billabob Posted 28 February 2007 Posted 28 February 2007 Just found a free f1 fantasy league http://www.f1game.co.uk I have created a foxestalk mini league League name : Foxestalk Password : Blues The rules are on the website but basicaly you have £100m to spend on 2 drivers, 2 engines, and 2 chassis Would like to join your mini league, do i need to create a user thing or just use the name and passsword you have provided? I did try with yours but it didnt work
isaidno Posted 28 February 2007 Posted 28 February 2007 Would like to join your mini league, do i need to create a user thing or just use the name and passsword you have provided? I did try with yours but it didnt work You need to click on the new user icon on the left, create a team & password. When you have registered, click leagues and join mini league, then enter foxestalk and password blues.
milkybarkid Posted 28 February 2007 Posted 28 February 2007 Have just joined . Its quite easy. Just register , then find foxestalk on the list of mini leagues and enter password.
billabob Posted 28 February 2007 Posted 28 February 2007 Have just joined . Its quite easy. Just register , then find foxestalk on the list of mini leagues and enter password. cheers, sorted now
isaidno Posted 1 March 2007 Posted 1 March 2007 Testing times from Bahrain (February 28) 1. MASSA Ferrari 1m30.640s 2. HAMILTON McLaren 1m31.178s 3. RAIKKONEN Ferrari 1m31.490s 4. FISICHELLA Renault 1m31.967s 5. DE LA ROSA McLaren 1m31.971s 6. KOVALAINEN Renault 1m32.068s 7. HEIDFELD BMW 1m32.254s 8. BUTTON Honda 1m32.293s 9. LIUZZI Toro Rosso 1m32.359s 10. KUBICA BMW 1m32.648s 11. BARRICHELLO Honda 1m32.650s 12. SATO Super Aguri 1m32.837s 13. SCHUMACHER Toyota 1m33.054s 14. COULTHARD Red Bull 1m33.146s 15. WEBBER Red Bull 1m33.238s 16. TRULLI Toyota 1m33.384s Doesn't look good for me in the sweepstake, slower than Super Aguri !
Brainy Posted 1 March 2007 Author Posted 1 March 2007 Even though testing means nothing I hope this is a sign saying Super Aguri will improve this year. I hope they do.
Brainy Posted 2 March 2007 Author Posted 2 March 2007 Super Aguri delay launch of new car 02 March 2007 Super Aguri have put back the unveiling of their 2007 car to the Wednesday prior to the season-opening Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne. The launch had been scheduled for Monday, March 12 in Japan, but race drivers Takuma Sato and Anthony Davidson will now reveal the SA07 two days later in the Albert Park pitlane “Please accept our apologies for the change of launch date,†said Super Aguri in a statement. “We are working relentlessly to prepare our 2007 challenger which will unfortunately not be available for presentation on the 12th March in Tokyo as originally planned.†Super Aguri have spent the winter testing with an interim car, so the new machine’s first proper test is likely to be the two Friday practice sessions - extended to 90 minutes each for 2007 - in Melbourne.
Floating Fox Posted 4 March 2007 Posted 4 March 2007 Batracer This is the best free F1 I have come accross, for those who need help PM me
lildave3 Posted 5 March 2007 Posted 5 March 2007 Batracer This is the best free F1 I have come accross, for those who need help PM me Signed up, not too sure of what im doing though I've signed up for a team, but have no idea how to race and wotnot
Brainy Posted 5 March 2007 Author Posted 5 March 2007 It took me a while to get into it, although SUAS could argue I didn't even try to play
Floating Fox Posted 5 March 2007 Posted 5 March 2007 It took me a while to get into it, although SUAS could argue I didn't even try to play Do you even go on it anymore
Brainy Posted 6 March 2007 Author Posted 6 March 2007 Do you even go on it anymore Nope The responsibility was getting to me
Floating Fox Posted 8 March 2007 Posted 8 March 2007 Nope The responsibility was getting to me Your replacement was one of the best drivers on the game so I'm not complaining!
Floating Fox Posted 8 March 2007 Posted 8 March 2007 Who's up for a Foxestalk Private league on batracer? I would need a minimum of 10 Currently there are about 5 people off here that are on there (If Heikki goes back on for it )
lildave3 Posted 8 March 2007 Posted 8 March 2007 Who's up for a Foxestalk Private league on batracer? I would need a minimum of 10 Currently there are about 5 people off here that are on there (If Heikki goes back on for it ) I'd be up for it. Maybe start a new thread for it Andy?
isaidno Posted 8 March 2007 Posted 8 March 2007 Who's up for a Foxestalk Private league on batracer? I would need a minimum of 10 Currently there are about 5 people off here that are on there (If Heikki goes back on for it ) I joined batracer a couple of days ago. I am racing for renault in the BTCC. I'll join a mini-league if you tell me how.
isaidno Posted 9 March 2007 Posted 9 March 2007 Australian GP on ITV Live qualifying Saturday 17 March 0220-0420 ITV1 Qualifying re-run Saturday 17 March 1530-1700 ITV1 Live race Sunday 18 March 0200-0505 ITV1 Race re-run Sunday 18 March 1610-1830 ITV1 Highlights Sunday 18 March 2315-0015 ITV1 Highlights re-run Monday 19 March 1800-1900 ITV4 2007 season preview show Friday 16 March 2000-2030 ITV4
Brainy Posted 9 March 2007 Author Posted 9 March 2007 The wait is almost over - the 2007 season is finally upon us. Or perhaps we should refer to it as 2007 PS - Post-Schumacher. For the first time since Belgium 1991 (barring the races he missed in 1999), the great German’s presence will no longer influence the outcome of races and world championships. Think about that. The king is gone, and whenever that has happened in the past there has always been a period in which the next great begins to make his presence felt. This time it may be that Fernando Alonso has already done that, having beaten Schumacher these past two seasons. But even when he was doing so, Michael was always the man he had to beat. Now it is likely that the mantle will rest on the Spaniard’s shoulders initially, but with other changes throughout the paddock it may not stay that way. Will Kimi Raikkonen finally find at Ferrari the key he has been seeking to success ever since he rattled the establishment with his driving of a Sauber Petronas back in 2001? Will Felipe Massa, for so long underrated by those who looked no further than the top teams, become Ferrari’s pacesetter? Will Giancarlo Fisichella rise to the occasion at last for Renault? Will Honda finally produce a car that can win regularly for Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello? Can Nick Heidfeld and Robert Kubica surprise for BMW Sauber? Or will we see a rookie - either Lewis Hamilton at McLaren or Heikki Kovalainen at Renault - win a race in their first season in the big league? And what of Red Bull, and their Adrian Newey RB3 wonder car, on which so much rests? Will David Coulthard rise again? Will Mark Webber finally get the chance to define his quality? This is always the time of year when anything is possible, which is all part of the fun. Formula One racing thrives on its annual period of rebirth, and what we have seen so far in 2007 does nothing to dissuade one from the view that we are in for a bumper season, in which several drivers could be in contention for victory and the world championship. The real ‘New World’ lies a year hence, when customer cars, further regulation changes and a new Concorde Agreement arrive, but 2007, the first season for 15 years without Michael Schumacher, will begin to give shape to that bold future as the young tigers claw at the experienced veterans, and the rising marques slog it out wheel-to-wheel with the established giants of the sport. So stay tuned - the fun is about to start. In the coming instalments of our season preview we will bring you an analysis of all 11 teams’ prospects, introduce you to three new drivers, and remind you of two more making long-awaited race returns. In the first part, however, we take a look at What’s New for 2007... http://www.formula1.com/news/5739.html
Brainy Posted 10 March 2007 Author Posted 10 March 2007 A number of changes to both the Sporting and Technical Regulations have been made by the FIA for the 2007 Formula One season. Engines Engines homologated and used during the last two races of 2006 must now be used during the 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 seasons. Although this move, designed to cut development costs, has been widely described as an 'engine freeze', some limited development work will be allowed. This will, however, be strictly controlled by the FIA. The two-race engine rule will no longer apply to Friday practice sessions. This means any driver starting a meeting with a fresh engine will not be penalised for an early failure. It also means drivers may opt to use alternative engines on Fridays and save their race engines for the remainder of the weekend. Weekend schedule In a slight change to the Grand Prix weekend format, Friday's two practice sessions have been extended from 60 to 90 minutes each. Tyres With Bridgestone becoming Formula One racing's sole supplier for 2007, each team will receive only two specifications of tyre per event. However, they will get more sets - four per driver on the Friday and ten for the remainder of the weekend. Each driver must use both specifications during the race and special markings mean spectators will be able to easily distinguish which one a driver is using at any time. Safety car In 2007, safety car regulations have been modified to prevent drivers diving for the pits the minute the safety car comes onto the circuit, and to stop backmarkers interfering with the leaders during a race restart. No car is allowed to enter the pits until the field is bunched up behind the safety car and before the safety car returns to the pit any lapped car running between cars on the lead lap must overtake those cars and the safety car before taking up their correct position at the back. Friday Practice Third cars will no longer be allowed, but all teams are now permitted to run one alternative test driver in each Friday session. The alternative driver must be nominated beforehand and may use either of the team's race cars. Safety A GPS marshalling system, involving a cockpit light display of flag signals in each driver's car, is being introduced. This will allow Race Control to alert drivers to potential hazards more effectively. All cars must also now be fitted with a medical warning light just ahead of the driver's cockpit. This is to provide rescue crews with an immediate indication of the severity of the accident and is connected to the FIA data logger. The crash tests that Formula One cars must pass have been made more stringent. The velocity used in the frontal impact test has been increased from 14m/s to 15m/s, while the minimum size for the impact-absorbing structure has also been raised. In addition, the driver’s cockpit must now be clad in special anti-penetration panels made of Zylon. An additional five kilograms has been added to the car’s minimum weight requirement to offset the weight of the panels. Car Livery: Teams must run their two cars with essentially the same race livery throughout the season and must seek prior approval for any major changes. In addition there are a number of requirements that apply to liveries for all cars and teams. Every car must carry its driver’s race number, which must be clearly visible from the front of the car, and the driver’s name must appear on the external bodywork of the car. The team’s name or emblem must also appear on the nose of the car. To help distinguish between a team’s two cars, the onboard cameras which sit on top of the main rollover structure are coloured differently. On the first car it must be predominantly fluorescent red and on the second car it must be fluorescent yellow. Classification: A commonly asked question is how drivers can be given a placing in the official race results even though they retired before the end of the race. The explanation can be found within the FIA regulations regarding classification. These state that any driver who completed at least 90 per cent of the race distance will be classified, whether or not he was running when the winner took the chequered flag. If a race is stopped before the full distance and a result is declared, the classification will reflect the race order at the end of the lap two laps prior to that on which the race was stopped (see ‘Suspending and resuming a race’). For example, if a race is stopped on lap 60, the classification will be as it was at the end of lap 58. Driver Penalties: Stewards have the power to impose various penalties on a driver if he commits an offence during a race. Offences may include jumping the start, causing an avoidable accident, unfairly blocking another driver, impeding another driver when being lapped, speeding in the pit lane etc. The two most common types are the drive-through penalty and the ten-second time penalty. In the case of the former, the driver must enter the pits, drive through the pit lane at the pit-lane speed limit and rejoin the race without stopping. Depending on the length of the pit lane this can cost a driver a significant amount of time. More severe is the ten-second time penalty (also commonly known as a stop-go penalty) where the driver must not only enter the pits, but must also stop for ten seconds at his pit before rejoining the race. During this time the driver’s team are not permitted to work on the car. In extreme cases the stewards may choose to enforce a third type of penalty whereby they can force a driver to drop ten grid positions at the next Grand Prix. So even if the driver in question goes on to qualify in pole position, he will in fact start that race from 11th place. In the case of the drive-through penalty and the ten-second time penalty, a driver has three laps, from the time his team is notified, to enter the pits (failure to do so may result in a black flag and the driver being excluded from the race). The only exception is when the penalty is awarded during the final five laps of the race. In this case the driver may continue and complete the race. However, 25 seconds will be added to his total race time, which may drop him considerably in the final race standings. Officials: At every Grand Prix meeting there are six key race officials who monitor and control the activities of the stewards and marshals to ensure the smooth and safe running of the event in accordance with FIA regulations. Four of the six officials are nominated by the FIA. These are the race director (currently Charlie Whiting), a permanent starter and two additional stewards, one of whom is nominated chairman. The additional stewards must be FIA Super Licence holders and must not be of the same nationality as the race organisers. The other two key officials are nominated by the National Sporting Authority (ASN) of the country holding the race. These are the clerk of the course and an additional steward (who must be a national of the host nation). Both must be FIA Super Licence holders. The clerk of the course works in consultation with the race director, who has overriding authority. The race director directs the clerk of the course on how to instruct the stewards during the various practice, qualifying and race sessions. The race director and the clerk of the course, as well as the FIA technical delegate (currently Jo Bauer), must all be present at the event from 10am on Thursday (Wednesday in Monaco) onwards. The race director, the clerk of the course and the chairman of the stewards must all be in radio contact while cars are on track. Furthermore, at these times the clerk of the course must be in the race-control headquarters and in radio contact with all of the marshal’s posts. Parc Ferme: Parc ferme is an enclosed and secure area in the paddock where the cars are weighed and any other checks deemed necessary by race officials are made. Teams must leave their cars here from 1830 on Saturday until 0830 on Sunday. However, the cars are deemed to be under parc ferme conditions for a much longer period - from the time they first exit the pits during qualifying until the start of the formation lap immediately prior to the race. Under these conditions, the work teams may carry out on their cars is limited to strictly-specified routine procedures, which can only be performed under the watchful eye of the FIA Technical Delegate and race scrutineers. Fuel may be added to the cars (those eligible for the final period of qualifying may only replace what they used in that period), tyres changed and brakes bled. Minor front wing adjustments are also allowed, but little else. These controls mean that teams cannot make significant alterations to the set-up of a car between qualifying and the race. The only exception to this is when there is a "change in climatic conditions", for example a dry qualifying session followed by a wet race, or vice versa. In this case the FIA will give the teams permission to make further appropriate changes to their cars. Should a car require an engine change between qualifying and the race, then the driver concerned will be required to start from the back of the grid. Modifications to other parts or suspension set-up will require the driver to start from the pit lane. Safety Car: The safety car’s main function, as its name implies, is to assist in maintaining safe track conditions throughout the Grand Prix weekend. It is driven by an experienced circuit driver and carries an FIA observer who is in permanent radio contact with race control. If an accident or incident occurs that is not severe enough to warrant suspending the race, but which cannot be dealt with under yellow flags, then the safety car will be called on to the circuit to slow the cars down. It will come on to the circuit with its orange lights on and all drivers must form a queue behind it with no overtaking allowed. The safety car will signal backmarkers to pass by using its green light until the race leader is immediately behind it, followed by the rest of the field in race order. Any lapped car between cars running on the lead lap must pass those cars and the safety car before proceeding slowly around the track to take up their correct position at the back of the pack. No car is permitted to enter the pits until all cars are lined up behind the safety car in race order. If the incident that brought out the safety car has blocked the pit straight, the clerk of the course may direct the safety car to lead the field through the pit lane. Cars are free to stop at their pit garage should this happen. When the safety car is ready to leave the circuit it extinguishes its orange lights, indicating to the drivers that it will peel off into the pits at the end of the current lap. The drivers then continue in formation until they cross the start-finish line where green lights will indicate that they are free to race again. In exceptional circumstances, such as in extremely poor weather, a race may begin behind the safety car, which will put its orange lights on at least a minute before the start to indicate this. When those lights switch to green the safety car will lead the field around the circuit in grid order. Overtaking on this first lap is not allowed, unless a car has a problem. The safety car will peel into the pits at the end of the lap and drivers are free to race once they have crossed the line to commence the next lap. All laps completed behind the safety car count as race laps. Scrutineering and Weighing A team of specially appointed scrutineers has the power to check cars at any point during a Grand Prix weekend to ensure that they fully comply with technical and safety regulations. Every car is initially examined on the Thursday of a race meeting (Wednesday at Monaco) and a car cannot take part in the event until it has passed scrutineering. A car must be re-examined by scrutineers if any significant changes are made to it by the team or if it is involved in an accident. In addition to scrutineering, cars are also weighed throughout the Grand Prix weekend to ensure that they comply with minimum weight requirements (currently 600kg including driver, except during qualifying when it is 605kg). During practice and qualifying cars are called in at random to be weighed. After the race every car and driver is weighed. Any competitor failing to meet the minimum weight may lose their qualifying times or be excluded from the race results unless this is due to the accidental loss of part of the car. Spare Cars and Engines FIA regulations state that drivers may have no more than three cars available for use at any one time. Usually a team will bring three or four cars to a race; a race car for each of its two drivers, and one or two spare cars for use by either driver. Use of those spare cars is subject to various restrictions. If a driver switches car between qualifying and the race then he must start the race from the pit lane. A change of car is not allowed once the race has started. There are also restrictions on engine use. Each driver may use no more than one engine for two consecutive Grand Prix meetings. If an engine change is required ahead of qualifying at either meeting, the driver will drop ten places on the grid for that event. If the change is made after qualifying, the driver goes to the back of the grid. For the purposes of this engine regulation, the Grand Prix meeting comprises Saturday's practice and qualifying sessions, plus Sunday's race. During Friday's practice sessions, drivers may use alternative engines, with no penalty should such an engine fail. If a driver fails to finish a race due to reasons beyond his or his team’s control, he may start the next meeting with a new engine without incurring a penalty. Additional Drivers and Driver Changes In each of Friday's two practice sessions, teams may run one additional driver, though each team is still limited to two cars. Any holder of a Super License may run as an additional driver. Teams may use up to four race drivers during a season, all of whom may score points in the championship. A driver change may be made with the permission of the stewards any time before the start of qualifying. The new driver must use the engine and tyres allocated to the original driver. Tyres For 2007 onwards, Formula One racing features just one tyre supplier, with all teams using identical Bridgestone rubber. The aims of this move are to create closer racing and to reduce testing and development costs. At each Grand Prix every team will be given access to two specifications of dry-weather tyre and each driver must make use of both specifications during the race (wet races excepted). Markings on one of those specifications will allow spectators to distinguish which a driver is using. Over the race weekend, each driver has access to 14 sets of dry-weather tyres. Four of those sets (two sets of each specification) may be used on Friday, with the remaining 10 sets (five of each specification) available from Saturday morning onwards. Prior to qualifying each driver must surrender one set of each specification. The dry-weather tyres have four grooves and the spacing and depth of these grooves must conform to strict specifications. Although there are currently no regulations on tyre wear during a race, the FIA reserve the right to introduce appropriate procedures if they feel teams are obtaining a performance gain from using very worn tyres. Teams are free to use wet-weather tyres as they see fit during qualifying and the race. However, during the preceding practice sessions wet-weather tyres may only be used if the track has been declared wet by the race director. Bridgestone may bring different types of wet-weather tyre to cope with various conditions, but all must be pre-approved by the FIA. All tyres are given a bar code at the start of the weekend so that the FIA can closely monitor their use and ensure that no team is breaking regulations. All this has been copied, so if there are any mistakes you know who to blame.
isaidno Posted 12 March 2007 Posted 12 March 2007 Toyota is confident that Jarno Trulli will be fit enough to compete in this weekend’s season-opening Australian Grand Prix after the Italian came down with a high fever on Monday. Trulli had to cancel a stopover in Japan after feeling unwell, meaning that he missed a planned news conference in Tokyo just four days before the first practice session of the new campaign. But team boss Tsutomu Tomita has moved quickly to downplay the severity of Trulli’s condition and is not expecting to have to draft in a replacement driver for the Melbourne weekend. "I think he should be all right," he told Reuters. "We're not too worried. It's hardly life-threatening." Speaking before feeling unwell, in the team’s race preview, Trulli said he headed to Australia with renewed optimism for a strong weekend after Toyota enjoyed an encouraging final week of testing at Jerez. He believes the work completed in Spain has improved both the speed and reliability of the TF107. “We have pushed hard over the winter with our testing programme,†he said. “We had some issues to work on but I am looking forward to this weekend with confidence. “A lot of work has been done on the new car and we expect it to be more competitive and more reliable. “There are always big question marks as we prepare for the start of a new season because it is so hard to judge things from winter testing, but we have the motivation to succeed and I am optimistic.â€Â
Brainy Posted 13 March 2007 Author Posted 13 March 2007 Well just to confirm - If Trulli does miss out, the replacement driver will be your driver for the race.
isaidno Posted 14 March 2007 Posted 14 March 2007 Super Aguri launch new car Super Aguri is aiming to score its first world championship point in its second year of Formula 1 and become a bona fide midfield runner by the end of the season. The Japanese squad launched its 2007 car, the SA07, in the pit lane at Albert Park on Wednesday. The team is looking to build on the progress it made towards the end of last year, when it finished the season with an impressive 10th-place finish at Interlagos. “We will be aiming for points from the opening race and my goal for the end of the season, which I think is a realistic one, is to have our cars in the middle of the grid,†said team principal Aguri Suzuki.
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