F1 1985+

[This Could Be You]

We've already beaten last years points tally, and it's only round 2! I'd say this is going well, but still, we'll spend both our D&T opportunities on mechanical grip.

[TheFlyingCaterham]

I'll use one D&T for Mechanical Grip and one for improving the Tyres.

[CarloSpace]

Nice. Danner makes it to the race only to burn the clutch at tje start

Both D&T for reliability, thanks.

[Collieafc]

Williams will spend one point on Mechanical grip and one on Downforce please

[Peteroli34]

Reliability and Mechanical Grip for Alfa

[FantometteBR]

McLaren want upgrade grip and downforce

[Dom_Wings]

Downforce and reliability for Lola

[DemocalypseNow]

Scuderia Ferrari will switch their engine development to decrease weight and spend two D&T tokens on it.

[RedEyes504]

We will use both D&T's on engine improvements

[Dexter249]

We'll use both D&T's on Drag Reduction.

[BioBiro]

D&T after Round 2
Mmm~, Monster energy drink is so~ tasty.


McLaren

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Mechanical grip increase of 6% (Mechanical grip = 43% > Mechanical grip = 49%). D&T cost was £200,000.
Downforce increase of 7% (Downforce = 30% > Downforce = 37%). D&T cost was £240,000.

Ferrari

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Engine weight decrease of 7kg (Weight = 162kg < Weight = 155kg). D&T cost was £300,000.
Engine weight decrease of 8kg (Weight = 155kg < Weight = 147kg). D&T cost was £360,000.

Alfa Romeo

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Reliability increase of 6% (Reliability = 32% > Reliability = 38%). D&T cost was £200,000.
Mechanical grip increase of 7% (Mechanical grip = 41% > Mechanical grip = 48%). D&T cost was £240,000.

BMW

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Engine reliability increase of 4% (Reliability = 55% > Reliability = 59%). D&T cost was £200,000.
Engine reliability increase of 5% (Reliability = 59% > Reliability = 64%). D&T cost was £240,000.

Williams

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Mechanical grip increase of 4% (Mechanical grip = 66% > Mechanical grip = 70%). D&T cost was £200,000.
Downforce increase of 5% (Downforce = 63% > Downforce = 68%). D&T cost was £240,000.

Arrows

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Mechanical grip increase of 7% (Mechanical grip = 35% > Mechanical grip = 42%). D&T cost was £200,000.
Mechanical grip increase of 6% (Mechanical grip = 42% > Mechanical grip = 48%). D&T cost was £240,000.

Osella Squadra Corse Alfa

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Mechanical grip increase of 9% (Mechanical grip = 17% > Mechanical grip = 26%). D&T cost was £200,000.
Tyre dry grip increase of 3% (Dry Grip = 60% > Dry Grip = 63%). D&T cost was waived.

Toleman

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Drag decrease of 9% (Drag = 90% < Drag = 81%). D&T cost was £120,000.
Drag decrease of 9% (Drag = 81% < Drag = 72%). D&T cost was £160,000.

Spirit

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Reliability increase of 4% (Reliability = 16% > Reliability = 20%). D&T cost was £100,000.
Mechanical grip increase of 4% (Mechanical grip = 10% > Mechanical grip = 14%). D&T cost was £120,000.

Ligier

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Weight decrease of 5kg (Weight = 586kg < Weight = 581kg). D&T cost was £200,000.
Weight decrease of 5kg (Weight = 581kg < Weight = 576kg). D&T cost was £240,000.

Zakspeed

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Reliability increase of 4% (Reliability = 14% > Reliability = 18%). D&T cost was £100,000.
Reliability increase of 4% (Reliability = 18% > Reliability = 22%). D&T cost was £120,000.

Lola

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Downforce increase of 3% (Downforce = 34% > Downforce = 37%). D&T cost was £100,000.
Reliability increase of 3% (Reliability = 31% > Reliability = 34%). D&T cost was £120,000.

[BioBiro]

Round 3 - San Marino Grand Prix, Imola, 5th May 1985

Qualifying Results:
After two previous starting grids of utter Italian domination, not just David - but David and his best mate Joshua - showed-up, to suppress the Goliath of speed that is Didier Pironi. Highly-rated German driver, Steffan Bellof, took his first pole position in a very fast BMW-powered Williams, and was in fact the third quickest car in a straight-line, behind the Minardis. Nigel Mansell followed suit in the Brabham, putting it squarely on the front row, with team-mate Watson not far behind, starting eighth. Religious metaphors aside, the Ferraris could hardly be described as slow, as Pironi and Prost took-up the second row, and Alboreto completed the trio by qualifying sixth, just behind the lovely-sounding turbo V8 of Rosberg's Arrows.



1. Steffan Bellof - Williams-BMW (Goodyear) 01:27.469 (Trap: 272 km/h)
2. Nigel Mansell - Brabham-Porsche (Goodyear) +0.406 (Trap: 263 km/h)
3. Didier Pironi - Ferrari (Goodyear) +0.873 (Trap: 271 km/h)
4. Alain Prost - Ferrari (Goodyear) +01.239 (Trap: 271 km/h)
5. Keke Rosberg - Arrows-Alfa Romeo (Goodyear) +01.503 (Trap: 264 km/h)
6. Michele Albereto - Ferrari (Goodyear) +02.113 (Trap: 271 km/h)
7. Nelson Piquet - McLaren-Honda (Goodyear) +02.275 (Trap: 260 km/h)
8. John Watson - Brabham-Porsche (Goodyear) +02.620 (Trap: 262 km/h)
9. Stefan Johansson - BMW (Pirelli) +03.413 (Trap: 269 km/h)
10. Ayrton Senna - Williams-BMW (Goodyear) +03.474 (Trap: 270 km/h)
11. Elio de Angelis - Lotus-Renault (Pirelli) +03.860 (Trap: 258 km/h)
12. Alessandro Nannini - Arrows-Alfa Romeo (Goodyear) +03.880 (Trap: 264 km/h)
13. René Arnoux - Lotus-Renault (Pirelli) +04.124 (Trap: 259 km/h)
14. Teo Fabi - Osella Squadra Corse Alfa-Alfa Romeo (Pirelli) +04.306 (Trap: 263 km/h)
15. Derek Warwick - Tyrrell-BMW (Goodyear) +04.347 (Trap: 266 km/h)
16. Alan Jones - Toleman-Hart (Goodyear) +04.835 (Trap: 250 km/h)
17. Andrea de Cesaris - Minardi-Ferrari (Pirelli) +04.997 (Trap: 293 km/h)
18. Ricardo Patrese - Minardi-Ferrari (Pirelli) +05.525 (Trap: 293 km/h)
19. Manfred Winkelhock - BMW (Pirelli) +05.546 (Trap: 270 km/h)
20. Patrick Tambay - Alfa Romeo (Goodyear) +05.606 (Trap: 259 km/h)
21. Derek Daly - RAM-Hart (Pirelli) +05.647 (Trap: 249 km/h)
22. Jacques Laffitte - McLaren-Honda (Goodyear) +05.667 (Trap: 262 km/h)
23. Jean-Pierre Jarier - Tyrrell-BMW (Goodyear) +05.830 (Trap: 266 km/h)
24. Pierluigi Martini - Osella Squadra Corse Alfa-Alfa Romeo (Pirelli) +05.911 (Trap: 259 km/h)
25. Desiré Wilson - Alfa Romeo (Goodyear) +06.703 (Trap: 260 km/h)
26. Eddie Cheever - Lola-Renault (Goodyear) +06.846 (Trap: 251 km/h)
DNQ. Corrado Fabi - Spirit-Hart (Pirelli) +06.907 (Trap: 249 km/h)
DNQ. Thierry Boutsen - Toleman-Hart (Goodyear) +07.690 (Trap: 250 km/h)
DNQ. Christian Danner - Zakspeed (Pirelli) +08.105 (Trap: 264 km/h)
DNQ. Philippe Streiff - Ligier-Renault (Pirelli) +08.268 (Trap: 251 km/h)
DNQ. Alain Ferté - Ligier-Renault (Pirelli) +08.877 (Trap: 253 km/h)

Race Results:
Prost picks up his first win - and first points - of the year; it may be slightly delayed, but one of the sport's most revered young stars finally begins his championship challenge. Williams have now thoroughly established themselves as 'best of the rest' to Ferrari's triple-car obliteration squad. Imola marked the ocassion of Brabham and Lotus's first points of 1985, and both will be hoping for more throughout the season. A top-six finish wasn't to be for Fabi, but a solid seventh place proves his impressive qualifying performance was no fluke. While teams like Minardi and Arrows could feel rightfully disappointed with their failures to finish in Imola, it was more worrying times for McLaren and Tyrrell, who's cars appear to be nowhere near as competitive as last year.



1. Alain Prost - Ferrari (Goodyear) 1hr 44:48.364
2. Didier Pironi - Ferrari (Goodyear) +0:59.782
3. Ayrton Senna - Williams-BMW (Goodyear) +02:32.875
4. Steffan Bellof - Williams-BMW (Goodyear) +03:11.821
5. Nigel Mansell - Brabham-Porsche (Goodyear) +03:41.277
6. René Arnoux - Lotus-Renault (Pirelli) +04:16.900
7. Teo Fabi - Osella Squadra Corse Alfa-Alfa Romeo (Pirelli) +06:24.761
8. Eddie Cheever - Lola-Renault (Goodyear) +06:26.391
9. Alan Jones - Toleman-Hart (Goodyear) +06:27.854
Ret. Ricardo Patrese - Minardi-Ferrari (Pirelli) - Turbo
Ret. Andrea de Cesaris - Minardi-Ferrari (Pirelli) - Engine
Ret. Pierluigi Martini - Osella Squadra Corse Alfa-Alfa Romeo (Pirelli) - Distributor
Ret. Alessandro Nannini - Arrows-Alfa Romeo (Goodyear) - Clutch
Ret. Keke Rosberg - Arrows-Alfa Romeo (Goodyear) - Engine
Ret. Patrick Tambay - Alfa Romeo (Goodyear) - Engine
Ret. Manfred Winkelhock - BMW (Pirelli) - Turbo
Ret. Derek Daly - RAM-Hart (Pirelli) - Turbo
Ret. Desiré Wilson - Alfa Romeo (Goodyear) - Clutch
Ret. Jean-Pierre Jarier - Tyrrell-BMW (Goodyear) - Turbo
Ret. Derek Warwick - Tyrrell-BMW (Goodyear) - Ignition
Ret. Michele Albereto - Ferrari (Goodyear) - Turbo
Ret. Elio de Angelis - Lotus-Renault (Pirelli) - Engine
Ret. John Watson - Brabham-Porsche (Goodyear) - Chassis
Ret. Jacques Laffitte - McLaren-Honda (Goodyear) - Fuel pump
Ret. Stefan Johansson - BMW (Pirelli) - Engine
Ret. Nelson Piquet - McLaren-Honda (Goodyear) - Turbo


Championship Standings:
Driver's Championship
1. Didier Pironi (24 points)
2. Ayrton Senna (16 points)
3. Alain Prost (9 points)
4. Steffan Bellof (7 points)
5. Jean-Pierre Jarier (4 points)
6. Jacques Laffitte (3 points)
7. Alessandro Nannini (3 points)
8. Stefan Johansson (2 points)
9. Keke Rosberg (2 points)
10. Ricardo Patrese (2 points)
11. Nigel Mansell (2 points)
12. René Arnoux (1 point)


Constructor's Championship
1. Ferrari (33 points)
2. Williams (23 points)
3. Arrows (5 points)
4. Tyrrell (4 points)
5. McLaren (3 points)
6. BMW (2 points)
7. Minardi (2 points)
8. Brabham (2 points)
9. Lotus (1 point)



There are 2* D&T opportunities before the next race *(none for Minardi).

[Dexter249]

1 D&T on Next Year's Car (Reliability Focus) and another on Downforce.

[BioBiro]

D&T on Next Year's Car (Reliability Focus)

Just in case anyone reads this and gets any ideas - developing your 1986 car is random; you may not specify an area of focus.

@Dexter249 - I'll put you down for 1x next year's car and 1x downforce; don't worry about it.

[This Could Be You]

Arrows will spend one D&T on mechanical grip and the other on reliability. At least Rosberg appears to be rediscovering his form,based on his Imola qualifying (it seems he suits cars with higher mechanical grip)

[Dom_Wings]

11. Nigel Williams (2 points)

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Lola will spend one D&T token on the 1986 car, and one on downforce.

[Peteroli34]

One update on reducing drag and another on the 1986 car

[TheFlyingCaterham]

Osella will spend 1 D&T on Mechanical Grip and the other on Reliability.

[BioBiro]

11. Nigel Williams (2 points)

Good eye!

I thought the name sounded familiar~. Nigel 'NJ' Williams used to do a show on Virgin Radio I sometimes caught, many years ago.

[Nessafox]

11. Nigel Williams (2 points)

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Lola will spend one D&T token on the 1986 car, and one on downforce.

Ah second most famous Belgo-British comedian!

[CarloSpace]

1 Engine dev & 1 reliability for Zakspeed, please.

[Collieafc]

Williams are very please with both drivers and team at both our Imola and wider season performance

We shall keep up this wil 1 D&T for mechanical grip and the other for next years car

[Nessafox]

2 downforce.

[thor97]

Anyway
1 D&T for downforce and the other for next years car

edit
My Bad didn't notice we were on Round 3. Sorry about that.

[BioBiro]

I was wondering where my two reliability tokens are.

...

2 D&T for Reliability

Brabham

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Downforce increase of 7% (Downforce = 38% > Downforce = 45%). D&T cost was £120,000.
Downforce increase of 6% (Downforce = 45% > Downforce = 51%). D&T cost was £160,000.

...

As was the case in the previous season, we will provide compensation at a rate of 25% of the upgrade cost, for all upgrade mistakes made, now and future.

Brabham will be refunded £70,000 (25% of £120,000 + £160,000).

This transaction will take place with immediate effect.

The compensation paid will be deducted from the FOCA TV money paid to teams after round four.

We also apologize profusely for this mix-up, and are hoping to lower the number of administrative errors, this season.

[FantometteBR]

McLaren will start development on next year's car and also wants to upgrade reliability

[V8fan12]

Tyrrell will spend one D&T on reliability and one on next year's car

[RedEyes504]

Double drag reduction for BMW

[tommykl]

Spirit will spend money on mechanical grip and drag reduction.

[DemocalypseNow]

Ferrari will spend 1x D&T on reducing drag and 1x D&T on increasing reliability.

[BioBiro]

D&T after Round 3
Love is in the air~...


McLaren

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Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £280,000.
Reliability increase of 7% (Reliability = 47% > Reliability = 54%). D&T cost was £320,000.

Brabham

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Downforce increase of 4% (Downforce = 51% > Downforce = 55%). D&T cost was £200,000.
Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £240,000.

Ferrari

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Drag decrease of 4% (Drag = 27% < Drag = 23%). D&T cost was £420,000.
Reliability increase of 5% (Reliability = 74% > Reliability = 79%). D&T cost was £480,000.

Tyrrell

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Reliability increase of 7% (Reliability = 37% > Reliability = 44%). D&T cost was £200,000.
Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £240,000.

Alfa Romeo

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Drag decrease of 9% (Drag = 81% < Drag = 72%). D&T cost was £280,000.
Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £320,000.

BMW

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Drag decrease of 6% (Drag = 59% < Drag = 53%). D&T cost was £280,000.
Drag decrease of 6% (Drag = 53% < Drag = 47%). D&T cost was £320,000.

Williams

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Mechanical grip increase of 2% (Mechanical grip = 70% > Mechanical grip = 72%). D&T cost was £280,000.
Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £320,000.

Arrows

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Mechanical grip increase of 6% (Mechanical grip = 48% > Mechanical grip = 54%). D&T cost was £280,000.
Reliability increase of 5% (Reliability = 52% > Reliability = 57%). D&T cost was £320,000.

Osella Squadra Corse Alfa

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Mechanical grip increase of 8% (Mechanical grip = 26% > Mechanical grip = 34%). D&T cost was £240,000.
Reliability increase of 8% (Reliability = 22% > Reliability = 30%). D&T cost was £280,000.

Toleman

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Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £200,000.
Downforce increase of 8% (Downforce = 13% > Downforce = 21%). D&T cost was £240,000.

Spirit

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Mechanical grip increase of 4% (Mechanical grip = 14% > Mechanical grip = 18%). D&T cost was £140,000.
Drag decrease of 4% (Drag = 100% < Drag = 96%). D&T cost was £160,000.

Ligier

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Downforce increase of 8% (Downforce = 17% > Downforce = 25%). D&T cost was £280,000.
Downforce increase of 8% (Downforce = 25% > Downforce = 33%). D&T cost was £320,000.

Zakspeed

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Engine reliability increase of 3% (Reliability = 43% > Reliability = 46%). D&T cost was £140,000.
Reliability increase of 4% (Reliability = 22% > Reliability = 26%). D&T cost was £160,000.

Lola

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Development of next year's car. D&T cost was £140,000.
Downforce increase of 3% (Downforce = 37% > Downforce = 40%). D&T cost was £160,000.

[BioBiro]

Round 4 - Monaco Grand Prix, Monaco, 19th May 1985

Qualifying Results:
If it was possible to be truly comfortable, driving inches from the metal of Monaco, then Alboreto was surely it; indeed, one member of the paddock was heard to remark "there are marshalls that don't get as close [to the barrier], as Michele does." Steffan Bellof couldn't quite capture pole, but pushing back the hungry Prost and Pironi put a rare smile on Frank William's face. Both the Arrows cars qualified well, with Nannini and Rosberg in the top-eight; likewise, the Brabham team - despite lacking results on race days, so far - were comfortably in the top-ten, on the grid. Further behind, female driver Wilson enjoyed a rare opportunity to show-off her wet weather prowess again, perhaps hoping to catch the eye of a team with more competitive machinery than Alfa Romeo. The twenty-car grid saw some surprise disappointments, not least of which were both the Lotus' DNQ-ing, along with young Manfred Winkelhock's BMW car. The biggest eyebrow-raiser, though, had to be the Minardis, qualifying slowest of all bar one of the under-powered Ligiers.



1. Michele Albereto - Ferrari (Goodyear) 01:42.320 (Trap: 220 km/h)
2. Steffan Bellof - Williams-BMW (Goodyear) +0.290 (Trap: 224 km/h)
3. Alain Prost - Ferrari (Goodyear) +0.347 (Trap: 222 km/h)
4. Didier Pironi - Ferrari (Goodyear) +0.586 (Trap: 219 km/h)
5. Alessandro Nannini - Arrows-Alfa Romeo (Goodyear) +01.340 (Trap: 216 km/h)
6. John Watson - Brabham-Porsche (Goodyear) +01.364 (Trap: 212 km/h)
7. Keke Rosberg - Arrows-Alfa Romeo (Goodyear) +02.260 (Trap: 212 km/h)
8. Ayrton Senna - Williams-BMW (Goodyear) +02.421 (Trap: 225 km/h)
9. Jean-Pierre Jarier - Tyrrell-BMW (Goodyear) +02.450 (Trap: 219 km/h)
10. Nigel Mansell - Brabham-Porsche (Goodyear) +02.568 (Trap: 214 km/h)
11. Desiré Wilson - Alfa Romeo (Goodyear) +02.659 (Trap: 213 km/h)
12. Stefan Johansson - BMW (Pirelli) +02.799 (Trap: 218 km/h)
13. Pierluigi Martini - Osella Squadra Corse Alfa-Alfa Romeo (Pirelli) +03.248 (Trap: 211 km/h)
14. Nelson Piquet - McLaren-Honda (Goodyear) +03.345 (Trap: 215 km/h)
15. Derek Warwick - Tyrrell-BMW (Goodyear) +03.437 (Trap: 215 km/h)
16. Patrick Tambay - Alfa Romeo (Goodyear) +03.478 (Trap: 211 km/h)
17. Teo Fabi - Osella Squadra Corse Alfa-Alfa Romeo (Pirelli) +03.800 (Trap: 215 km/h)
18. Eddie Cheever - Lola-Renault (Goodyear) +04.230 (Trap: 204 km/h)
19. Jacques Laffitte - McLaren-Honda (Goodyear) +04.248 (Trap: 211 km/h)
20. Alan Jones - Toleman-Hart (Goodyear) +04.591 (Trap: 206 km/h)
DNQ. Elio de Angelis - Lotus-Renault (Pirelli) +04.700 (Trap: 214 km/h)
DNQ. Thierry Boutsen - Toleman-Hart (Goodyear) +04.890 (Trap: 204 km/h)
DNQ. Corrado Fabi - Spirit-Hart (Pirelli) +04.936 (Trap: 204 km/h)
DNQ. Manfred Winkelhock - BMW (Pirelli) +05.359 (Trap: 221 km/h)
DNQ. René Arnoux - Lotus-Renault (Pirelli) +05.780 (Trap: 211 km/h)
DNQ. Derek Daly - RAM-Hart (Pirelli) +05.908 (Trap: 207 km/h)
DNQ. Christian Danner - Zakspeed (Pirelli) +06.160 (Trap: 216 km/h)
DNQ. Alain Ferté - Ligier-Renault (Pirelli) +06.252 (Trap: 209 km/h)
DNQ. Ricardo Patrese - Minardi-Ferrari (Pirelli) +06.463 (Trap: 241 km/h)
DNQ. Andrea de Cesaris - Minardi-Ferrari (Pirelli) +07.818 (Trap: 242 km/h)
DNQ. Philippe Streiff - Ligier-Renault (Pirelli) +07.892 (Trap: 206 km/h)

Race Results:
The pouring rain ensured a complete reversal of the previous weekend, in Imola - the Ferrari would steal the pole, but this time it was the Williams-BMW package bringing home the bacon. Quite incredibly, today's events put Ayrton Senna into the lead of the Driver's Championship, even if only by one point over Pironi. Although Bellof led after Alboreto's retirement with engine issues, he was devastated when his turbo also failed. Nannini drove the race of his life, the Arrows-Alfa squirming and sliding at half the corners on the track; although passed by Senna mid-race, Nannini inexplicably seemed to find extra pace in the closing laps, and chased Senna down fruitlessly. The Tyrrell team enjoyed their best result of the season so far, and enthusiastically waved every pit-board they could find at Warwick and Jarrier as they passed the checkered flag. A wily drive from the experienced Laffite kept the McLaren team from sinking too low in the Constructor's Championship, while behind him, Alan Jones - who appears increasingly less-enthusiastic at every race - scored the loosely-managed Toleman team their first point. A water-soaked track caught a lot of the field out, including an over-enthusiastic Didier Pironi and Desiré Wilson, who both seemed to think that a charging drive to the front of the race was in order, and duly paid the price in the barriers.



1. Ayrton Senna - Williams-BMW (Goodyear) 2hrs
2. Alessandro Nannini - Arrows-Alfa Romeo (Goodyear) +0:05.953
3. Derek Warwick - Tyrrell-BMW (Goodyear) +0:44.638
4. Jean-Pierre Jarier - Tyrrell-BMW (Goodyear) +01:38.944
5. Jacques Laffitte - McLaren-Honda (Goodyear) +01:58.263
6. Alan Jones - Toleman-Hart (Goodyear) +02:38.837
7. Pierluigi Martini - Osella Squadra Corse Alfa-Alfa Romeo (Pirelli) +02:57.906
Ret. Nelson Piquet - McLaren-Honda (Goodyear) - Ignition
Ret. Teo Fabi - Osella Squadra Corse Alfa-Alfa Romeo (Pirelli) - Spun-off
Ret. Keke Rosberg - Arrows-Alfa Romeo (Goodyear) - Gearbox
Ret. Steffan Bellof - Williams-BMW (Goodyear) - Engine
Ret. Desiré Wilson - Alfa Romeo (Goodyear) - Accident
Ret. Patrick Tambay - Alfa Romeo (Goodyear) - Spun-off
Ret. Didier Pironi - Ferrari (Goodyear) - Accident
Ret. Michele Albereto - Ferrari (Goodyear) - Turbo
Ret. Alain Prost - Ferrari (Goodyear) - Oil pressure
Ret. Nigel Mansell - Brabham-Porsche (Goodyear) - Electrical
Ret. John Watson - Brabham-Porsche (Goodyear) - Accident
Ret. Stefan Johansson - BMW (Pirelli) - Accident
Ret. Eddie Cheever - Lola-Renault (Goodyear) - Engine


Championship Standings:
Driver's Championship
1. Ayrton Senna (25 points)
2. Didier Pironi (24 points)
3. Alain Prost (9 points)
4. Alessandro Nannini (9 points)
5. Steffan Bellof (7 points)
6. Jean-Pierre Jarier (7 points)
7. Jacques Laffitte (5 points)
8. Derek Warwick (4 points)
9. Stefan Johansson (2 points)
10. Keke Rosberg (2 points)
11. Ricardo Patrese (2 points)
12. Nigel Mansell (2 points)
13. René Arnoux (1 point)
14. Alan Jones (1 point)


Constructor's Championship
1. Ferrari (33 points)
2. Williams (32 points)
3. Arrows (11 points)
4. Tyrrell (11 points)
5. McLaren (5 points)
6. BMW (2 points)
7. Minardi (2 points)
8. Brabham (2 points)
9. Lotus (1 point)
10. Toleman (1 point)



There are 4* D&T opportunities before the next race *(5 for Ferrari, 3 for Minardi).

[BioBiro]

FOCA TV Money Distribution - First Quarter
With one additional team competing in the sport this season, along with compensation paid earlier to Brabham, there will be a slight reduction in television money, for this first quarter.

Ferrari have been credited £885,000
Williams have been credited £875,000
Arrows have been credited £705,000
Osella Squadra Corse Alfa have been credited £690,000
Tyrrell have been credited £580,000
Minardi have been credited £555,000
Alfa Romeo have been credited £425,000
Toleman have been credited £370,000
BMW have been credited £350,000
McLaren have been credited £340,000
Brabham have been credited £305,000
Lotus have been credited £250,000
Lola have been credited £230,000
RAM have been credited £150,000
Spirit have been credited £80,000
Zakspeed have been credited £5,000
Ligier have been credited £0

[BioBiro]

Special Event - Zakspeed
The engine raced at present by the Zakspeed Formula One team is the '1500/4' - a unit that began life as the straight-four turbocharged engine inside their Group 5 Ford Capri - which was itself a rebuilt version of the Cosworth 'BDA' engine, comprised of a Ford 'Kent' cast iron block, an alloy head - which was later changed to aluminium to save weight, and an aftermarket turbocharger manufactured by KKK. Zakspeed and Ford cooperated several years after the racing-prepared Capri, to produce the Ford C100 car for Group C championships, in 1981. The C100 was later coupled to a Zakspeed 'C1/4' powertrain - a 1.8L turbo straight-four - with mixed results on the track, but the car's first engine - the 'C1/8' - is believed to hold the key to making the Zakspeed F1 team a competitive force. The 'C1/8' uses a four litre naturally-aspirated V8 engine - a total of thirty-two valves, with dual overhead cams and four valves per cylinder - and has proved highly successful, winning last year's Interserie championship in the hands of Klaus Niedzwiedz.

After witnessing the tremendous straight-line speed advantage of the 1400+ horsepower '015T' engine, produced by Ferrari and raced by the Minardi team, Zakspeed are concerned that their traditional four-cylinder '1500/4' engine will not be competitive in the near future. Norbert Kreyer himself, who designed the engine, has said internally that he doubts the '1500/4' would ever be capable of a thousand horsepower. The company believe a turbocharged V8 that is designed, built, and tuned as well as the '1500/4' will prove unstoppable in the sport; taking into account the current engine is producing some 820HP, with twice the cylinders, a power output of 1500HP could theoretically be achieved - enough to surely dominate the championship.

Currently, Zakspeed's company budget is overextended, aiding their Formula One team and undertaking other engineering projects for private customers, and will need to borrow funds to support a new engine development programme. Keeping parity with the current situation, Zakspeed are willing to provide their F1 team with exclusive use of the prospective '1500/8', but are aware that the cost of financing the new engine may be too much for team. As such, the company will reluctantly offer a much-reduced price for the engine's development to the Zakspeed F1 team, if they are willing to allow other teams to pay for use of the '1500/8' next season, and beyond.


* Pay £9,430,000 for development, and exclusive use, of the '1500/8' engine, next season. The prospective eight-cylinder, turbocharged engine will be ready for 1986, only to the Zakspeed team.
* Pay £6,510,000 for development, and non-exclusive use, of the '1500/8' engine, next season. The prospective eight-cylinder, turbocharged engine will be ready for 1986, with a works agreement with the Zakspeed team, plus at least three other deals for supply of the unit on offer to rival teams.
* Decline the offer, and continue to develop and use the '1500/4', next season. Plans for the prospective engine will be immediately cancelled, and the Zakspeed team will continue to be offered the '1500/4' engine on a works-basis.



The Zakspeed team are requested to respond to this event.

[Nessafox]

1 drag decrease, 1 grip increase and 2 for next year please.

[TheFlyingCaterham]

Osella will use 1 D&T for Drag, 1 D&T for Tyres and 2 D&Ts for next years car.

[V8fan12]

Tyrrell will use 1x Downforce, 1x Drag, 1x Mechanical Grip and 1x Next Year's Car

[andrew]

FOCA TV Money Distribution - First Quarter

RAM have been credited £150,000

[This Could Be You]

Yes! It's a pity Rosberg couldn't make it to the finish, but with Nannini's wet weather podium we've met the targets I had for the season already (consistenly qualifying, semi-regular points, occasional podiums). With that, Arrows will spend 1 D&T on Weight Reduction, 1 on Reliability, and the other two on next year's car.

[Aislabie]

Three downforce upgrades please!