F1 ManagerThis series (originally established by Chris 2k6) gives 11 lucky players the chance to guide a Formula One team to success, whether it be Ferrari or Minardi. The game started in the 2003 season and has already developed greatly thanks to the choices each manager has made. Also real life events will come in to play, such as Red Bull wanting to take over Jaguar etc but, that doesn’t guarantee you success. Managers will also have to negotiate contracts with drivers and engine suppliers along with making many other decisions along the way.
TeamsAt the start teams were randomly assigned between the applicants. Here is the current entry list:
F1 2005 LineupCurrent 2005 Lineups Team 1: RenaultTeam Principle: mclarenaustraliaDriver 1:#1 Rubens Barrichello
Driver 2:#2 David Coulthard
Test Driver: Marc Gene
Engine:Renault
Brakes:Brembo
Tyres:Michelin
Team 2: WilliamsTeam Principle: Senna9194Driver 1: #3 Michael Schumacher
Driver 2: #4 Jacques Villenueve
Test Driver: Bjorn Wirdheim
Engine: BMW
Brakes: AP Racing
Tyres: Michelin
Team 3: FerrariTeam Principle: MDB SnakeDriver 1: #5 Felipe Massa
Driver 2: #6 Fernando Alonso
Test Driver: Jos Verstappen
Engine: Ferrari
Brakes: Brembo
Tyres: Bridgestone
Team 4: ToyotaTeam Principle: Alesi no1Driver 1: #7 Cristiano Da Matta
Driver 2: #8 Ralf Schumacher
Test Driver: Allan McNish
Engine: Toyota
Brakes: Brembo
Tyres: Michelin
Team 5: Red BullTeam Principle: Macca25Driver 1: #9 Mark Webber
Driver 2: #10 Robert Kubica
Test Driver: Alexander Wurz
Engine: Honda
Brakes: AP Racing
Tyres: Bridgestone
Team 6: SauberTeam Principle: mogotronDriver 1: #12 Nick Heidfeld
Driver 2: #13 Jenson Button
Test Driver: Heikki Kovalainen
Engine: Petronas
Brakes: Brembo
Tyres: Bridgestone
Team 7: JordanTeam Principle: RegularJohnDriver 1: #14 Kimi Raikkonen
Driver 2: #15 Andre Lotterer
Test Driver: Gianmaria Bruni
Engine: Renault
Brakes: Brembo
Tyres: Michelin
Team 8: McLarenTeam Principle: kedy89Driver 1: #16 Nico Rosberg
Driver 2: #17 Sebastian Vettel
Test Driver: Ryan Briscoe
Engine: Mercedes
Brakes: Brembo
Tyres: Michelin
Team 9: BARTeam Principle: ricktworick1Driver 1: #18 Takuma Sato
Driver 2: #19 Giancarlo Fisichella
Test Driver: Bas Leinders
Engine: Honda
Brakes: Hitco
Tyres: Bridgestone
Team 10: ArrowsTeam Principle: DStonesF1Driver 1: #20 Timo Glock
Driver 2: #21 Ricardo Zonta
Test Driver: Gary Paffett
Engine: Petronas
Brakes: AP Racing
Tyres: Bridgestone
Team 11: MinardiTeam Principle: Incident2k9Driver 1: #22 Anthony Davidson
Driver 2: #23 Christian Klien
Test Driver: Franck Montagny
Engine: Toyota
Brakes: AP Racing
Tyres: Bridgestone
Reserve Managers:Because this series can only have 11 managers at one time we have now opened up a
GP2 manager series that will run alongside this one, in order to accommodate the managers who are on the waiting list for this series, whilst they wait for a vacancy to arise. Once you sign up for the GP2 series you will automatically be added to the waiting list for the F1 series below:
Waiting List1.
Addrodoc2.
Pluis3.
ginnerchris4.
Lucasino5.
Chris2k66.
Vomit7.
JohnMaverick8.
pycku9.
Ferrari200710.
tozequio11.
xSilvermanx12.
Twigster151When a team becomes available the first manage on the list will be offered the job, if he rejects the offer the next person on the list will be offered the job. If more than one team is available the first person on the list can choose which team to sign for. When a manager inherits a team they must aware that they will also inherit any drivers or team takeovers (such as Red Bulls takeover at Jaguar) as well as the team’s current budget.
2005 CalenderPre-season Test Sessions1 - BarcelonaFastest Lap: Sebastian Vettel - McLaren - 1:15.737
2 - JerezFastest Lap: Felipe Massa - Ferrari - 1:24.049
3 - SilverstoneFastest Lap : Sebastian Vettel - McLaren - 1:23.110
4 - ImolaFastest Lap: Fernando Alonso - Ferrari - 1:24.733
Race Calendar1 - Australian Grand PrixPole Position : Kimi Raikkonen - Jordan - 1:28.669
Race Winner: Fernando Alonso - Ferrari - 1:29:05.216
Fastest Lap: Fernando Alonso - Ferrari - 1:29.764
2 - Malaysian Grand PrixPole Position : Juan P Montoya - McLaren - 1:38.282
Race Winner: Kimi Raikkonen - Jordan - 1:37:08.732
Fastest Lap: Juan P Montoya - McLaren - 1:40.272
3 - Bahrain Grand PrixPole Position : Fernando Alonso - Ferrari - 1:33.418
Race Winner: Felipe Massa - Ferrari - 1:33:04.864
Fastest Lap: Felipe Massa - Ferrari - 1:35.790
4 - San Marino Grand PrixPole Position : Juan P Montoya - McLaren - 1:22.077
Race Winner: Sebastian Vettel - McLaren - 1:29:16.131
Fastest Lap: Sebastian Vettel - McLaren - 1:25.184
T - JerezFastest Lap: Jos Verstappen - Ferrari - 1:23.313
5 - Spanish Grand Prix Pole Position : Juan P Montoya - McLaren - 1:19.328
Race Winner: Cristiano Da Matta - Toyota - 1:48:24.301
Fastest Lap: David Coulthard - Renault - 1:24.500
6 - Monaco Grand PrixPole Position : Juan P Montoya - McLaren - 1:16.473
Race Winner: Rubens Barrichello - Renault - 1:44:15.705
Fastest Lap: Mark Webber - Red Bull - 1:18.674
T - BarcelonaFastest Lap: Felipe Massa - Ferrari - 1:25.455
7 - European Grand PrixPole Position : Rubens Barrichello - Renault - 1:34.914
Race Winner: Juan P Montoya - McLaren - 1:38:17.938
Fastest Lap: Sebastian Vettel - McLaren - 1:35.427
8 - Canadian Grand PrixPole Position : Felipe Massa - Ferrari - 1:15.719
Race Winner: Felipe Massa - Ferrari - 1:31:38.031
Fastest Lap: Felipe Massa - Ferrari - 1:17.105
9 - American Grand PrixPole Position : Nico Rosberg - McLaren - 1:13.453
Race Winner: Sebastian Vettel - McLaren - 1:31:15.519
Fastest Lap: Robert Kubica - Red Bull - 1:16.110
T - JerezFastest Lap: Fernando Alonso - Ferrari - 1:19.217
10 - French Grand PrixPole Position : Sebastian Vettel - McLaren - 1:22.853
Race Winner: Michael Schumacher - Williams - 1:51:54.703
Fastest Lap: Felipe Massa - Ferrari - 1:19.988
11 - British Grand PrixPole Position : Michael Schumacher - Williams - 1:21.597
Race Winner: Felipe Massa - Ferrari - 1:26:13.145
Fastest Lap: Jacques Villeneuve - Williams - 1:24.210
12 - German Grand PrixPole Position : Nick Heidfeld - Sauber - 1:17.407
Race Winner: Nico Rosberg - McLaren - 1:30:46.313
Fastest Lap: Rubens Barrichello - Renault - 1:19.231
13 - Hungarian Grand PrixPole Position : Felipe Massa - Ferrari - 1:20.911
Race Winner: Michael Schumacher - 1:40:00.181
Fastest Lap: Felipe Massa - Felipe Massa - Ferrari - 1:23.614
T - SilverstoneFastest Lap: Michael Schumacher - Williams - 1:21.559
14 – Turkish Grand PrixPole Position : Fernando Alonso - Ferrari - 1:28.363
Race Winner: Fernando Alonso - Ferrari - 1:30:08.581
Fastest Lap: Anthony Davidson - Minardi - 1:32.020
15 - Italian Grand PrixPole Position : Sebastian Vettel - McLaren - 1:31.121
Race Winner: Fernando Alonso - Ferrari - 1:19:01.636
Fastest Lap: Fernando Alonso - Ferrari - 1:26.405
16 - Belgian Grand PrixPole Position : Felipe Massa - Ferrari - 2:01.763
Race Winner: Ralf Schumacher - Toyota - 1:33:10.762
Fastest Lap: Kimi Raikkonen - Jordan - 1:55.887
T - MonzaFastest Lap:
17 - Brazilian Grand PrixPole Position : Fernando Alonso - Ferrari - 1:15.428
Race Winner: Felipe Massa - Ferrari - 1:34:xxx.xxx
Fastest Lap: Nico Rosberg - McLaren - 1:17.860
18 - Japanese Grand PrixPole Position : Michael Schumacher - Williams - 1:34.807
Race Winner: Michael Schumacher - Williams - 1:42:46.721
Fastest Lap: Sebastian Vettel - McLaren - 1:50.313
19 - Chinese Grand PrixPole Position : Nico Rosberg - McLaren - 1:37.339
Race Winner: Michael Schumacher - Williams - 1:36:00.505
Fastest Lap: Nico Rosberg - McLaren - 1:40.080
Current StandingsTeams can attend any of the mid season test sessions at a cost of £250k per test coming from last year’s budget. Feedback from these sessions will vary and managers can choose to focus on either reliability or pace.
Race WeekendRace weekends will start with a friday practice. Here both of your drivers tack to the track and to act as getting a good set-up, your drivers will reward your team and themselves with a small increase for quali and the race. The way this will work is by working out the time difference between your two drivers with the first three teams recieving a 5 bhp boost, and 30 driver performance boost whilst 4th to 6th will recieve a 3 bhp boost, and a 15 driver performance boost. Free Practice and qualifying will be a one hour session whilst the race will be 100% race distance.
Setup RewardA setup bonus is available every race weekend during Friday free practice. The closer you're two drivers times are the better the reward. The top 3 teams get a 30 driver performance bonus and a 5 bhp boost. Places 4th to 6th get 15 driver performance bonus and 3 bhp boost but it is only for that race weekend. The perfs then return to default ready
GP2 AffiliationAs already mentioned this F1 series runs alongside the GP2 series that is also on this site and as a result many aspects from each series interlink.
One of these factors is that F1 teams can loan drivers who they have already signed for the next season to instead race or test for one of the GP2 teams next season. This can be extremely beneficial as it allows managers to build up the perf of a younger driver, who may not be ready for F1 just yet, without wasting one of their seats in the main team. The exact details and clauses of the loan deals are to be discussed between the F1 and GP2 manager and there are no limitations as to what they can be, but you will have to send me a copy of all the clauses included in the deal so I can keep track of things to ensure that there is no wrong doing. Money received from loan deals can be spent at anytime during the season on either contract negotiations or testing, but any left over at the end of the season will be added to your testing budget.
Of course F1 managers are free to bid on any of the drivers who are currently racing in the GP2 series, however when bidding on a GP2 driver you must send your offer to Reve-san, not to me as I will only be dealing with current F1 driver negotiations.
In addition to F1 teams being able to loan their test drivers to GP2 teams we have decided to take this idea one step further. So F1 teams can now choose to sponsor one of the GP2 teams by paying a lump sum or a race by race fee (coming out of the F1 teams main budget) to the GP2 team in question, which they can then use to develop their team. In return the two teams are treated as one in that they can interchange drivers between the two teams as they wish and free of charge. It is also possible to rename the GP2 team to show the relationship between the two teams.
Past Seasons2003: [
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