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I'm not sure whether anyone will be interested but I'll give it a whirl. Just to liven the forum up a bit.
I'm going to start a World Championship on Grand Prix 4 and you have to pick a driver from the list below. I will give you the race results when I have them. Remember that all the cars and drivers will be equal so the race results will be completely random.
Michael Schumacher
Rubens Barrichello
Juan Pablo Montoya
Ralf Schumacher
David Coulthard
Kimi Raikkonen
Jarno Trulli
Jenson Button
Nick Heidfeld
Felipe Massa
Takumo Sato
Giancarlo Fisichella
Jacques Villeneuve
Olivier Panis
Heinz Harald Frentzen
Enrique Bernoldi
Eddie Irvine
Pedro De La Rosa
Mika Salo
Allan McNish
Mark Webber
Alex Yoong
First come, first serve basis.
I'm going to start a World Championship on Grand Prix 4 and you have to pick a driver from the list below. I will give you the race results when I have them. Remember that all the cars and drivers will be equal so the race results will be completely random.
Michael Schumacher
Rubens Barrichello
Juan Pablo Montoya
Ralf Schumacher
David Coulthard
Kimi Raikkonen
Jarno Trulli
Jenson Button
Nick Heidfeld
Felipe Massa
Takumo Sato
Giancarlo Fisichella
Jacques Villeneuve
Olivier Panis
Heinz Harald Frentzen
Enrique Bernoldi
Eddie Irvine
Pedro De La Rosa
Mika Salo
Allan McNish
Mark Webber
Alex Yoong
First come, first serve basis.
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Bah, i always seem to qualify well and then fade away when the race proceeds.
This is looking bad, as I'm now joint 5th
Germany cheer for a home win as Villeneuve and Frentzen slip up
Ralf Schumacher has won his home race after a stunning drive and benefitting from retirements in front of him. It didn't look possible with 4 laps remaining. Heidfeld had a good lead but that was closed down really quickly and with 2 laps remaining, Ralf Schumacher passed Heidfeld and stormed home in the wet conditions.
In the race for the championship, Villeneuve looked like walking away with this race. Villeneuve took an early lead but was forced to retire with a water leak on lap 17. Frentzen could not benefit and could only manage 8th. Panis managed 4th and is now sharing 2nd in the championship with team mate Frentzen. Ralf Schumacher is now only 10 points behind Villeneuve in 4th.
The conditions caught out many drivers. These included Webber, Yoong, Barrichello, Frentzen, Sato, Button, Raikkonen, Irvine, De La Rosa, Bernoldi, Fisichella, M Schumacher and Massa.
There was also a few retirements. Yoong was first to retire on lap 12 when his engine blew. Villeneuve went out on lap 17 with a water leak. Salo went out on lap 23 with a suspension failure. Irvine also went out on lap 23 with an engine fire. Coulthard retired from the lead on lap 36 with an engine fire and Bernoldi retired on lap 39 with a suspension failure.
Ralf Schumacher kept his car on the track and won the race. Heidfeld was only 2 laps away from winning but did finish 2nd. De La Rosa continues his good run of results with a 3rd place finish. Panis, Trulli and Barrichello rounded out the top 6.
Full race results:
1st R Schumacher (Badgerman) 1h24m39.039s
2nd Heidfeld (Daxter) +1.803s
3rd De La Rosa (Grandprix) +8.228s
4th Panis (Your Honour) +14.254s
5th Trulli (Triple H) +22.992s
6th Barrichello (Reddy 2002) +26.963s
7th Webber (Ant) +28.042s
8th Frentzen (KR) +34.407s
9th Montoya (Foreman) +37.726s
10th McNish (Dr. Pepper - oni) +45.911s
11th Raikkonen (Figo) +46.907s
12th Button (Jetster) +53.849s
13th Sato (Bizarre Cabbage) +55.988s
14th Fisichella (MikeAll) +57.795s
15th M Schumacher (Mr. Ritze) +58.994s
16th Massa (Ortega) +1m04.524s
DNF
Bernoldi (Afrojoe) Suspension
Coulthard (Quinty) Engine
Irvine (DW) Engine
Salo (PS2 Proud) Suspension
Villeneuve (James Pond) Water Leak
Yoong (No.2) Engine
Drivers standings
1st Villeneuve 34pts
2= Frentzen 32pts
2= Panis 32pts
4th R Schumacher 24pts
5= Montoya 18pts
5= Bernoldi 18pts
7th Heidfeld 16pts
8= De La Rosa 15pts
8= Salo 15pts
10th Button 14pts
Constructors standings:
1st BAR 66pts
2nd Arrows 50pts
3rd Williams 42pts
4= Renault 27pts
4= Sauber 27pts
6th Toyota 22pts
7= Jordan 19pts
7= Minardi 19pts
9th Jaguar 17pts
10th McLaren 13pts
11th Ferrari 10pts
Fastest Lap: Barrichello 1m49.267s
5 rounds to go. What does the next race have in store for us?
Ralf Schumacher has won his home race after a stunning drive and benefitting from retirements in front of him. It didn't look possible with 4 laps remaining. Heidfeld had a good lead but that was closed down really quickly and with 2 laps remaining, Ralf Schumacher passed Heidfeld and stormed home in the wet conditions.
In the race for the championship, Villeneuve looked like walking away with this race. Villeneuve took an early lead but was forced to retire with a water leak on lap 17. Frentzen could not benefit and could only manage 8th. Panis managed 4th and is now sharing 2nd in the championship with team mate Frentzen. Ralf Schumacher is now only 10 points behind Villeneuve in 4th.
The conditions caught out many drivers. These included Webber, Yoong, Barrichello, Frentzen, Sato, Button, Raikkonen, Irvine, De La Rosa, Bernoldi, Fisichella, M Schumacher and Massa.
There was also a few retirements. Yoong was first to retire on lap 12 when his engine blew. Villeneuve went out on lap 17 with a water leak. Salo went out on lap 23 with a suspension failure. Irvine also went out on lap 23 with an engine fire. Coulthard retired from the lead on lap 36 with an engine fire and Bernoldi retired on lap 39 with a suspension failure.
Ralf Schumacher kept his car on the track and won the race. Heidfeld was only 2 laps away from winning but did finish 2nd. De La Rosa continues his good run of results with a 3rd place finish. Panis, Trulli and Barrichello rounded out the top 6.
Full race results:
1st R Schumacher (Badgerman) 1h24m39.039s
2nd Heidfeld (Daxter) +1.803s
3rd De La Rosa (Grandprix) +8.228s
4th Panis (Your Honour) +14.254s
5th Trulli (Triple H) +22.992s
6th Barrichello (Reddy 2002) +26.963s
7th Webber (Ant) +28.042s
8th Frentzen (KR) +34.407s
9th Montoya (Foreman) +37.726s
10th McNish (Dr. Pepper - oni) +45.911s
11th Raikkonen (Figo) +46.907s
12th Button (Jetster) +53.849s
13th Sato (Bizarre Cabbage) +55.988s
14th Fisichella (MikeAll) +57.795s
15th M Schumacher (Mr. Ritze) +58.994s
16th Massa (Ortega) +1m04.524s
DNF
Bernoldi (Afrojoe) Suspension
Coulthard (Quinty) Engine
Irvine (DW) Engine
Salo (PS2 Proud) Suspension
Villeneuve (James Pond) Water Leak
Yoong (No.2) Engine
Drivers standings
1st Villeneuve 34pts
2= Frentzen 32pts
2= Panis 32pts
4th R Schumacher 24pts
5= Montoya 18pts
5= Bernoldi 18pts
7th Heidfeld 16pts
8= De La Rosa 15pts
8= Salo 15pts
10th Button 14pts
Constructors standings:
1st BAR 66pts
2nd Arrows 50pts
3rd Williams 42pts
4= Renault 27pts
4= Sauber 27pts
6th Toyota 22pts
7= Jordan 19pts
7= Minardi 19pts
9th Jaguar 17pts
10th McLaren 13pts
11th Ferrari 10pts
Fastest Lap: Barrichello 1m49.267s
5 rounds to go. What does the next race have in store for us?
Oh well, I'm getting worser and worser
Button leaves it late for 2 in a row
Jenson Button takes his second pole position in a row with a very late time. It seemed at on point that Minardi were going to make it a 1-2.
Minardi were out early when the track was still partially dry and set good times which the others found hard to beat when the rain came. The rain eventually stopped and Jenson Button was the last to cross the line and set the fastest time.
In the race for the championship, Villeneuve took another step closer with 3rd place on the grid. Frentzen, only 2 points behind, could only manage 12th and Panis, 5 points behind Villeneuve, got a lowly 15th.
Full qualifying times:
1st Button (Jetster) 1m43.856s
2nd Yoong (No.2) 1m43.915s
3rd Villeneuve (James Pond) 1m44.199s
4th Webber (Ant) 1m44.207s
5th Bernoldi (Afrojoe) 1m44.245s
6th Coulthard (Quinty) 1m44.283s
7th Irvine (DW) 1m44.356s
8th De La Rosa (Grandprix) 1m44.390s
9th McNish (Dr. Pepper - oni) 1m44.446s
10th Heidfeld (Daxter) 1m44.529s
11th R Schumacher (Badgerman) 1m44.659s
12th Frentzen (KR) 1m44.876s
13th Salo (PS2 Proud) 1m44.884s
14th Trulli (Triple H) 1m44.913s
15th Panis (Your Honour) 1m44.944s
16th Montoya (Foreman) 1m44.969s
17th Raikkonen (Figo) 1m44.980s
18th Massa (Ortega) 1m45.013s
19th Fisichella (MikeAll) 1m45.039s
20th M Schumacher (Mr. Ritze) 1m45.122s
21st Barrichello (Reddy 2002) 1m45.155s
22nd Sato (Bizarre Cabbage) 1m45.228s
Time is running out. Will a new contender emerge?
Jenson Button takes his second pole position in a row with a very late time. It seemed at on point that Minardi were going to make it a 1-2.
Minardi were out early when the track was still partially dry and set good times which the others found hard to beat when the rain came. The rain eventually stopped and Jenson Button was the last to cross the line and set the fastest time.
In the race for the championship, Villeneuve took another step closer with 3rd place on the grid. Frentzen, only 2 points behind, could only manage 12th and Panis, 5 points behind Villeneuve, got a lowly 15th.
Full qualifying times:
1st Button (Jetster) 1m43.856s
2nd Yoong (No.2) 1m43.915s
3rd Villeneuve (James Pond) 1m44.199s
4th Webber (Ant) 1m44.207s
5th Bernoldi (Afrojoe) 1m44.245s
6th Coulthard (Quinty) 1m44.283s
7th Irvine (DW) 1m44.356s
8th De La Rosa (Grandprix) 1m44.390s
9th McNish (Dr. Pepper - oni) 1m44.446s
10th Heidfeld (Daxter) 1m44.529s
11th R Schumacher (Badgerman) 1m44.659s
12th Frentzen (KR) 1m44.876s
13th Salo (PS2 Proud) 1m44.884s
14th Trulli (Triple H) 1m44.913s
15th Panis (Your Honour) 1m44.944s
16th Montoya (Foreman) 1m44.969s
17th Raikkonen (Figo) 1m44.980s
18th Massa (Ortega) 1m45.013s
19th Fisichella (MikeAll) 1m45.039s
20th M Schumacher (Mr. Ritze) 1m45.122s
21st Barrichello (Reddy 2002) 1m45.155s
22nd Sato (Bizarre Cabbage) 1m45.228s
Time is running out. Will a new contender emerge?
Hmm... 9th, but still 4th overall.
Ah, 4th. Glad to see my man actually in the points :D
Oh well looks like 1st place is out of sights now, Just hope to finish as high as possible
BAR 1-2 propels Villeneuve top in Britain
Jacques Villeneuve took a convincing win in Britain to take top spot in the race for the World Championship. Panis came an unlikely 2nd to complete the full house for BAR. Frentzen took 3rd but it wasn't enough to keep top spot.
It was a difficult race with the conditions starting wet but consistantly changing dry and wet throughout. Salo found it extremely difficult spinning 3 times. Bernoldi, Barrichello and a few others lost places due to the tricky conditions.
It was 27 laps before the first car retired. Sato went out with an oil leak and fire. Minardi's problems continued with Webber retiring on lap 32 with an engine problem. 2 laps later, Ralf Schumacher retired from second place with a rear suspension failure.
The top 3 drivers in the championship took the top 3 places. Villeneuve took first, Panis second and Frentzen third. Raikkonen, Button and De La Rosa rounded out the top 6.
Full race results:
1st Villeneuve (James Pond) 1h33m22.261s
2nd Panis (Your Honour) +5.297s
3rd Frentzen (KR) +12.698s
4th Raikkonen (Figo) +21.574s
5th Button (Jetster) +23.225s
6th De La Rosa (Grandprix) +32.049s
7th Coulthard (Quinty) +32.139s
8th Fisichella (MikeAll) +36.949s
9th Bernoldi (Afrojoe) +40.485s
10th Massa (Ortega) +41.467s
11th Trulli (Triple H) +45.251s
12th Salo (PS2 Proud) +59.727s
13th Irvine (DW) +1m06.055s
14th Barrichello (Reddy 2002) +1m14.159s
15th M Schumacher (Mr. Ritze) +1m14.483s
16th Montoya (Foreman) +1m15.364s
17th Yoong (No.2) +1m16.256s
18th McNish (Dr. Pepper - oni) +1m20.520s
19th Heidfeld (Daxter) +1m21.408s
DNF
R Schumacher (Badgerman) Suspension
Webber (Ant) Engine
Sato (Bizarre Cabbage) Oil leak
Drivers standings:
1st Villeneuve 34pts
2nd Frentzen 32pts
3rd Panis 29pts
4= Montoya 18pts
4= Bernoldi 18pts
6th Salo 15pts
7= R Schumacher 14pts
7= Button 14pts
9th Sato 13pts
10= Trulli 11pts
10= De La Rosa 11pts
10= Raikkonen 11pts
10= Massa 11pts
Constructors standings:
1st BAR 63pts
2nd Arrows 50pts
3rd Williams 32pts
4th Renault 25pts
5th Toyota 22pts
6th Sauber 21pts
7= Jordan 19pts
7= Minardi 19pts
9= Jaguar 13pts
9= McLaren 13pts
11th Ferrari 9pts
Fastest Lap: Heidfeld 1m29.531s
Is the title chase now a three horse race with 6 rounds remaining?
Jacques Villeneuve took a convincing win in Britain to take top spot in the race for the World Championship. Panis came an unlikely 2nd to complete the full house for BAR. Frentzen took 3rd but it wasn't enough to keep top spot.
It was a difficult race with the conditions starting wet but consistantly changing dry and wet throughout. Salo found it extremely difficult spinning 3 times. Bernoldi, Barrichello and a few others lost places due to the tricky conditions.
It was 27 laps before the first car retired. Sato went out with an oil leak and fire. Minardi's problems continued with Webber retiring on lap 32 with an engine problem. 2 laps later, Ralf Schumacher retired from second place with a rear suspension failure.
The top 3 drivers in the championship took the top 3 places. Villeneuve took first, Panis second and Frentzen third. Raikkonen, Button and De La Rosa rounded out the top 6.
Full race results:
1st Villeneuve (James Pond) 1h33m22.261s
2nd Panis (Your Honour) +5.297s
3rd Frentzen (KR) +12.698s
4th Raikkonen (Figo) +21.574s
5th Button (Jetster) +23.225s
6th De La Rosa (Grandprix) +32.049s
7th Coulthard (Quinty) +32.139s
8th Fisichella (MikeAll) +36.949s
9th Bernoldi (Afrojoe) +40.485s
10th Massa (Ortega) +41.467s
11th Trulli (Triple H) +45.251s
12th Salo (PS2 Proud) +59.727s
13th Irvine (DW) +1m06.055s
14th Barrichello (Reddy 2002) +1m14.159s
15th M Schumacher (Mr. Ritze) +1m14.483s
16th Montoya (Foreman) +1m15.364s
17th Yoong (No.2) +1m16.256s
18th McNish (Dr. Pepper - oni) +1m20.520s
19th Heidfeld (Daxter) +1m21.408s
DNF
R Schumacher (Badgerman) Suspension
Webber (Ant) Engine
Sato (Bizarre Cabbage) Oil leak
Drivers standings:
1st Villeneuve 34pts
2nd Frentzen 32pts
3rd Panis 29pts
4= Montoya 18pts
4= Bernoldi 18pts
6th Salo 15pts
7= R Schumacher 14pts
7= Button 14pts
9th Sato 13pts
10= Trulli 11pts
10= De La Rosa 11pts
10= Raikkonen 11pts
10= Massa 11pts
Constructors standings:
1st BAR 63pts
2nd Arrows 50pts
3rd Williams 32pts
4th Renault 25pts
5th Toyota 22pts
6th Sauber 21pts
7= Jordan 19pts
7= Minardi 19pts
9= Jaguar 13pts
9= McLaren 13pts
11th Ferrari 9pts
Fastest Lap: Heidfeld 1m29.531s
Is the title chase now a three horse race with 6 rounds remaining?
Ah, starting in 13th - must be a good thing.
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