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Tuesday, August 4, 2020
520racer’s Alternate F1 universe The Reboot: 1998 season

First, the bad news, there was significant issues with the original planned 1997 season and the way it was conducted, I only managed to ran the first two races before I found out a significant issue regarding the number of teams I have which was originally set to 19 teams and the maximum number of teams the game itself could take at one time. I have too many teams on the original entry list and the max number of teams that the ... Read More
As promised, here's the entry list and team previews for the 1997 Alternate F1 season. It's presented in the order of the 1996 teams championship, and there are going to be two new teams joining the paddock. Read on to find out who they are!

Ferrari

Jacques Villeneuve will return to Ferrari to defend his WDC crown but he will have a new teammate in Mika Hakkinen after Michael Schumacher got pissed off that he got beaten by a Rookie last season.

McLaren ... Read More
Friday, May 3, 2019
520racer’s Alternate F1 Universe: 1997 season introduction

Introduction:

After a 1996 season when we saw the first ever F1 rookie to win the WDC title in the 46-year modern history of the sport. 1997 is shaping to be a revolution within the sport in an effort to stop the Ferrari domination which is running for three straight seasons. There are many brand-new dynamics that are introduced in an effort to shake up the field. Let’s go through these new features one by one. ... Read More
Wednesday, January 16, 2019
Posted on January 16, 2019 at 09:17 PM.
Now we are entering the final quarter of the 1996 season, who will the championship?

Round 13 Spa

A classic circuit on the calendar and a driver’s favorite, enough said.

PreQ Results: Morbidelli, Fisichella, Fontana, Salo, Lamy, Brundle

Pole Position: Michael Schumacher

Top 6 Race Results:

1 Schumacher
2 Rosset
3 Hakkinen
4 Barrichello
5 Irvine
6 Salo

With Schumacher ... Read More
Sunday, January 13, 2019
Posted on January 13, 2019 at 10:17 PM.
Hello there, this is the start of the second half of the 1996 alternate f1 season

Round 9 Britain

We officially start the second half of the season with a high speed classic at Silverstone.

Pre-Q Result: Irvine, Berger, Fontana, Fisichella, McNish, Sospiri

Pole Position: David Coulthard

Top 6 Race Result

Forecast: Dry at start but rain throughout the duration of the race

1 Hill
2 Berger ... Read More
Posted on January 13, 2019 at 04:42 PM.
Hello again. This is the second quarter of the 1996 Alternate F1 season. After a lengthy delay, mostly regarding me playing Gran Turismo sport in the hopes of finally getting a $20 million prize car from the daily carousel, but I have such horrible luck to begin with. I have decided to conduct the next four rounds of the 1996 season and see what else could happen.

Round 5 Spain
We are now back at a familiar venue, the Catalunya circuit.

Pre-Q: Brundle, Irvine, ... Read More
Friday, November 30, 2018
Posted on November 30, 2018 at 09:09 PM.
So, this is the first quarter of the 1996 Alternate F1 universe. Hope you find this post worthwhile!

Round 1 Melbourne

The 1996 F1 season starts off in Melbourne on a brand-new temporary street circuit around Albert Park. Some slight changes in the Pre-Q layout were made so that the bottom 9 teams from 1995 will have to battle it out for 6 slots in the Qualifying shootout. The top 8 teams in 1995 will automatically move on to Qualifying for the first four rounds of ... Read More
Saturday, November 10, 2018
Posted on November 10, 2018 at 09:42 PM.
520racer’s Alternate F1 Universe 1996 season Introduction and entry list

After a 1995 season when Michael Schumacher won his second straight drivers title with Ferrari, things were about to get interesting with the three liter engine formula was modified somewhat so the V10’s were the only engines allowed as per the FIA regulations. This means that the V12’s and the V8’s being used since the 1989 season were no longer permitted, leaving many engine suppliers unsure about their f1 ... Read More
Tuesday, October 2, 2018
Posted on October 2, 2018 at 11:55 PM.
Rounds 13-16 recap

Now we are entering the stretch run of the championship, who will win the title?

Round 13 Spa

Pre Q Weather: Dry
Moving on to Qualifying: Diniz, Larini, Blundell, Panis

Qualifying Weather: Moderate Rain Throughout the session
Pole Position: Michael Schumacher

Top 6 Race Results
Weather: Dry
1 Schumacher
2 Alesi
3 Irvine
4 Verstappen
5 Larini
... Read More
Saturday, September 29, 2018
Posted on September 29, 2018 at 09:14 PM.
Rounds 9-12 recap

Welcome to the second half of the 1995 F1 season. Things are starting to be intriguing to say the least, we have potentially a lot of teams being forced out of F1 altogether at the end of this season if things don't improve. So, we got a lot to recap in this post, so let's get started shall we?

Round 9 Silverstone

PreQ Forecast: Wet for the first half hour but drying the rest of the session

Moving on to Qualifying: Herbert, ... Read More
Posted on September 29, 2018 at 01:07 AM.
Rounds 5-8 Recap

Welcome back to the second quarter of the 1995 alternate F1 universe. We are now firmly on F1’s home turf in Europe and we now officially start to separate the Front runners from the rest of the pack. Here’s what happened during rounds 5-8.

Round 5 Spain

Pre-Q Weather: Dry

Moving on to qualifying: Herbert, Larini, Panis, Blundell

Qualifying Weather: Dry
Pole Position: Michael Schumacher
... Read More
Posted on August 29, 2018 at 09:56 PM.
Round 4 Imola

So, we are back in Europe for the fourth round of the 1995 F1 season. Imola has seen some significant safety changes since last time we visited. There has been several changes to the layout itself in an effort to improve safety and maybe produce better racing. However, there are still significant concerns about the changes made, and whether the drivers will embrace the changes.

PreQ Result
Forecast: Dry and sunny
Advancing to Qualifying: ... Read More
Wednesday, July 25, 2018
Alternate F1 Universe 1995 Season Rounds 2-3 recap

Round 2 Interlagos

The next round will be at the Interlagos circuit in Sao Paolo, Brazil. It’s very infamous for its bumpy track surface. However, it’s a driver’s classic with a very tight second sector sandwiched in the middle of very fast first and third sectors.

Pre-Qualifying recap
Forecast: Sunny
Advancing to Qualifying: Jean Alesi, Johnny Herbert, Oliver Panis, JC Boullion
... Read More
Tuesday, July 24, 2018
Posted on July 24, 2018 at 07:56 PM.
520racer's Alternate F1 Universe 1995 Season Round 1 recap

Well, I am back after a somewhat long break away from this alternate universe. As promised here’s what happened during the first round of the 1995 F1 season. Be prepared for some surprises to the race calendar as we move forward with this season. But before we do that, I want to make one announcement. In the previous post I mentioned the Pre-Q lists would change every other race for 1995 onwards. That was a typo, in reality, ... Read More
Tuesday, June 12, 2018
520racer’s Alternate F1 Universe 1995 season

Hello racing fans, this is the second season of my Alternate F1 universe, this time we are moving on to 1995. Just in case anyone was wondering what is the method of choice for running this alternate universe, for the 1994 season I was using Grand Prix 2, which is a video game on PC. Of Course, with this game only having 14 team slots by default, I was using some clever tricks and game editors that I use myself to be able to simulate an ... Read More

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