Third
World Circuit Championship

Season Preview

I didn't improve as much as I wanted in my Second season. Even though I managed 11 pole positions, two wins and fourth in the final standings were all I could put on the board. I am still making silly mistakes by not concentrating properly. For the Third season, Bob and I are again with the McLaren-Honda team. I am determined to blend speed with patience and win the World Driving Championship!

United States Grand Prix
Phoenix
Round 1 of 16
START 1st
FINISH 1st
FASTEST LAP 1st
QUALIFYING Smashed my previous best lap time by nearly a second. Amazing! I didn't think it was possible. I'm on pole by more than two seconds!
RACE Bob and one of the Williams drivers got the jump on me at the start. I took the Williams under braking for the first turn and got by Bob at the hairpin. Led the rest of the way with Bob not far behind. Barely got the fastest lap.
DRIVER POINTS (1) Wyant 10, (2) Mikels 6, (3) Patrese 4, (4) Mansell 3, (5) Prost 2, (6) Alesi 1
CONSTRUCTOR POINTS (1) McLaren 16, (2) Williams 7, (3) Ferrari 3

Brazilian Grand Prix
Interlagos
Round 2 of 16
START 1st
FINISH 1st
FASTEST LAP 3rd
QUALIFYING Another pole position. Only .003 off of my best lap time ever here. Took two notches off both wings which gave me more speed on the straights.
RACE Accidentally punted a Williams (Nigel Mansell, I think) off at the first corner which I think slowed everybody behind me. Led the rest of the way with Bob desperately trying to overtake me. I was called before the stewards because of the first corner incident. Me, Bob and McLaren-Honda are easily leading the World Championship!
DRIVER POINTS (1) Wyant 20, (2) Mikels 12, (3) Patrese 8, (4) Prost 5, (5) Mansell 3, (6) Piquet 2
CONSTRUCTOR POINTS (1) McLaren 32, (2) Williams 11, (3) Ferrari 6, (4) Benetton 2, (5) Jordan 1

San Marino Grand Prix
Imola
Round 3 of 16
START 1st
FINISH 1st
FASTEST LAP 6th
QUALIFYING Did my quickest lap ever and got the pole. Taking Piratella, Variante Alta and Variante Bassa in fourth gear.
RACE Nigel Mansell out-dragged me at the start, but I nipped inside of him under braking for the tight left-hander at Tosa. I did it cleanly this time! Led the rest of the way with Mansell always in my mirrors.
DRIVER POINTS (1) Wyant 30, (2) Mikels, 15 (3) Patrese 10, (4) Mansell 9, (5) Prost 6, (6) Alesi 5
CONSTRUCTOR POINTS (1) McLaren 45, (2) Williams 19, (3) Ferrari 11, (4) Benetton 2, (5) Jordan 1

Monaco Grand Prix
Monte Carlo
Round 4 of 16
START 1st
FINISH 1st
FASTEST LAP 1st
QUALIFYING Went straight out and did my best ever time on my first hot lap!
RACE Just like last season. Led from the start. Was even pulling away towards the end. Well! Four wins in four races. I had the pole by over a second and the fastest race lap by a second. I'm leading the Championship by 21 points! Bob is still in second.
DRIVER POINTS (1) Wyant 40, (2) Mikels 19, (3) Mansell 15, (4) Patrese 10, (5) Prost 8, (6) Alesi 5
CONSTRUCTOR POINTS (1) McLaren 59, (2) Williams 25, (3) Ferrari 13, (4) Benetton 5, (5) Jordan 1, Minardi 1

Canadian Grand Prix
Montreal
Round 5 of 16
START 1st
FINISH 2nd
FASTEST LAP 5th
QUALIFYING On the pole by nearly a second. Crashed out on my last three runs. Taking the last chicane in fifth gear.
RACE Managed to cleanly nip inside Nigel Mansell at the first turn and was leading. Took my front wing off after missing the first chicane on the fourth lap due to a lapse in concentration. In the ensuing action, all of the front runners must have been damaged or held up, because I was all alone still in first place. I stayed out with the damaged front wing and salvaged second place behind Andrea de Cesaris by making my car very wide. Now I have to go to a meeting Max, Bernie and Ron. Or is it Bernie, Max and Ron?
DRIVER POINTS (1) Wyant 46, (2) Mikels 19, (3) Mansell 15, (4) de Cesaris 10, Patrese 10, (6) Prost 9
CONSTRUCTOR POINTS (1) McLaren 65, (2) Williams 25, (3) Ferrari 14, (4) Jordan 11, Benetton 11

Mexican Grand Prix
Mexico City
Round 6 of 16
START 2nd
FINISH 20th
FASTEST LAP 13th
QUALIFYING Had a lot of trouble getting a clear run. Am I making too many enemies? It's just a game, right?
RACE Not a good race. I made a terrible start. Just no revs. Managed to get back into second behind Bob by out-braking nearly everybody after the long drag down to the first turn. Nigel Mansell got by me, then Riccardo Patrese. I left the road at the first turn trying to re-take Patrese and had to pit to fix my front wing. Got hit on pit road and had to pit again to fix the rear wing. Eric Bernard took us both into the grass at the exit of Piralta, the long right-hander leading onto the main straight. Then I crashed into Bernard at the end of the straight. After the troubles in the last two races, I still hold a 21 point lead in the Championship.
DRIVER POINTS (1) Wyant 46, (2) Mansell 25, (3) Mikels 19, (4) Patrese 16, (5) de Cesaris 10, (6) Alesi 9, Prost 9
CONSTRUCTOR POINTS (1) McLaren 65, (2) Williams 41, (3) Ferrari 18, (4) Jordan 14, (5) Benetton 11

French Grand Prix
Magny-Cours
Round 7 of 16
START 1st
FINISH 12th
FASTEST LAP 9th
QUALIFYING It took me while to get the times. This is a tricky circuit, sometimes it seems easy, sometimes, it doesn't. The sharp dive into the Imola bend and the blast into the tight Lycee right-hander are causing me problems. Taking the first part of Estoril bend in sixth gear, then changing down to fifth.
RACE In a virtual replay of the race here last season, Bob got by me at the start, but I got back past at the hairpin and was leading. Several off-course excursions, mostly at Lycee bend, dropped me well back.
DRIVER POINTS (1) Wyant 46, (2) Mansell 35, (3) Mikels 23, (4) Patrese 16, (5) Alesi 15, (6) de Cesaris 12
CONSTRUCTOR POINTS (1) McLaren 69, (2) Williams 51, (3) Ferrari 24, (4) Jordan 19, (5) Benetton 12

British Grand Prix
Silverstone
Round 8 of 16
START 1st
FINISH 22nd
FASTEST LAP 1st
QUALIFYING My quickest lap ever! On the pole. Ran wide on the last corner on my hot lap. This circuit is like Imola, Magny-Cours and Suzuka. I'll suddenly do a quick lap, but then I'm puzzled as to how I made up the time.
RACE Just like last season. I was nudged off at Beckets on the first lap. This time it was Riccardo Patrese and I was leading. At least I salvaged the fastest lap. Suddenly, my points lead has dwindled to five! Nigel Mansell is closing. I wonder if Patrese is helping? No, it's just a game. Right? In any case, after winning the first four races of the season, I now haven't scored any points in the last three. I really need to turn this around! Bob got his first win of the season.
DRIVER POINTS (1) Wyant 46, (2) Mansell 41, (3) Mikels 33, (4) Patrese 16, (5) Alesi 15, (6) de Cesaris 14
CONSTRUCTOR POINTS (1) McLaren 79, (2) Williams 57, (3) Ferrari 28, (4) Jordan 21, (5) Benetton 15

German Grand Prix
Hockenheim
Round 9 of 16
START 1st
FINISH 16th
FASTEST LAP 2nd
QUALIFYING Very nearly my quickest lap ever. Yet another pole position.
RACE Maybe I don't really have it! Maybe I don't deserve to win the World Championship? Nigel Mansell got me on the start but I bulled my way back past at the first chicane. I was leading easily when yet again, I lost concentration and went off at the next to last corner mid-way through the race. I hastily re-joined right in front of the pack and got tangled up with them at the first corner and had to pit. I've now lost the Championship lead because of yet another stupid mistake.
DRIVER POINTS (1) Mansell 51, (2) Wyant 46, (3) Mikels 33, (4) Alesi 19, Prost 19, (6) Patrese 16
CONSTRUCTOR POINTS (1) McLaren 79, (2) Williams 67, (3) Ferrari 38, (4) Jordan 21, (5) Benetton 15

Hungarian Grand Prix
Budapest
Round 10 of 16
START 9th
FINISH 3rd
FASTEST LAP 8th
QUALIFYING Very nearly my best lap time ever here. I threw on five notches on both wings, but I'm still very slow though the corners. This is the most difficult circuit of all for me.
RACE Managed to get myself up into third place in the first few corners. Held the field behind me the whole way while the Williams pair just disappeared up the road. This circuit really baffles me!
DRIVER POINTS (1) Mansell 61, (2) Wyant 50, (3) Mikels 36, (4) Patrese 22, (5) Prost 21, (6) Alesi 19
CONSTRUCTOR POINTS (1) McLaren 86, (2) Williams 83, (3) Ferrari 40, (4) Jordan 21, (5) Benetton 15

Belgian Grand Prix
Spa-Francorchamps
Round 11 of 16
START 2nd
FINISH 10th
FASTEST LAP 20th
QUALIFYING Did my quickest lap ever by over 1.5 seconds! I just haven't been driving fast enough here! On the front row.
RACE I was in third place on the first lap when the handle on my joystick snapped right in the middle of the daunting Eau Rouge, causing me to crash. I immediately paused the simulation (something I vowed never to do, but this was different), jumped into my real car, drove 25 miles to CompUSA and bought another joystick. I plugged in the new joystick and resumed the race. The new joystick wouldn't work because it hadn't been calibrated, so I had to finish the race with the broken one. I pitted to fix the front wing. A lot of other cars were also pitting. Crashed again at Eau Rouge and drove the last laps with a damaged front wing and a broken joystick. The Championship is starting to slip away. Williams-Renault has taken over the lead in the Constructor's Championship.
DRIVER POINTS (1) Mansell 62, (2) Wyant 50, (3) Mikels 36, (4) Patrese 32, (5) Alesi 25, Prost 25
CONSTRUCTOR POINTS (1) Williams 94, (2) McLaren 86, (3) Ferrari 50, (4) Jordan 21, (5) Benetton 15

Italian Grand Prix
Monza
Round 12 of 16
START 1st
FINISH 2nd
FASTEST LAP 3rd
QUALIFYING Took five turns off both wings and did my quickest lap ever by almost a second! Team-mate Bob failed to qualify!
RACE Had a terrific dice with Nigel Mansell the whole race. Mansell got the jump on me at the start (I really have trouble with the starts), but I cleanly out-braked him into the first chicane. I ran wide coming out of the Ascari chicane on the last lap, managing to stay ahead of Mansell, but Riccardo Patrese got past both of us for the win.
DRIVER POINTS (1) Mansell 66, (2) Wyant 56, (3) Patrese 42, (4) Mikels 36, (5) Alesi 28, (6) Prost 25
CONSTRUCTOR POINTS (1) Williams 108, (2) McLaren 92, (3) Ferrari 53, (4) Jordan 21, (5) Benetton 17

Portugese Grand Prix
Estoril
Round 13 of 16
START 1st
FINISH 1st
FASTEST LAP 2nd
QUALIFYING My quickest lap ever. It seems like I'll do quicker times if I run a little wide around the second and thid turns.
RACE Finally, a win! I chopped across Ricardo Patrese at the start and led the whole way. Almost tangled with a Minardi on the last lap. I'm back to within striking distance of Mansell, and there are still three races to go!
DRIVER POINTS (1) Mansell 72, (2) Wyant 66, (3) Patrese 46, (4) Mikels 36, (5) Alesi 28, (6) Prost 27
CONSTRUCTOR POINTS (1) Williams 118, (2) McLaren 102, (3) Ferrari 55, (4) Jordan 21, Benetton 21

Spanish Grand Prix
Barcelona
Round 14 of 16
START 1st
FINISH 21st
FASTEST LAP 18th
QUALIFYING Having trouble getting down to my time from last season. Got the pole anyway. Taking the Nissan chicane in fourth gear.
RACE I got my wheels interlocked with Jean Alesi's Ferrari on the run down to the first corner and was pushed off the road. Drove a lonely race after that. My team-mate Bob won, with Riccardo Patrese finishing second, keeping Nigel Mansell from scoring more points.
DRIVER POINTS (1) Mansell 76, (2) Wyant 66, (3) Patrese 52, (4) Mikels 46, (5) Alesi 28, (6) Prost 27
CONSTRUCTOR POINTS (1) Williams 128, (2) McLaren 112, (3) Ferrari 55, (4) Benetton 24, (5) Jordan 21

Japanese Grand Prix
Suzuka
Round 15 of 16
START 5th
FINISH DNF
FASTEST LAP 25th
QUALIFYING This circuit baffles me. I did my quickest time ever, but I'm not seeing where I'm improving. Taking the first part of Spoon Curve in fifth gear, then changing down to third.
RACE I had it going. Bulled my way into the lead exiting the second part of First Curve. I was keeping it on the road, in the lead, when I stupidly tangled with a Minardi heading into the next to last lap. I had been driving very defensively throughout. Even though I had been leading, I had only the 25th fastest lap of the race! Desperate men do desperate things. The FIA fined me $250,000 for my actions. I didn't pay, waving my WORLD CIRCUIT license agreement in their faces and telling them to get stuffed. Now, if I manage to win at Adelaide and Nigel Mansell gets no points, I wonder how the simulation will handle it. We would be equal on points, but I will have more wins and therefore should be declared World Champion.
DRIVER POINTS (1) Mansell 76, (2) Wyant 66, (3) Patrese 52, (4) Mikels 46, (5) Prost 33, (6) Alesi 28
CONSTRUCTOR POINTS (1) Williams 128, (2) McLaren 112, (3) Ferrari 61, (4) Jordan 31, (5) Benetton 26

Australian Grand Prix
Adelaide
Round 16 of 16
START 1st
FINISH 4th
FASTEST LAP 3rd
QUALIFYING My quickest lap ever and my 12th pole position of the season.
RACE A scramble at the start got Riccardo Patrese turned around in front of me. I got away from that tangle only to hit Nigel Mansell when trying to out-brake him at the end of Brabham straight. After all that, I was running second to Patrese, trying to catch up. The simulation didn't indicate that Mansell was out and I didn't know how far back he was (turned out he finished out of the points). I knew that second place wasn't going to be enough, so I pushed very hard and fell off the road. I recovered and carried on, trading fastest laps with Patrese until he got it on the last lap. I sportingly congratulated Mansell on his World Championship while reminding him that I had more wins and pole positions and spitting on his shoes.
DRIVER POINTS (1) Mansell 76, (2) Wyant 69, (3) Patrese 62, (4) Mikels 52, (5) Prost 33, (6) Alesi 32
CONSTRUCTOR POINTS (1) Williams 138, (2) McLaren 121, (3) Ferrari 65, (4) Jordan 31, (5) Benetton 27

Season Review

Five races into the season, after Canada, I was leading Nigel Mansell by 31 points. Then I fell into my now famous brain-fade mode and four races later, after Germany, Mansell was leading me by five points. It can happen so quickly! I think my overall performance improved dramatically this season. After winning the first four races, I thought I was on my way. Now I need to keep it all together from start to finish. The whole season. No mistakes. I've had a taste of the Championship now and I want it, but after three seasons, I understand more than ever that it won't be easy! Five wins, 12 pole positions and second place in the World Championship is a big improvement over last season. I had another brilliant win at Monaco, along with good wins at Phoenix and San Marino. A controversial first corner shunt at Interlagos, wild driving at Montreal plus a very bad race at Suzuka were the low points of my season. I'll practice my starts, have a new attitude as well as a new joystick, and give it another go!

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