RD Formula Manager - Season 5

[Milos]

you're going to donate to charity?

Sadly neither I or ART will have enough money for that was gonna copy you and report the Aston teams but with some quick calculations it seems like I won't even be hitting the 7k cap

 

[kedy89]

Sadly neither I or ART will have enough money for that was gonna copy you and report the Aston teams but with some quick calculations it seems like I won't even be hitting the 7k cap

At least for my teams I can tell you that you'd have lost the money.

I could've accused BRT with Silver Soul and vice versa, just for fun

 

[rubaru]

1) Ram F1 didn't use any illegal aids and I wasn't caught that one time I might have!

2) I'd like to nominate myself as a charity recipient.

 

[Jimlaad43]

TBH I can't even remember if I was using them for that race, I wanna know the outcome as well

 

[Aidan Keranen]

Sadly neither I or ART will have enough money for that was gonna copy you and report the Aston teams but with some quick calculations it seems like I won't even be hitting the 7k cap

Good

 

[Deleted member 161052]

Canon and Nitro's cars are currently under deep further checks

 

[Omer Said]

DRIVER and TEAM championships are updated in the first page.

FINAL TEAM BUDGETS: (Note that all will start with maximum 7000 credits for the next season. Also the ones below 2500 will start with 2500 as they can do that by starting a new team, and that is unnecessary.)

Edit: Oops! Canon's sponsor rewards are not given. Their actual budget is: 7400

@kedy89 - A huge congratulations! What a season for your teams! What more can you accomplish in the next season?
@TTupsi - You managed to take your position back from Red Night, and your budget for the next season is plenty. What are your plans to fight for the title?
@Sasha Jednak - That must have been a nightmarish final race for the team. What went wrong? Are you worried about the tiny budget for the next season?
@Jimlaad43 - You have become the most notorious manager in the paddock. Are you worried about this image?
@Milos - Must have been a frustrating season for the team. But your next season budget seems promising, will it happen next year?
@Aidan Keranen - Many intra-team collisions and plenty of different incidents have occurred for you. Will we see 2KF1 in the podium battle next season?
@Tim.E - Schumacher had a great form in the latter part of the season. And your budget is enormous, are you hopeful for the next year?
@airutonpurosuto8912 - Your cars provided a great entertainment in the mid-field. But they say your target for the next season is not mid-field, but the top-field?
@Manolis Sigoulakis - Why is Grip Racing constantly losing form? Is there a lack of attention by the management? Will the next season be different?
@Azabadaza - You started the season with a shocking pole-position, but the rest of the year hasn't göne so well. But now, you will have BMW from the beginning as your partner. Are you hopeful?
@rubaru - This must have been a decent learning year for the team. You won't be a rookie in the next season, and there will higher expectations from your team. Will you handle it?
@Andy 'Mars Bar' Graham - Will the next season be your first season in which you will participate as fully committed?
@The_Laskinator - A solid learning year, but no points misfortunately. How will you prepare for the next season?


Thanks to all for participating and making this game competitive and fun. I hope to see you again in the next season.


NOW WE START THE TEAMS' MEETING:
In the upcoming days, I will ask you dozens of proposals here in the thread and you will vote for them. The next season's rules and regulations will be shaped according to the results. You can also give your feedback and your own proposals. The first set of proposals will be posted around tonight. I will tag all of you whenever a new set of proposals are posted.

 

[the_sigman]

@Manolis Sigoulakis - Why is Grip Racing constantly losing form? Is there a lack of attention by the management? Will the next season be different?

Yep, this is season I pretty much gave up after one point. I hope next season will be different, although my participation is not certain (I'm generally someone who wants to do things only if he can do them correctly)

 

[Deleted member 161052]

@airutonpurosuto8912 - Your cars provided a great entertainment in the mid-field. But they say your target for the next season is not mid-field, but the top-field?

It wasn't a season that I had hoped for in terms of position (last season Canon was 8th, now they were 9th), but it was better than the last one. We've done the best efforts this season, improving a lot in the second half with 3 races that boosted my drivers' confidence. Surely we look forward to be one of the top-fielders for next season, I really can't wait for that.

 

[Jimlaad43]

Well that answers that question

 

[Milos]

@Milos - Must have been a frustrating season for the team. But your next season budget seems promising, will it happen next year?

I honestly can't tell. It looked promising this season too. And the season before. Until I actually start seeing results, I won't get my hopes up. But after all this effort, a race win would be nice yes...

Edit: Oops! Canon's sponsor rewards are not given. Their actual budget is: 7400

good, got me worried for a sec.

 

[TTupsi]

@TTupsi - You managed to take your position back from Red Night, and your budget for the next season is plenty. What are your plans to fight for the title?

I'm just glad the season is over. We had high hopes to start the season with but it didn't take long until it all went wrong as we were inconsistent through the season. I'm not sure if we deserve the third place in constructors' championship after the errors and mistakes we made but we'll take it. Next season we'll be looking to return to winning ways but there are too many unanswered questions yet to talk about those chances.

 

[rubaru]

@rubaru - This must have been a decent learning year for the team. You won't be a rookie in the next season, and there will higher expectations from your team. Will you handle it?

Of course we can handle it. Every goal, every expectation we had, we met and sometimes surpassed. Rookies aren't expected to get points, and we hit 15. Expectations will be higher next season, as we aim for more points, competing in the mid-field every race. I think the biggest learning this season was wise budgeting. Early on we didn't make the necessary upgrades and focused too much on the wrong things. Now, budget will be focused on the right things, which we need to stay competitive. The race is beginning to be the easy part.

 

[kedy89]

@kedy89 - A huge congratulations! What a season for your teams! What more can you accomplish in the next season?

Thanks! Nothing much really, this season was quite epic. Won all races, 7 1-2 finishes, 5 podium lock-outs, 5 races with maximum points for one team, 2 with maximum points for 2 teams. True, we were lucky at some points, for example Belgium and Italy when Apex had some miscalculations. Still, it has exceeded all our expectations. Would already be an accomplishment if we can just repeat that, which I doubt.


Not that it really matters, but I think BRT has 7750 pre-cutoff and Silver Soul 7100.


Thanks for the season @Omer Said, thoroughly enjoyed it, can't wait for next

 

[The_Laskinator]

@The_Laskinator - A solid learning year, but no points misfortunately. How will you prepare for the next season?

I'll see how rule changes pan out, then have a talk with my driver's about their main aims for the next year (I know mine are points, and most of our issues have been mine not theirs), so we should come to an agreement fairly quickly, looking forward to nailing these strategies and getting some points!


Also, Unfortunate, not misfortunate

 

[Omer Said]

Also, Unfortunate, not misfortunate

Does not misfortunately mean "unluckily"?

 

[rubaru]

Misfortunate and Unfortunate are interchangeable, but I've never heard a native English speaker (including myself) use Mis-.

 

[The_Laskinator]

apparently misfortune does mean poor luck, but it doesnt work as you'd expect, i think it goes misfortune - unfortunate - unfortunately, so you only use misfortune in one specific sense

isnt english an amazing language?

 

[Tim.E]

@Tim.E - Schumacher had a great form in the latter part of the season. And your budget is enormous, are you hopeful for the next year?

Prospects are looking strong but Michael looked even stronger though this season. He provided us with some very valuable points. With a pretty sound budget for next season the hopes are high.

Cheers for a great season Omer! Especially continuing it after your horrendous period.

 

[Omer Said]

Cool! Thanks for the language lesson.

Let's start the meeting without any delays. First of all, I would like to inform you about the certain changes which will take place. If you have questions or counter-ideas, please express them:
- Pitstops will allow for a complete car repair, but it will take extremely longer. You will choose between "usual pitstop" and "long pitstop."
- Tyre supplier values will be hidden as usual. But the engine values will be shown with clear numbers.
- Some tyre brands will have better performance on some tracks.
- Track length will affect how much gaps open/shrink. Credit to Milos for the idea.
- Special engineers can be hired to prevent "out of fuel" and "chassis fail" problems as they will call the car into the pits in the last minute and refuel the tank to maximum/repair the car to maximum with an unusually long pitstop.
- Engine contracts will be signed and paid on race-count, beforehand. Non-player manufacturers will offer discounts to longer contracts. Player-controlled engines can be signed with minimum 100 credits per race. Manufacturers will not be able to break contracts after the money is paid. As usual, player manufactured engines can't supply more than 3 teams.
- Starting with the next season, drivers will have their abilities lost randomly at the end of each season. They will lose around 4-5 levels from random skills.
- Track setup numbers will be hidden. Instead, there will be track descriptions such as "this track is very downforce related" or "top speed is highly effective on this track" etc etc...
- "Safe" pace will make the driver refrain from overtaking/defending more certainly.
- A new driver ability which will allow less fuel consumption for a lap. Credit to Rubaru for the idea.
- Sister teams will have much slower cars by default. A highly developed sister team car can catch up a non-developed main team car though.
- Paces and revs will be updated slightly regarding their speed/wear values.
- Fuel loads will affect speed a little bit less.
- Pitstop lengths will slightly longer.
- Test drivers will have a "testing" skill which will give bonuses when tests are conducted with them. They can be advanced to the 1st or 2nd driver positions, but doing so will remove their testing skills.
- Engine research and testings will have a chance to bring more than usual speed, but decrease reliability.
- More might be added until the new season starts.


And now for the proposals (Please pick one of the choices for each topic, or reject them all if you want and offer a new variation):
TOPIC 1: TEAM ORDERS

1. Ban all team orders. Even team-mates should not be told to yield.
2. Ban team orders only between different teams. Sister teams included.
3. Do not ban anykind of team orders.

TOPIC 2: SISTER TEAMS TEAM SIZE

1. Allow sister teams to have only 1 car.
2. Allow sister teams to have two cars as usual.

TOPIC 3: SISTER TEAMS ENGINE CONTRACTS

1. Sister teams can't buy any player-manufactured engines.
2. Sister teams can buy player-manufactured engines if they are not owned by the main team.
3. Sister teams can buy any engine.

TOPIC 4: RANDOM FAILURES

1. Implement a new system which will be activated 1-3 times per race and cause mechanical problems at a randomly selected car regardless of its upgrades and driver skills.
2. Implement the system mentioned above, but do not result in sudden retirements. Instead give a significant amount of car wear.
3. Do not implement a random failure system.

TOPIC 5: DRIVER RELATIONSHIPS

1. Driver testing, winning, finishing on podium and achieving certain sponsors will increase a drivers' affinity with their team. These affinity points will increase the managers' bonus points for the next season's driver bidding wars.
2. Don't implement a relationship system.

My vote counts as 2 and I vote for the 1st option at each topic.

I will start tagging non-replied managers in 1-2 days.