Round 5 - Grand Prix Molson du Canada [Mar 5th]

David Jundt wrote:

Jason Fitch wrote:

Looks like Eddie talked Cossie into giving us the same engine as the Benetton's finally.

That's interesting, since wikipedia doesn't mention anything about them moving from the HBA4 to the HBA5 power plant.

But I remember there was an update that made Jordan run intro trouble as they didn't factor the new specifications in, for example the oilsump.


That's what led to De Cesaris' retirement from 2nd place at Spa, 3 laps from the end, 2 seconds behind Senna, who was limping around with a malfunctioning gearbox.

Imagine what could have been...

According to the memories of Ian Philips, former team managoer of Jordan, as written down in Automobil Sport magazine, Benetton had an exclusive deal with Ford for the latest iteration of the HB engine, and while Tom Walkinshaw couldn't convince Ford to get out of the contract with Jordan, he made sure they were two specs behind Benetton. So if Beneton got a new engine spec throughout the season, they should have moved up one spec, too. In the end, Jordan took Ford to the court and got a discount on the engines, succesfully arguing a revised engine isn't a new one and thus not worth the 4.5M Pound Sterling agreed in the contract.

Michael Drechsler wrote:

David Jundt wrote:

Jason Fitch wrote:

Looks like Eddie talked Cossie into giving us the same engine as the Benetton's finally.

That's interesting, since wikipedia doesn't mention anything about them moving from the HBA4 to the HBA5 power plant.

But I remember there was an update that made Jordan run intro trouble as they didn't factor the new specifications in, for example the oilsump.


That's what led to De Cesaris' retirement from 2nd place at Spa, 3 laps from the end, 2 seconds behind Senna, who was limping around with a malfunctioning gearbox.

Imagine what could have been...

According to the memories of Ian Philips, former team managoer of Jordan, as written down in Automobil Sport magazine, Benetton had an exclusive deal with Ford for the latest iteration of the HB engine, and while Tom Walkinshaw couldn't convince Ford to get out of the contract with Jordan, he made sure they were two specs behind Benetton. So if Beneton got a new engine spec throughout the season, they should have moved up one spec, too. In the end, Jordan took Ford to the court and got a discount on the engines, succesfully arguing a revised engine isn't a new one and thus not worth the 4.5M Pound Sterling agreed in the contract.

Schumacher once said the Jordan felt a better chassis than the Benetton.
The same agreement happened with McLaren in 93, they were always one step behind Benetton.

Présent

Keep those entry confirmations coming if you know you'll be there guys, so I can update my livery list again soon

Not my best track but we'll see how it goes.

My goute problem is resorbing. So I'll be there. Not in good shape and with little training but present

Ludovic Tiengou wrote:

My goute problem is resorbing. So I'll be there. Not in good shape and with little training but present

Don't worry mate, me and Mr. Jaques have you covered!

Thnaks Pascal but the set is not every thing. I need pratice to understand the car. Hadn't much time to get used to it at Monaco

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As I am back in F1 after quite a long time...and with not so fast car + without setup...could please someone refresh my mind with some setup guide? I tried some laps today evening but it was not so fast Modena was everything but not stable

CBC used to broadcast the Canadian Grand Prix live back in the day with Jackie Stewart doing the color.
And commercial breaks looked like this:  

Prep time

Looking at the hotlap list, I guess we can count on Monsieur Martinelli and Senhor Rodrigues to be present aswell

@FD: Already wondering what you'll do for the last race of the season

Rossetti Paolo wrote:

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My car is free for this event. I'm struggling to find the time to practice.

But I'd like it though!

David Jundt wrote:

But I'd like it though!

Go ahead 

Another car with a unique engine (sound) to try, yay!

I guess Jason will go nuts in the commentary booth.

"By season end, David will know the names of most of the team manager's pets"