Alternate F1 - The Revolutionary Era - 1988 Season

Klon · Post by **Klon** » 09 Aug 2015, 01:27

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Klon · Post by **Klon** » 09 Aug 2015, 01:27

1988 Formula 1 Season Preview - Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go

After Gerhard Berger made an inspired charge to win his first title in 1987, we are about to begin the final year of turbo power. Formula One's turbo engine are looking to wake up F1 one more time before they leave. Who will be the '88 World's Drivers and Constructors Champions?

Rule Changes:
- The mandatory pop-off valve introduced in 1988, will be used to reduce the boost of turbo-powered to 2.5 bar.

Season Calendar:
Grande Prêmio Nestlé do Brasil – Autodromo Hermano da Silva Ramos – 26 March (L)
Gran Premio di San Marino – Autodromo Dino Ferrari – 17 April (L)
Grand Prix de Monaco – Circuit de Monaco – 1 May
Gran Premio de Mexico – Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez – 15 May
Grand Prix du Canada – Circuit Gilles Villeneuve – 29 May (L)
Detroit Grand Prix – Detroit Street Circuit – 5 June
Grand Prix de France – Circuit Paul Ricard – 26 June
Shell Oils British Grand Prix – Silverstone Circuit – 3 July (L)
Großer Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland – Hockenheimring – 24 July
Magyar Nagydij – Hungaroring – 7 August (L)
Yugoslavian Grand Prix – Automotodrom Grobnik – 14 August
Soviet Grand Prix – Bikernieki Circuit – 28 August (L)
Gran Premio d'Italia – Autodromo Nazionale Monza – 11 September
Grand Prix de Belgique – Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps – 25 September
Japanese Grand Prix – Suzuka Circuit – 23 October (L)
Foster's Australian Grand Prix – Adalaide Street Circuit – 6 November (L)

Car Preview:

Honda Marlboro McLaren
#1: Gerhard Berger
#2: Jérémy-Étienne Voeckler
Chassis Designation: MP4/4
Engine: Honda
Fuel Supplier: Shell

Tyrrell Racing Organisation
#3: Martin Brundle
#4: Jonathan Palmer
Chassis Designation: 017
Engine: Ford Cosworth Turbo
Fuel Supplier: Elf

Canon WilliamHonda Team
#5: Nigel Mansell
#6: Kazuki Fushida
Chassis Designation: FW12
Engine: Honda
Fuel Supplier: Mobil

West Zakspeed Racing
#9: Alessandro Nannini
#10: Valentino Nicchi
Chassis Designation: 881
Engine: Zakspeed
Fuel Supplier: Shell

Camel Team Lotus
#11: Guillaume Gauthier
#12: Derek Warwick
Chassis Designation: 100T
Engine: Ford Cosworth
Fuel Supplier: Elf

Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sportives
#14: Philippe Streiff
#15: Alex Caffi
Chassis Designation: AGS JH22
Engine: Ford Cosworth
Fuel Supplier: Atco

USF&G Arrows Zakspeed
#17: Brendon Cassidy
#18: Chris Dagnall
Chassis Designation: A11
Engine: Zakspeed
Fuel Supplier: Wintershall

Benetton Formula Ltd
#19: Thierry Boutsen
#20: Michele Alboreto
Chassis Designation: B188
Engine: Ford Cosworth
Fuel Supplier: Mobil

Osella Squadra Corse
#21: Nicola Larini
#22: Oscar Larrauri/Stefano Modena
Chassis Designation: FA1I
Engine: Osella
Fuel Supplier: Agip

Minardi Team SpA
#23: Pierluigi Martini
#24: Frédéric-Maxime Voeckler
Chassis Designation: M188
Engine: Ford Cosworth
Fuel Supplier: Agip

Ligier Loto
#25: René Arnoux
#26: Riccardo Patrese
Chassis Designation: JS31
Engine: Judd
Fuel Supplier: Valvoline

Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
#27: Ayrton Senna
#28: Alain Prost
Chassis Designation: F1/88
Engine: Ferrari
Fuel Supplier: Agip

Larrousse Calmels
#29: Aguri Suzuki
#30: Isabella Noriko
Chassis Designation: LC88
Engine: Ford Cosworth
Fuel Supplier: BP

Enzo Coloni Racing Car System
#31: Roberto Moreno
#32: Arsenio Matarazzo
Chassis Designation: FC187
Engine: Ford Cosworth
Fuel Supplier: Agip

WaffleCat · Post by **WaffleCat** » 09 Aug 2015, 01:32

I'll be pulling out of the March seat. Got other stuff going on in life...

Post by **Bobby Doorknobs** » 09 Aug 2015, 01:32

I can confirm that I am still playing the role of Giancarlo Minardi.

Post by **kevinbotz** » 09 Aug 2015, 01:33

Arrows confirms their participation in the 1988 FIA Formula One World Championship.

Normal32 · Post by **Normal32** » 09 Aug 2015, 02:11

Larrousse will continue onto 1988. For part 2 of our plan.

LARROUSSE TO GO FOR ZAKSPEED IN 1988
The french team has landed a deal with Zakspeed to use their engines for the 1988 season.

Nessafox · Post by **Nessafox** » 09 Aug 2015, 02:51

Mais alors, oui! Je continue imiter Guy Ligier bien sûr. Merde le bazplug!

This confirms Ligier.

CaptainGetz12 · Post by **CaptainGetz12** » 09 Aug 2015, 05:14

I will continue to run Coloni for 1988. Here's hoping we can last another season!

Post by **Miguel98** » 09 Aug 2015, 08:10

Benetton is keeping up into 1988.

Salamander · Post by **Salamander** » 09 Aug 2015, 08:49

I'll be sticking with McLaren.

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 09 Aug 2015, 12:13

Forza Ferrari per sempre.

L'Equipe wrote:Silly Saison: Younger Voeckler in talks with Larrousse, Arrows and Minardi

We've all become accustomed to seeing Jérémy-Étienne Voeckler at the sharp end of the field, but it could be possible that in future another family member will join him. Frédéric-Maxime Voeckler, seven years his brother's junior, is looking to step up to the top series after a successful stint in French Formula 3.

It seems patriotism may not be a factor, despite it being a recurring theme in the history of the sport, with French drivers more often than not debuting for the long line of Gallic outfits seen throughout the history of F1. Indeed, his older brother Jérémy-Étienne started his career as a Renault development driver, albeit being loaned to the Shadow team to make his race debut in F1.

While Larrousse on paper seems the likely destination, there are also rumours the young Frenchman may well end at a foreign team, with suggestions that Minardi or Arrows may lose their most impressive drivers - Pierluigi Martini and Chris Dagnall respectively. With an impressive junior record to his name, and also the ability to bring a little sponsorship money, the younger Voeckler could be an attractive proposition to those solid midfield teams.

Post by **Ataxia** » 09 Aug 2015, 12:43

Motor Sport wrote:Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sportives join Formula 1 grid

French F3000 team Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sportives will make their long-awaited debut in Formula for the 1988 season, it can be revealed.

Team principal Henri Julien had initially intended to join the field part-way through 1986, but FISA had denied the team's entry as AGS' intention was to enter nothing more than a modified F3000 car. With a new car designed by Christian Vanderpleyn to the full Formula 1 regulations, AGS have now been able to take their place on the grid after the withdrawal of March.

Nessafox · Post by **Nessafox** » 09 Aug 2015, 16:37

I got this mail about pay-driver suggestions, however, one of these suggested drivers had signed a 32 race contract in 1987, so signing a driver that already has an existing contract with Ligier looks kind of... pointless.
Correct me if i'm wrong, but the 1987 thread has no mention of the contracts being a different length than the ones offered, so at the moment, i assume that both drivers just have a 32 race contract.

Peteroli34 · Post by **Peteroli34** » 09 Aug 2015, 20:57

Osella officially confirms its participation in the 39th Formula One season

Klon · Post by **Klon** » 09 Aug 2015, 22:13

This wrote:I got this mail about pay-driver suggestions, however, one of these suggested drivers had signed a 32 race contract in 1987, so signing a driver that already has an existing contract with Ligier looks kind of... pointless.

This is a consequence of the purpose of pay drivers within the game. They don't exist to give you money, they exist to railroad your driver choice to a certain extent. You still have said driver under contract, so you get the pay driver money without "doing" anything for it - lucky you :dance:

V8fan12 · Post by **V8fan12** » 09 Aug 2015, 22:37

I shall continue with Zakspeed

AndreaModa · Post by **AndreaModa** » 10 Aug 2015, 22:04

Despite missing out on a drive in 1987, Harvey Jones is still available as an experience hand for any team in 1988.

Post by **Bobby Doorknobs** » 10 Aug 2015, 23:28

Hironobu "Kaze" Kurosawa, who has a vey impressive Japanese F3000 record, is interested in any and all offers for a drive in the 1988 Formula One season.

Post by **Londoner** » 11 Aug 2015, 09:27

Lotus will be returning to the series for another year.

Post by **tommykl** » 11 Aug 2015, 15:26

After scoring five points in the unreliable and slow March of 1987, Robert Kagan would like to remind the paddock that he is still available!

Klon · Post by **Klon** » 14 Aug 2015, 10:40

Would everyone please be so kind as to check their private messages and see whether they have gotten the pay driver message?

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 14 Aug 2015, 11:10

Klon wrote:Since all team but one have reported back, that last team owner has until midnight today to report back.

He said (albeit in the wrong thread) he is away on holiday until the 18th.

Klon · Post by **Klon** » 14 Aug 2015, 11:59

Biscione wrote:
Klon wrote:Since all team but one have reported back, that last team owner has until midnight today to report back.

He said (albeit in the wrong thread) he is away on holiday until the 18th.

Copy that.

roblo97 · Post by **roblo97** » 25 Aug 2015, 14:58

I will still take the helm of Williams.

Klon · Post by **Klon** » 27 Aug 2015, 23:31

Alright, now that biscione is done pretending he has power over me, at least for the time being, we can get to the good stuff, the...

Car Market
Here's the Price table

>> Step 1: Buying an engine
We have four manufacturers available for your choice if you happen to be a customer team. I will explain the columns: Company should be self-explainatory. BHP states its power in qualifying and race. CFP means Car Failure Probability, i.e. it's a fancy term for reliability. The higher it is, the more likely your car is to retire from a race. Available describes how many engine contracts are available to teams. Notes are information about specific factors tying into the engine choice. Price is the price you pay for purchasing the engine contract.

Basically, you just pick the engine you would like and a RNG will decide which engine you will be given. Factors playing into the RNG are real-life history, your team's performance over the last season and general feasibility. Any team that outright chooses it or fails to get any of their desired engine will be given the Ford (NA) engine. All engine deals are one-year contracts.

>> Step 2: Developing a chassis
Explaining the columns as well: Max Grip determines the highest amount of grip possible, your car won't have more grip than that value, no matter what, even if you had HWNSNBM himself driving the vehicle. An RNG will determine that value once you have decided on a chassis type. CFP is the same as with engines - the lower the number the more likely your car is to finish. Note that the "U" chassis type is your team keeping its old chassis, this is merely a narrative choice, for all other intents and purposes, it will be treated like all the other chassis types. Upgrades work different in the Revolutionary Era system, given as they are, in the narrative, representing a B version of the chassis you produced (or kept) at the start of the year. All teams may only use two upgrades per year, regardless of chassis type, and they must not be made before the fifth race of the season or after the twelveth race of the season.

Alright, please fill out this until Friday, September 4 (10:00 p.m. CEST) and post it in this thread. Once you have posted the data, editing your post is forbidden unless I allow you to:

Code: Select all

Team: 
Engine Choice 1:
Engine Choice 2:
Engine Choice 3:
Chassis: A/B/C/U

After purchasing chassis, engine and brothels, your team must only be so far in debt that you are able to get back into the black numbers after pay-driver money has been added after the driver market. You may make more or less choices as far as engines are concerned.

Furthermore, note that if you have not posted your choices until the deadline, your spot will be taken by a user from the waiting list. If you have any questions, feel free to post them here or contact me through the usual ways.

Normal32 · Post by **Normal32** » 27 Aug 2015, 23:45

Team: Larrousse
Engine Choice 1: Zakspeed (TBC)
Engine Choice 2: Ford NA
Price: Depends
Chassis: B for Zakspeed, C Ford NA

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 27 Aug 2015, 23:49

Team: Scuderia Ferrari
Engine Choice 1: Ferrari
Chassis: A

Salamander · Post by **Salamander** » 27 Aug 2015, 23:54

Team: [Engine] Marlboro McLaren
Engine Choice 1: Honda
Engine Choice 2: Zakspeed
Engine Choice 3: Ford (T)
Chassis: A

Peteroli34 · Post by **Peteroli34** » 27 Aug 2015, 23:56

As this is the only options we will ever be able to afford

Team: Osella
Engine Choice 1: Osella
Chassis: U

Post by **Ataxia** » 28 Aug 2015, 00:00

Since there's not much choice either way, this is best for business.

Team: AGS
Engine Choice: Ford (NA)
Chassis: B

Post by **Bobby Doorknobs** » 28 Aug 2015, 00:37

Team: Minardi
Engine Choice: Ford (NA)
Chassis: A

V8fan12 · Post by **V8fan12** » 28 Aug 2015, 06:46

Team: Zakspeed
Engine Choice 1: Zakspeed, obviously
Chassis: C

Post by **Miguel98** » 28 Aug 2015, 08:06

Team: Benetton
Engine Choice 1: Ford (N/A)
Engine Choice 2: N/A
Engine Choice 3: N/A
Chassis; B

Whiteshore · Post by **Whiteshore** » 28 Aug 2015, 12:24

Taking over March.

Post by **Bobby Doorknobs** » 28 Aug 2015, 13:41

Whiteshore wrote:Taking over March.

Ataxia wrote:
Motor Sport wrote:Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sportives join Formula 1 grid

French F3000 team Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sportives will make their long-awaited debut in Formula for the 1988 season, it can be revealed.

Team principal Henri Julien had initially intended to join the field part-way through 1986, but FISA had denied the team's entry as AGS' intention was to enter nothing more than a modified F3000 car. With a new car designed by Christian Vanderpleyn to the full Formula 1 regulations, AGS have now been able to take their place on the grid after the withdrawal of March.

Might be a bit late there, friend...

CaptainGetz12 · Post by **CaptainGetz12** » 28 Aug 2015, 18:08

Not much my team can do, so here it is:

Team: Coloni
Engine: Ford (NA)
Chassis: U

roblo97 · Post by **roblo97** » 28 Aug 2015, 18:41

Team: Canon Williams
Engine Choice 1: Honda
Engine Choice 2: Zakspeed
Engine Choice 3: Ford (T)
Chassis: A

Nessafox · Post by **Nessafox** » 29 Aug 2015, 13:29

Team: Ligier
Engine Choice: I will honour the existing contract with Alfa-Romeo.
Chassis: A

Klon · Post by **Klon** » 29 Aug 2015, 16:03

This wrote:Engine Choice: I will honour the existing contract with Alfa-Romeo.

I am afraid that is not an option, Alfa Romeo have withdrawn from Formula 1.

Nessafox · Post by **Nessafox** » 29 Aug 2015, 23:59

Klon wrote:
This wrote:Engine Choice: I will honour the existing contract with Alfa-Romeo.

I am afraid that is not an option, Alfa Romeo have withdrawn from Formula 1.

I just assumed so because Ligier was not in the list.

In that case:
Engine Choice 1: Judd
Engine Choice 2: Zakspeed
Engine Choice 3: Ford (T)
Chassis: B