Grand Prix Rejects

9 May - Autodromo International de Curitiba - Race 1

Qualifying:




Race:




Fastest lap: Arsenio Godoy - 1:27.241

10 May - Autodromo International de Curitiba - Race 2

Qualifying:



Race:



Fastest lap: Verania Andres - 1:27.681

Well...this happened.

Stewards' Report for the 2020 FIA South American Formula 4 Round of Curitiba

Race 1:
- 3 penalty points for the driver Pedro Garcia (#23) for causing an avoidable collision involving Caio Collet (#17).

Race 2:
- 3 penalty points for the driver Verania Andres (#1) for causing an avoidable collision involving Sergio da Silveira (#12);
- 3 penalty points for the driver Sergio da Silveira (#12) for causing an avoidable collision involving Verania Andres (#1);
- After reviewing video footage of the collision, the stewards decided to award both Sergio da Silveira (#12) and Verania Andres (#1) a 10 second penalty for the dangerous and reckless behavior shown by both drivers in their collision, with the latter turning too narrow into the corner without taking the presence of another car into account, and the former refusing to back off after the first collision and forcing Andres off the track. Therefore, Carla Wilkinson inherits the win of Race 2, while Verania Andres drops to P22.

Arsenio Godoy will hold a press day after yet another great performance at Curitiba.

Godoy has been clearly the fastest driver this season but consistency has hurt him, whereas da Silveira has been exceptionally consistent - a top ten finish in every race! Jiménez would have similar record if not for the retirement in the last race... All in all things are looking good for Ascensión, we'll probably have to move up to F3 Americas next season to accomodate for our drivers

Igor Fraga will go for a press day with a good weekend overall finishing on the podium at Race 2. Louis Reid for a talk through the shrink while scoring a non-points finish.

Santana and Zanetti will go on a team building exercise together to try and improve the team's race performance.

Ana Sofia Santana will go for a press day after her results in the last two race weekends propelled her to sixth.

Marco Martinez will undertake a simulator round to try and get his skill even higher so he could start thinking about finally getting that first career podium.

Arsenio Godoy - Press Day
Igor Fraga - Press Day
Ana Sofia Santana - Press Day

1-65: They come back with increased confidence, their performance on the race track benefits as a result;
66-100: They loathe every single moment there, and, as everyone knows, being press-shy doesn't quite help in motorsport...

Godoy - 20: He's one of the title contenders, and he shows it off the track as well. (+27)
Fraga - 73: "What a waste of time...should have gone testing instead". (-10)
Santana - 32: "Nice day...would have been better if Igor weren't hitting on me all the time" (+35)

Santiago Santana - Team Building
Jonas Zanetti - Team Building


1-65: Santana and Zanetti like being together and are able to pull up their bootstraps and improve their relationship with the other team members.
66-100: They spend all the time bitching around with useless complaints.

Santana - 85: "Am I supposed to sleep in THAT room with THAT moron?" (-2)
Zanetti - 32: "Don't understand what that fuss is all about. I mean, I've slept in worse places for most of my life!" (+36)

Marco Martinez - Simulator Round

1-65: Cascavel has no secrets for him anymore.
66-100: What do you mean by "this is not Gran Turismo"?

Martinez - 27: "Yay...easy peasy. Should score some points next week" (+20)

Louis Reid - A talk with the shrink:

1-80: Those things can sometimes pay off.
81-100: An utter incompetent shrink goes into great lengths about Louis' recurring gearbox issues.

Reid - 72: He'll be faster once he begins to solve his mommy issues (+7)
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Mid-season test: Autodromo Internacional de Cascavel, 25-26 May

Post your testing plans according to this form:

Day 1:
Driver 1:
Task: Short runs/Long runs/Consistency/Driver evaluation
Load: Low/Medium/High
Driver 2:
Task: Short runs/Long runs/Consistency/Driver evaluation
Load: Low/Medium/High

Day 1:
Driver 1:
Task: Short runs/Long runs/Consistency/Driver evaluation
Load: Low/Medium/High
Driver 2:
Task: Short runs/Long runs/Consistency/Driver evaluation
Load: Low/Medium/High

The higher the load, the higher the achievable improvement, but the higher the probability for the test to backfire, due to the additional physical and mental strain on the driver. Of course, the "Load" part doesn't apply to the Driver Evaluation test, which may be used to evaluate rookies for the 2021 season.

Vitória

Day 1:
Driver 1: Ana Sofia Santana
Task: Consistency
Load: Medium
Driver 2: Marco Martinez
Task: Short runs
Load: Low

Day 2:
Driver 1: Ana Sofia Santana
Task: Long runs
Load: High
Driver 2: Marco Martinez
Task: Consistency
Load: Medium

23 May - Autodromo Internacional de Cascavel - Race 1

Qualifying:




Race:




Fastest lap:
Verania Andres - 1:06.018

24 May - Autodromo Internacional de Cascavel - Race 2


Qualifying:



Race:



Fastest lap:
Arsenio Godoy - 1:05:689

ASCENSIÓN

Day 1:
Driver 1: Arsenio Godoy
Task: Long runs
Load: Medium
Driver 2: Carlos Ramón Jiménez
Task: Long runs
Load: Medium

Day 2:
Driver 1: Paolo Cagna (ARG, DoB: 18/6/2005)
Task: Driver evaluation
Load:
Driver 2: Néstor Bogado (PAR, DoB: 2/11/2004)
Task: Driver evaluation
Load:

Hernandez-Berta

(Seen as normal is on a sabbatical, I'll be positing plans for both his Hernandez and Berta. Of course, for next season the superteam will dissolve.)

Day 1:
Driver 1: Verania Andrés
Task: Short runs
Load: Medium
Driver 2: Fabricio Castillo
Task: Long runs
Load: High
Driver 3: Carla Wilkinson
Task: Long runs
Load: Medium
Driver 4: Imelda Hermann
Task: Short runs
Load: Medium

Day 2:
Driver 1: Verania Andrés
Task: Consistency
Load: Medium
Driver 2: Fabricio Castillo
Task: Long runs
Load: High
Driver 3: Carla Wilkinson
Task: Consistency
Load: Medium
Driver 4: Imelda Hermann
Task: Long runs
Load: High

Binetta
Day 1:
Driver 1: Louis Reid
Task: Consistency
Load: Medium
Driver 2: Igor Fraga
Task: Short runs
Load: High

Day 2:
Driver 1: Igor Fraga
Task: Consistency
Load: Low
Driver 2: Louis Reid
Task: Long runs
Load: Medium

Carreras Venezolano

Day 1:
Driver 1: Jonas Zanetti
Task: Short runs/Long runs/Consistency/Driver evaluation
Load: Low/Medium/High
Driver 2: Santiago Santana
Task: Short runs/Long runs/Consistency/Driver evaluation
Load: Low/Medium/High

Day 2:
Driver 1: Jonas Zanetti
Task: Long runs
Load: Medium
Driver 2: Santiago Santana
Task: Long runs
Load: Medium

MV Juniores

Day 1
Driver 1: Gianluca Petecof
Task: Long runs
Load: Medium
Driver 2: Caio Collet
Task: Short runs
Load: Medium

Day 1:
Driver 1: Gianluca Petecof
Task: Consistency
Load: High
Driver 2: Fernando Barrichello
Task: Driver evaluation

Karter Felipe Ribeiro, who is apart of the Redline Driver Development Program, is interested in testing if an offer arrives

Hernandez/Berta:

Andres: +4 qualifying grip, -14 RGR
Castillo: +23 race grip
Wilkinson: +14 race grip
Hermann: +56 qualifying grip

Ascension:

C.R.Jimenez: +36 race grip
Godoy: +34 race grip
Cagna: Forget it, he's a scrub. Stick with your guys
Bogado: See Cagna.

Binetta:

Reid: +23 race grip
Fraga: -19 RGR

Carreras:

Zanetti: +27 race grip
S. Santana: +51 race grip

MV Juniores:
Collet: no improvement
Petecof: +11 race grip
Barrichello: He's somehow decent, but will never be a serious title contender. Not the kind of driver you're looking for.

Vitoria:

A.S. Santana: no improvement
Martinez: +18 qualifying grip, -44 RGR.

Bonus:

Felipe Ribeiro: differently from the scrubs some of you sent, the Brazilian karting ace may be the next big thing in his country's motorsport. He tested privately and fared way better than most experienced drivers - a safe bet for a 2021 seat.

Looks like the other teams didn't even bother sending their drivers to the test...

novitopoli wrote:Bonus:

Felipe Ribeiro: differently from the scrubs some of you sent, the Brazilian karting ace may be the next big thing in his country's motorsport. He tested privately and fared way better than most experienced drivers - a safe bet for a 2021 seat.

YESSSSSSSS!!!!!

June 6 - Autódromo José Carlos Pace - Race 1

Qualifying:




Race:




Fastest lap: Arsenio Godoy

June 7 - Autódromo José Carlos Pace - Race 2

Qualifying:




Race:




Fastest lap: Arsenio Godoy

Wow that got close but what a choke by Godoy especially! Congrats to da Silveira, consistency was key this year as I think the Ascensión guys were generally faster but had more blimps in their performances.

The standings have been updated on the wiki.

Some interesting facts:

- The drivers who took the most advantage of the final round were Verania Andres, who jumped six positions ahead in the standings thanks to her second place in the double-length final, and Juan Jose Diaz, who had his first consistent weekend and gained four positions.
- Last year's rules foresaw two points for each fastest lap: this bonus was cancelled in order to comply with FIA-wide Formula 4 regulations. Had that rule stayed, Godoy would have clinched the title.
- Da Silveira won with 178 points and 5 wins on his belt. Exactly the same points and wins tally as last year's champion Raquel Rodriguez.