1979 rFactor F1 - Please go to 1980 thread

pasta_maldonado · Post by **pasta_maldonado** » 26 Aug 2012, 20:33

Also, if anyone needs Wiki pages for any of their fictional drivers, I'd be happy to write them, providing you give me the neccesary background details etc.

JJMonty · Post by **JJMonty** » 26 Aug 2012, 21:42

Unknown Manufactor would like to know if there will be any further test sessions or non-championship races happening during the 1979 season!

We would also like to remind Mario Andretti that if his contract is to expire before the year is out, then we would like to get back in talks with him too!

pasta_maldonado · Post by **pasta_maldonado** » 26 Aug 2012, 23:40

JJMonty wrote:Unknown Manufactor would like to know if there will be any further test sessions or non-championship races happening during the 1979 season!

We would also like to remind Mario Andretti that if his contract is to expire before the year is out, then we would like to get back in talks with him too!

The FIA confirm there will be a pre-season test, and I'm debating the possibility of a ROC

pasta_maldonado · Post by **pasta_maldonado** » 29 Aug 2012, 21:06

1979 European Grand Prix - Brands Hatch

Newsflash
Sod all :lol:

Qualifying

Fun Fact:Williams have been on pole for 8 out of the 13 Grands Prix this season. Qualifying specialist McAllister was out to make that 9/14, and appeared to have the pole in the bag until Scheckter went out at the end of the session and went 6 hundredths faster, robbing McAllister of a seventh career pole. Carlos Reutemann was best of the rest in 3rd, but Lotus shocked everybody by going 4th and 6th fastest! Harvey Jones coluldn't quite beleive it as he found himself 4th fastest, quicker than both Ferraris, Jabouille and both Ligiers. Hiroshi Takagi set the 11th fastest time, an improvement for Tyrell, while Brabham and Shadow just didn't have the pace. Beppe Gabbiani again showed flashes of speed in qualifying, setting the 26th fastest time, while Stefan Bellof could only manage 28th. Marshal Jenkins responded to 3 straight DNQ's by making the grid in 29th, and Michael Bleekemolen again extracted the maximum from the ATS to qualify last. Giacomelli, Rossler, Sedlak, Fittipaldi, Depault, Guidetti, Ongais and Keegan failed to qualify.

RACE - 76 LAPS

Right, I've decided to experiment with a new reporting style - please comment if you do/don't like it, etc.

Regular Features:

What will they be talking about? = A shock win for Harvey Jones, that's what. Although it didn't look that way at first. Callum McAllister got the jump on his team mate at the start to lead, but engine failure two laps in handed it over to Scheckter, who promptly pulled away from Reutemann and Harvey Jones. Reutemann wasn't able to pull away from Jones, with Harvey passing Reutemann after he went wide through Paddock Hill bend. Scheckter's Honda engine eventually got bored of being an engine and decided to become a smoke machine, forcing him out of the race with 24 laps to go. Jones inherited the lead, and when Reutemann pulled over with suspension failure on lap 59, Jones found himself with a comfortable 30 second lead back to Kevin, which he was able to manage till the end of the race.

The title race - With 4 races to go before the start, anyone 40 points adrift of Arnoux was mathmaticallty in contention for the championship. But mathmatically in contention for and realistically in contention for are two different things, and the title race is now between Kevin, Laffite and Arnoux. McAllister retains an outside shot at glory, but unless the Honda becomes reliable overnight(which it won't), the chances of him taking the championship are slim. Kevin, Laffite, and Arnoux started 8th, 9th, and 10th respectively, but at the start, Kevin and Arnoux dropped back behind several cars, while Laffite stayed out of trouble. By lap 20 Kevin had caught his team-mate, but despite pressing hard, was unable to get through. Laffite cracked under the pressure, spinning into the barriers at Druids with Kevin all over the back of him. Retirements aided Arnoux's charge through the field, and caught Kevin with 10 laps to go. Ed went on the defensive, and managed to keep Arnoux behind till the flag. Arnoux's points lead is now reduced to just 4 points heading into the last 3 races.

Reject of the Race - Druids corner, for causing 11 people to crash out. The drivers kept taking too much kerb, causing them to psin out into the wall.

Dead beat team mate of the Race - Alan Jones Couldn't keep up with Harvey Jones and Reutemann at the start, dropped back, and collided with Geoff Lees on the Dereck Minter straight

Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Harvey Jones, for a debut win against the odds.

Irregular Features:

Hirsohi Takagi vs Mario Andretii - Round 3 Anderetti's car must have a Tyrrell amgnet on the front of it, or a Takagi detector. The two drivers just can't stay apart on the track, with the last altercation ending in a fist fight at the side of the track. Today's incident didn't end in fisticuffs, but Mario Andretti is now out of a job as a result. Andretti made a good start, and managed to go around Takagi through Paddock Hill bend. The pair went side by side into Druids, but Andretti moved over on Takagi too soon for the Graham Hill bend, sending Andretti spinning onto the grass. Andretti continued, albeit in last place, and went the entire race with only half a left sidepod, eventually finishing last and 3 laps down.Takagi for once was undamaged and continued to finish 5th.

Who gave this guy a drive? - Kevin Sutherland : Sutherland has proved he's got speed in many a race. But, he needs to learn how to conduct a spin turn. On spinning out at Druids on the first lap, Sutherland put too much power down in the spin turn and crashed into the inside wall. Class.

Driver's Championship-After 14 rounds

With 3 rounds to go, Laffite, Arnoux, and Kevin are covered by 9 points.

1: Rene Arnoux - 62
2: Ed Kevin - 58
3: Jacques Laffite - 53
4: Callum McAllister - 38
5: Gilles Villeneuve - 36
6: Jody Scheckter - 34
= Harvey Jones - 34
8: Carlos Reutemann - 28
9: Jan Lammers - 24
10: Nelson Piquet - 21
11: Alan Jones - 20
12: Jean-Pierre Jabouille - 19
13: Hiroshi Takagi - 17
14: Guilliame Gauthier - 16
15: Gianfranco Brancatelli - 11
16: Stefan Bellof - 10
17: Mario Andretti - 8
18: James Hunt - 6
= Alain Prost - 6
= John Watson - 6
21: Keke Rosberg - 5
22: Andrea de Cesaris - 4
= Geoff Lees - 4
= Derek Daly - 4
= Kieran Sutherland - 4
26: Niki Lauda - 3
= Roberto Horford - 3
28: Riccardo Patrese - 2
= Piercarlo Ghinzani - 2
= Padraig O'Connell - 2
31: Thomas Nurmester - 1
= Davey Clarke - 1
= Simone Guidetti - 1

Constructor's Championship-After 12rounds

1: Ligier-Ford - 111
2: Ferrari - 98
3: Williams-Ford - 62
4: Lotus-Ford - 50
5: Renault - 47
6: Ram-Ferrari -30
7: McLaren-Ford - 24
8: Brabham-Ford - 23
9: Tyrrell-Ford - 22
10: Shadow-Ford - 21
11: Williams-Honda - 10
12: Alfa Romeo - 9
= Arrows-Ford - 8
= Wolf-Ford - 8
15: RAM-Ford -5
16: Rebaque-Ford - 4
17: Merzario-Ford - 1

Salamander · Post by **Salamander** » 29 Aug 2012, 21:51

Guillaume Gauthier wrote:Ah, so close to a podium! For sure, to be so close but not be able to make it is a bit frustrating, but Rene was really good at closing ze door on me, and I didn't want to make a silly attempt and ruin both our races. 4th is still good, it's more points for me and ze team, so I'm still 'appy.

Jean-Pierre Jabouille wrote:Ze guy 'oo designed Paddock 'ill deserves to be taken into a dark room and beaten.

Carlos Reutemann wrote:*facepalm*

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 29 Aug 2012, 22:02

Michael Bleekemolen will stay in the car for the rest of the year after his fantastic showings in the last few races.

RonDenisDeletraz · Post by **RonDenisDeletraz** » 29 Aug 2012, 22:16

Lotus wrote:Brilliant drive from Harvey there, the whole team is extremely happy with this result.

AndreaModa · Post by **AndreaModa** » 29 Aug 2012, 23:11

Harvey Jones wrote:Yes! I'm absolutely thrilled to win today, especially in Britain in front of the home crowd. The podium at Silverstone was special, but this result trumps that by a long way. Considering some of the troubles the team has had this year, this is a somewhat surprising result, but the car suited the track very well indeed. My future for 1980 is still undecided however. One good result will not suddenly change what has been in general a very disappointing season for both parties, and I will continue to assess the situation until my mind is made up.

Autosport wrote:Dire straits for Jenkins

Despite his first top 10 finish in F1 at Brands Hatch yesterday, and the team's second in their brief history, Marshal Jenkins is on the verge of shutting his team down after a potential line of investment to fund the team dried up. The Jenkins F1 team has been notorious for its laid back, some say amateurish, attitude to F1, and it's shoestring budget took a massive hit when Marshal fired Italian driver Beppe Gabbiani from the team midway through the year. Gabbiani had brought Parmalat sponsorship to the team, but once that was gone, Jenkins was forced to fund the team out of his own pocket, and through loans taken out against his soft porn business, Jenkins Industries. It is now believed that Jenkins Industries is itself in serious financial trouble, and with the costly overseas races coming up that would complete the 1979 F1 season, Jenkins is believed to be refusing to travel to any of them, and will instead axe his team, leaving an incensed Rupert Keegan without a drive for the final three races of the year. Jenkins himself said this to reporters after the Brands Hatch race,

"Tenth place is a cracking result, I'm really happy I was able to bring the car home. It matches our best ever finish, and has shown what a small team like ours is able to do with very little money. Rupert I'm afraid to say had no chance of qualifying, he did well to set the time he did, considering the car was on its last legs and an engine firing on just 5 cylinders. That's the situation we're in now, we have no money, no prospect of more money coming in, and I'm not going to bleed my business dry to do three races in foreign countries I don't even like. It is with all probability that the race I just completed will be the last for the Jenkins F1 team, but we've had a good time along the way, and we've proven that good things can be done by a bunch of enthusiastic people who know bugger all about the sport, with no money."

Aerospeed · Post by **Aerospeed** » 29 Aug 2012, 23:13

Rene Arnoux wrote:This was a good race, I'll need as many points as I can get, so a third place is a good result. We need to get more consistent now that the year is winding down and the races get fewer.

Phoenix · Post by **Phoenix** » 29 Aug 2012, 23:31

Soichiro Honda wrote:We're not giving up, our engineers are working their balls out to improve the reliability of the engine. Our honor demands it!

tristan1117 · Post by **tristan1117** » 30 Aug 2012, 00:13

RejectSport wrote:Rebaque to Return for 1980 with New Sponsors

Rebaque's newfound success in the second half of 1979 has brought new sponsors calling. The Mexican bank Banamex and the American chip company Frito-Lay have been announced as major sponsors for the 1980 season. Rebaque has also announced that Penske will be developing the PR-02 along with Rebaque's engineers. Hector Rebaque will also take a managerial role for 1980 instead of a driving position. They also announced that O'Connell and Ghinzani are still in a dead heat for the drive next season.

Pamphlet · Post by **Pamphlet** » 30 Aug 2012, 01:06

Riccardo Patrese wrote:Mamma mia, Kieran, where did they teach you how to drive?

WaffleCat · Post by **WaffleCat** » 30 Aug 2012, 09:12

Teddy Mayer wrote:I'm not sad at all that Andretti left.He seemed good at first,placing that car up near the podium in his first race,but then it just went downhill from there.His latest altercations with Takagi crossed the line with me. I had to fire him otherwise he or Takagi could have found themselves dead or injured...from fistfighting. Derek Daly will take his place for the final three races of the season.I might keep him on for 1980 should he continue to impress in these last three races.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 30 Aug 2012, 09:20

There are unconfirmed rumours out of Germany that Mario Andretti is about to sign a deal with ATS for 1980, on the promise that the Porsche engines are immediately competitive.

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 30 Aug 2012, 22:24

Wizzie wrote:There are unconfirmed rumours out of Germany that Mario Andretti is about to sign a deal with ATS for 1980, on the promise that the Porsche engines are immediately competitive.

These rumours are a complete lie, as Andretti is negotating to become the new number one driver at Merzario

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 31 Aug 2012, 07:05

kostas22 wrote:
Wizzie wrote:There are unconfirmed rumours out of Germany that Mario Andretti is about to sign a deal with ATS for 1980, on the promise that the Porsche engines are immediately competitive.

These rumours are a complete lie, as Andretti is negotating to become the new number one driver at Merzario

Nah. He'll probably prefer our German engineering mob over yours. :lol:

Actually, he'll probably just tell both of us to get stuffed and join Brabham instead :lol:

Post by **tommykl** » 31 Aug 2012, 07:21

Don't forget that Rupert Keegan is still available, as is his Penthouse sponsorship

AdrianSutil · Post by **AdrianSutil** » 31 Aug 2012, 09:19

Keke Rosberg may be on the market for 1980.

JJMonty · Post by **JJMonty** » 31 Aug 2012, 09:33

Wizzie wrote:
kostas22 wrote:
Wizzie wrote:There are unconfirmed rumours out of Germany that Mario Andretti is about to sign a deal with ATS for 1980, on the promise that the Porsche engines are immediately competitive.

These rumours are a complete lie, as Andretti is negotating to become the new number one driver at Merzario

Nah. He'll probably prefer our German engineering mob over yours.

Actually, he'll probably just tell both of us to get stuffed and join Brabham instead

Don't forget the unknown German Manufactor who is also making a bid for Andretti's services! For a driver who has done so poorly this year, he is of high demand! :shock:

Salamander · Post by **Salamander** » 31 Aug 2012, 09:35

JJMonty wrote:Don't forget the unknown German Manufactor who is also making a bid for Andretti's services! For a driver who has done so poorly this year, he is of high demand!

That's what I was gonna say... starting to wonder if keeping Gauthier at McLaren was the best decision, given how thoroughly he's destroyed Andretti this year.

WaffleCat · Post by **WaffleCat** » 31 Aug 2012, 10:23

The Daily Race wrote:Andretti: Where To Now?

For a driver who,lately,likes to anger British teams founded by a New Zealander for running into too many Tyrrells containing 100% more Hiroshi Takagi,it mainly comes as a surprise to see so many teams wanting Mario Andretti's name on their cars for 1980.Well, he is a former world champion and there's the fact that,despite being recently fired, he was bound to get a ride for the upcoming season,this still comes as a shock to him.

"I was definitely not expecting many offers,but these latest rumors are giving me confidence in giving Mr Mayer some payback",says the American,who has heard of rumors from ATS/JLD,Merzario and that freakishly creepy Unknown German Manufacturer who seems to be stalking the F1 world lately. We called Andretti to tell us what he thinks about the rumors and ,more importantly,which team he might be driving for next year.

"You see,it's quite difficult picking a team.You can't go by stats,as there might be some hard luck stories.You also cannot go by gut instinct,as that may turn out to be the wrong choice like what I did with McLaren. But,after factoring these things, I'd say I would go for Merzario at the current moment. Of course,I'm not signing the deal straight away,but Merzario would be my first pick unless more offers come in.Also, their naturally-aspirated engine could make me faster in their car than the turbos.Might sound like I'm not making sense,but trust me,you'll see."

Klon · Post by **Klon** » 31 Aug 2012, 10:23

As far as the team is concerned, Alfa Romeo will continue with an unchanged line-up for the 1980 season.

FMecha · Post by **FMecha** » 31 Aug 2012, 12:22

Anyone want to guess who is JJMonty's mystery German manufacturer? To get the ball rolling: Opel. :mrgreen:

pasta_maldonado · Post by **pasta_maldonado** » 31 Aug 2012, 12:39

FMecha wrote:Anyone want to guess who is JJMonty's mystery German manufacturer? To get the ball rolling: Opel.

I'm in the know, and it isn't

Aerospeed · Post by **Aerospeed** » 31 Aug 2012, 13:03

It's obviously Audi!

Post by **tommykl** » 31 Aug 2012, 13:07

Volkswagen, obviously

Gerudo Dragon · Post by **Gerudo Dragon** » 31 Aug 2012, 13:37

No it's Zakspeed!!!

AdrianSutil · Post by **AdrianSutil** » 31 Aug 2012, 13:49

Mercedes?

pasta_maldonado · Post by **pasta_maldonado** » 31 Aug 2012, 13:50

One of you have got it, but I'll leave it up to JJMonty to announce who it is.

JJMonty · Post by **JJMonty** » 31 Aug 2012, 13:55

pasta_maldonado wrote:One of you have got it, but I'll leave it up to JJMonty to announce who it is.

It's alright, I said in the e-mail that I'd allow you to make the announcement... gives you something to talk about in the news flash!

Over to you Pasta...

pasta_maldonado · Post by **pasta_maldonado** » 31 Aug 2012, 14:01

German AUTOSPORT JA! - Free beer mug with this issue! wrote:AUDI TO ENTER FORMULA ONE IN 1980!
Germany have a new hope in Formula One. Audi have announced their plans for the upcoming season, which will see the German manufacturer compete with a full works team for the first time in the series history. The rumour about the paddock is that Audi perosnnel found plans of the BT48 in a bin behind the Brabham garage, and used the plans as a basis for their new design.

Phoenix · Post by **Phoenix** » 31 Aug 2012, 15:27

Damn! I thought Trabant was going to make a full-scale attack to F1! :twisted:

Aerospeed · Post by **Aerospeed** » 31 Aug 2012, 18:39

Of course it's Audi!

Nessafox · Post by **Nessafox** » 31 Aug 2012, 21:00

FMecha wrote:Anyone want to guess who is JJMonty's mystery German manufacturer? To get the ball rolling: Opel.

Must be Wartburg!

JJMonty · Post by **JJMonty** » 06 Sep 2012, 08:35

Of course it's Audi!

I lack the rejectful knowledge to do a full championship push with a rejectful car Manufactor

Btw... when is the next update to this series?

pasta_maldonado · Post by **pasta_maldonado** » 15 Sep 2012, 10:12

The Canadian Grand Prix will be happen this weekend, but would anyone be interested in a live commentary F1RWRS style?

RonDenisDeletraz · Post by **RonDenisDeletraz** » 15 Sep 2012, 10:13

pasta_maldonado wrote:The Canadian Grand Prix will be happen this weekend, but would anyone be interested in a live commentary F1RWRS style?

Yes, definitely.

pasta_maldonado · Post by **pasta_maldonado** » 15 Sep 2012, 10:25

eurobrun wrote:
pasta_maldonado wrote:The Canadian Grand Prix will be happen this weekend, but would anyone be interested in a live commentary F1RWRS style?

Yes, definitely.

I can do it from 3-8pm English Time on Saturday, 9-11 am English RTime Sunday Morning, 12-2pm Englsh TIme Sunday, or 5-9pm Sunday Evening.

takagi_for_the_win · Post by **takagi_for_the_win** » 15 Sep 2012, 11:13

AndreaModa wrote:
Autosport wrote:Dire straits for Jenkins

Despite his first top 10 finish in F1 at Brands Hatch yesterday, and the team's second in their brief history, Marshal Jenkins is on the verge of shutting his team down after a potential line of investment to fund the team dried up. The Jenkins F1 team has been notorious for its laid back, some say amateurish, attitude to F1, and it's shoestring budget took a massive hit when Marshal fired Italian driver Beppe Gabbiani from the team midway through the year. Gabbiani had brought Parmalat sponsorship to the team, but once that was gone, Jenkins was forced to fund the team out of his own pocket, and through loans taken out against his soft porn business, Jenkins Industries. It is now believed that Jenkins Industries is itself in serious financial trouble, and with the costly overseas races coming up that would complete the 1979 F1 season, Jenkins is believed to be refusing to travel to any of them, and will instead axe his team, leaving an incensed Rupert Keegan without a drive for the final three races of the year. Jenkins himself said this to reporters after the Brands Hatch race,

"Tenth place is a cracking result, I'm really happy I was able to bring the car home. It matches our best ever finish, and has shown what a small team like ours is able to do with very little money. Rupert I'm afraid to say had no chance of qualifying, he did well to set the time he did, considering the car was on its last legs and an engine firing on just 5 cylinders. That's the situation we're in now, we have no money, no prospect of more money coming in, and I'm not going to bleed my business dry to do three races in foreign countries I don't even like. It is with all probability that the race I just completed will be the last for the Jenkins F1 team, but we've had a good time along the way, and we've proven that good things can be done by a bunch of enthusiastic people who know bugger all about the sport, with no money."

Anglo-Soviet multimillionaire Edward Restov is rumoured to be interested in buying the troubled Jenkins F1 team and renaming it in time for the start of the 1980 season. Restov, who has backing from Gazprom and Lada, amongst others, is yet to confirm or deny these rumours.

AndreaModa · Post by **AndreaModa** » 15 Sep 2012, 11:42

Jenkins won't be at any more races this season now, just to confirm. As for the takeover rumours, you're more than welcome to help yourself to the team's FW06's, and rename the team to whatever you want for 1980. Not sure how the entry queue is looking though!