 11 Mar 2011, 07:50

Magny-Cours, France - Race
Conditions: Dry, then raining

RACE FINISHERS

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1. Damon Cannon  Arrows-Yamaha  
2. Daniel Melrose  Jordan-Peugeot  +46.447
3. Douglas Mann  Williams-Renault  +46.579
4. Hagane Shizuka  Benetton-Renault  +1 LAP
5. Warren Hughes  Stewart-Ford  +1 LAP
6. Darren Older Jnr  Arrows-Yamaha  +1 LAP
7. Nick Nurmester  Ferrari  +1 LAP
8. David Koczo  Stewart-Ford  +1 LAP
9. Jeroen Krautmeir  Prost-Mugen  +1 LAP
10. Ed Kevin  McLaren-Mercedes  +2 LAPS
11. Pippa Mann  Lola-Ford  +3 LAPS

DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP

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1. Damon Cannon- 31
2. Daniel Melrose- 30
3. Douglas Mann- 26
4. Miguel Zapatero- 16
5. Thomas de Bock- 12
6. Ed Kevin- 11
7. Darren Older Jnr- 11
8. Hagane Shizuka- 11
9. Barii Mori- 10
10. Nick Nurmester- 8
11. Phoenix McAllister- 7
12. Pippa Mann- 6
13. Nathanael Spencer- 6
14. David Koczo- 4 
15. Jeroen Krautmeir- 4
16. Warren Hughes- 4
17. Mitch Herrtz- 3
18. John Zimmer- 2 
19. James Davies- 2 
20. Tristan Jung- 2
21. James Chapman- 1 
22. Emil Klok- 1

CONSTRUCTORS CHAMPIONSHIP

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1. Arrows-Yamaha= 42
2. Williams-Renault= 36
3. Jordan-Peugeot= 30
4. Ferrari= 24 
5. McLaren-Mercedes= 18
6. Sauber-Petronas= 14
7. Benetton-Renault= 12
8. Minardi-Hart= 8
9. Stewart-Ford= 8
10. Lola-Ford= 6
11. Prost-Mugen Honda= 6
12. Tyrrell-Ford= 4

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 11 Mar 2011, 08:00

Daniel Melrose wrote:Damon was simply out of reach today so 2nd was the target for the entire race. The rain near the end was unnerving to say the least as I've never been the best wet weather driver and Douglas put up an almightly fight near the end. I thought he was going to get me at the end since he got the better run out of the chicane but I'm guessing he must have missed a gear or something like that.

Post by **Londoner** » 11 Mar 2011, 08:16

Damon Cannon wrote: Yet another win! I spent much of the race fighting with Thomas De Bock and Hagane Shizuka, until they collided at the chicane putting Thomas out and dropping Hagane down the field. It is extremely tight though at the top, with both Daniel and Douglas on the podium. Bring on the second half of the season I say!

Shizuka · Post by **Shizuka** » 11 Mar 2011, 08:20

I gladly take the fourth place. I'm thinking realistic about my results: this is the best I could achieve. At least I score points as much as I can