1979 rFactor F1 - Please go to 1980 thread

[pasta_maldonado]

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!

Restov Racing is accepted, as there's no one else on the entry list

[Phoenix]

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

More silly conversation? I'm up for this.

[tommykl]

Well, it's obviously very disappointing to be out of a drive despite by top ten finish, but I understand Mr. Jenkins' trouble with keeping up with the other teams, and I would like to thank him for giving another opportunity to shine in Formula One. But life goes on, and I would like to offer my services to any team looking for an interesting sponsor.

[pasta_maldonado]

Does anyone have a preferred time for the live chat?

[DemocalypseNow]

Guidetti will be replaced by Brambilla for the next round!

[Phoenix]

Does anyone have a preferred time for the live chat?

Afternoon, if possible.

[pasta_maldonado]

Race live chat - 7:00PM GMT. Qualifying results will be posted here along with the chat link at that time. I hope you all can make it as the championship is starting to heat up....


FACT - The only Irishman to win a Grand Prix is Ed Kevin.
FACT - For each of Calum McAllister's 6 poles, there has been a different winner
FACT - Both of Arnoux's wins came after a Villeneuve pole.
FACT - Ligier have won a third of all races so far this year
FACT - Retemann has finished more races than Scheckter

[WaffleCat]

Race live chat - 7:00PM GMT. Qualifying results will be posted here along with the chat link at that time. I hope you all can make it as the championship is starting to heat up...

Bathplug & Perkele.That means I have to get up at 2am Singapore time to see live action.Ah well,looks like I gotta settle for the results after the race.

[pasta_maldonado]

Race live chat - 7:00PM GMT. Qualifying results will be posted here along with the chat link at that time. I hope you all can make it as the championship is starting to heat up...

Bathplug & Perkele.That means I have to get up at 2am Singapore time to see live action.Ah well,looks like I gotta settle for the results after the race.

If not many people can make the 7:00pm BST time, I will reschedule it

[pasta_maldonado]

Chat link - the qualifying and the race will start only if theres enough atendance.

http://zippychat.com/room/ysrgh

[pasta_maldonado]

Just a few more people and the race will start

[takagi_for_the_win]

Whilst you are all having fun in Canada, serious work is going on in Russia

RESTOV SECURE SPONSORS

New F1 team Restov Racing have just announced sponsorship deals with Gazprom and Lada. The exact details are sketchy, but team principal Edward Restov said his team has "ample backing". Restov also announced himself as the teams lead driver, with the team looking for a second driver.

Also, we're looking for more up-to-date chassis' and engines (preferably turbos)

[pasta_maldonado]

Whilst you are all having fun in Canada, serious work is going on in Russia

RESTOV SECURE SPONSORS

New F1 team Restov Racing have just announced sponsorship deals with Gazprom and Lada. The exact details are sketchy, but team principal Edward Restov said his team has "ample backing". Restov also announced himself as the teams lead driver, with the team looking for a second driver.

Also, we're looking for more up-to-date chassis' and engines (preferably turbos)

Fell free to join the live chat

[pasta_maldonado]

1979 Canadian Grand Prix

This was the first race to be broadcast over a live chat, so there wont be a full report. Thanks to everyone who attended.

Qualifying



Scheckter lined up on pole for the second time in as many races, ahead of Arnoux, Villeneuve, and McAllister. The Ligiers showed improved pace, Rebaque impressed, and without Jenkins both Fittipaldis, boh ATSs, Sedlak, and Gabbiani DNQd.

Race





The biggest crash of the year occured on the first lap, where Rene Arnoux put a wheel on the white line approaching turn 4 and spun through the corner into the outside wall, collecting McAllister and Takagi. Lauda, Prost and Lees were caught up in the incident, while Harvey Jones and Jan Lammers had to pit for a new rear wing and front wing respectively. Brancatelli, Rossler, and Patrese had a sepeate incident further back, and the resulting mess of both crashes brought out the safety car for the first time this year.

Scheckter still lead from Villeneuve, and when the safety car came in, he pulled away from Villeneuve and stayed there till the end of the race. Kevin found himself 15th after the restart, but put in 60 laps of determination and speed to finish 14th, while Alan Jones managed to get on the podium for the second time this year.


Driver's Championship-After 15 rounds

With 2 rounds to go, Laffite, Arnoux, and Kevin are covered by just 3 points, ensuring that all 3 men will remain in contention as long as they score.

1: Ed Kevin - 63
2: Rene Arnoux - 62
3: Jacques Laffite - 61
4: Jody Scheckter - 44
5: Gilles Villeneuve - 40
6: Callum McAllister - 38
7: Harvey Jones - 34
8: Carlos Reutemann - 28
9: Alan Jones - 26
10: Jan Lammers - 24
= Nelson Piquet - 24
12: Jean-Pierre Jabouille - 19
13: Hiroshi Takagi - 17
14: Guilliame Gauthier - 16
15: Gianfranco Brancatelli - 13
16: Stefan Bellof - 12
17: Mario Andretti - 9
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
= Roberto Horford - 4
27: Niki Lauda - 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

In the constructor's championship, Ligier pull further away, with a 22 point advantage over Ferrari, who still remain mathematically in contention. Lotus are only 6 points away from overhauling Williams Ford, with Williams Honda recording only their second score. Further down the table, Brabham overhauled McLaren, Shadow now have more points than Tyrrell, and Alfa Romeo now have double figures. Jenkins' folding means that they end their short spell in F1 without a point, while only Ensign, Fittipaldi, and ATS have yet to score.

1: Ligier-Ford - 124
2: Ferrari - 102
3: Williams-Ford - 62
4: Lotus-Ford - 56
5: Renault - 47
6: Ram-Ferrari -30
7: McLaren-Ford - 29
8: Brabham-Ford - 27
9: Shadow-Ford - 23
10: Tyrrell-Ford - 22
11: Williams-Honda - 20
12: Alfa Romeo - 10
= Arrows-Ford - 10
14: Wolf-Ford - 8
15: RAM-Ford -5
16: Rebaque-Ford - 4
17: Merzario-Ford - 1

[Aerospeed]

FERRARI FILE PROTEST AGAINST MCALLISTER
Apparently Emperor Montezemolo has filed a protest against Callum McAllister for causing the massive nine-car collision, which took out Ferrari driver Rene Arnoux. Says Montezemolo, "we think that McAllister obviously punted Arnoux off the track, causing the collision. I wish he would take care of other drivers before clumsily crashing into other drivers." Nobody else took us very seriously to make a comment.

[AndreaModa]

After the first lap mess the race was just damage-limitation really. The gearbox packing up just capped off a pretty crap weekend overall for me. I still have yet to make my mind up on whether I want to stay with Lotus for another year, though at this point despite the disappointments we've had together, it's likely that I'll stay. When I'm ready I'll make an official announcement.

[WaffleCat]

Good:Gauthier qualifying high.That's really good

Bad:Daly.WHAT WAS THAT?!

Good:Derek Daly.Almost snapped up some more points from the back of the grid

Bad:Gauthier's brakes.Very bad.So bad they failed...

Another Bad:This new invention called a 'safety car'.Didn't work 6 years ago,still bathplugging hate the idea today.I doubt this concept will see a bright future.

[RonDenisDeletraz]

I am glad that Lotus got a podium.

[Phoenix]

FERRARI FILE PROTEST AGAINST MCALLISTER
Apparently Emperor Montezemolo has filed a protest against Callum McAllister for causing the massive nine-car collision, which took out Ferrari driver Rene Arnoux. Says Montezemolo, "we think that McAllister obviously punted Arnoux off the track, causing the collision. I wish he would take care of other drivers before clumsily crashing into other drivers." Nobody else took us very seriously to make a comment.

I was having a shite.

[pasta_maldonado]

There's still two races to go but feel free to vote on which tracks will appear in 1980. The Irish GP at Mondello Park is confirmed. You can vote for a maximum of 8 tracks! Vote away!

Tracks that receive 2 or more votes will be considered for the calendar. Remember, you can vote for ANY track in ANY country! Any one can vote for tracks, but I would like all team owners to pitch in with their selections (you know who you are... TMLW, a wake up call in case you forgot!)

Mondello Park (Irish GP) - CONFIRMED
Monza (Italian GP) - 5
Dijon-Prenois (French GP/Swiss GP) - 4
Vallelunga (Italian GP) - 4
Hockenheim (German GP) - 3
Bathurst (Australian Grand Prix) - 2
Donington Park (British GP) - 2
Imola (San Marino Grand Prix) - 2
Silverstone (British GP) - 2
Oran Park (Australian Grand Prix) - 2
Salzburgring (Austrian Grand Prix) - 1
Watkins Glen (US GP) -1
Adelaide (Australian Grand Prix) -1
Spa (Belgian Grand Prix) - 1
Le Mans (Full circuit) (French GP) -1
Paul Ricard (French GP) - 1
Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez (Mexican GP) - 1
Circuit Ile-Notre Dame (Canadian GP) - 1
Burke Lakefront Airport/Cleveland(US Grand Prix) - 1
Guia Circuit (Macau GP) - 1
Fuji Speedway (Japanese GP) - 1
Brands Hatch (British GP) - 1

Tracks in italics are eligible to hold the European GP. The European GP will be the highest rank European track that does not already have a country-based GP.
Tracks in bold are being considered for the 1980 calendar

[Gerudo Dragon]

British GP - Donington Park
Italian GP - Vallelunga
French GP - Stay at Dijon
German GP - Stay at Hockenheim

[the Masked Lapwing]

Right, a second driver. Hmm...

I s'pose Larry Perkins is available?
Actually, yes, Piquet and Perkins. The greatest partnership of all time!


As for tracks, I demand Bathurst.
Or Oran Park.

[Londoner]

Wait, what? I actually finished a goddamn race for once! Hell to the yeah!

Eh, car go bang.

Arnoux, what a f***ing idiot. Stupid, amaturish mistake, but of course, he's French. I should have expected that. And this new-fangled safety car thing is also f***ing stupid. Back in my racing days, the drivers would have to pick their way through debris. That sort of skill seperated the men from the boys. It's pretty bloody evident that everyone out there is a nancy boy.

BBC in trouble over Hunt
The BBC been fined £20,000 after F1 commentator and analyst James Hunt swore repeatedly on air during last week's Canadian Grand Prix. This is not the first time that the 1976 world champion has created controversy during his short time with the BBC to date. On his very first commentary after hanging up the racing gloves, Hunt swore on air and also made disparaging remarks towards his co-workers, broadcast to millions of people over the radio.

[Aerospeed]

I'll start listenting to (Hunt's) words once he shows us a way to recover from being punted into the wall!

[Gerudo Dragon]

Arnoux, what a f***ing idiot. Stupid, amaturish mistake, but of course, he's French. I should have expected that. And this new-fangled safety car thing is also f***ing stupid. Back in my racing days, the drivers would have to pick their way through debris. That sort of skill seperated the men from the boys. It's pretty bloody evident that everyone out there is a nancy boy.

So, anyway...

[WaffleCat]

Teddy Mayer votes for the following tracks:

Norisring
Salzburgring
Dijon-Prenois
Silverstone
Watkins Glen
Adelaide
Monza
Spa-Francorchamps.

[JJMonty]

Zee board of directors at Audi vud like to see 2 German Grand Prix's next year to help rally support from zee local fans, Ideally vee would like to see Hockenheim and Nordschlife to be used, however due to safety restrictions - I doubt zat vud happen.

Vee would also like to re-express our interest in Mario Andretti to become our lead driver and will also confirm rumours zat a large offer has been made to Stefan Bellof to come join his country's racing team next year!




*** On another note, I would also like to see Bathurst used... I think there is a 60's/70's mod available too

[TomWazzleshaw]

Porsche will also like to tell Mario Andretti that he has a large offer from us on the table. Should Andretti take up the Audi offer instead, we will turn our attention to acquiring the services of Niki Lauda.

[Nuppiz]

Being an Italian team, Osella would like to see as many GPs as possible on Italian soil. Ideally, we'd have at least Monza and Imola, with Vallelunga being plugged for an European GP.

[Salamander]

Renault demands that every Grand Prix take place in France. At the very least, we need Le Mans as the European GP (preferably the whole circuit, but we'll settle for Bugatti if that isn't possible), Dijon as the Swiss GP, and Paul Ricard as the French GP

[DemocalypseNow]

Being an Italian team, Osella would like to see as many GPs as possible on Italian soil. Ideally, we'd have at least Monza and Imola, with Vallelunga being plugged for an European GP.

Merzario agrees with this sentiment.

[tristan1117]

Rebaque would like to add a Mexican GP to the calendar.

[pasta_maldonado]

The list of circuits voted for has been updated. Also, what time would be more convienent for a live broadcast: 6:00pm GMT Saturday, or 11:00am GMT Sunday?

[Klon]

Well, let's vote on behalf of Alfa Romeo:

Monza (Italian GP)
Vallelunga (Italian GP)
Hockenheim (German GP)
Oran Park (Australian GP)
Burke Lakefront Airport (United States GP)
Circuit Île Notre-Dame (Canadian GP)
Guia Circuit (Macau GP)
Fuji Speedway (Japanese GP)

[Nessafox]

RAM confirms that Nigel Mansell will be driving their car in 1980.

The second seat will probably be Lammers', but Brancatelli still has a slight chance, if he scores a few podiums, or if Lammers screws up entirely.

[tristan1117]

Oh, Rebaque would like to vote for Monza and Dijon.

[AdrianSutil]

Shadow Ford would like to see Silverstone, Donnington or Brands Hatch on the calendar. As long as there's a British race, we are fine with the rest of it.

[DemocalypseNow]

Merzario courts Andretti using Lambo leverage

F1 minnows Merzario were a surprise name linked to former World Champion F1 driver Mario Andretti, but they've had an ace up their sleeve all along. Unconfirmed reports are emerging out of Bologna that the little team run by former driver Arturo Merzario is partnering up with car manufacturer Lamborghini, with both engineering and financial backing part of the deal, and the Raging Bull's trademark V12 powerplant in the back.

With this extra boost, it appears Andretti is now seriously considering the Italian team, a place he would perhaps feel more at home with than the British-based McLaren team, who have replaced him with Derek Daly for what is understood to be the rest of the season.

Neither Andretti or Merzario were willing to comment on the issue.

[TomWazzleshaw]

Jesus, every man and his dog at the back of the grid wants Andretti's signature on their contract for next year

[pasta_maldonado]

Talking of Merzario, kostas would youlike to use Lotus 80 chassis for the last two races of the season as you said before?