RaceDepartment Forum Racing Season 9

[Brian Duddy]

finish

 

[Bert Van Waes]

finish

 

[Omer Said]

finish!

And Kyle mentioned earlier that he will join aswell. But he was undecided. Perhaps the empty seat at B.A.R maybe suitable ?

 

[Ben Tusting]

finish

 

[Matthew Gutteridge]

ok Omer, I will also sign Ben up for Williams, if that's ok Ben?

 

[Rhys Gardiner]

finish

 

[Peter Duivelaar]

finish

 

[Matthew Gutteridge]

Test Day finished.
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~Report~

And the Jerez test day opens for the cars, or the few that are left in F1 anyway. But the rain begins to fall, and within the first few minutes there is no dry track left. Peter Duivilaar is brave (or foolish) enough to bite the bullet, and sets a measley 1.40.9, but in the torrential rain, he is left partially unsighted and, ironically, hits the wall at the Curva Dry Sac. The car is badly damaged, and the Jordan team announce that they will retire from the test day. The session is Red Flagged to allow for clearer weather and to pick up left over Jordan.

As the session restarts, The Jaguar super team both take too the track. Levret sets a 1.23.5 and is matched by teammate Honk. The Sauber's of newcomer Omer Said and bduddy post 1.23.7 and 1.23.9's respectivly. The Williams' fail to turn up, although Frank was quoted as saying "We have a surprise up our sleeves, don't you worry!". The BAR of Van Waes sets a measley 1.24.5.

And all the drivers leave for the final few minutes of test time. Bert Van Waes is the first to cross the finish line with an impressive 1.23.2 to go provisional top. Levret's Jaguar is the second, and he records a 1.23.0 which is a NEW LAP RECORD!. Bduddy's Sauber scores a 1.23.1 with Said a fraction slower on a 23.2. But Williams' surprise package is.... Ben Tusting, who Patrick Head confirmes has been signed for a second sucessive season. He posts a time a tenth quicker than his teammate Rhys. But the final man to cross the line is Honk. He sets a 1.22.956 which beats Honk by half-a-tenth. Roll on 2003!



~FINAL STANDINGS~
1. Honk

--------------1.22.956 (NEW LAP RECORD!)
2. Sebastien Levret

--1.23.000
3. bduddy

------------1.23.145
4. Bert Van Waes

---1.23.222
5. Omer Said

-------1.23.258
6. Ben Tusting

-----1.23.678
7. Rhys Gardiner

---1.23.793
8. Peter Duivilaar

---1.40.964

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~Round One- Pheonix, USA~

Laps:60
Lap Record: 1:21.434 (Aryton Senna)

Formula One 2003 kicks off in the USA, in Pheonix last used in 1991. Something of an unknown with todays cars it ill surely be an interesting place for Levret's title defence to begin.

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Let's have an AMAZING season everyone, only ten drivers, but you're ten good ones

 

[Matthew Gutteridge]

Hello and welcome to Phoenix in the USA for the start of the 2003 Formula One Season. We were last here in 1991, where Aryton Senna stamped his marker in a car that had been completed less that six hours before Practice started.

And the cars are lining up on the grid....

One Light... Two Lights... Three Lights... Four Light... FIVE LIGHTS!!!!
2003 IS GO GO GO GO GO! (Feature Race)
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N.B From Now on I will do the grids following the race

 

[Viljar Parts]

Start

 

[Bert Van Waes]

Start

 

[Sebastien Levret]

start

 

[Thomas Hackel]

start

 

[Peter Duivelaar]

start

 

[Viljar Parts]

pit

 

[Sebastien Levret]

pit

 

[Thomas Hackel]

pit

 

[Peter Duivelaar]

pit

 

[Viljar Parts]

Finish!

 

[Sebastien Levret]

finish