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[scotty]

Can someone spot me $2 million so i can get Red Bull chassis!?!

I think i'm stuck for the moment, can't afford the only things worth changing (imo).

[andrew]

I've got one.

[LewEngBridewell]

When I've got a few minutes, I need to give my team a serious overhaul.

[acosmichippo]

thank god. I kept my faith in my guys after an abysmal race in Valencia.

With my profits, I sold off Schumacher, and picked up DiResta (making ~$4M), then swapped my Lotus engine for Red Bull. Next step will be the chassis. It was just ever so slightly too expensive for me today.

[andrew]

Up 3 places to 3rd in our league. Most gained places so that salvages something from yet another dire showing in the forum pool.

[scotty]

thank god. I kept my faith in my guys after an abysmal race in Valencia.

With my profits, I sold off Schumacher, and picked up DiResta (making ~$4M), then swapped my Lotus engine for Red Bull. Next step will be the chassis. It was just ever so slightly too expensive for me today.

See i should have done this with the 2 changes i had (ie bring in Red Bull), but i brought Vettel and McLaren in - HUGE mistake with McLaren. Considering bringing Ferrari in, but really i don't trust Massa plus Red Bull are THE team to have so no point wasting a transfer plus all the money it costs only to change again. But they would be a huge step forward from McLaren i think. Hmmm, tough call

Your lineup definitely concerns me now though man - although i think i still have the edge with drivers Might swap Raikkonen for Webber actually.

I can't believe hardly anyone else has Alonso!

edit - took a bit of a gamble and switched to Ferrari chassis. I do think they'll be quick at Hockenheim, and Massa seems like he might just have found relative form. But it's risky...

[acosmichippo]

Is your team the Underdogs?

[scotty]

Yup.

[acosmichippo]

You do have a great selection of drivers, but my only criticism there is that you aren't taking advantage of the Talent driver feature. It gets you a 50% bonus in that driver's points, which means you can get about the same amount of points as a top-tier driver for less cash. Then with that cash you save, you could potentially upgrade your chassis and/or engine to RBR.

I can't wait to get rid of McLaren. Jenson is killing me, and now even Lewis to some degree. I might even swap them for Lotus next race if I don't have enough cash for Red Bull, which I probably won't.

[scotty]

I had that until the last round but hmm... i just think the midfield is way too unpredictable.

[andrew]

I don't like to boast but I nearly have the full RBR package. Just saving up for Webber now.

[What's Burning?]

Massa was my talent driver this week, not a bad haul of points for the price. I've actually got cash but unfortunately can't spend it due to the restrictions.

[acosmichippo]

I had that until the last round but hmm... i just think the midfield is way too unpredictable.

True, but the other part of that is the midfield is where you make your money. It's tough for top-tier drivers like Alonso or Seb to gain much value, but DiResta is definitely going to be worth more than the $11.8M he's at now (only because someone else punctured his tire).

Of course, this is just my observation, I could be totally wrong.

[acosmichippo]

ick... horrible weekend for me. Started off bad with Webber's penalty, got worse with Lewis's problems, and even worse with Seb's silly pass on Jenson. But at least Jenson did well to score some points for McLaren.

I took advantage of Grosjean's drop in value and swapped diresta for him.

[LewEngBridewell]

Finally rid myself of anything to do with the Mercedes team. I just need to get rid of Senna now, but a good haul of points will need to come my way first.