GPM2, May the best manager win!

[Shadaza]

Jordan to steal anything from Jaguar.

You steal Jaguar's suspension. welcome to the game!

[DanielPT]

Jordan to steal anything from Jaguar.

You steal Jaguar's suspension. welcome to the game!

I also want 10VG new designers, 10E and 10VG Commercials if possible. I want to invest 1Million in 4 stars sponsors and another in 3 stars sponsors.

Can this be done?

[Shadaza]

Jordan to steal anything from Jaguar.

You steal Jaguar's suspension. welcome to the game!

I also want 10VG new designers, 10E and 10VG Commercials if possible. I want to invest 1Million in 4 stars sponsors and another in 3 stars sponsors.

Can this be done?

Got the new staff in,

You don't invest money but department time in them.
Sponsors only sponsor 1 team at a time (which was new to all of us at game start!)
Currently the 4 star sponsors are:

Pepsi: Sponsor Williams
Bridgestone:Sponsor Jaguar
Kingfisher:Don't Sponsor anyone, currently Toyota (15%) and Arrows (100%) are trying to get them
Redbull: Sponsor Renault (Minardi are trying to get them also 40%)
West:Don't Sponsor anyone, currently Williams are trying to get them (55%)

and the 3 star Sponsors are:
Dell: No one (Minardi spending 30% of time on them)
European: No one (Minardi spending 30% on them)
HSBC: Sponsor Williams
Petronas: Are intrested in Sponsoring Sauber.

Before I would just place your time on an unused sponsor but as you can see there are no blanks, you will have to compete to get them.

[DanielPT]

I also want 10VG new designers, 10E and 10VG Commercials if possible. I want to invest 1Million in 4 stars sponsors and another in 3 stars sponsors.

Can this be done?

Got the new staff in,

You don't invest money but department time in them.
Sponsors only sponsor 1 team at a time (which was new to all of us at game start!)
Currently the 4 star sponsors are:

Pepsi: Sponsor Williams
Bridgestone:Sponsor Jaguar
Kingfisher:Don't Sponsor anyone, currently Toyota (15%) and Arrows (100%) are trying to get them
Redbull: Sponsor Renault (Minardi are trying to get them also 40%)
West:Don't Sponsor anyone, currently Williams are trying to get them (55%)

and the 3 star Sponsors are:
Dell: No one (Minardi spending 30% of time on them)
European: No one (Minardi spending 30% on them)
HSBC: Sponsor Williams
Petronas: Are intrested in Sponsoring Sauber.

Before I would just place your time on an unused sponsor but as you can see there are no blanks, you will have to compete to get them.

Right, 70% on West and 30 % on Dell.

[Shadaza]

Ferrari take their 4th pole in a row and their 3rd 1-2. To do it at Imola is even sweeter
Finally Montagny joins HWNSNBM at the front and Williams's bad form continues.

Dario Franchetti out qualifies under pressure Hakkinen again.
An absoloute shocker of a session for Mark Webber and heartbreak for Ansimov, De la Rosa missing the cut by just 0.018 seconds, neither car starts. Thankfully Toccacelo DNQ's.

The race is 63 laps long.


Jordan are now targeting West and Dell.
I applied Petronas logos to Sauber. (Engine Cover, Rear wing, Visor, Side of Helmet, Drivers Overalls)

[Wizzie]

I'll put Fisichella one a three-stopper and Button on a two-stopper for this race.

[DanielPT]

Can you tell me if the what is Jordan's development rate and its focus? I believe its default values, right?

[Shadaza]

Can you tell me if the what is Jordan's development rate and its focus? I believe its default values, right?

It is at default, which I think is 80:20 new car/R&D 80:20 Manufacturing/R&D.

I have to wait until the race is over before I can check though.

[AdrianSutil]

Glad to see Arrows qualified well within the limit again.

Felipe Massa to three-stop: Laps 10, 27 and 45
Adrian Sutil to three-stop: Laps 15, 34 and 50

[the Masked Lapwing]

Both Jags will go on three-stoppers.

[Stramala]

Whatever strategy Franchitti used at the last race...do that.

[andrew]

same as last race

[Shadaza]

Whatever strategy Franchitti used at the last race...do that.

same as last race

2 stop strategies then.

[East Londoner]

Right, put Heidfeld on a three stopper. And would it be possible to put Webber on a one-stopper on lap 32? If not, put him on a two-stopper...

[Shadaza]

Right, put Heidfeld on a three stopper. And would it be possible to put Webber on a one-stopper on lap 32? If not, put him on a two-stopper...

I can put in a bigger fuel tank that will allow for that. considering he is out of position I think that is a good idea.

[Klon]

Schumacher and Barrichello are to work with a two-stop strategy splitting the races in third. Barrichello is to stop first in the first stop and then second on the second stop.

[Stramala]

Actually, I think I will give one stopping Hakkinen a go. But keep Franchitti on two.

[eurobrun]

Both Renaults will be on two stop strategies.

[Shadaza]

It's been a long time coming! Ferrari claim 1-2. Thrilling battle for 3rd though as McLaren, Renault, Jordan and Williams all fought for it.

Tactically there was little difference between a 2 or a 3 stop. Traffic hurt the 3 stoppers but extremely high tire wear hurt the 2 stoppers. Bad news for the 1 stoppers was that it was impossible to do a full 1 stop race because of the wear.


Hakkinen just about made the pitlane with less then half the race completed, you can guess why Webber had a "burst tire".
Toyota are the only team to have not scored a point so far, though Montoya registers their first race finish.

1.Rubens Barrichello, Ferrari.
Barrichello remained in 2nd place after the first lap and shadowed Ralf Schumacher the entire way until the final round of pit stops where that extra lap gave Barrichello enough time to take the lead where Ferrari pulled off a formation finish in front of an adoring crowd.

2.Ralf Schumacher, Ferrari
Despite leading, Ralf could not get more then 1 second ahead of Barrichello at any point and with time lost on cold tires was "doomed" to 2nd place.

3.Jarno Trulli, McLaren
Wow, what a battle for 3rd, after the opening laps it looked like a straight fight between Jordan and Renault, but Trulli put in the laps and caught up, eventually coming out on top. he goes 2nd in the championship, behind team mate Michael Schumacher. The McLaren seems to manage it's tires well.

4.Jean Alesi, Renault.
Jean Alesi spent most of the race fighting with HWNSNBM, so it might of come to some surprise to see him emerge from the pits between a McLaren and a Williams, wasn't as fast as Alonso in the first stint.

5.Giancarlo Fisichella, Williams.
Fisi was a long way behind at the half way mark of the race, but in clear air his pace was relentless and he managed to jump the 3 stopping HWNSNBM right at the death. A good race from him.

6.HWNSNBM, Jordan.
On one hand "Hungarian driver" should be dissapointed to let Trulli, Alesi and Fisichella get away, on the other be happy he is the only driver to score points in every race, that is impressive.

7.Tony Kanaan, McLaren.
As expected not really on the pace of his team mate but did well to bring the car home in the points on his début, Michael Schumacher will be back in the car for Spain.

8.Kimi Raikkonen, Sauber.
The final point goes to the Fin, his pace was good for the race and he would of hoped for more attrition ahead.

9.Dario Franchetti, Minardi.
Dario spent most of the race out on his own, he ended up behind Hakkinen after his teammates stop but a retirement soon after left Dario to take a lonely 9th.

10.Juan Pablo Montoya, Toyota
It may be last but there can be some encouragement, it was Toyota's first race finish and their pace was ok too, any other race and it probably would of been a points score.

11.Felipe Massa, Arrows spun off
Spun off from last place, he was a lap and a half behind Montoya. 'nuff said.

12.Luca Badoer, Jaguar spun off
Disappointing really, Badoer was in 8th when he made a rare error that meant the first non-score for Jaguar this year.

13.Jenson Button, Williams ENGINE
There are still overheating gremlins with the BMW, Button is yet to score points this season!

14.Ricardo Zonta, Sauber spun off.
Zonta isn't on the same pace level as Raikkonen (neither was Wurz) and dosn't have Wurz's reliability. However he is getting used to the car and may improve yet. Spun off along way away from the points.

15.Takuma Sato, Jaguar steering.
Sato did well to last as long as he did with his Jaguar falling to pieces, he was struggling with gearbox problems all race before his steering failed.

16.Frank Montagny, Jordan Spun OFf
Whilst HWNSNBM has scored in every race, Montagny is yet to score. This time his pace was excellent and he was much faster then HWNSNBM, Mika Hakkinen's steering failure forced the Jordan off the track and in to retirement, wrong place wrong time.

17.Mika Hakkinen, Minardi steering.
Hakkinen's pace on the 1 stopper was good, holding up Webber for 20 laps he ended up pulling a half lap lead in the next 10. He just about made it to the pits with completley worn tires when his steering promptly failed. Not sure if he would of made then end anyway.

18.Mark Webber, BAR tire burst.
Oh dear, it was a risky strategy to go on a 1 stopper and the extreme tire wear made it impossible for a clearly struggling Webber.

19.Nico Rosberg, AITech, Suspension
Anonymous all race, will be intresting to see if he keeps his drive now Heikki is fit again.

20.Nick Heidfeld, BAR Accident.
Another crash, this time it wasn't Nicks fault, he was taken out by a wounded Sutil.

21.Adrian Sutil, Arrows
Oh dear, in the space of 3 laps managed to take Alonso, Heidfeld and himself out of the race, suspension failure possibly a result of the Alonso clash.

22.Fernando Alonson, Renault Accident
Possibly the unluckiest man in F1 right now, another result spoilt by no fault of his own, lap traffic the problem AGAIN.

23.Olivier Panis, Toyota, Steering
Another early retirement for a Toyota, disappointing really.


ROTR: Adrian Sutil
Fastest Lap: Rubens Barrichello
First points: Tony Kanaan.
First win this season:Rubens Barrichello, Ferrari
First podium this season: Rubens Barrichello, Ralf Schumacher Ferrari


Drivers Championship

1.Michael Schumacher 26
2.Jarno Trulli 18
3.Jean Alesi 17
4.HWNSNBM 15
5.Giancarlo Fisichella 13
6.Luca Badoer 11
7.Rubens Barrichello 10 (1 win)
8.Kimi Raikkonen 10
9.Ralf Schumacher 8
10.Takuma Sato 6
11.Nick Heidfeld 5
12.Mark Webber 4
13=.Dario Franchetti 3
13=.Pedro de la Rosa 3
15=Enrico Toccacello 2
15=Alexander Wurz 2
15=Tony Kanaan 2
18.Adrian Sutil 1

Teams
1.McLaren 46
2.Ferrari 18
3.Renault 17 (1 win)
4.Jaguar 17
5.Jordan 15
6.Williams 13
7.Sauber 12
8.BAR 9
=9.Minardi 3
=9.Ansimov 3
11.Asiatech 2
12.Arrows 1
NC.Toyota

[Shadaza]

This marks the 1/4 mark of the season, this is how the 2004 season (2nd) is shaping up:

McLaren-???
Driver 1:
Driver 2:
TD:

New car: 16% complete

Ferrari
Driver 1:
Driver 2:
TD:

New Car: 32% complete

Williams BMW
Driver 1:Jenson Button
Driver 2:Giancarlo Fisichella
TD:

New Car: 64% complete

Renault
Driver 1:
Driver 2:
TD:

New Car: 52% complete

BAR- ???
Driver 1:
Driver 2:
TD:

New Car 16% complete

Sauber-???
Driver 1:
Driver 2:
TD:

New Car: 16% complete

Jaguar-Ford
Driver 1:
Driver 2:
TD:

New car 24% Complete

Toyota
Driver 1:
Driver 2:
TD:

New car 36% complete

Jordan-???
Driver 1:
Driver 2:
TD:

New car:24% complete

Minardi-Honda
Driver 1:
Driver 2:
TD:

New car:36% complete

Arrows-???
Driver 1:Felipe Massa
Driver 2:Adrian Sutil
TD:

New car:12% complete

Ansimov-???
Driver 1:
Driver 2:
TD:

New car20% complete

Teams with car completion coloured in red will not have their new car ready at the start of the next season at current production rate. Teams with "???" next to their name have yet to confirm an engine supply for the next season.

[Wizzie]

Williams will like to change the balance between new parts for this year and the new car for next year to 50/50 since we're going to get the car done in good time anyway

EDIT: And before I forget, Don Rennis would like to call all the other team owners muppets again (Except for Minardi)

[dr-baker]

EDIT: And before I forget, Don Rennis would like to call all the other team owners muppets again (Except for Minardi)

But is Don Rennis a Man or a Muppet? If he's a Muppet, he's a very manly Muppet. If he's a Man, that makes him a Muppet of a Man.

[Wizzie]

EDIT: And before I forget, Don Rennis would like to call all the other team owners muppets again (Except for Minardi)

But is Don Rennis a Man or a Muppet? If he's a Muppet, he's a very manly Muppet. If he's a Man, that makes him a Muppet of a Man.

That is the single greatest thing I've ever seen

[dr-baker]

EDIT: And before I forget, Don Rennis would like to call all the other team owners muppets again (Except for Minardi)

But is Don Rennis a Man or a Muppet? If he's a Muppet, he's a very manly Muppet. If he's a Man, that makes him a Muppet of a Man.

That is the single greatest thing I've ever seen

But you/Don Rennis started calling people Muppets within days (possibly a week) of me having watched the Muppets movie... No connection? (as in you haven't seen the movie recently yourself?)

[Wizzie]

But is Don Rennis a Man or a Muppet? If he's a Muppet, he's a very manly Muppet. If he's a Man, that makes him a Muppet of a Man.

That is the single greatest thing I've ever seen

But you/Don Rennis started calling people Muppets within days (possibly a week) of me having watched the Muppets movie... No connection? (as in you haven't seen the movie recently yourself?)

The last Muppets movie I saw must have been years ago. Which doesn't explain why I've started describing people as such over the past year or so. But, as Eurobrun said, most of the time they've deserved it anyway

[dr-baker]

But is Don Rennis a Man or a Muppet? If he's a Muppet, he's a very manly Muppet. If he's a Man, that makes him a Muppet of a Man.

That is the single greatest thing I've ever seen

But you/Don Rennis started calling people Muppets within days (possibly a week) of me having watched the Muppets movie... No connection? (as in you haven't seen the movie recently yourself?)

The last Muppets movie I saw must have been years ago. Which doesn't explain why I've started describing people as such over the past year or so. But, as Eurobrun said, most of the time they've deserved it anyway

So why hasn't anybody at Foxdale been referred as Muppets then? Or did that just wash right over my head?

[Wizzie]

But you/Don Rennis started calling people Muppets within days (possibly a week) of me having watched the Muppets movie... No connection? (as in you haven't seen the movie recently yourself?)

The last Muppets movie I saw must have been years ago. Which doesn't explain why I've started describing people as such over the past year or so. But, as Eurobrun said, most of the time they've deserved it anyway

So why hasn't anybody at Foxdale been referred as Muppets then? Or did that just wash right over my head?

Because you guys haven't done anything to deserve it... well, not yet anyway

[Stramala]

If Mr Don Rennis is Sicilian, why is he friendly towards the Camorra-aligned Mr Lindsay?

[Wizzie]

If Mr Don Rennis is Sicilian, why is he friendly towards the Camorra-aligned Mr Lindsay?

Reality is unrealistic. Especially considering that the two would be at eachother's throats a decade or so later

[AdrianSutil]

If Arrows haven't got a new car at the end on the year, do we race next season with the same car or are we out of the game?

[Wizzie]

If Arrows haven't got a new car at the end on the year, do we race next season with the same car or are we out of the game?

You have the same car as last year. What that does to performance is beyond me as I always have the car finished several million races before the end of the season

[East Londoner]

Change the balance between new parts and the new car to 35% for parts and 65% for the new car.

[Shadaza]

Race Report done.

Williams: West want to sponsor you, Semi Automatic Gearbox level 3, Button needed a new Chassis. 14.351 Million
Ferrari:Marlboro and Shell want to sponsor you, 14.046 Million
McLaren: 11.032 Million
Renault:Semi Automatic Gearbox Level 3 14.362 Million
BAR: Semi Automatic Gearbox level 2 12.601 Million
Sauber: 12.216 Million
Jaguar:17.574 Million
Toyota:Panis needed a new chassis, (that is $1million paid on getting a new chassis alone let alone the new car parts!) 13.473 Million
Jordan:Montagny needed a new chassis 12.396 Million
Minardi:Hakkinen needed a new chassis, 17.454 Million
Arrows:Have semi Automatic gears! 12.955 Million
Ansimov:Have Semi Automatic gears! 11.778 Million

Jaguar are now the richest team in F1, Though Arrows so far have the smallest loss compared to start amount. Toyota look in the worst shape.

Change the balance between new parts and the new car to 35% for parts and 65% for the new car.

I could do that, but the balance is 25% 75% at the moment and changing to your balance would mean your new car will be even less likly to be done in time!

If Arrows haven't got a new car at the end on the year, do we race next season with the same car or are we out of the game?

You have the same car as last year. What that does to performance is beyond me as I always have the car finished several million races before the end of the season

From experience you lose around a second per lap at least on performance plus being late on 1 year means it will be even harder to be ready for the next year, in short I recommend getting your car finished!

Shifted the balance to 50-50 at Williams. Williams easily have the best departments at the moment but it is a huge cost on their finances!

[Wizzie]

I'm assuming Williams are running Semi-Automatic gears and they haven't just been sitting at the workshop correct? And Williams will put West in the remaining sponsor slots it has and put 25% focus on each of its four sponsors.

EDIT: May I ask what the cost of the chassis was and what Williams' profit statement for this round would have looked like had we not needed a replacement?

[the Masked Lapwing]

Jaguar will shift 80% focus to developing the new car.

[Wizzie]

Shifted the balance to 50-50 at Williams. Williams easily have the best departments at the moment but it is a huge cost on their finances!

OI! At least I'm doing a much better job than my friends over at Ferrari and Toyota

[Shadaza]

I'm assuming Williams are running Semi-Automatic gears and they haven't just been sitting at the workshop correct? And Williams will put West in the remaining sponsor slots it has and put 25% focus on each of its four sponsors.

EDIT: May I ask what the cost of the chassis was and what Williams' profit statement for this round would have looked like had we not needed a replacement?

Yes, by default I am putting all legal driver aids on and leaving illegal driver aids off. Obviously if you want me to change that just ask.

A new chassis costs $250,000. However I am not certain if this includes the car parts or not but financially after Imola you have 1.296 Million through Sponsorship and prize money ( vast majority being sponsorship) and lost $1.917 Million in expenditure, with almost $1 million of that spent on personnel (staff and drivers). Counting all expenditure laid out you would of had 1.6ish Million in expenditure without needing that new chassis. you made a net loss of $621000 this period however, with the new West sponsorship and (hopefully) no more need for chassis expenditure you should be about breaking even and with good race results even making a profit.

Financially you are in good shape I feel.

[Shadaza]

Jaguar will shift 80% focus to developing the new car.

This should be enough to easily finish the car. Done. (moved from 73 27)

Also, Jaguar made a slight profit ($43000) this period. Though Sato needed at least that in new parts for the next race.

[Wizzie]

I'm assuming Williams are running Semi-Automatic gears and they haven't just been sitting at the workshop correct? And Williams will put West in the remaining sponsor slots it has and put 25% focus on each of its four sponsors.

EDIT: May I ask what the cost of the chassis was and what Williams' profit statement for this round would have looked like had we not needed a replacement?

Yes, by default I am putting all legal driver aids on and leaving illegal driver aids off. Obviously if you want me to change that just ask.

A new chassis costs $250,000. However I am not certain if this includes the car parts or not but financially after Imola you have 1.296 Million through Sponsorship and prize money ( vast majority being sponsorship) and lost $1.917 Million in expenditure, with almost $1 million of that spent on personnel (staff and drivers). Counting all expenditure laid out you would of had 1.6ish Million in expenditure without needing that new chassis. you made a net loss of $621000 this period however, with the new West sponsorship and (hopefully) no more need for chassis expenditure you should be about breaking even and with good race results even making a profit.

In that case, can you screenshot Williams' profit statement for the last race, this season thus and the pages showing sponsorship contract details, and email them all to me so I can start micromanaging?

[Shadaza]

In that case, can you screenshot Williams' profit statement for the last race, this season thus and the pages showing sponsorship contract details, and email them all to me so I can start micromanaging?

very well, but I will make this a request only deal. I.e I wont send people emails about their team unless they specifically ask me!
I don't think it was such a good idea you signed Lucky Strike!