F1 Manager - 2004 Main Season Thread - Season Over!
Posted by Twigster151
Ricktworick1 Appointed as BAR Team Principle
After the shock departure of Kenney as the team principle of BAR the British based team have confirmed ricktworick1 as his replacement with immediate effect. Ricktworick was recently appointed as manager of the ART team in GP2 but however he has chosen to vacate his position in the team to move up into the realms of Formula One.
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After the shock departure of Kenney as the team principle of BAR the British based team have confirmed ricktworick1 as his replacement with immediate effect. Ricktworick was recently appointed as manager of the ART team in GP2 but however he has chosen to vacate his position in the team to move up into the realms of Formula One.
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F1 2004 German Grand Prix - Race
Hello and welcome to live coverage from the Hockenheim circuit in Germany which plays host to the 12th round of the 2004 F1 World Championship. The news overnight sees BAR team principal Kenney leaving with Ricktworick1 being drafted in as a replacement. Yesterday saw Rubens Barrichello put the Williams on pole and the Brazilian will be looking to convert it into another race win. Michael Schumacher will have other ideas as the German looks to win on home soil following his disappointing retirement last time out in France.
5 lights are on
And the race is goooooo
Barrichello leads the way but Schumacher has lost a place to Montoya
Not a good start for the new BAR team principal, Bas Leinders is in the gravel and will drop to the back
Barrichello sets a new fastest lap at the front
The current standings
Coulthard has a look down the inside of Lotterer but can't get through
He's through now though. Great move by the Scot
The other BAR of Sato is wide
And he's spun it!
Barrichello sets another fastest lap. He looks untouchable at the moment
Heidfeld runs wide in the Sauber
And loses two places
Sato spins into the gravel. Not a good day for the BAR team
Now it's Jos Verstappen's turn to spin
He's spun back onto the track
Oh god! He's collected by Leinders, that looks nasty.
Leinders hasn't moved from his car, hopefully he's ok
Verstappen will pit
As Leinders lays stricken just after turn one, Barrichello sets another fastest lap
Michael Schumacher hasn't seen the yellow flags ans he's hit Leinders, he'll have to pit
Trulli has gained a place with all the drama
5 cars in close proximity to each other. Keep it clean guys!
Raikkonen is now 9th
But he is passed by Glock
Glock's ran wide at turn one
And Raikkonen gets back past
Fisichella is through too
But not for long
Yet another fastest lap for the leader
He looks untouchable
Another one!
That'll be why. He pits from the lead
Pitstop problems for Button and Webber put them down the field
Da Matta is up into second
Here is the top 8
Webber gets past Verstappen
Da Matta is spins
He's hit by De La Rosa
Both drivers are out of the race
Alonso has hit debris, he'll have to pit
Heidfeld runs wide
And Raikkonen is through
Trulli won't be going any further. His car is on fire
Montoya spins!
He's now in 7th
Coulthard passes Fisichella into turn one
Sato spins again
Verstappen's Ferrari engine has let go. He's out
Rubens Barrichello takes the win
Jacques Villeneuve is second
Allan McNish is third
DOTD: Rubens Barrichello - The Brazilian was unstoppable all afternoon.
Hello and welcome to live coverage from the Hockenheim circuit in Germany which plays host to the 12th round of the 2004 F1 World Championship. The news overnight sees BAR team principal Kenney leaving with Ricktworick1 being drafted in as a replacement. Yesterday saw Rubens Barrichello put the Williams on pole and the Brazilian will be looking to convert it into another race win. Michael Schumacher will have other ideas as the German looks to win on home soil following his disappointing retirement last time out in France.
5 lights are on
And the race is goooooo
Barrichello leads the way but Schumacher has lost a place to Montoya
Not a good start for the new BAR team principal, Bas Leinders is in the gravel and will drop to the back
Barrichello sets a new fastest lap at the front
The current standings
Coulthard has a look down the inside of Lotterer but can't get through
He's through now though. Great move by the Scot
The other BAR of Sato is wide
And he's spun it!
Barrichello sets another fastest lap. He looks untouchable at the moment
Heidfeld runs wide in the Sauber
And loses two places
Sato spins into the gravel. Not a good day for the BAR team
Now it's Jos Verstappen's turn to spin
He's spun back onto the track
Oh god! He's collected by Leinders, that looks nasty.
Leinders hasn't moved from his car, hopefully he's ok
Verstappen will pit
As Leinders lays stricken just after turn one, Barrichello sets another fastest lap
Michael Schumacher hasn't seen the yellow flags ans he's hit Leinders, he'll have to pit
Trulli has gained a place with all the drama
5 cars in close proximity to each other. Keep it clean guys!
Raikkonen is now 9th
But he is passed by Glock
Glock's ran wide at turn one
And Raikkonen gets back past
Fisichella is through too
But not for long
Yet another fastest lap for the leader
He looks untouchable
Another one!
That'll be why. He pits from the lead
Pitstop problems for Button and Webber put them down the field
Da Matta is up into second
Here is the top 8
Webber gets past Verstappen
Da Matta is spins
He's hit by De La Rosa
Both drivers are out of the race
Alonso has hit debris, he'll have to pit
Heidfeld runs wide
And Raikkonen is through
Trulli won't be going any further. His car is on fire
Montoya spins!
He's now in 7th
Coulthard passes Fisichella into turn one
Sato spins again
Verstappen's Ferrari engine has let go. He's out
Rubens Barrichello takes the win
Jacques Villeneuve is second
Allan McNish is third
DOTD: Rubens Barrichello - The Brazilian was unstoppable all afternoon.
Toyota Statement
Grat job again by our guys the day..we were very unlucky not to have a double podium with the incident with de la rosa,just one of those things..but congrats to jv on a great drive to second which consolidates our 3rd place in the standings
..also we at toyota send our wishes out to bas leinders after that horrific crash,hopefully he will be ok for the next race.
Grat job again by our guys the day..we were very unlucky not to have a double podium with the incident with de la rosa,just one of those things..but congrats to jv on a great drive to second which consolidates our 3rd place in the standings
..also we at toyota send our wishes out to bas leinders after that horrific crash,hopefully he will be ok for the next race.Just my like, both my drivers hitting the exact same BAR 
If you are racing, keep on racing and get some points!
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Wirdheim Signs For Williams
Current McLaren Bjorn Wirdheim will be testing for Williams in 2005 after signing a contract with the current championship leaders. The Swede was reported to be 'ecstatic' to be driving for the legendary team and even turned down a race drive in GP2, chosing to instead sign a £1m contract to join Williams.
Frentzen to Race in GP2 Next Season
Heinz-Harald Frentzen will make a return to racing after being demoted to test driver at Minardi this season after signing a contract at Junior Red Bull Racing. The team were willing to fork out £7.5m to acquire his services but they faced no competition from the other teams.
McNish Leaves Jaguar for GP2 Drive
Allan McNish was another driver this week to take a race seat in the inaugural GP2 series after signing on at Racing Engineering. Many were surprised by the Scots decision to leave Formula One as he currently sits in a respectable 11th place in this years championship, however his agent confirmed that he had not received any offers for his driver from any of the F1 teams. As a result he instead signed on at Racing Engineering for a fee reported to be worth around £5.1m.
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Current McLaren Bjorn Wirdheim will be testing for Williams in 2005 after signing a contract with the current championship leaders. The Swede was reported to be 'ecstatic' to be driving for the legendary team and even turned down a race drive in GP2, chosing to instead sign a £1m contract to join Williams.
Frentzen to Race in GP2 Next Season
Heinz-Harald Frentzen will make a return to racing after being demoted to test driver at Minardi this season after signing a contract at Junior Red Bull Racing. The team were willing to fork out £7.5m to acquire his services but they faced no competition from the other teams.
McNish Leaves Jaguar for GP2 Drive
Allan McNish was another driver this week to take a race seat in the inaugural GP2 series after signing on at Racing Engineering. Many were surprised by the Scots decision to leave Formula One as he currently sits in a respectable 11th place in this years championship, however his agent confirmed that he had not received any offers for his driver from any of the F1 teams. As a result he instead signed on at Racing Engineering for a fee reported to be worth around £5.1m.
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Drivers open for contract offers until the end of round 13
Karthikeyan £3m
Badoer £5m
Kiesa £3m
Panis £5m
Motoyama £2m
Baumgartner £3m
Jani £6m
Speed £3m
Albers £3m
R.Schumacher £10m
Wilson £7m
Verstappen £7m
Monteiro £4m
Liuzzi £5m
Lotterer £2m
Alonso £13m
Briscoe £1m
Drivers open for contract offers until the end of round 14
Pizzonia £6m
De la Rosa £5m
Webber £9m
Pantano £3m
Contracted Drivers for 2005
Gianmaria Bruni - Jordan - £2m
Sebastian Vettel - McLaren - £10m
Nico Rosberg - McLaren - £8m
David Coulthard - Renault £9m
Nick Heidfeld - Sauber - £9.5
Robert Kubica - Jaguar/Red Bull - £7m
Anthony Davidson - Minardi - £6m
Christian Klien - Minardi - £4m
Gary Paffett - Arrows - £5m
Michael Schumacher - Williams - £21m
Jenson Button - Sauber - £11m
Cristiano Da Matta - Toyota - £6m
Felipe Massa - Ferrari - £9m
Takuma Sato - BAR - £7m
Bas Leinders - BAR - £2m
Giancarlo Fisichella - BAR - £9m
Franck Montagny - Minardi - £4m
Jacques Villenueve - Williams - £9m
Alexander Wurz - Jaguar/Red Bull - £6m
Rubens Barrichello - Renault - £15m
Marc Gene - Renault - £4m
Ricardo Zonta - Arrows - £3m
Timo Glock - Arrows - £6m
Bjorn Wirdheim - Williams - £1m
Heinz-Harald Frentzen - Junior Red Bull Racing - £7.5m
Allan McNish - Racing Generation - £5.1m
2005 Signings Thread
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Karthikeyan £3m
Badoer £5m
Kiesa £3m
Panis £5m
Motoyama £2m
Baumgartner £3m
Jani £6m
Speed £3m
Albers £3m
R.Schumacher £10m
Wilson £7m
Verstappen £7m
Monteiro £4m
Liuzzi £5m
Lotterer £2m
Alonso £13m
Briscoe £1m
Drivers open for contract offers until the end of round 14
Pizzonia £6m
De la Rosa £5m
Webber £9m
Pantano £3m
Contracted Drivers for 2005
Gianmaria Bruni - Jordan - £2m
Sebastian Vettel - McLaren - £10m
Nico Rosberg - McLaren - £8m
David Coulthard - Renault £9m
Nick Heidfeld - Sauber - £9.5
Robert Kubica - Jaguar/Red Bull - £7m
Anthony Davidson - Minardi - £6m
Christian Klien - Minardi - £4m
Gary Paffett - Arrows - £5m
Michael Schumacher - Williams - £21m
Jenson Button - Sauber - £11m
Cristiano Da Matta - Toyota - £6m
Felipe Massa - Ferrari - £9m
Takuma Sato - BAR - £7m
Bas Leinders - BAR - £2m
Giancarlo Fisichella - BAR - £9m
Franck Montagny - Minardi - £4m
Jacques Villenueve - Williams - £9m
Alexander Wurz - Jaguar/Red Bull - £6m
Rubens Barrichello - Renault - £15m
Marc Gene - Renault - £4m
Ricardo Zonta - Arrows - £3m
Timo Glock - Arrows - £6m
Bjorn Wirdheim - Williams - £1m
Heinz-Harald Frentzen - Junior Red Bull Racing - £7.5m
Allan McNish - Racing Generation - £5.1m
2005 Signings Thread
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Mclaren Statement
We were extremely unlucky in Hockenheim. Traffic in the pits cost Jenson some points and Fernando hit debris from a crash, not a lot you can do really. We are going to make a decision about Fernando's contract following the test session at Silverstone. Mclaren would like to thank Bjorn for his hard work this season and we wish him luck at Williams next season. Thoughts are with Bas Leinders right now, hope he's ok after that horrible crash.
We were extremely unlucky in Hockenheim. Traffic in the pits cost Jenson some points and Fernando hit debris from a crash, not a lot you can do really. We are going to make a decision about Fernando's contract following the test session at Silverstone. Mclaren would like to thank Bjorn for his hard work this season and we wish him luck at Williams next season. Thoughts are with Bas Leinders right now, hope he's ok after that horrible crash.
Jordan Statement
No good race for us, we had a wrong setup which made it a bit difficult for Kimi and André to keep the pace of the others. We all at Jordan hope that Bas Leinders is ok after this horrible crash, thoughts are with him.
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No good race for us, we had a wrong setup which made it a bit difficult for Kimi and André to keep the pace of the others. We all at Jordan hope that Bas Leinders is ok after this horrible crash, thoughts are with him.
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A nice 7th & 8th from Couthard and Fisichella.
Right, I have a slight problem as I was due to run the Silverstone test session today ahead of the Hungarian GP, however this morning I discovered that the power cable for my laptop no longer works, which in turn means my laptop is dead and I will have no chance of charging it until next Saturday. As a result the test session at the Silverstone Circuit will be postponed until after the Hungarian GP. I apologise for the inconvenience but there is not much I can do about it. So John, I'f you're still happy to run the next race feel free to post the coverage
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/31/2011 12:00PM by Twigster151.
EDIT: Just so managers you can still send driver offers to me.
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/31/2011 12:00PM by Twigster151.
Kenney Wrote:
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> Maybe, somebody could confirm if Bas sustained
> injuries. It was a horific crash and obviously the
> new BAR manager should know if Bas will be fit for
> the next grand prix'. Obviously it was a hard
> shock, my leaving looked like to be working as a
> bad luck charm.
From what I've heard he's fine and dandy
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> Maybe, somebody could confirm if Bas sustained
> injuries. It was a horific crash and obviously the
> new BAR manager should know if Bas will be fit for
> the next grand prix'. Obviously it was a hard
> shock, my leaving looked like to be working as a
> bad luck charm.
From what I've heard he's fine and dandy
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Chris2k6 Wrote:
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> I could run the Silverstone test if you wished
> Twigster...
Thanks for the offer Chris but the main problem is that the spreadsheet I use to calculate the perfs as well as what the perfs boost for the Silverstone test are going to be, are all on my laptop which I cannot access.
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> I could run the Silverstone test if you wished
> Twigster...
Thanks for the offer Chris but the main problem is that the spreadsheet I use to calculate the perfs as well as what the perfs boost for the Silverstone test are going to be, are all on my laptop which I cannot access.
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