GPM2, May the best manager win!

[the Masked Lapwing]

I'm here, but since I've been absent for a while, I'm lost as to what I need to do. If someone can give me some advice, I'd really appreciate it

You just need to pick your first driver.

Actually, he'll get to pick two since McLaren are the last ones.

[Phoenix]

OK, I nominate Michael Schumacher as my first driver and Jarno Trulli as my second driver.

[Shadaza]

OK, I nominate Michael Schumacher as my first driver and Jarno Trulli as my second driver.

Done

A reminder:

Michael Schumacher 8 Million, Phoenix, McLaren
Rubens Barrichello 5 Million, Klon, Ferrari
David Coulthard 4.5 Million
Kimi Raikkonen 4 Million, tristan117, Sauber
Juan P Montoya 3.5 Million, Fmecha, Toyota
Ralf Schumacher 3 Million, Klon, Ferrari
Jaques Villeneuve 3 Million
Fernando Alonso 2 Million eurobrun, Renault
Jenson Button 2 Million Wizzie, Williams
Giancarlo Fisichella 2 Million Wizzie, Williams
Jarno Trulli 1.75 Million, Phoenix, McLaren
Felipe Massa 1.5 Million, Adrian Sutil, Arrows
Mark Webber 1.5 Million, East Londoner, BAR
Olivier Panis 1.25 Million, Fmecha, Toyota
Heinz Harold Frentzen 1.2 Million, eurobrun, Renault
Takuma Sato 1 Million The Masked Lapwing, Jaguar
Nick Heidfeld 1 Million, East Londoner, BAR
Cristiano Matta `1 Million
Marc Gene 0.95 Million
Alex Wurz 0.95 Million
Antonio Pizzonia 0.9 Million, The Lukas, Phoenix
Jos Verstappen 0.9 Million
Neel Jani 0.8 Million
Ralph Firman 0.75 Million
Allan McNish 0.7 Million
Ricardo Zonta 0.65 Million
Andre Lotterer 0.6 Million
Justin WIlson 0.55 Million
Nicolas Kiesa 0.5 Million
Enrique Bernoldi +2 Million Kostas, Minardi
HWNSNBM +2 Million DanielPT, Jordan

Mika Hakkinen 2.2 Million (Kostas, Minardi)
Luca Badoer 0.46 Million (The Masked Lapwing, Jaguar)
Pedro de la Rosa 0.45 Million (The Lukas, Phoenix)
Frank Montagny 0.34 MIllion (DanielPT, Jordan)
Adrian Sutil 0.14 Million (Adrian Sutil, Arrows)

Whilst the pick order is now

Jaguar
Williams
Arrows
Jordan
BAR
Jordan
Renault
Phoenix
Minardi
Toyota
Sauber.

After this there will be a free for all on test drivers AND your final chance to seal your team name and engine combination. (Once the game starts these will not be able to be changed.)

[Phoenix]

I take McLaren will be running Mercedes engines...

[the Masked Lapwing]

Jaguar will take Takuma Sato as their second driver.

[Shadaza]

I take McLaren will be running Mercedes engines...

Yup.

Jaguar will take Takuma Sato as their second driver.

Badoer and Sato, what's not to like!

[Wizzie]

OK, I nominate Michael Schumacher as my first driver and Jarno Trulli as my second driver.

Dude, you are going to lose so much money this season it's not funny.

Meanwhile, Williams will take Giancarlo Fisichella as their second driver.

[Shadaza]

OK, I nominate Michael Schumacher as my first driver and Jarno Trulli as my second driver.

Dude, you are going to lose so much money this season it's not funny.

Meanwhile, Williams will take Giancarlo Fisichella as their second driver.

And give him a 2 year contract.

[Shadaza]

OK, I nominate Michael Schumacher as my first driver and Jarno Trulli as my second driver.

Dude, you are going to lose so much money this season it's not funny.

Meanwhile, Williams will take Giancarlo Fisichella as their second driver.

And give him a 2 year contract, right?

Arrows to pick next.

[AdrianSutil]

Arrows to take Felipe Massa. Two drivers, costing less than £1.4 million. Arrows won't go bust this time

[Wizzie]

OK, I nominate Michael Schumacher as my first driver and Jarno Trulli as my second driver.

Dude, you are going to lose so much money this season it's not funny.

Meanwhile, Williams will take Giancarlo Fisichella as their second driver.

And give him a 2 year contract, right?

Correct.

[DanielPT]

I guess it's me then. Obviously, I will take HWNSNBM as first driver.

[Shadaza]

I guess it's me them. Obviously, I will take HWNSNBM as first driver.

Arrows to take Felipe Massa. Two drivers, costing less than £1.4 million. Arrows won't go bust this time

Done and Done.

East London's BAR to pick next, then Jordan again.

[East Londoner]

I'm going to be slightly boring. Nick Heidfeld will become BAR's second driver.

BAR will stick with Honda engines until the end of the season.

[Shadaza]

I'm going to be slightly boring. Nick Heidfeld will become BAR's second driver.

BAR will stick with Honda engines until the end of the season.

Good stuff. It's the Williams 2005 line up at BAR.

DanielPT's Jordan to make their 2nd pick.

[Klon]

Since Ferrari has de facto three picks, I am going to take Franck Montagny and send him to Jordan.

[eurobrun]

I think I'm next

Frentzen to Renault

[Shadaza]

Since Ferrari has de facto three picks, I am going to take Franck Montagny and send him to Jordan.

Well yeah technically Ferrari do, I can't see why you picked Montagny besides minor sadism but he's Jordan's property now .

I think I'm next Frentzen to Renault

Correct, Frentzen it is.

Phoenix to pick next. It is looking bad for Coulthard, Montoya and Villeneuve!

[The Lukas]

Phoenix pick to Antonio Pizzonia
Plus
Phoenix staff
Design:30 Good personnel
Engineers:30 Good Personnel
Mechanics: 30 good personnel
Commercial: 30 good personnel
set the new chassis developement at a ratio of 90:10
Phoenix to start negotiation with a two star sponsor and Three star sponsor (50% for each)

[Shadaza]

Phoenix pick to Antonio Pizzonia
Plus
Phoenix staff
Design:30 Good personnel
Engineers:30 Good Personnel
Mechanics: 30 good personnel
Commercial: 30 good personnel
set the new chassis developement at a ratio of 90:10
Phoenix to start negotiation with a two star sponsor and Three star sponsor (50% for each)

Ok, I have all that down.

Just Minardi, Toyota and Sauber to seal their 2003 line ups now.

[Klon]

Well yeah technically Ferrari do, I can't see why you picked Montagny besides minor sadism but he's Jordan's property now

He's going to be a future F1 world champion with Ferrari. While I am at it: I would like to invest 35 % of my marketing effort each on two ***** sponsors (70 % total), 14 % each on two *** sponsors and 1 % each on the two * sponsors I have already. The latter shall recieve each three spots on the legs of the driver's suit and each one on the chest of said suit.

[FMecha]

I decide to scrap my plans for Verstappen and sign Montoya instead.

[Shadaza]

I decide to scrap my plans for Verstappen and sign Montoya instead.

Technically Minardi are supposed to pick before you, but if Kostas dosn't want him Montoya is your's

He's going to be a future F1 world champion with Ferrari. While I am at it: I would like to invest 35 % of my marketing effort each on two ***** sponsors (70 % total), 14 % each on two *** sponsors and 1 % each on the two * sponsors I have already. The latter shall recieve each three spots on the legs of the driver's suit and each one on the chest of said suit.

Okay I got that down. I can't gurantee you will start with two sponsors though, on my last test run no teams had 2 sponsors to begin with.

[DanielPT]

Montagny... Great... You should've picked Sakon Yamamoto to make a dream team!

[Shadaza]

Kostas, I just saw you post, can you please select your second minardi driver!!!1111

In other news, you guys may want to think about which circuits you want your two pre season tests to be at.
Your teams home circuit is generally the cheapest location to test at (you guys can change your home circuit if you wish) Silverstone is the home to all but Ferrari and Minardi (Monza), Toyota (Nurburgring), Sauber (Hockenheim) and Phoenix (Magny-Cours).

Considering the street nature of Melbourne, Monaco and Montreal I will not allow testing there.

[DanielPT]

Kostas, I just saw you post, can you please select your second minardi driver!!!1111

In other news, you guys may want to think about which circuits you want your two pre season teests to be at.

Estoril and Jerez for me.

[Stramala]

I didn't notice this thread in the new posts list hence why I ignored it. But now I've seen it...I'll pick Enrique Bernoldi as my second driver

[Shadaza]

I didn't notice this thread in the new posts list hence why I ignored it. But now I've seen it...I'll pick Enrique Bernoldi as my second driver

Great, Just Tristan to pick his 2nd driver and then we can think about getting started.

As I said before, once Sauber pick their 2nd driver it is a free for all for test drivers, (yes I know technically Sauber gets first pick of test driver because of this, deal with it.)

[Klon]

Considering the street nature of Melbourne, Monaco and Montreal I will not allow testing there.

Why? I was planning on buying Melbourne to do my tests. I am Ferrari, I can afford to do that.

Well then we shall test at San Marino (make that Ferrari's home circuit) and TI Aida.

[Stramala]

Do we have to pay Test Drivers money if they aren't racing? I've forgotten this rule in GPM2

[Shadaza]

Considering the street nature of Melbourne, Monaco and Montreal I will not allow testing there.

Why? I was planning on buying Melbourne to do my tests. I am Ferrari, I can afford to do that.

Well then we shall test at San Marino (make that Ferrari's home circuit) and TI Aida.

That all fine. In this mod even though Aida is pictured the circuit is actually Sepang, though the car setup and laptimes remain the same as if it was Aida. (The difference is asthetics and the fact overtaking is now possible)

Do we have to pay Test Drivers money if they aren't racing? I've forgotten this rule in GPM2

You know I have completley forgotten, I dont think pay drivers pay you either, let me run a quick test.

[Klon]

That all fine. In this mod even though Aida is pictured the circuit is actually Sepang, though the car setup and laptimes remain the same as if it was Aida. (The difference is asthetics and the fact overtaking is now possible)

AH! Sepang? Take it away! It buuuurns! Then I will do my second test at Jerez, together with my Jordan customer team.

[Stramala]

Do we have to pay Test Drivers money if they aren't racing? I've forgotten this rule in GPM2

You know I have completley forgotten, I dont think pay drivers pay you either, let me run a quick test.

I remember for a fact that pay-drivers don't pay out unless you put them in a race seat, but I can't remember if other drivers demand a fee even if they aren't starting races. Because of course, we can switch them mid-season

[Nuppiz]

Do we have to pay Test Drivers money if they aren't racing? I've forgotten this rule in GPM2

You know I have completley forgotten, I dont think pay drivers pay you either, let me run a quick test.

I remember for a fact that pay-drivers don't pay out unless you put them in a race seat, but I can't remember if other drivers demand a fee even if they aren't starting races. Because of course, we can switch them mid-season

Ordinary drivers always get their full wage, no matter what their position in the team is (first, second, test). Pay drivers, however, only pay you for the races they start (so they must qualify as well).

[Stramala]

Minardi will conduct its two test days at Monza and Barcelona.

[Ferrim]

Can you post testing results once they are done? I would find that interesting.

[Shadaza]

Can you post testing results once they are done? I would find that interesting.

Thats the plan, and for teams that are at the same circuit i will post a combined leaderboard.

[tristan1117]

I'll take Alex Wurz.

[DanielPT]

All right! Dibs on Tiago Monteiro for the Jordan test-driver seat!

[Klon]

I will grab up Justin Wilson and make him Ferrari's test driver.