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"SR F1 Championship 2002"

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.

Ah, 13th on the grid in Spain. Nice.

Was unlucky in the other race, just hope this time I finish.

Just not enough time in Spain

Villeneuve took pole after just a few minutes but with the changeable conditions, the track just didn't dry quickly enough for anyone to challenge his time. Button just didn't get the grips of the tracks and fell 6 seconds behind the rest of the pack.

Full qualifying times:

1st Villeneuve (James Pond) 1m28.504s
2nd Yoong (No.2) 1m28.767s
3rd De La Rosa (Grandprix) 1m28.823s
4th Montoya (Foreman) 1m28.913s
5th Coulthard (Quinty) 1m28.923s
6th Panis (Your Honour) 1m29.011s
7th McNish (Dr. Pepper - oni) 1m29.046s
8th Irvine (Dead Wonder) 1m29.078s
9th Webber (Ant) 1m29.155s
10th R Schumacher (Badgerman) 1m29.477s
11th Frentzen (KR) 1m29.523s
12th Massa (Ortega) 1m29.569s
13th Bernoldi (Afrojoe) 1m29.623s
14th Fisichella (Major Chip Hazard) 1m29.838s
15th Salo (PS2 Proud) 1m29.990s
16th Trulli (Triple H) 1m29.994s
17th Raikkonen (Figo) 1m30.207s
18th Heidfeld (Daxter) 1m30.433s
19th Barrichello (Reddy 2002) 1m30.541s
20th M Schumacher (Ronaldo) 1m30.859s
21st Sato (Bizarre Cabbage) 1m31.122s
22nd Button (Jetster) 1m37.397s

Some of the faster cars could be caught up in the pack. Let's hope for a dry race.

Your lucky, i didn't even finish!

Great report again Grandprix.

Excellent report on what seemed like an exciting race! More retirements that we've had in any other race this season I'm sure.

7th for Bernoldi. Bah!

All change in San Marino

Jarno Trulli takes the win and the championship lead in San Marino as conditions worsened throughout the race. Trulli came from nowhere to benefit from mistakes and non-finishes.

The track started dry but drizzle appeared early on. Minardi took the early advantage but as conditions worsened, so did their chances. Yoong began to struggle in the conditions and was holding up 5 cars. Webber and Montoya managed to squeeze past him on lap 12 but two laps later, loads of cars darted in for wet tyres. Montoya planned his stop to perfection and took the lead.

While that was going on Coulthard stopped on lap 3 with transmission failure and Massa ran wide and crashed on lap 5. De La Rosa retired on lap 18 with transmission problems.

Montoya almost threw it away with a mistake on lap 25 with pit stops around the corner but his only challenger, Webber, retired on lap 30 with transmission problems.

Raikkonen was slowing down with a water leak on lap 31 and was off the track, Salo lost it, hit Raikkonen, Raikkonen's car flew over the wet grass and crashed straight into Michael Schumacher, who had to retire with front wheel damage. Salo managed to get his front wing repaired and continue. McNish also retired with a water leak on lap 49.

Montoya was cruising to what was certain victory when mice got into the machinery and his transmission failed leaving Trulli to take the lead and victory.

Ralf Schumacher had trouble with the conditions and traffic but managed 2nd. Yoong struggled home 3rd followed by the BAR's of Panis and Villeneuve with Button rounding out the top 6.

Full results:

1st Trulli (Triple H) 1h46m49.558s
2nd R Schumacher (Badgerman) +5.526s
3rd Yoong (No.2) +12.523s
4th Panis (Your Honour) +21.922s
5th Villeneuve (James Pond) +25.695s
6th Button (Jetster) +31.530s
7th Bernoldi (Afrojoe) +39.576s
8th Irvine (Dead Wonder) +41.963s
9th Heidfeld (Daxter) +42.997s
10th Fisichella (Major Chip Hazard) +43.877s
11th Sato (Bizarre Cabbage) +53.988s
12th Frentzen (KR) +1m00.260s
13th Barrichello (Reddy 2002) +1m10.341s
14th Salo (PS2 Proud) +1m13.190s

DNF

Montoya (Foreman) Transmission
McNish (Dr. Pepper - oni) Water Leak
M Schumacher (Ronaldo) Front wheel damage
Raikkonen (Figo) Water Leak
Webber (Ant) Transmission
De La Rosa (Grandprix) Transmission
Massa (Ortega) Crashed
Coulthard (Quinty) Transmission

Drivers standings:

1st Trulli 11pts
2= Montoya 10pts
2= Frentzen 10pts
2= Webber 10pts
5= Panis 9pts
5= R Schumacher 9pts
5= Button 9pts
8th Bernoldi 8pts
9th Yoong 7pts
10th McNish 6pts
11= Heidfeld 4pts
11= Massa 4pts
13= Coulthard 2pts
13= Raikkonen 2pts
13= Villeneuve 2pts
16th Salo 1pt

Constructors standings:

1st Renault 20pts
2nd Williams 19pts
3rd Arrows 18pts
4th Minardi 17pts
5th BAR 11pts
6th Sauber 8pts
7th Toyota 7pts
8th McLaren 4pts

Fastest Lap: Webber 1m24.573s

Ant wrote:
> Classic, third place. I'm looking to be the first driver to claim my
> second victory here today.

I'm right behind you, also looking for my 2nd victory.

Actually, that post should have read 'around 3'. Me and my poor typing.

Ooh! I got the 100th post in this thread.

Ooh! This is also the 100th reply in this thread!

*Dances around like a tart*

Good good.

Should be up pretty soon.