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Griever20 · 12-06-2017, 05:56 AM

BREAKING: GMA High Council Decides Weight Limit!
motorsport-live.com

December 5th, 2017

After a mammonth meeting of 8 1/2 hours, the GMA high council have agreed, though not unanimously, that for the 2018 season and going forward, there will be a lower weight limit to cars in all classes, including the World Motorsport Championship.

According to the Autosport Magazine, the delegates from Lotus Racing and Espirit GP voted against the rule change.

"This will make the Championship more fair," explained Steinmann team principal Wolfgang Roth. "The best car should be the fastest car, not the lightest one. It should be about building the best parts given a fixed lower weight limit."

WMC cars may not be weigh below 525kg without fuel on board. "This was a dangerous hole in the regulations, and it should help keeping this racing series exciting before anyone exploits this too much," via Rossini boss Ruben Agostini.

However, former F1 team boss and now Channel 4 Expert Eddie Jordan has other thoughts about why that rule change happened.

"This is all politics. Lotus and Espirit disagreed to that move? Because they used weight stripping for their advantage, and the Lotus success angered the two big manufacturers in the sport... Rossini-Ferrari and Steinmann-Mercedes. They decided to do this to eliminate the opposition, as easy as that."

Lotus Racing was not available for comment.

News Report:
Kitano tapped into the ex-Panther pool again and signed Russian ace Nikolai Surikov to replace Mrs. Sharp. The 23-year old has won two races in 2016 and scored a total of five career podiums in 32 WMC races. He signed a 2y deal worth $34.1M.

The Asia-Pacific Supercup has lost one of their shiny stars, and the World Motorsport Championship welcomes a their first US-American driver. 34-year old Jessica Monroe leaves the Portugese Boa Esperanca stable and joins Panther for two years and $28.2M. In 32 APS races, she has collected three wins and five podiums, but overall, 2017 was not her best season. She became even more famous for starring in Netflix' "Girl on Speed' documentary recently.

News from the Lotus camp. They finished renegotiations with their 2017 supplies and were happy to announce the return of ALL their suppliers on deadline day, albeit with rising costs, $44M up from $41M. In addition to that, team boss Dan Martinson happily announced the start of construction on a $15M design facility upgrade, as well as some additional investments in the scouting and headhunting department.

Driver Market Update:

Seats Available:
Espirit GP: 2 seats, Navarro and De Graaf
Kitano Sport: 1 seat, Blanc
Steinmann Motorsport: 1 seat, Holtz
Thornton Motorsport: 1-2 seats, Moreno, Pereya's status unknown

12-06-2017, 05:56 AM	#186
Griever20 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Dortmund, Germany Posts: 3,723	News Update BREAKING: GMA High Council Decides Weight Limit! motorsport-live.com December 5th, 2017 After a mammonth meeting of 8 1/2 hours, the GMA high council have agreed, though not unanimously, that for the 2018 season and going forward, there will be a lower weight limit to cars in all classes, including the World Motorsport Championship. According to the Autosport Magazine, the delegates from Lotus Racing and Espirit GP voted against the rule change. "This will make the Championship more fair," explained Steinmann team principal Wolfgang Roth. "The best car should be the fastest car, not the lightest one. It should be about building the best parts given a fixed lower weight limit." WMC cars may not be weigh below 525kg without fuel on board. "This was a dangerous hole in the regulations, and it should help keeping this racing series exciting before anyone exploits this too much," via Rossini boss Ruben Agostini. However, former F1 team boss and now Channel 4 Expert Eddie Jordan has other thoughts about why that rule change happened. "This is all politics. Lotus and Espirit disagreed to that move? Because they used weight stripping for their advantage, and the Lotus success angered the two big manufacturers in the sport... Rossini-Ferrari and Steinmann-Mercedes. They decided to do this to eliminate the opposition, as easy as that." Lotus Racing was not available for comment. News Report: Kitano tapped into the ex-Panther pool again and signed Russian ace Nikolai Surikov to replace Mrs. Sharp. The 23-year old has won two races in 2016 and scored a total of five career podiums in 32 WMC races. He signed a 2y deal worth $34.1M. The Asia-Pacific Supercup has lost one of their shiny stars, and the World Motorsport Championship welcomes a their first US-American driver. 34-year old Jessica Monroe leaves the Portugese Boa Esperanca stable and joins Panther for two years and $28.2M. In 32 APS races, she has collected three wins and five podiums, but overall, 2017 was not her best season. She became even more famous for starring in Netflix' "Girl on Speed' documentary recently. News from the Lotus camp. They finished renegotiations with their 2017 supplies and were happy to announce the return of ALL their suppliers on deadline day, albeit with rising costs, $44M up from $41M. In addition to that, team boss Dan Martinson happily announced the start of construction on a $15M design facility upgrade, as well as some additional investments in the scouting and headhunting department. Driver Market Update: Seats Available: Espirit GP: 2 seats, Navarro and De Graaf Kitano Sport: 1 seat, Blanc Steinmann Motorsport: 1 seat, Holtz Thornton Motorsport: 1-2 seats, Moreno, Pereya's status unknown __________________ The Montreal Expos... Exposing the New MLB? MLB 2015 - Being the Brewmaster(ended) MLB 2013: The Blue Jays That Never Were(concluded)