RD Formula Manager - Season 5

[The_Laskinator]

buys: +1 durability upgrade

 

[Tim.E]

@Timmieturner12 - Schumacher's good run of races ended with this one. How will you bounce back?

He could've continued that streak had it not been for my mistake. I feel very sorry to have let both drivers down due to a tactical error. But we will be back stronger than ever next race.

 

[Milos]

+1 Engine Speed ($500)
+1 Next Year Research ($350)
+1 Risky Research ($1000)
should have $1050 left

 

[rubaru]

Ram F1
+1 Chassis
+1 Durability
+1 Technical to Trulli
+1 Technical to Sato
Sponsors F, K

 

[Omer Said]

I forget...does the budget listed in the first post account for payments to engine supplier? Or must I subtract that first before making buys?

They are done automaticly, you don't need to pay attention to that.

 

[rubaru]

They are done automaticly, you don't need to pay attention to that.

OK then. My buys are set and should leave me with exactly zero.

 

[Jimlaad43]

@Jimlaad43 - Losing so many points in the final lap must be disappointing, what are your feelings?

Anger, that despite having full durability upgrades, the cars are still as fragile as ever if driven higher than Steady. It really takes the fun out of an aggressive strategy if the car falls apart for no reason

 

[Tim.E]

@Omer Said I forgot, am I allowed to buy 2 NY researches?

 

[Jimlaad43]

Chassis +2
Both Drivers +2 Technical

 

[Milos]

@Omer Said I forgot, am I allowed to buy 2 NY researches?

From the first post:

 

[Tim.E]

+1 NY research
+1 Engine Upgrade

Save the rest, thanks

 

[Aidan Keranen]

@Aidan Keranen - Are you satisfied with Hakkinen's result even though you lost half of your cars?

Nothing really is different with that happening to be honest, but yeah we're quite happy with Mika's result, also John's. We're already starting to look ahead to next season a bit more at this point, so any strong results like today are really helpful for us.

2KF1
x1 engine upgrade (speed) - 500CR
x1 driver test (J. Button) - 700CR
x1 research next season - 350CR
x2 concentration (M. Hakkinen) - 800CR
2350CR -> 150CR left

KM
x1 research next season - 350CR
x1 engine upgrade - 500CR
850CR -> 450CR left

 

[Sasha Jednak]

@Sasha Jednak - There are some serious speculations on the condition of your teams? Are there really some serious problems? Will we ever see the old glorious Red Night again in the future?

It is true that we are passign through some hard times, but it is nothing that can't be fixed in let's say 10 seasons. At the moment our plan is to try to get to midfield and then we'll see it from there.

 

[Deleted member 161052]

Canon Racing will buy: (currently 2850$)
+1 engine testing (500$)
+1 next year's research (350$)
+1 durability upgrade (500$)
+1 qualifying upgrade (400$)
+1 tyre testing (500$)
Change sponsors to E and V
Remaining budget: 1100$

EDIT: Will not buy tyre test.

Nitro GP will buy: (currently 1100$)
+1 engine testing (500$)
+1 next year's research (350$)
Change sponsors to H and V
Remaining budget: 250$

 

[TTupsi]

@TTupsi - Pace looked promising, yet the race ended too early for the team. Are you concerned about Audrey's lack of development pace compared to her rivals?

It looks like our strategists had been living their surprise vacations to the max and weren't quite up to do a proper task yet. It's a shame and we will shift our concentration 100% to next season now.

Unfortunately that means that Audrey engines will not be developed further this season as the other teams are too far ahead already. We will see if we'll develop a new engine next season or buy them from other teams. We find it a shame that smaller manufacturers can't really challenge the big manufacturers like Aston and Blackcat

 

[Omer Said]

From the first post:
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Something to point out regarding those testings/researches: Next season chassis upgrade is not in that category of testings/researches. It is just a limited item in itself (Maximum 1 time per market period).

Edit: Edited the first post to reflect this fix.

 

[Azabadaza]

@Azabadaza - BMW deal brought a great hope to the team, but misfortune struck. Are you still hopeful about the BMW-partnership?

I stopped getting alerts for some reason Sorry to my drivers. After the safety car period we were in a decent position and should have looked going going into the back half of the race, but I miscalculated fuel loads which proved detrimental.

Buys:
+1 engine testing ($500)
budget remaining: $150

 

[Omer Said]

Marketplace is closed, testing calculations are being made. Qualifying will begin shortly...

 

[Omer Said]

TEST RESULTS
Blackcat Engine: 1 FAIL, +1 Speed.
Aston Martin Engine: +1 Speed, +1 Durability, +1 Reliability
BMW Engine: +2 Speed, +10 Fuel Tank, +1 Reliability
Ferrari Engine: +1 Speed

Risky BRT: Goodyear's wet tyre speed level increased by 2.
Risky Silver Soul: +2 Qualifying Upgrade.
Risky ART: +3 Chassis.

Button driver test: +1 Wet Track, +1 Overtaking.

The Italian Grand Prix Qualifying Session begins! It will end on Monday night and the race will begin then.

Good luck to all managers!

 

[Milos]

Well, could have been worse.