Lucius Ceretius Voermindus Arcadianus

Lucius Ceretius Voermindus Arcadianus (born: 4 Heredas 944; died: 14 Iuvenilis 1027) was an East Ebretian grey wolf, racing-driver and later motorsport commentator from Vasuria who competed in Formula One from 967 to 978. Arcadianus is the son of Lucius Begirdinus Iocus Arcadius who was 959 EBL 500 winner, and one-time EBL champion in 952.

A talented driver, Arcadianus was one of the most prominent racing figures in the series, becoming Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 976, and finishing runners-up three times in 971, 973 and 974. He spent much of his Formula One career racing for Imperial F1 where the majority of his wins came. However, it was not until he made the shock decision to join the still nascent Tymax team which he won his first and only drivers' championship. Initially retiring after his championship winning season in 976, he spent one more year in F1, racing for Ka'apit'aray Grand Prix, before retiring from racing altogether.

Arcadianus joined EHT TV as a trackside commentator in 978, before quickly being promoted to co-commentator alongside Drigalius Clesperas from 981 to 982, and with Rusiencus Bassus Caellotus from 982 to 1008 before retiring from motorsports all together.

A charismatic person, Arcadianus is known for his analytical yet witty demeanour. He is known for his careful and calculative driving style, favouring strategy over hard driving.

Early life

Lucius Ceretius Voermindus Arcadianus is born in the town of Tylliana Nova, East Ebretia on 4 Heredas 944. His father was racing driver and future EBL racing champion Lucius Rorus Ceretius Arcadius, and his mother Irmia Pavexia Voerminda was a school headmistress at the New Tyllian Primary, to which Arcadianus would attend with his siblings. His older brother, Arcadio would also become a racing driver, primarily driving in EBL.

Arcadianus's self-taught himself driving at the age of eight, driving a Serpentina Galdona 1201 tractor owned by his grandfather in rural East Ebretia. Along with his older brother, Arcadio, the two would build their own toy cars and race each other down a hill near their home. In 953, with the rapid rise of go-karts worldwide, the Lucian brothers quickly began karting. As there were no national or internationally sanctioned karting series until the late 60s, karting competitions were typically local and privately funded, but quickly became a source for professional racing teams to scout upcoming driving talent.

In 958, at the age of 14, Arcadius joined Formula E125 mid-way through the season as the competition's youngest entrant. Winning in his debut race, Arcadianus would finish third. He spent another season in Formula E125, where he became champion of 959 with 7 wins in 14 rounds. In 960, the now 16 year-old Arcadianus joined Formula 5000 (Ebretian League), racing for Daejiro Racing. He spent two difficult seasons with the Vatatamese team, finishing 8th and 11th in 961 and 962. He left racing briefly to become a car mechanic at his uncle's garage in Oulthymas, Tathoea, where he earnt a decent income to buy his own car, an Imperial Leo which he would modify, enter and race privately in a few non-championship sportscar races.

In 964, Arcadianus joined Formula Two, racing full time for Daejiro in a significantly more competitive JDB-15 car. His Formula Two stint proved successful, winning four races to take narrowly clinch the 965 Formula Two title, securing enough superlicence points for a Formula One seat. Due to budgetary constraints, however, team owner Daejiro was unable to field a second car for his struggling Formula One operation. With no prospect of a F1 race seat for 966, Arcadianus briefly joined EBL racing, racing as a private entrant for a couple of races without lacklustre results.

Formula One career

By the end of the 966 season, Daejiro was able to raise enough funds to build a second car. However, in a decision that shocked Arcadianus, Daejiro offered the 2nd car seat to a relative unknown driver, Aedius Nucidius Huriano. The decision to field Huriano initially incensed Arcadianus. Nevertheless, in the opening round of the Baeticia Grand Prix of the 967 season, Huriano was involved in a near fatal crash which left him injured and unable to take part of the next race in Letrosarium, leaving Daejiro no choice but to field Arcadianus.

Arcadianus made his F1 debut for Daejiro at the second round of the 967 season at Letrosarium. He outqualified team owner and driver Daejiro in pre-qualifying, before outqualifying him again at qualifying proper to secure an impressive 12th in a field of 22 competitors. Arcadianus's race attracted the attention of several teams, including Buca Formula Racing who offered a testing role which he accepted the following week, leaving Daejiro.

Buca Formula Racing, a firm backmarker team,

Racing record

Complete Formula One results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	WDC	Points
967	Daejiro Racing	JD-18	Dazokan TSV 3.0 V12	BAE	LTS 12	GCH															17th	6
967	Buca Formula Racing	Buca-02	Imperial IM67 3.0 V12				KAA DNPQ	VSR DNQ	RXO 6	ZAR 6	ICY Ret	ORE DNQ	LAV Ret	XAN Ret							17th	6
968	Buca Formula Racing	Buca-02	Imperial IM67 3.0 V12	BAE 11	LTS DNQ	GCH DNQ	KAA	VSR DNQ	RXO DSQ	ZAR 10	SMG DNQ	ICY 6	ORE 9	XAN 10							19th	3
969	Imperial F1	IMPA S06	Imperial IM67 3.0 V12	BAE Ret	BLM 6	GCH Ret	KAA 6	VSR Ret	RXO 10	ZAR 14	SMG 4	VER 1	HLB Ret	ORE 8	XAN 8						9th	23
970	Imperial F1	IMPA S07	Imperial RD-IP3 3.5 V12	BAE 8	BLM Ret	GCH Ret	KAA 1	VSR 4	RXO Ret	ZAR Ret	SMG 6	VER 2	HLB 4	ORE Ret	XAN Ret						4th	33
971	Imperial F1	IMPA S08	Imperial RD-IP3 3.5 V12	BAE 4	BLM 9	LTS 6	GCH 3	KAA 8	VSR 1	RXO 1	ZAR 1	SMG 1	VER 1	HLB 4	CAR 2	XAN Ret					2nd	80
972	Imperial F1	IMPA S09	Imperial RD-IP3 3.5 V12	BAE 3	OST Ret	BLM DSQ	LTS Ret	GCH Ret	KAA 1	VSR 2	RXO 13	ZAR 1	SMG Ret	VER Ret	HLB Ret	CAR 6	XAN 1				3rd	49
973	Imperial F1	IMPA S09b	Imperial PDC146b 3.5 V12	BAE 1	OST 5	BLM 1	LTS 1	GCH Ret	KAA 3	VSR Ret	RXO 5	ZAR 2	MTS 3	SMG 9	CHY WD	VER	HLB	CAR Ret	XAN 5		2nd	80
974	Imperial F1	IMPA S10	Imperial PDC146b 3.5 V12	BAE 1	NOR 2	BLM 15^†	LTS 1	GCH Ret	KAA 9^†	VSR 5	RXO 1	ZAR 2	SMG Ret	CHY Ret	VER 14	HLB 8	CAR 4	XAN 1			2nd	81
975	Tymax F1	TXM-X75	Tymax AQ-12b 3.0 V10	BAE Ret	AZM 4	BLM Ret	OST Ret	LTS 3	GCH 2	KAA Ret	VSR Ret	RXO 1	ZAR 10	SMG Ret	CHY DSQ	VER Ret	HLB 9	CAR 9	XAN Ret		7th	36
976	Tymax F1	TXM-X76	Tymax AQ-12b 3.0 V10	BAE 1	AZM 2	BLM 2	OST Ret	LTS 7^†	DLX	GCH 1	KAA 3	VSR Ret	RXO 1	ZAR 1	SMG Ret	CHY 8	VER Ret	HLB 14	CAR 1	XAN 1	1st	107
977	Ka'apit'aray Grand Prix	KY77	Jovema C6127 1.5 V6 t	BAE Ret	AZM 6	BLM 3	LTS Ret	GCH 5	GYR Ret	KAA 9^†	VSR 12	RXO Ret	ZAR 7	SMG 5	CHY Ret	VER 12	HLB Ret	CAR Ret	XAN 5		10th	30