Formula Legacy Manager 2 - 80s

Meff28s · Oct 1, 2018

The greatest Giant of all time

Early career (1971-74)

Lauda was moving rapidly through lower categories, so it was only a matter of time until an F1 team showed interest. Daniel Harvey, who just secured the contract of the young and talented Emerson Fiitipaldi searched for the perfect number 2 driver to team up with the brazilian hot prospect. Lauda signed in 1971 with Honda and proved to be a great asset to the team, helping the Japanese works win the constructors championship in 1973. However, a poor performance in 1974, meant he had almost 3 times less points than his teammate, led to his contract not getting renewed.

Wrong time in Lotus (1975-76)

Lauda was offered a chance to redeem himself at Lotus, taking role as #1 driver. 1975 was his first taste of a championship fight, which he narrowly lost to the Super Swede, Ronnie Peterson. However, his relationship with Colin Chapman and Jordan Bradford at Lotus got worse after a very bad season for the team in 1976. They decided to terminate his long term contract just before the 1977 season.

Lauda/Ancevski, the invicible duo (1977-81)

After several years of little success, Milos Ancevski, March’s manager, decided to go big, and jumped on the opportunity to sign Niki Lauda. However, the team was negotiating its buyout for some weeks now. March would disappear and some new investors would come. Lauda knew that 1977 would be a poor season. He accepted the situation and fully worked on the 1978 car with Ancevski for the start of a new adventure : Arrows.

First wins in 1978… then both titles in 1979 & 1981 plus a WDC in 1980, the famous duo broke all imaginable records : the 100 points barrier in the drivers championship and 150 points barrier in the constructors championship twice ! During 3 seasons, Lauda was purely invincible, winning 24 out of 45 races and making him the 4th Giant of Formula One.

A new challenge (1982-1984)

All good stories have an end and after Arrows announced the signing of Piquet, Lauda decided to quit the team. He found a new challenge with his former boss, Harvey who realized that he was wrong about the Austrian driver’s talent. The triple crowned driver won some races but the car was not capable of winning a title and again, Lauda’s difficult personality led to the end of his contract.

Late career (1985-1986)

He agreed in the last minute to drive for Tyrrell. This proved to be a mistake, as he had little success in the uncompetitive car, scoring no points in 1985, and the first half of 1986. He announced he was retiring for good at the Austrian GP.

In 16 seasons, Niki Lauda not only became the 4th Giant of Formula One, but the greatest driver of all time ! He won more races (35), got more podiums (70) and won more titles (7) than any other driver in this sport.

Meff28s · Oct 2, 2018

You have 48h to send me (in PM) :
• Your bets for the next Champions
• Your Sponsor for the season
• Your Aero, Engine & Reliability buys

Meff28s · Oct 4, 2018

1988 Formula One Season (1-3)

Sorry guys for the delay, I was quite busy these days. You've got 48h to send me your Buys !

Milos · Oct 4, 2018

Actually thought I was doing quite well until I saw the constructors standings. Do I actually have the worst lineup again?

Getting flashbacks from the 70s again..

the_sigman · Oct 4, 2018

Ugh, too conservative on the sponsor

The_Laskinator · Oct 4, 2018

mclaren might finally do it

Sasha Jednak · Oct 4, 2018

Milos said:
Actually thought I was doing quite well until I saw the constructors standings. Do I actually have the worst lineup again?
Getting flashbacks from the 70s again..

You managed to meet risky sponsor there, you'll do better.

Want to fight for the worst lineup?