F1 Manager - Season 2005 - Chinese Grand Prix [Season Finale]

F1 Manager - 2005 Season

This series (originally established by Chris 2k6 and brought back by Syvis) gives 11 lucky players the chance to guide a Formula One team to success. The revised version began in the 2004 season. The series is run by JohnWarrington.

Teams

At the start teams were randomly assigned between the applicants. Here is the current entry list:

2005 Lineups

#1: Williams
Team Manager: Bandon23
Driver 1: #1 Kimi Raikkonen
Driver 2: #2 Michael Schumacher
Test Driver: Ricardo Zonta
Engine: BMW
Technical Director: Rory Byrne
Brakes: Brembo
Fuel: Shell
Tyres: Michelin

#2: Ferrari
Team Manager: Parachki
Driver 1: #3 Takuma Sato
Driver 2: #4 Juan-Pablo Montoya
Test Driver: Michael Ammermuller
Engine: Ferrari
Technical Director: Nikolas Tombazis
Brakes: Alcon
Fuel: Petronas
Tyres: Michelin

#3: Mclaren
Team Manager: Lucasinio
Driver 1: #5 Fernando Alonso
Driver 2: #6 Timo Glock
Test Driver: Nelson Piquet Jr
Engine: BMW
Technical Director: Geoff Willis
Brakes: AP Racing
Fuel: Petronas
Tyres: Pirelli

#4: Toyota
Team Manager: JohnWarrington
Driver 1: #7 Felipe Massa
Driver 2: #8 Jenson Button
Test Driver: Lewis Hamilton
Engine: Toyota
Technical Director: Ross Brawn
Brakes: AP Racing
Fuel: Shell
Tyres: Pirelli

#5: Renault
Team Manager: Natasp
Driver 1: #9 Rubens Barrichello
Driver 2: #10 Helio Castro-Neves
Test Driver: Lucas Di Grassi
Engine: Renault
Technical Director: Patrick Head
Brakes: Brembo
Fuel: Mobil 1
Tyres: Michelin

#6: Jaguar
Team Manager: MrRigu98
Driver 1: #11 Pedro De la Rosa
Driver 2: #12 Jarno Trulli
Test Driver: Paul Di Resta
Engine: Cosworth
Technical Director: Adrian Newey
Brakes: Brembo
Fuel: Shell
Tyres: Michelin

#7: BAR
Team Manager: Jops
Driver 1: #14 Jacques Villeneuve
Driver 2: #15 Scott Dixon
Test Driver: Sakon Yamamoto
Engine: Honda
Technical Director: Paddy Lowe
Brakes: Alcon
Fuel: Petronas
Tyres: Firestone

#8: Sauber
Team Manager: Dom
Driver 1: #16 Christian Klien
Driver 2: #17 Andre Lotterer
Test Driver: Tomas Enge
Engine: BMW
Technical Director: Neil Oatley
Brakes: Bosch
Fuel: Petronas
Tyres: Bridgestone

#9: Jordan
Team Manager: Bandon23
Driver 1: #18 Nico Rosberg
Driver 2: #19 Heikki Kovalainen
Test Driver: Kazuki Nakajima
Engine: Cosworth
Technical Director: Gavin Fisher
Brakes: Brembo
Fuel: Shell
Tyres: Michelin

#10: Minardi
Team Manager: Giomich
Driver 1: #20 Bruno Senna
Driver 2: #21 Sebastian Vettel
Test Driver: Giorgio Pantano
Engine: Renault
Technical Director: Mike Gascoyne
Brakes: Bosch
Fuel: Petronas
Tyres: Pirelli

#11: Arrows
Team Manager: Parachki
Driver 1: #22 Robert Kubica
Driver 2: #23 Pastor Maldonado
Test Driver: Fairuz Fauzy
Engine: Cosworth
Technical Director: Nick Wirth
Brakes: Alcon
Fuel: Total
Tyres: Pirelli

Reserve Managers:

Waiting List

Macca25

When 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 Calendar

Test Session 1 - Monza

Fastest Lap: Michael Schumacher - Williams - 1:23.015

Test Session 2 - Spain

Fastest Lap: Juan-Pablo Montoya - Ferrari - 1:17.276

Test Session 3 - Silverstone

Fastest Lap: Takuma Sato - Ferrari - 1:19.179

Race Calendar

1 - Australian Grand Prix

Pole Position: Michael Schumacher - Williams - 1:26.496
Race Winner: Michael Schumacher - Williams
Fastest Lap: Michael Schumacher - Williams - 1:27.349

2 - Malaysian Grand Prix

Pole Position: Kimi Raikkonen - Williams - 1:34.556
Race Winner: Michael Schumacher - Williams
Fastest Lap: Kimi Raikkonen - Williams - 1:35.540

3 - Bahrain Grand Prix

Pole Position: Takuma Sato - Ferrari - 1:29.174
Race Winner: Takuma Sato - Ferrari
Fastest Lap: Fernando Alonso - Mclaren - 1:29.727

4 - San Marino Grand Prix

Pole Position: Kimi Raikkonen - Williams - 1:22.510
Race Winner: Rubens Barrichello - Renault
Fastest Lap: Takuma Sato - Ferrari - 1:23.370

5 - Spanish Grand Prix

Pole Position: Kimi Raikkonen - Williams - 1:17.190
Race Winner: Kimi Raikkonen - Williams
Fastest Lap: Felipe Massa - Toyota - 1:17.874

6 - Monaco Grand Prix

Pole Position: Kimi Raikkonen - Williams - 1:15.698
Race Winner: Kimi Raikkonen - Williams
Fastest Lap: Fernando Alonso - Mclaren - 1:15.778

Midseason Test - Austria

Fastest Lap: Kimi Raikkonen - Williams - 1:09.037

7 - European Grand Prix

Pole Position: Takuma Sato - Ferrari - 1:32.254
Race Winner: Takuma Sato - Ferrari
Fastest Lap: Mark Webber - Mclaren - 1:29.727

8 - Canadian Grand Prix

Pole Position: Jenson Button - Toyota - 1:26.758
Race Winner: Jenson Button - Toyota
Fastest Lap: Jenson Button - Toyota - 1:27.017

9 - United States Grand Prix

Pole Position: Kimi Raikkonen - Williams - 1:12.448
Race Winner: Kimi Raikkonen - Williams
Fastest Lap: Kimi Raikkonen - Williams - 1:12.949

10 - French Grand Prix

Pole Position: Juan-Pablo Montoya - Ferrari - 1:15.760
Race Winner: Michael Schumacher - Williams
Fastest Lap: Fernando Alonso - Mclaren - 1:16.728

11 - British Grand Prix

Pole Position: Kimi Raikkonen - Williams - 1:20.303
Race Winner: Takuma Sato - Ferrari
Fastest Lap: Takuma Sato - Ferrari - 1:20.579

12 - German Grand Prix

Pole Position: Kimi Raikkonen - Williams - 1:15.564
Race Winner: Felipe Massa - Toyota
Fastest Lap: Kimi Raikkonen - Williams - 1:16.157

13 - Hungarian Grand Prix

Pole Position: Michael Schumacher - Williams - 1:14.090
Race Winner: Michael Schumacher - Williams
Fastest Lap: Jarno Trulli - Jaguar - 1:14.493

Midseason Test - Spain

Fastest Lap: Kimi Raikkonen - Williams - 1:18.324

14 - Turkish Grand Prix

Pole Position: Takuma Sato - Ferrari - 1:24.764
Race Winner: Kimi Raikkonen - Williams
Fastest Lap: Michael Schumacher - Williams - 1:25.044

15 – Italian Grand Prix

Pole Position: Michael Schumacher - Williams - 1:23.465
Race Winner: Fernando Alonso - Mclaren
Fastest Lap: Jenson Button - Toyota - 1:24.492

16 - Belgian Grand Prix

Pole Position: Michael Schumacher - Williams - 1:57.569
Race Winner: Takuma Sato - Ferrari
Fastest Lap: Tomas Enge - Sauber - 1:49.011

17 - Brazilian Grand Prix

Pole Position: Felipe Massa - Toyota - 1:14.269
Race Winner: Juan-Pablo Montoya - Ferrari
Fastest Lap: Kimi Raikkonen - Williams - 1:14.125

18 - Japanese Grand Prix

Pole Position: Takuma Sato - Ferrari - 1:44.305
Race Winner: Fernando Alonso - Mclaren
Fastest Lap: Michael Schumacher - Williams - 1:32.088

19 - Chinese Grand Prix

Pole Position: Juan-Pablo Montoya - Ferrari - 1:33.682
Race Winner: Takuma Sato - Ferrari
Fastest Lap: Kimi Raikkonen - Williams - 1:34.555

Current Standings

2005 World Championships





The Rules and Regulations

1) Race Weekend

Where possible, there will be one race per week (unless a test session is scheduled).

1.1 Free Practice

- Each race weekend starts with a 30-minute free practice session

- A setup bonus is available every race weekend during free practice. The closer a team's two drivers times are the better the reward. The top 3 teams get a 30 driver performance bonus and a 5 bhp boost for qualifying and the race whilst places 4th to 6th get a 15 driver performance bonus and a 3 bhp boost. Setup bonuses do not carry over to the next race.

1.2. Qualifying

- Qualifying is a 30-minute session.

1.3 Race

- Races are run at 100% race distance with points being awarded to the top 8 finishers as below:

1st / 10pts
2nd / 8pts
3rd / 6pts
4th / 5pts
5th / 4pts
6th / 3pts
7th / 2pts
8th / 1pt

2) Performances

2.1 Team Performances

- Each team performance is calculated based on their position in the previous year's Constructor's Championship, as well as which engine, fuel supplier, tyre supplier, technical director and brake manufacturer they use along with their pre-season testing plans.

- Team are awarded the following base BHP values according to their final positions:

1st / 711
2nd / 710
3rd / 709
4th / 708
5th / 707
6th / 706
7th / 705
8th / 704
9th / 703
10th / 702
11th / 701

- Every teams starts the season with a base reliability value of 1000.

2.2 Driver Performances

Mid Season Boosts

- Performance points are awarded to all finishers in all three sessions during a race weekend.

- All performance points earned in practice will go into the driver’s qualifying and race performance (Test Drivers only)

- All performance points earned in qualifying will go into the driver’s qualifying performance

- All performance points earned in the race will go into the driver’s race performance.

End of Season Perf Boosts

- At the end of each season, the amount of performance points each driver has earned during the season is divided by 10 to level the field

- Additional perf points are also awarded for seasons completed, victories, podiums, points total, fastest laps, pole positions and for winning the Driver's Championship (IRL not included).

- Drivers also receive perf boosts for starting races and taking part in Free Practice and Testing Sessions.

- Perf points are deducted if a driver fails to finish a race.

2.3 Test Sessions

- Every team has the opportunity to take part in Pre-Season and Mid-Season test sessions that occur throughout the season.

- Teams can take part in Pre-Season testing free of charge.

- Teams can attend as many mid-season test sessions as they wish, but must also pay a fee of £1m for each session they do attend.

- At a test session, each team can choose a set of tyres to run (Soft or Hard) and a Simulation Program (Qualifying or Race). Each tyre and program has a different effect on performance and reliability.

- Testing will be attended by all three drivers of each team.

3. Drivers
Teams need two race drivers and one test driver. These drivers can be swapped around as much as you want. All driver contracts are one year and the drivers will become available for negotiation at different times during the season. Usually, the driver will accept the highest bid but a small “home team discount” will be given to their current team if they’re happy with their current team. Drivers can become unhappy if they’re demoted to a test driver for example. Drivers can be released from their contracts with no penalty because the salaries are paid in full at the start of the season. Replacement drivers will be paid pro-rated (for example a driver’s salary is 5M and there’s 50% of the season remaining, he will be paid 2.5M)

3.1 Pay drivers
Some drivers have sponsors who will pay you for hiring these drivers. For example, if you hire a pay driver whose sponsors pay 4M and the salary you give out to them is 3M, you’ll get 1M. If you offer the same driver 6M salary, you’ll have to pay 2M. Pay drivers can't be fired during the season. Sponsor payouts are factored into the price of the driver on the drivers market.

4. Prize money
Teams will get prize money from race weekends and at the end of the season.

4.1 Race weekend
The prize money for race weekends will be handed out as follows based on a drivers finishing position in the race:
1st £2.2M
2nd £2.1m
3rd £2m
4th £1.9m
5th £1.8m
6th £1.7m
7th £1.6m
8th £1.5m
9th £1.4m
10th £1.3m
11th £1.2m
12th £1.1m
13th £1m
14th £900k
15th £800k
16th £700k
17th £600k
18th £500k
19th £400k
20th £300k
21st £200k
22nd £100k
DNF £0

4.2 End of the season
1st £50M
2nd £45M
3rd £40M
4th £37M
5th £35M
6th £33M
7th £30M
8th £27M
9th £25M
10th £22M
11th £20M

Previous Threads

2004 Season






Edited 52 time(s). Last edit at 09/14/2021 06:32PM by JohnWarrington.

Great, can't wait for it to start.

also, Castro-Neves is Brazilian

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McLaren

We welcome BMW onboard as our engine supplier for 2005.

On a side note, some interesting parts chosen by teams up and down the grid

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GPGSL
Christel VXR: S12 onwards | Wins: 3 | Poles: 3 | Fastest Laps: 2

natasp Wrote:
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> Great, can't wait for it to start.
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> also, Castro-Neves is Brazilian

Thanks I'll get that updated

RIP Mercedes

Are there any teams available in this series?

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Macca25 Wrote:
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> Are there any teams available in this series?

Not at the moment but there may be in the future as I've allowed DonChristian a bit of extra time due to the site issues. Would you like me to add you to the waiting list?

BTW there will be some great battle between Ferrari, Williams, Renault and McLaren, if others don’t make a surprise. Maybe should’ve given my drivers a lower salary increase to have money for better fuel/brakes/technical director

Parachki Wrote:
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> BTW there will be some great battle between
> Ferrari, Williams, Renault and McLaren, if others
> don’t make a surprise. Maybe should’ve given
> my drivers a lower salary increase to have money
> for better fuel/brakes/technical director

Definitely, I think they'll be one or two surprise packages too based on the choices the managers have made. Makes for a really interesting series which is good for everyone

JohnWarrington Wrote:
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> Macca25 Wrote:
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> > Are there any teams available in this series?
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> Not at the moment but there may be in the future
> as I've allowed DonChristian a bit of extra time
> due to the site issues. Would you like me to add
> you to the waiting list?


Yes please

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Renault

Both Patrick Head and Rubens Barrichello were champions with Williams last season, we hope they can achieve the same success with us.

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Let's see what Sauber can do with BMW power!





Dominik Karda | MAC Racing - #7 - Race Driver

Jordan

We look forward to the 2005 season after finishing 9th in the constructors last season. Hopefully we have a good one with Nico and Vitaly for this season, but it could be very tough to score points.

2005 Season Pre-Season Test #1 - Monza

The first test of the season saw Michael Schumacher top the timing screens with teams running the hard tyre gaining the most data.

McLaren

Hopefully not too much to read into in the practice times

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GPGSL
Christel VXR: S12 onwards | Wins: 3 | Poles: 3 | Fastest Laps: 2

Ferrari

Pretty close between us and Williams, this season’s title fight gonna be a heated one

Toyota

A positive test but we still have a lot of work to do to establish ourselves as best of the rest.

Jordan

Mixed testing so far, Rosberg's times looks quite promising there but not quite usually for Petrov. We're somewhere between the mid/lower position at the moment.

Williams Interim Management
Our goal is to keep the team healthy until a new stable management (or the old one) takes over. The first signs are positive. Good performance for Michael.

Arrows
We hope we will be closer to the rest of the field this year, we have high hopes for Kubica and think he has what it takes to beat Jordan and/or Minardi.

Renault

Not the start of pre season we wanted, the car still has a lot to improve

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