Okay, so a bit of an update:
First of all, I've added some things to the rules, such as:
-Illegal parts - 10.3 long
-Upgrades are now a bit clearer 7.1,7.2 long
-Driver training - 7.4 long
And I have also made changes to the testing section (7 long)
Dates have also been added to the calendar.
Why don't you just have a readout in MPH and KPH?
Would it be possible to turn 74.516s into 1:14.516?
Could we have gaps relative to leader?
I've done all the things in the quotes now, which will be ready for the first round. Apart from that, I've added a "previous lap", and also I've added a pitstop counter, and some teams having cut-off names has also been resolved without any extra space taken in the game window!
Speaking of the first round:
Weather report:
FP1 - Light rain in the first 21 minutes (as such, performance penalty for starting young drivers in this session reduced by 35%!)
FP2 - Dry
FP3 (GP2 Quali) - Dry
Qualifying (GP2 Race) - Dry
Race - Dry start, light rain expected during the race, to transition into heavy rain, and finish in heavy rain. Exact laps unknown.
Temperature: 22°C
So then, this is what you need to do:
Strategy
Same procedure as in the test, except I've removed one of the compounds to help improve simplicity. And this time I will make sure that if you decide to start on mediums, they will only be used in Q3. Keep in mind the rain too, which may start falling at any point during the race, when it rains enough your drivers will pit regardless of strategy.
Staff Sorting
As mentioned in the contract signing period already, you will need to place your staff on performance, merchandise or hoslitality. Read rule 6.2 in long regs for more info on how this works.
Don't know how much staff you have? Check out the first post in our conversation
Testing/Driver Training
1900 testing tokens will be available during the Australian GP. (75%=1425)
These are the tokens you'd be getting between Australia and Brazil, so as I simulate upgrades after the GP, it's the exact same as if you did development between these 2 races. I'll keep going this way so the time gap between deadline and stream (more in a bit) is less.
You may want to read rule 7 in either regs about this, and here I've also included a paragraph about driver training,
which is independant from the testing tokens.
Oh and don't worry, I have updated your predicted budgets now with the race-by-race costs also so you know how much exactly you should allocate into testing.
Illegal Parts
Another addition to the rules is Illegal Parts. Read 10.3 in long, or 8.1 in short regs to learn more about this.
It is not necessary to have illegal parts, but it is an option.
Apart from that, in case you've read 10.1 from the long regs, I may not be able to guarantee the second option here, it'll probably happen but if your driver doesn't undercut, you have been warned.
If you can, the deadline will be tuesday, at 19:30 my time. The stream should start at 22:00 my time and last 30-60 minutes, maybe more depending on rain. If not everyone gets their things done until then, I will start everything on friday instead, as it's still early days and everything is still relatively new.
Speaking of stream... yes after the commentary attempt in the Barcelona test, I've decided that the game would be more suited towards streaming, and the small window would mean that my poor streaming capability might just be enough to cover it at not-totally-crap quality.
That's it I think! If you have any questions, feel free to ask. Again, I probably made it sound more complicated than it should be!