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F1 Manager - 2006 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:

2006 Lineups

#1: Honda
Team Manager: Jops
Driver 1: #1 Takuma Sato
Driver 2: #2 Jacques Villeneuve
Test Driver: Mathias Lauda
Engine: Honda
Technical Director: N. Oatley
Brakes: AP Racing
Fuel: Petronas
Tyres: Michelin

#2: Ferrari
Team Manager: Giomich
Driver 1: #3 Michael Schumacher
Driver 2: #4 Sebastian Vettel
Test Driver: Romain Grosjean
Engine: Ferrari
Technical Director: P. Lowe
Brakes: Bosch
Fuel: Total
Tyres: Pirelli

#3: Williams
Team Manager: Bandon23
Driver 1: #5 Felipe Massa
Driver 2: #6 Nick Heidfeld
Test Driver: José María López
Engine: BMW
Technical Director: N. Tombazis
Brakes: Magnetti Marelli
Fuel: Mobil 1
Tyres: Bridgestone

#4: Toyota
Team Manager: JohnWarrington
Driver 1: #7 Jenson Button
Driver 2: #8 David Coulthard
Test Driver: Lewis Hamilton
Engine: Toyota
Technical Director: J. Owen
Brakes: AP Racing
Fuel: Shell
Tyres: Pirelli

#5: Mclaren
Team Manager: Lucasinio
Driver 1: #9 Juan-Pablo Montoya
Driver 2: #10 Mark Webber
Test Driver: Kazuki Nakajima
Engine: Mercedes
Technical Director: P. Head
Brakes: Alcon
Fuel: Petronas
Tyres: Pirelli

#6: Renault
Team Manager: Natasp
Driver 1: #11 Fernando Alonso
Driver 2: #12 Rubens Barrichello
Test Driver: Vitaly Petrov
Engine: Renault
Technical Director: P. Symonds
Brakes: Alcon
Fuel: Total
Tyres: Pirelli

#7: Jaguar
Team Manager: MrRigu98
Driver 1: #14 Paul Di Resta
Driver 2: #15 Heikki Kovalainen
Test Driver: Pedro De La Rosa
Engine: Ford Cosworth
Technical Director: A. Newey
Brakes: Alcon
Fuel: Petronas
Tyres: Michelin

#8: Spyker
Team Manager: Bandon23
Driver 1: #16 Timo Glock
Driver 2: #17 Andre Lotterer
Test Driver: Anthony Davidson
Engine: Honda
Technical Director: W. Rampf
Brakes: AP Racing
Fuel: Mobil 1
Tyres: Bridgestone

#9: BMW Sauber
Team Manager: Soutsen
Driver 1: #18 Jarno Trulli
Driver 2: #19 Ralf Schumacher
Test Driver: Jan Magnussen
Engine: BMW
Technical Director: R. Byrne
Brakes: AP Racing
Fuel: Petronas
Tyres: Dunlop

#10: Toro Rosso
Team Manager: Parachki
Driver 1: #20 Anthony James Allmendinger
Driver 2: #21 Nico Rosberg
Test Driver: Neel Jani
Engine: Renault
Technical Director: G. Fisher
Brakes: Alcon
Fuel: Petronas
Tyres: Dunlop

#11: Red Bull
Team Manager: Parachki
Driver 1: #22 Kimi Raikkonen
Driver 2: #23 Kamui Kobayashi
Test Driver: Michael Ammermuller
Engine: Renault
Technical Director: B. Bell
Brakes: Alcon
Fuel: Petronas
Tyres: Dunlop

Reserve Managers:

Waiting List

N/A

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.

2006 Calendar

Test Session 1 - Monza

Fastest Lap: Juan-Pablo Montoya - Mclaren - 1:22.345

Test Session 2 - Spain

Fastest Lap: Takuma Sato - Honda - 1:14.619

Test Session 3 - Silverstone

Fastest Lap: Takuma Sato - Honda - 1:20.131

Race Calendar

1: Bahrain Grand Prix

Pole Position: Juan-Pablo Montoya - Mclaren - 1:30.119
Race Winner: Juan-Pablo Montoya - Mclaren
Fastest Lap: Takuma Sato - Honda - 1:30.673

2: Malaysian Grand Prix

Pole Position: Juan-Pablo Montoya - Mclaren - 1:33.131
Race Winner: Juan-Pablo Montoya - Mclaren
Fastest Lap: Kimi Raikkonen - Red Bull - 1:33.888

3: Australian Grand Prix

Pole Position: Takuma Sato - Honda - 1:30.673
Race Winner: Felipe Massa - Williams
Fastest Lap: Jenson Button - Toyota - 1:26.293

4: San Marino Grand Prix

Pole Position: Felipe Massa - Williams - 1:21.919
Race Winner: Takuma Sato - Honda
Fastest Lap: Felipe Massa - Williams - 1:22.516

5: European Grand Prix

Pole Position: Fernando Alonso - Renault - 1:47:594
Race Winner: Juan-Pablo Montoya - Mclaren
Fastest Lap: Juan-Pablo Montoya - Mclaren - 1:30:810

6: Spanish Grand Prix

Pole Position: Juan-Pablo Montoya - Mclaren - 1:14:391
Race Winner: Takuma Sato - Honda
Fastest Lap: Takuma Sato - Honda - 1:14.695

Midseason Test - Austria

Fastest Lap: Mark Webber - Mclaren - 1:09.709

7: Monaco Grand Prix

Pole Position: Felipe Massa - Williams - 1:14.071
Race Winner: Takuma Sato - Honda
Fastest Lap: Takuma Sato - Honda - 1:15.914

8: British Grand Prix

Pole Position: Juan-Pablo Montoya - Mclaren - 1:18:606
Race Winner: Takuma Sato - Honda
Fastest Lap: Kimi Raikkonen - Red Bull - 1:19.645

9: Canadian Grand Prix

Pole Position: Takuma Sato - Honda - 1:12.895
Race Winner: Takuma Sato - Honda
Fastest Lap: Takuma Sato - Honda - 1:13.168

10: United States Grand Prix

Pole Position: Juan-Pablo Montoya - Mclaren - 1:10.249
Race Winner: Juan-Pablo Montoya - Mclaren
Fastest Lap: David Coulthard - Toyota - 1:10.673

11: French Grand Prix

Pole Position: Mark Webber - Mclaren - 1:13.816
Race Winner: Jenson Button - Toyota
Fastest Lap: Mark Webber - Mclaren - 1:14.281

12: German Grand Prix

Pole Position: Mark Webber - Mclaren - 1:13.283
Race Winner: Takuma Sato - Honda
Fastest Lap: Jenson Button - Toyota - 1:14.110

Midseason Test - Spain

Fastest Lap: Takuma Sato - Honda - 1:13.129

13: Hungarian Grand Prix

Pole Position: Kimi Raikkonen - Red Bull - 1:12.818
Race Winner: Takuma Sato - Honda
Fastest Lap: Kimi Raikkonen - Red Bull - 1:13.031

14: Turkish Grand Prix

Pole Position: Takuma Sato - Honda - 1:23.517
Race Winner: Jenson Button - Toyota
Fastest Lap: David Coulthard - Toyota - 1:23.895

15: Italian Grand Prix

Pole Position: Jenson Button - Toyota - 1:20.744
Race Winner: Jenson Button - Toyota
Fastest Lap: Juan-Pablo Montoya - Mclaren - 1:20.711

16: Chinese Grand Prix

Pole Position: Kimi Raikkonen - Red Bull - 1:49.929
Race Winner: Juan-Pablo Montoya - Mclaren
Fastest Lap: Juan-Pablo Montoya - Mclaren - 1:47.919

17: Japanese Grand Prix

Pole Position: Takuma Sato - Honda - 1:28.108
Race Winner: Kimi Raikkonen - Red Bull
Fastest Lap: Felipe Massa - Williams - 1:29.078

18: Brazilian Grand Prix

Pole Position: Jenson Button - Toyota - 1:11.262
Race Winner: Takuma Sato - Honda
Fastest Lap: Kimi Raikkonen - Red Bull - 1:12.378

Current Standings

2006 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

5. Activity

All managers are subject to an activity check. Managers who fail to post for 4 consecutive races (without notification) will lose 1 BHP point for each Grand Prix event missed and run the risk of losing their teams.

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Pre-Season Testing

There will be 3 pre-season tests for the 2006 season.

Please let me know via PM which program (Soft Tyre, Hard Tyre, Quali Sim, Race Sim) you want your team to run for each session.

The deadline is Sunday 10th October.

McLaren

Looking forward to getting the 2006 season underway - delighted to welcome Mercedes back to the team and look forward to challenging at the sharp end again this season.

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



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Red Bull

It’s a new challenge for me as a team principal after spending two years at Ferrari, but I am pretty sure we’ll get along.
Red Bull’s objective is to finish in the top 5. Our goal is to win both titles in a period of 3 years and as a team principal, I am sure the team has the capacity to be a winning team right at the start.

Toro Rosso

Scuderia Toro Rosso’s mission is to be a stepping stone for talented young drivers in F1 and to act as a junior team to Red Bull Racing. Both Red Bull Racing and F1 in general will have a great benefit of Toro Rosso’s presence in the sport. We believe our drivers will grow to become great drivers in the future. The objective is to score points in 2006.

Williams

We're eager to look forward into the 2006 season. After the last year's painful defeat we've had in the 2005 championship, it's now time to turn the next page on what's waiting for us ahead of this season.
With our new team principal, our objectives is to score as many good points as we can. We certainly believe Nick and Felipe will deliver some great results for the team and that we head on the right track.

Spyker

It's a new start for Spyker and a new challenge. This season could prove to be a challenging for us since it's taken over and we hope to get at least a miracle in some races.
Our task will be to score at least a point this season. We also believe that our drivers Timo and Andre will do great this season.

Honda

Delighted to welcome Takuma officially to the team and to see the #1 on a Japanese driver in a Japanese car, we hope this is the start of a beautiful collaboration. Fantastic to have JV back with the team for another season and with an Oatley penned car we are feeling positive for the season ahead.

2006 Pre-Season Test #1

Testing ahead of the 2006 F1 season began this week with all the teams debuting the new cars in Monza. Mclaren's Juan-Pablo Montoya topped the timesheets, however, all the times look a lot closer than they were last season. It was a disappointing session for Ferrari who struggled to get their new car up to speed. The shock of the day was BMW Sauber who had all three of their drivers inside the top 12.

McLaren

Juan Pablo has hit the ground running - a great way to kick off the 2006 season

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

Red Bull

As expected, we should be in the top 8 for most of the races, it is still preseason testing, so we expect improvements later on.
Ferrari are either sandbagging, or something else is going on at the team I previously managed.

Toro Rosso

Solid effort by Jani, our drivers did well considering the performance of the car. We should wait for the Australian GP, so any comments about the performance are unnecessary at the moment.





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BTW the ISO 3166 code for Austria is AUT

BAR

Taku looks like he wants to pick up where he left off, great start

Renault

Both cars inside the top 6 is a great result, Petrov is still learning the way

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Williams

Nick in the top 10 is looking a good sign for Williams. Though it's still a pre-season test so there's more to come in the next two tests.

Spyker

Looks like a good start to our pre-season testing. P15 looks to be quite convincing from Timo, Andre a bit off from the looks of things.
We still don't know where we are but the next two pre-season tests will tell us more.

BMW Sauber

This was a very productive session for our team! Fantastic to see that we can be competitive straight away - hopefully it can only go better from there!





Dominik Karda | MAC Racing - #7 - Race Driver

Toyota

Two drivers in the top 10 is a very positive start!

2006 Pre-Season Test #2

Test session #2 took place in Spain today ahead of the 2006 season. It looks set to be a close battle with the top 7 all coming from different teams! Reigning champion Takuma Sato topped the timing screens as he looks to made a good start at his new Honda team.

Red Bull

A much better day for the team, especially for Kimi. Rosberg and Ammermüller, however, couldn’t really show their speed today and it’s even more surprising that our sister cars did better than Ammermüller.

Toro Rosso

Neel and Kamui did a phenomenal job today, outperforming some of the big teams’ test drivers. We expect more from AJ, though.

Williams

Massa in P5 looks very promising and Nick in P8 putting our both cars in Top 10 in second pre-season testing is a good sign for Williams in terms of speed. Lopez meanwhile, didn't seem to have that kind of a pace down in P15, hopefully he finds some of it.

Spyker

A bit so good day in our end. Though our test driver Anthony has surprisingly outpaced both Timo and Andre in P19 which is quite impressive showing from the Brit. We seem to be quite close with the others, but we still have one more to go to find out where we're at.

McLaren

Shaping up to be tight at the top, all 3 drivers doing well so far in pre-season

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

2006 Pre-Season Test #3

Takuma Sato remains the man to beat going into the 2006 F1 season as the reigning champion topped the timesheets in his Honda once again.