Ahh sorry you got the sack!
Not sure how this season will play out for me too, I said I'd get 1st place but I don't see it happening right now. The boss isn't as happy as I'd like lol. The last 2 years I was expected 8th (got 5th) and 5th (got 2nd) so I said I could go one better which was probably a mistake.
Not being helped by me #2 driver becoming a failed actor and getting -2 on all his stats. He's also declining every race by between 2 and 10%!
The 2016 mod is well along now
http://www.racedepartment.com/threads/2016-mod-wip.128668/
I also went into the thread on steam about removing women from the game because realism. The usual funfest.
My wishlist after now completing 3 seasons.
- Auto pause option on SC coming out. Very easy to be caught out by a SC just because you looked away for 3 seconds at the wrong time.
- Gaining knowledge during practise currently stops as soon as the clock stops, it should really stop once your final laps are finished.
- A top down camera with PiP on whichever driver I've picked or major events like crashes.
- Getting the sack for securing 2nd in the drivers and construtors after telling the boss you could get 1st seems a bit harsh, especially given that in 3 seasons I was expected to get 8th (got 5th), expected 5th (got 2nd) and finally expected 1st (got 2nd).
- Would be nice to carry over a bit more reliability into the new car
- Would be nice to be able to pay to design a part and then an additional fee to build one so that you can just build 2 at once.
- Blue flag situations still need work, you can lose a ton of time behind a lapped car, like 10s a lap.
- Drivers need a stat for driving in the wet.
- Need to be able to sign staff and drivers for a future date
- Despite being a Principal for 3 years with my success mentioned below, when I got a new job a) everyone was saying I have no experience and b) in an interview after the first race I got asked how I felt about my first weekend in the ERS, even though it was my 32nd lol.
My Progress
S3 Race 3 - Nabbed 2nd and 9th after starting 9th and 14th. My last few laps were quite slow, probably due to the suspension being knackered, but it was better to get a 2nd than pit and fix it to get 4th. Importantly, the 2nd place nets me another £1.4m bonus. Sitting 3rd in the WCC 35 points off 1st and 10 points off 2nd.
S3 Race 4 - A huge win for the team. 1st and 6th secured at Pheonix after starting 2nd and 6th. Tyre deg was high so everyone 3 stopped, I 2 stopped and managed to make it round. The reason it's a huge win is that my bonus sponsor was offering 4x reward for finishing in the top 2 at this race, so that's a neat £5.6m bonus. Very handy considering I'm trying to poach a driver to replace my poor 2nd driver (whos fitness alone dropped 278% after that last race!). Also this result helped close the gap to 2nd by 7 points and 1st by 2 points.
S3 Race 5 - 3rd and 9th taken in this race. Before the race I could see that rain was coming around lap 8, so I fueled on that basis, with my car being good on fuel I can get an extra lap if needed. Every dived in to the pits on lap 8 for inters except me, I could see it was only going to get slightly damp and then dry out again. Despite that my laptimes were not fast enough on slicks, so the main contenders had managed to get past me on inters far enough that when they came back in for new slicks again they came out right around me. Rain came in again at the end so I rolled the dice on my underperforming #2 and put inters on, the improved lap times compared to everyone else helped him climb from 11th to 9th despite the pitstop. Seems clear that slicks don't even like a damp track when compared to inters. Despite all that it's helped me get joint 2nd in the constructors, 31 points off Garuda Racing who have the best car on the grid. I only have the 5th.
Also finally started taking notes on setup to speed up the races next season and get more bonuses by having to change setup less.
I've used some money to upgrade the Design building to lvl 2, the factory is already at lvl 3 with Telemetry and Staff centres at lvl 1.
In addition, I signed a new driver which replaced my reserve, and then promoted to #2. That meant I didn't need to pay the £1.7m contract buyout.
S3 Race 6 - A p3 and p13 in Munich, gaining 13 and -5 places respectively. I was hoping another car in front of me would need to pit for fuel but they'd managed to make it last.
S3 Race 7 - A great p1 and p7 for the team, gaining 4 and 12 places each. Most important of all the win will get some confidence back with the chairman.
S3 Race 8 - A poor showing overall, just a 6th and 11th from the drivers in a race that started wet, got wetter, got dry, got wet and then got wetter again, they gained 12 and 4 places. My lead driver did manage to jump from 8th to 6th in the last few corners, cementing a £650k bonus payment which is great. But the boss isn't happy and my job is at risk. We're 2nd, 15th and 19th in the WDC and 3rd in the constructors.
S3 Race 9 - Secured a 4th and 11th, gaining 15 and -1 places and securing another £650k. My second driver got clipped on lap 2 and had to pit for a new rear wing, and then a SC got called on lap 7. My lead driver is only 10 points off 1st in the WDC, but the team is still 5 points off 2nd in the constructors. 2 races to go and I'm woried I might be for the chop! A shame as we've got some new facilities and parts ready to go for next season, as well as lots of money put aside for the new car.
S3 Race 10 -Managed to salvage a 4th and 9th after starting from 5th and 19th. The result could have been better had I not missed the SC coming out with my lead car. It ended up having to pit 2 laps after the SC came in and so the pack was very close together, dropping the driver to 15th, so 6th wasn't so bad in the end. STill only 9 points off the WDC with 1 race to go, and 2 points off 2nd in the WCC.
I've been informed by the boss that if I don't finish 3rd then I'm out the door. No easy feat in a formula with no qualifying. I hope I can manage it and keep the job.
We've got 356 and 331 Brakes, 378 and 338 Engines, 435 and 365 Gearboxes and 405 and 350 Suspension all going to carry over to next season. Would be a shame to lose all that great progress.
S3 Race 11 - I needd to get 3rd to save my job, but was just 3.2 seconds away from managing it. I managed 5th and 7th gaining 4 and 9 positions after demotions were completed for illegal parts. Sadly it wasn't anyone ahead of my lead driver! Mustafa El Sadat managed to secure a respectable 2nd in the drivers champtionship while the team secured a second successive 2nd place in the Constructors, year YoY profits were up, the car improved more than ever (over 200 points on several items). Sadly that shan't be enough. I told the boss we could take Archer BMR to the top, and since I've only got 2nd in both championships
I've been fired. Seems a little harsh, but then compared to the Ferrari staff turnover, probably not so much.
My player stas currently sit at Race Management 12, Financial 9, Loyalty 9. In 3 seasons and 31 races I managed 13 podiums and 3 race wins.
A new and exciting chapter begins at Eastwood Motorsport, who just finished 3rd in the ERS.
We have the best car, best HQ, 6th best drivers and staff, 9th sponsorship and the boss only wants me to get to 3rd. I actually think I can win this.
EDIT: Realised my posts are getting huge and since nobody else is replying its looking more like a blog than a thread. I'll sh'up!
