Round 7 - Rhône-Poulenc Grand Prix de France [Apr 2nd]

Timo Vermeersch wrote:

Cláudio Augusto wrote:

Out for this week too people, so my ride is free for this race. Have fun

If I can not get the McLaren, I would be as happy with the Modena.

Timo

Trust me, you would't.

You're also kinda confusing one-off drives with the entry list

I am not allowed to drive the McLaren anyway...

[quote="David Jundt"]

Timo Vermeersch wrote:

Trust me, you would't.

You're also kinda confusing one-off drives with the entry list

I am not allowed to drive the McLaren anyway...

Trust me, I would.

From the Rules-treat:

1) Any full-time drive that goes vacant will be offered on the forum to full season drivers that want to change their car, on a first come-first serve basis. Admins still reserve the right to refuse a car to a driver who is deemed to fast for it.

2) Should the drive still remain vacant 24 hours later, it will be offered to the waiting list drivers in order of who has the most one off starts.

3) The drive made free by the full season driver who changes his ride will go to procedure 1)

Might be there is something fundamentally wrong with my comprehension of English, but the way I read the above in this particular case is:

1° The McLaren goes vacant and is thus offered to other full season drivers for the race.

2° If none of the other full-time drivers is interested, it goes to tier 1 waiting list wich, for the time being, is you. Then, it goes to tier 2-waiting list?

I guess admins could refuse you the car because they deem you too fast. So I guess you deem that the admins will deem you too fast. The latter is no surprise, probably.

Anyway, might also be that I fully misunderstand the rules. Which would not be a surprise neither.

Timo

Hey I'm not letting down my McLaren...it"s just a one-shot absence. I intend to drive it again in Silverstone

Ludovic Tiengou wrote:

Hey I'm not letting down my McLaren...it"s just a one-shot absence. I intend to drive it again in Silverstone

That's crystal Ludovic. But the seat becomes available for Magny-Cours. So, I guess, the one-off drive goes to the other drivers and then the waiting list?

The idea of the waiting list being to have filled grids?

Again, might be entirely misreading the Rules-treat...

Timo

One offs are first come - first served, the waiting list is for full time drives only. Just post in the French GP thread you want the car and an admin will confirm it's yours (or not).

Juha Bos wrote:

One offs are first come - first served, the waiting list is for full time drives only. Just post in the French GP thread you want the car and an admin will confirm it's yours (or not).

Thanks for clearing that up Juha.

So, if possible, I would like to drive the McLaren or the Modena, really do not care which one, as a one-off at Magny-Cours.

Cheers,

Timo

Ludovic Tiengou wrote:

Due to health issues (the same that prevent me from racing at Mexico), I won't be able to race. My Mclaren is free for Magny Cours

Get well soon! I hope it is nothing serious!

Karel Marciniszyn wrote:

Ludovic Tiengou wrote:

Due to health issues (the same that prevent me from racing at Mexico), I won't be able to race. My Mclaren is free for Magny Cours

Get well soon! I hope it is nothing serious!

Thanks Karel

Don't really know if it is or not.
I'm going to have a full check wednesday. Could be as basic as a recurrent goutte problem (easily treatable) to the start of a much dangerous kidney failure (not at all treatable but graft ).
Cross fingers to hope it just the heavy goutte problem. As painful as it is when it occurs (pain in the right foot and the right hip so far) it's nothing compaired to a kidney failure.
let's hope I could race at Norschleiffe as it"s my favourite track ever.

Ludovic Tiengou wrote:

Karel Marciniszyn wrote:

Ludovic Tiengou wrote:

Due to health issues (the same that prevent me from racing at Mexico), I won't be able to race. My Mclaren is free for Magny Cours

Get well soon! I hope it is nothing serious!

Thanks Karel

Don't really know if it is or not.
I'm going to have a full check wednesday. Could be as basic as a recurrent goutte problem (easily treatable) to the start of a much dangerous kidney failure  (not at all treatable but graft ).
Cross fingers to hope it just the heavy goutte problem. As painful as it is when it occurs (pain in the right foot and the right hip so far) it's nothing compaired to a kidney failure.
let's hope I could race at Norschleiffe as it"s my favourite track ever.

I don´t know how to say in English, but hope you will understand if I stated that we all here supports you and wish the very best. Health is the most important thing!

Excuses-moi, Phil, je ne t'ai pas vu arriver, ni quitter le serveur, trop occupé à réussir a faire un tour complet de ce circuit de Magny-Cours que j'exècre.

Alors : Hi, Phil !

Could I have that 35 car please?

Lewis Stephens wrote:

Could I have that 35 car please?

ok

Jason White wrote:

Lewis Stephens wrote:

Could I have that 35 car please?

ok

I asked some 5 posts earlier?

Timo

Timo Vermeersch wrote:

Jason White wrote:

Lewis Stephens wrote:

Could I have that 35 car please?

ok

I asked some 5 posts earlier?

Timo

You have the McLaren #2 you silly goose 

Jason White wrote:

Timo Vermeersch wrote:

Jason White wrote:

Lewis Stephens wrote:

Could I have that 35 car please?

ok

I asked some 5 posts earlier?

Timo

You have the McLaren #2 you silly goose 

Super. Many thanks.

Looking forward to driving Berger's car.

Timo

@Timo: With the Modena, qualifying is a success. With the McLaren, not scoring points is a disappointment.

Just wanted to present you the two extreme opposites of the scale

Speaking of present: As I am going to compile my list once again, I'd love if people would confirm their presence or absence as soon as possible(well, those that haven't yet of course)

David Jundt wrote:

@Timo: With the Modena, qualifying is a success. With the McLaren, not scoring points is a disappointment.

Well, rely on me to not succeed in qualifying the McLaren

Timo

present

Timo Vermeersch wrote:

David Jundt wrote:

@Timo: With the Modena, qualifying is a success. With the McLaren, not scoring points is a disappointment.

Well, rely on me to not succeed in qualifying the McLaren

Timo

You can't
Even me I'm capable to qualify easily with that car
Scoring points....welll not so easy as it seems.

Ludovic Tiengou wrote:

Timo Vermeersch wrote:

David Jundt wrote:

@Timo: With the Modena, qualifying is a success. With the McLaren, not scoring points is a disappointment.

Well, rely on me to not succeed in qualifying the McLaren

Timo

You can't
Even me I'm capable to qualify easily with that car
Scoring points....welll not so easy as it seems.

McLaren is fast but also a little bit demanding to drive reliably as the power delivery is kind of raw

Yesterday I was going crazy training with Modena F1, turning 12 seconds slower than the best time, doing everything to improve the times, looking for hits right in hell.
I asked for a setup for Yves Placais who kindly gave me one and nothing! The times simply did not come, his arms were already aching with exertion.
Now, I got the Beneton I used in the race of Mexico and with the same adjustments of my best lap with Modena, I came 5 seconds faster with only one lap.
In a way, I'm relieved. The problem is not just my driving but yes, the car is very difficult to drive and it just does not go fast ... hehehe