QuickSim: Alternate F1 - The Manufacturer Era - 1998 Season

Klon · Post by **Klon** » 25 May 2017, 18:26

Given as his post works really well, I am totally going to steal the introduction sequence from Simtek for this series.

The Simulator

Simtek wrote:Grand Prix 2, same as what I use for Anglo-Irish F4, same as what Normal uses for F3 Eurasia, what novitopoli and CaptainGetz12 use for their F4 series, what Ataxia uses for IndyCar, what Pasta uses for... look, you get the idea, it's popular, it works, moving on.

The Cars

There will be little deviation from the cars that were run in real F1 in this time period, mostly slight performance adjustments based on the previous performance of a team the season before.

The Drivers

Before the start of each season, you are free to offer contracts for two driver slots.

Your choice will be limited in that you must fulfill two out of three objectives when signing drivers. Those objectives will be given and explained to you in private.

If multiple teams are looking for a certain driver, RNG will decide their fate.

The Teams

11 teams for 1998, 2 cars per team. Those 11 teams have been determined by the needs of the canon and previous developments:

Winfield Williams (novitopoli)
Scuderia Ferrari (biscione)
Benetton Arrows Playlife (kevinbotz)
West McLaren Mercedes (salamander)
Benson & Hedges Jordan (Reject_Dom)
Gauloises Prost Peugeot (ataxia)
Red Bull Sauber Petronas (wizzie)
HSBC Stewart Ford (pinkd56)
PIAA Tyrrell Ford (This Could Be You)
Fondmetal Minardi Team (Normal32)
MasterCard Lola Formula One Racing Team (petoli)

Team "management" will be assigned by me. You may voice the team you desire and I may ask you questions if I am unsure whether to entrust the team to your management. All taken teams will be announced by me in this thread.

The Race Weekend

305 km except Monaco, you all know how a Formula One race works. Furthermore, there will be two one-hour sessions to determine the grid.

The Points System

10, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1 for the time being.

The Race Calendar

I'll let the Wiki speak for itself.

If this is all automated, what do I do?

You pick the drivers, hope for the best and if you wish, you may change the lineup by replacing a driver with a driver picked from one of my suggestions if you can provide a good justification

Normal32 · Post by **Normal32** » 25 May 2017, 18:28

I will express my interest in taking on Minardi.

Pinkd56 · Post by **Pinkd56** » 25 May 2017, 18:30

I'd like to put my hat into the ring for Stewart or Prost.

Salamander · Post by **Salamander** » 25 May 2017, 18:32

I'll indicate my interest for managing McLaren. What could possibly go wrong?

Post by **Ataxia** » 25 May 2017, 18:33

I'd like to take Prost or Sauber, please.

Post by **kevinbotz** » 25 May 2017, 18:36

I'd like to submit my interest for Benetton Arrows.

thor97 · Post by **thor97** » 25 May 2017, 18:44

Id like to enter Ferrari or Minardi

pasta_maldonado · Post by **pasta_maldonado** » 25 May 2017, 18:48

I submit my interest for either Jordan or Williams

Peteroli34 · Post by **Peteroli34** » 25 May 2017, 20:23

i would be interested in taking control of Lola

This Could Be You · Post by **This Could Be You** » 25 May 2017, 20:25

I would be interested in running Tyrrell.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 25 May 2017, 21:40

I'd like to throw my name in the hat for either Sauber or Ferrari

novitopoli · Post by **novitopoli** » 25 May 2017, 21:50

I'd like to take Williams or Stewart.

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 26 May 2017, 09:45

My first preference is Ferrari, my second is Benetton.

Bandon23 · Post by **Bandon23** » 26 May 2017, 13:44

I would like to take Stewart or Sauber

Post by **Miguel98** » 27 May 2017, 12:18

I would like to take over Benetton or Sauber.

V8fan12 · Post by **V8fan12** » 28 May 2017, 00:35

I'll put my hand up for either Jordan or Stewart

WaffleCat · Post by **WaffleCat** » 28 May 2017, 01:42

I'll take up either Tyrrell or Prost

Dom_Wings · Post by **Dom_Wings** » 28 May 2017, 13:27

I'm interested on taking either Williams or Jordan

Klon · Post by **Klon** » 28 May 2017, 18:10

Alright. For the time being, I'd like to stop applications and first sort everything out. Thanks for anyone willing to enter.

Edit: I have assigned the first three teams. You will find the information in the opening post.

Those three team owners may already begin picking their lineups. Please state multiple options to process things quicker.

Bandon23 · Post by **Bandon23** » 29 May 2017, 09:04

Sauber or Minardi for me.

Klon · Post by **Klon** » 31 May 2017, 20:33

To process things a bit quicker, I have hereby decided the following user-team assignments.

Winfield Williams (novitopoli)
Scuderia Ferrari (biscione)
Benetton Arrows Playlife (kevinbotz)
West McLaren Mercedes (salamander)
Benson & Hedges Jordan (Reject_Dom)
Gauloises Prost Peugeot (ataxia)
Red Bull Sauber Petronas (wizzie)
HSBC Stewart Ford (pinkd56)
PIAA Tyrrell Ford (This Could Be You)
Fondmetal Minardi Team (Normal32)
MasterCard Lola Formula One Racing Team (petoli)

If you did not get picked, do not fret: there will be Toyota coming in the future and it is not a personal decision against you.

The driver targets for your teams will be send to you later. After that, your only job is to post your driver choices as quickly as possible, preferably with multiple options, if required. Fictional drivers need the agreement of their DEC owners, RL drivers will be decided by RNG.

Please note that a driver can fulfill multiple targets at once if he matches all of them.

Post by **Miguel98** » 01 Jun 2017, 09:50

Put me on the waiting list Klon

Salamander · Post by **Salamander** » 01 Jun 2017, 22:03

OK, here are McLaren's driver bids:

Driver 1
Mika Hakkinen
Juan Pablo Montoya
Dario Franchitti
Christian Fittipaldi
Jan Magnussen

Driver 2
James James Davies

Test driver
Nick Heidfeld
Juan Pablo Montoya

This Could Be You · Post by **This Could Be You** » 01 Jun 2017, 22:11

I'd PM'd them, but seeing as Mclaren have revealed their plans anyway, I'll post mine for the sake of fairness:

Tyrrell Bids:

#1 Driver:
1. Tom Kristensen
2. Toranosuke Takagi
3. Mika Salo

#2
1. Toranosuke Takagi
2. Marc Goosens
3. Tom Coronel

Test/Reserve (Not that it means anything, but it's nice to have bids)
Sammy Jones (pending AndreaModa's approval)
Marc Goosens
Tom Coronel

As you can tell, we've been given a tight remit...

Klon · Post by **Klon** » 01 Jun 2017, 22:44

All team owners should have received their target lists by now.

Please note:
You MUST achieve two out of three targets
A driver can fulfill multiple targets at once
There is no reward for achieving all three, should that be possible
Test drivers are irrelevant to the targets. You may name them, but they won't be included in the RNG and added only to your team if they are not signed for other jobs

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 01 Jun 2017, 22:45

Scuderia Ferrari

Car #1
Michael Schumacher

Car #2
David Coulthard
Giancarlo Fisichella
Eddie Irvine

Test/Reserve
Luca Badoer
Jos Verstappen

Post by **Ataxia** » 01 Jun 2017, 22:55

Gauloises Prost Peugeot

Driver 1:
Olivier Panis
Jean Alesi

Driver 2:
If #1 is Panis...
David Coulthard
Jarno Trulli
Christian Fittipaldi

If #1 is Alesi...
Jarno Trulli (fulfils sponsor target 3)
Ricardo Zonta (fulfils sponsor target 3)
Alexander Wurz (fulfils sponsor target 3)[/quote]

Test Driver:
Stephane Sarrazin
Laurent Redon
Soheil Ayari

Peteroli34 · Post by **Peteroli34** » 01 Jun 2017, 23:11

Lola

Driver 1
Damon Hill

Driver 2
Tarso Marques
Pedro Diniz
Riccardo Rossett

Dom_Wings · Post by **Dom_Wings** » 02 Jun 2017, 05:38

Jordan

#1
Ralf Schumacher
Giancarlo Fisichella
Pedro de la Rosa

#2
Jack Christopherson

TD
Greg Moore (because I can

)
Satoshi Motoyama
Katsutomo Kaneishi

novitopoli · Post by **novitopoli** » 02 Jun 2017, 07:35

Williams bids:

Driver 1
Jacques Villeneuve
Gerhard Berger

Driver 2
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Ralf Schumacher

Test driver
Juan Pablo Montoya
Jörg Müller

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 02 Jun 2017, 12:41

Daniel Moreno, from Canada, is very much interested in securing a drive. While he would love to drive for Williams, he is willing to consider all offers.

Similarly, Jack Christopherson is also looking for employment. He is holding out hope that a Jordan drive is in the offing, but again, if one is not forthcoming, will consider other offers. - Has signed for Jordan. :glasses:

Pinkd56 · Post by **Pinkd56** » 02 Jun 2017, 14:00

HSBC Stewart Ford

#1
Chris Dagnall (Approved by Aerond)

#2
Jan Magnussen
Rubens Barrichello
Gil de Ferran
Jason Watt

TD
Pedro de la Rosa
Ralph Firman
Jason Watt

Normal32 · Post by **Normal32** » 02 Jun 2017, 14:50

Driver #1

Juan Pablo Montoya
Norberto Fontana
Esteban Tuero

Driver #2

Nicola Larini
Shinji Nakano
Esteban Tuero

Test Driver

Takuya Kurosawa
Naoki Hattori
Kazuyoshi Hoshino

Post by **kevinbotz** » 02 Jun 2017, 18:00

Benetton Arrows driver bids - 1998

All driver orders are ordered according to descending priority.

Driver 1:

Alexander Wurz
Pedro Diniz

Driver 2:

Giancarlo Fisichella
Pedro Diniz
Christian Pescatori

Test Driver:

Pedro de la Rosa
Esteban Tuero
Ricardo Rosset

AndreaModa · Post by **AndreaModa** » 02 Jun 2017, 18:08

While Sammy Jones will definitely be available from 1999 onwards, he'd be open to offers for 1998 too - particularly test/reserve slots that would turn into a race seat in 1999.

This Could Be You · Post by **This Could Be You** » 02 Jun 2017, 18:28

AndreaModa wrote:While Sammy Jones will definitely be available from 1999 onwards, he'd be open to offers for 1998 too - particularly test/reserve slots that would turn into a race seat in 1999.

Tyrrell would be interested in offering Jones the reserve seat for 1998, with an intent to run him in '99- in fact, looking at the calendar, it's entirely possible we'll need someone to fill in at this year's Canadian GP (it clashes with Le Mans, which Kristensen and/or Goossens will probably do)

Pinkd56 · Post by **Pinkd56** » 04 Jun 2017, 14:57

Pinkd56 wrote:HSBC Stewart Ford

#1
Chris Dagnall (Subject to Aerond's Approval)
Rubens Barrichello (If Dagnall fails)
Damon Hill

#2
Jan Magnussen
Rubens Barrichello
Gil de Ferran
Jason Watt

TD
Pedro de la Rosa
Ralph Firman
Jason Watt

Dagnall has been confirmed by Aerond.

Klon · Post by **Klon** » 09 Jun 2017, 19:28

Qantas Australian Grand Prix Qualifying
Qantas Australian Grand Prix Race (Fastest Lap: Michael Schumacher, Ferrari - 1:32.895)
Grande Prêmio Marlboro do Brasil Qualifying
Grande Prêmio Marlboro do Brasil Race (Fastest Lap: Mika Häkkinen, McLaren-Mercedes - 1:20.054)
Gran Premio Marlboro Argentina Qualifying
Gran Premio Marlboro Argentina Race (Fastest Lap: Mika Häkkinen, McLaren-Mercedes - 1:29.138)
Gran Premio Warsteiner di San Marino Qualifying
Gran Premio Warsteiner di San Marino Race (Fastest Lap: Mika Häkkinen, McLaren-Mercedes - 1:28.792)

From now on, you may apply for driver changes by sending me a message which details why you think a driver replacement is sensible. If approved, you will be handed a list of at least two drivers from which you may pick the replacement.

One approved driver change is Tom Kristensen out at Tyrrell for the Canadian Grand Prix, as he is driving at Le Mans. This Could Be You, please present either AndreaModa's approval or your choice between Marc Goosens and Tom Coronel by Monday. Thank you in advance.

pi314159 · Post by **pi314159** » 09 Jun 2017, 19:32

Kazuki Fushida (Japanese, 37 years old) is looking for a Formula 1 drive. He has previous success in F1, scoring a point for Coloni in 1987.

This Could Be You · Post by **This Could Be You** » 09 Jun 2017, 20:13

If anyone's wondering what the championship looks like right now, here's my unofficial count:

WDC After Four Rounds:

1 Hakkinen 20 (Best: 2 Wins)
2 Davies 20 (Best: 1 Win, 1x2nd, 1x3rd)
3 M.Schumacher 20 (Best: 1 Win, 1x2nd, 1x3rd)
4 Coulthard 16
5 Villeneuve 8
6 Fisichella 6
7 Frentzen 5
8 Christopherson 4 (Best: 1x4th)
9 R. Schumacher 4 (Best: 2x5th)
10 Moreno 1
NC Alesi 0 (Best: 2x7th)
NC Wurz 0 (Best: 1x7th)
NC Trulli 0 (Best: 1x8th, 1x9th)
NC Panis 0 (Best: 1x8th, 1x10th)
NC Larini 0 (Best: 1x10th, 1x11th, 1x13th)
NC Magnussen 0 (Best: 1x10th, 1x11th, 1x13th)
NC Dagnall 0 (Best: 1x10th, 3xDNF)
NC Takagi 0 (Best: 1x11th, 1x13th)
NC Hill 0 (Best: 1x11th, 3xDNF)
NC Kristensen 0 (Best: 2x12th)
NC Fontana 0 (Best: 1x12th)
NC Marques 0 (Best: 4xDNF)

WCC After Four Rounds:
1 Mclaren-Mercedes 40
2 Ferrari 36
3 Williams-Mecachrome 13
4 Jordan-Mugen Honda 8
5 Arrows-Playlife 6
6 Sauber-Petronas 1
NC Prost-Peugeot 0 (Best: 2x8th)
NC Stewart-Ford 0 (Best: 2x10th)
NC Minardi-Ford 0 (Best: 1x10th)
NC Tyrrell-Ford 0 (Best: 1x11th, 2x12th)
NC Lola-Ford 0 (Best:1x11th, 7xDNF)