RD Formula Manager - Season 5

[Azabadaza]

@Azabadaza - Magnificent qualifying effort put your new team into spotlight, but the race did not go so great. How was your experience in the first race?

It was a very interesting experience in the teams first race. We didn't have any idea exactly what our speed would be like compared to the more experienced teams so we went all out in quali, and in hindsight we probably went too hard.
As for the race, the double stacking in the pits on lap 1 will cause us to think about and change strategy in future. The race was travelling nicely for Lella before a mistake in calculations meant I ran both cars out of fuel in consecutive laps.
An unfortunate ending to the teams first race in the series but we've learnt a lot from the experience and look forward to the rest of the season.

 

[Deleted member 161052]

@airutonpurosuto8912 - Really solid points today. Was "slow and steady wins the race" your motto in this race?]

Yeah. The safer we go, the lesser the mistakes. Let me go to my "short race review"...
Kamui was blocked by Schumacher in the first two laps, Felipe collided with another driver on the opening lap, Reggiani's engine died and Magnussen's chassis was very tired.
I should keep an eye on Nitro's chassis more than Canon's.

 

[kedy89]

BRT

Budget: 4750cr

Durability upgrade: 500cr
Fuel upgrade: 600cr

Engine testing: 500cr
Risky research: 1000cr

PET wet track: 400cr
PET concentration: 400cr
BEL wet track: 400cr
BEL concentration: 400cr

Budget left: 550cr


Silver Soul Racing

Budget: 2900cr

Durability upgrade x2: 1000cr

Engine testing: 500cr
Risky research: 1000cr

CLA wet track: 400cr

Budget left: 0cr

 

[Tim.E]

+1 Engine Research

 

[Deleted member 161052]

Canon
Budget: 2150cr
+1 engine testing: 500cr
+1 chassis upgrade: 500cr
+1 risky research: 1000cr
Left: 150cr

Nitro
no buys, but change sponsors to E-H

 

[the_sigman]

Risky Research, Qualifying upgrade, Chassis upgrade

 

[Azabadaza]

Budget: 1400cr
Lella: speed -400cr
Jann: tyre mastery -400cr
+1 Durability upgrade: 500cr
remaining: 100cr

 

[Aidan Keranen]

2KF1 Racing
x1 Engine Upgrade: Speed (500)
x1 Durability Upgrade (500)
x1 Driver Speed: Hakkinen (400)
x1 Driver Tyre Mastery: Hakkinen (400)
200CR left

Keranen Motorsport
No buys.
450CR left

 

[Sasha Jednak]

Red Night
Money - 2300 cr
Sponsors: C-V
Engine upgrade - reliability - 500 cr
Ricciardo - pitstop - 400 cr
Vettel - speed - 400 cr
Vettel - tyre mastery - 400 cr
Total - 1700 cr
Money left - 600 cr

Thunderstorm Racing
Money - 1500 cr
Sponsors: K-V
Engine upgrade - 500 cr
Raikkonen - speed - 400 cr
Kubica - speed - 400 cr
Total - 1300 cr
Money left - 200 cr

 

[rubaru]

@rubaru - First race of the team and it was not great as far as we think. But you must have retrieved some great knowledge which is necessary for the rest of the season?

No, not great in terms of how we finished the race, but certainly important in learning about how everything works on the cars. We're aiming to improve in several areas and hopefully have a better showing in Malaysia.

 

[TTupsi]

2800cr

Fuel upgrade 600cr
Chassis durability 500cr
Engine speed 500cr

SIMONA
Wet track 400cr
Overtaking 400cr

MICHELE
Wet track 400cr

=0cr left

 

[rubaru]

Considering my current budget is zero (100Cr for the race, 100Cr to Sasha for the engine deal), I will not be making any marketplace selections.

 

[rubaru]

Ram F1
Change sponsors to E & K

 

[Omer Said]

MARKETPLACE is CLOSED!

Testing Results (Direct upgrades by the manufacturers are not listed here!)
- Aston Martin got 2 speed upgrades
- Blackcat go 1 Reliability and 10 Fuel Tank upgrade
- Riferra got 1 Durability

BRT Risky - Goodyear dry compounds got 2 speed levels
Silver Soul Risky - +2 Car Durability Level
Canon Risky - Michelin wet compounds got 2 speed levels
Grip Risky - +2 Car Durability Level


THE MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX QUALIFYING BEGINS! It will end on Saturday (Earlier if all managers give their orders before).
Here is the track conditions and weather forecast:

Good luck all!

 

[Milos]

- Aston Martin got 2 speed upgrades
- Blackcat go 1 Reliability and 10 Fuel Tank upgrade

and THAT is why we can't be competitive. Our monetary resources can't match the ones of Aston, and the ones we can somehow pull out of the bag, saving every little penny, go to these worthless fueltank and durability upgrades

Therefore I formally announce that, unless this mysterious engine development team I am hiring steps up their paths so Blackcat users can challenge for wins, I am going to give my team away to one of the current customers of Blackcat (at least so the engine doesn't go to waste).

 

[Jimlaad43]

Well then
Both Wet Tyres. Both 60 fuel. Both Give All High

 

[rubaru]

and THAT is why we can't be competitive. Our monetary resources can't match the ones of Aston, and the ones we can somehow pull out of the bag, saving every little penny, go to these worthless fueltank and durability upgrades

Therefore I formally announce that, unless this mysterious engine development team I am hiring steps up their paths so Blackcat users can challenge for wins, I am going to give my team away to one of the current customers of Blackcat (at least so the engine doesn't go to waste).

You're starting to sound like Sauber

 

[Omer Said]

I just realized that i forgot to write changelog after the previous race:
- Tyre wear slightly adjusted to prevent "0" wear situation occurred in the first race. A minor change.

Edit: DOH! I also realized there is no information about the "fuel upgrade" item at the marketplace list. It simply decreases fuel consumption values per lap.

 

[Sasha Jednak]

Oh come on, we have worse luck with engine research than Kimi with his races (in RL of course).

 

[TTupsi]

Simona Wets+69l, aggressive+high
Michele Wets+70l, steady+high