RD Formula FG Championship Season 1

[Aidan Keranen]

that is the one exception to the rule

 

[Jack Hunsley]

@Twigster151 In the middle of the race, it didn't seem like it was going to go your way, but did you always believe you would score this win?

First of all, a very emotional win today. Racing in front of your home crowd is exhilarating enough, to win at home is almost indescribable

On the race we had a couple of laps where I was a tad nervous but I knew I had more in the bag if needed. We always knew that we'd be slightly vulnerable at Silverstone with BRTs race pace but hopefully our upgrades for Hockenheim will give us a fighting chance, especially after BRTs poor luck today.

Change to sponsor D4: £300
Race BHP +1: £300
Quali Skill +15: £150

 

[Benutzername]

nah, if you could keep buys to multiples of 5, i would really appreciate that

+10 Race Skill (100$)
+5 Quali Skill (50$)

 

[TTupsi]

50 race skill

 

[William Néron]

Team: +1 BHP

 

[Rob Sharp]

Sorry @Benutzername

Also -100 cof please ($100)

 

[Tim.E]

+50 Race Skill

 

[Omer Said]

-40 qualifying variance, thanks.

 

[Smartbean]

General Impression:
Absolute mayhem. Cars disappearing everywhere; some in gravel, some in walls and others in black smoke. A 100% race like this is spectacular to watch I think.

Drivers view:
"After a very promising qualifying, the race was in the end very disappointing for me. Starting in 12th and finishing in 12th seems OK, but it could have been so much better if I wasn't held up by the heavy fuelled Diehl in the first stint -which cost me time and a couple of places due to the battles- and if I didn't go off somewhere at the moment when McNamara's engine gave up on him -which cost me a further 3 places- and when I wouldn't have hit that tyre of Black's wrecked car -which cost me a front wing, a pit stop and another 3 spots-. I suppose the only positive thing is that I actually finished the race and the fact that we have a very nice looking livery. Not sure what happened to Lintner. He seemed to have a big crash, I hope he is OK."

Upgrades:
Budget: $50
Income: $100
+10 Race Skill ($100)
+10 Race Variation ($50)
Total of Expenses: $150
Remaining Budget: $0

Personal values after buys:
Quali BHP: 790
Race BHP: 798
CoF: 3340
Quali Skill: 16080
Race Skill: 16120
Quali Variation: 300
Race Variation: 260

Will update once Néron clarifies his team buy

EDIT: Updated with Néron's team buy

 

[Smartbean]

Team: +1 BHP

Would that be Quali or Race BHP?...Just for the purpose of my list...and Aidan's one for that matter

 

[Decenten]

Can teams carry money over in the season
Team all on quali bhp
Me saving

 

[James McNamara]

All in all, it was an enjoyable race regardless of results

+20 quali skill
+35 race skill

 

[William Néron]

Would that be Quali or Race BHP?...Just for the purpose of my list...and Aidan's one for that matter

Oh wow thanks for the spot!

That would be +1 Qual BHP

 

[Smartbean]

Personal values after buys:
Quali BHP: 790
Race BHP: 798
CoF: 3340
Quali Skill: 16080
Race Skill: 16120
Quali Variation: 300
Race Variation: 260

EDIT: Updated with Néron's team buy

 

[Milos]

Can teams carry money over in the season

Yes

 

[Tim.E]

@Tim Engberink Second again, but are you annoyed about it, or relieved to be back there?
Yes, of course a great result for the team. Nice that Manolis and I can finally be on the podium together. I hope that we can carry those great results through to the next races. I hope to get a win this season but that will probably only happen with a bit of luck. Also I gained on Pablo and Ben and made the gap with Tapio bigger so that's always nice.

 

[the_sigman]

@Manolis Sigoulakis A double podium, but how happy are you to be on the third step as opposed to higher?

Team is doing a great job now and we would like to keep it like that to the end. Obviously, having the winner on my right on the podium makes me want to stand there, but I am satisfied with where we are at the moment.

QS +30
RS +15

 

[Dovi design]

HUNSLEY OUTLASTS FOR HOME WIN
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Jack Hunsley was fine out in front at Silverstone, without a worry in the world. Well, he might have been worried about a grass fire or something near by late in the race, but no doubt would have been happy in knowing it was only his competitors...
From the start Pablo Diehl looked in all sorts of trouble, a one stop strategy saw him go backwards, but ironically the only person to literally go backwards wasn't the Brazilian, rather rookie Krisztian Lintner was, spinning before hitting the wall hard backwards. On a day where having any Hungarian connections was a serious problem, the two Monster cars both retired with their Mercedes engines sending smoke signals back to Stuttgart soon after. As the race wore on, Tomas Ochlsager got a sore back with a failed suspension, while at the front Hunsley had been joined by French winner Utzer in a battle that quickly became infamous for the backmarkers rather than the frontmarkers. Rob Sharp made a meal of letting his technically-team boss through, losing the German a large portion of time. While Hunsley took the oppotunity for a larger gap, Utzer began his charge again, this time to in fact be aided by Andrea Dovizioso. The Italian was overlaped by Hunsley, after his early race was ruined by hitting the T1 barriers, but not to be discouraged he quickly upped his pace, before making a bold move down the Hangar Straight to unlap himself. In the next half a lap, Hunsley lost 2 seconds to Utzer, before submitting to the German 4 laps later. But while BRT rejoiced in the move, the lead lasted 3 laps before a mistake at the first corner saw Utzer in the gravel, then beached on the curb as he waited an entire lap for a gap. To rub salt in the wound for the German team, Diehl's day finally ended as Utzer was just getting pushed away, the Brazilian in a carbon copy of Lintner's earlier crash.
Just as the crowd was no doubt going wild at this point, the race still had more to offer.
Hearts fell as Rob Sharp's EvoGP-Ferrari gave up the ghost, only to be somewhat buoyed up by the All-Australian 2KF1 team both retiring from strong positions in the points. Rinneaho developed what is believed to have been a loose wheel, having to pit again from second, while Black converted his Viper into a pseudo-motorcycle by shaving off the right hand side of his car on the T1 barriers.
So while Hunsley won, and the Speedy's snatched the podium, further back we saw two Apex's in the points, Brilliant Dimas score a second top ten, and somehow Andrea Dovizioso got 10th.
Through all of that, it comes to the fore that the large retirement list is probably due to the fact that this is the first 100% since Monaco, which is probably harder on Driver rather than vehicle, and only the third ever (Melbourne, Monaco, Silverstone). With such a fundamentally different setup, namely more speed, the engines couldn't handle the distance it seems.
And so, if you watched the race, and read all that, have a cookie.

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RDFIA Press Conference
@Twigster151 In the middle of the race, it didn't seem like it was going to go your way, but did you always believe you would score this win?
@Tim Engberink Second again, but are you annoyed about it, or relieved to be back there?
@Manolis Sigoulakis A double podium, but how happy are you to be on the third step as opposed to higher?

Press Paddock
@Jimlaad43 Were you worried about Jack not winning?
@Lesley Buurlage A great day for Speedy, will we see more improvements?
@Benutzername As a driver: What happened?
@Benutzername As a boss: How did that happen?
@Aidan Keranen So close to a strong finish, any words?
@Dovi design You were up and down through the field like a yo-yo, did you get dizzy with that? But seriously, how did you feel that race went for you?
@Milos Ancevski Our favourite GP4 flamer, finally feeling some loving with that result?
...continued
@kedy89 Thoughts?


Press Release
Due to the lateness of the results, the marketplace will be moved back 11 hours to 9pm (21:00) Thursday AEDT. Simulations will begin shortly afterwards, so make sure your buys are correct. Be sure also to check your budgets in the opening post, and also after next race I might be nice enough to send out some PM's to those who have failed to make purchases recently.

Not so good for me though

 

[XenForo]

Race Skill +55

 

[Jimlaad43]

DTK Season 2 Announcement
While they may be fully focused on Season 1, DTK Racing have made some strong strides into season 2 preparations. Firstly, after some investigations and negotiations, DTK Racing have managed to regain their British entry after a year registered to Nauru. Also, with the re-signing of both drivers - Jack Hunsley and Tapio Rinneaho - comes the arrival of the new car - Craig!
Based on the Toyota TF108, supplied by the successful engine manufacturer of Season 1, who have had another year added to the contract. Sponsorship from Jaguar has been toned down quite a bit though.

Sneak preview of the car.

TL;DR
Constructors Name: DTK Racing II (Yellow and Purply Red)
Commercial Name: DTK Racing
Nationality of team: British
Car: Toyota 2008
Engine: Toyota
Drivers: Jack Hunsley and Tapio Rinneaho​