F1 2060

This is a concept that's been brewing in my mind for the past few days. It's the story of a cast of human F1 drivers against a new team (Adelaide-Ligier) which instead of using human drivers, they use androids which take the form of humans and are able to take the physically demanding driving that is now used in Formula 1 in 2060. These androids are obedient, fast, cheap, display human emotions, but are not human in the end.

On the other hand, human drivers are now some of the most athletic and quick reacting people in the world, but they are expensive as the demands of their job are getting more and more rigorous. The public would like see androids race because more passing can be done with androids calculating how much speed and grip they will require to do it. Humans cannot take the risk to pass in tight areas anymore because of the intense speeds that Formula 1 is going to

Adelaide-Ligier and their team boss, the rarely seen Gustavo Marquez are bent on winning a constructor's title in their first year as an experiment to show to the other teams how obedient and cheap the androids can work, thus ending the reign of humans in Formula 1, and to mark the beginning of the age of computerized racing. Gustavo Marquez, who is also the President and CEO of Marquez Robotics has successfully sold the idea of his androids to the public through his media secretary, Danielle Macintosh. She is usually the one on the pit wall directing the androids to work. Her job is great, she travels the world and meets new people. Gustavo is hoping that the implementation of androids in racing will bring his company higher profits.

The other teams that use human drivers are Ferrari, Mercedes Benz (Which by now have bought out McLaren racing), BMW, Aston Martin, Williams, Toyota, Honda, Brabus and some other startup teams.

The main characters are:
Daniel Lõhmus, 29, male, Estonian. Twice a world champion 3 years ago, drives for Ferrari, is a new driver for the red team which has won a constructor's championship the previous year.
James Forbes, 26, male, British. Drives for Ferrari, never a champion, but always brings in the points.
Johnny Webster, 25, male, American. Drives for Mercedes Benz and his looking for his first world championship. Has won a handful of races here and there, but nothing like his teammate.
Nat Andersen, 28, female, German, drives for Mercedes Benz. Has one World Championship under her belt. She is not the first woman to race in F1, but she is the first one to win a World Champion. She is also the first German to race for Mercedes Benz in F1.
Mostafa Pahlavan, 24, male, Iranian. Drives for Aston Martin. His second year in F1 as a driver. Has only won the 2059 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Francois Mirabelle, 30, male, French. Drives for BMW. He is the older and more experienced of the other drivers, with 3 successive World Championships in his career.

On the track, these 6 people are competitive as ever against each other and the droids of the Adelaide-Ligier team, but off track, it's fun and games, with limits of course! In the first race of the season, everyone is back from the off season, ready for a new season, but not looking forward to the challenge of having to pit themselves against computers. Gustavo Marquez is at the race, but incognito, to see how his new team, and especially his manufactured drivers, AIPF11 and AIPF12 do against the humans. If his team wins the World Championship this year, then the head of Formula 1 and the FIA, who is now a corporate puppet, will call an end to human drivers. More to come, either through animation or blogging...