Kingdom of Amadesia, 1860
Forty years after the coronation of
H.M.E. Amadeus I, the whole nation was renamed to the
Kingdom of Amadesia in his honor thanks to the valiant efforts of Nobility in hexediting the savefile.
For now, it was supposed to be the start of a long peace while the Kingdom built up its defenses and its national industry. Unfortunately, the British crown married into some German line and their jealousy raged uncontrollably, resulting in a cold peace between the two superpowers.
Great Britain, Hungry for Defeat (and Food)
Britain has declared war! Our armies have fully recovered their strength in this time, but new divisions have not been formed in years. Fortunately, most of the armies had already been in provinces bordering British colonies and directly-controlled territory, just in case such a stupid decision would be made.
Barcelona and Madrid are heavily fortified and Britain has made considerable effort in garrisoning the forts. However, in the Balkans lay the soft underbelly of the Victorian empire. Through Romania and Greece, Amadesian armies march southward meeting stiff but breakable resistance.
That is, however, until the
Mother of All Battles, the Amadesian march to Constantinople!
Order of Battle, Constantiople
A tiny garrison of local conscripts. The Jewel of the British Crown, their only Great Power capital, was left totally undefended.
This humiliating defeat left only a few pockets of British resistance in the Balkans that were swiftly suppressed. Now all that was left of Britain's holdings in Europe were the Low Countries and Iberia. Like the Balkans, the Low Countries were unprepared for the massive wave of well-trained armies that rained blow after blow upon them. They too were speedily annexed into the Kingdom.
British warships survey Greece
Despite their total loss of the Balkans, Great Britain made several abortive attempts to seize Athens. However, upon seeing the Amadesians armed and ready, the British fleet shamefully scurried away.
Amadesian National Railways, World Leader in track kilometerage and passenger traffic
No effort was spared during the decade to improve the Kingdom's rail transport. As the Kingdom retains only a small fleet of merchant escorts, the artery of trade and industry is the railroad. With these railroads, armies can be redeployed across the Kingdom and to the front lines with ease.
Rome, Capital of the Kingdom of Amadesia
In fifty years, the city of Rome has grown from a backwater, third-tier cesspool to a thriving industrial and commercial center. Cut off from British trade,
H.M.E. Amadeus I promulgated a "Continental System" by which all the nations of Europe would trade only with the Kingdom and not with Great Britain.
Unlike the vanquished French,
our Continental System has worked wonders. As of 1870, the Finance Minister has said that the current account balance, without any further trade, the Kingdom would have sufficient funds to pay for armies and public works until the year
1975.
Kingdom of Amadesia
Ruled by
His Most Excellent Amadeus I, King of Italy, King of France, King of Serbia, Protector of Albania, Emperor of Austria, King of Prussia, King of Hannover, Protector of Switzerland, King of Bavaria, King of Denmark, King of Poland, Tsar of All Russians, King of Greece, King of Rumania, Liberator of Constantinople, Tsar of Bulgaria, and King of the Netherlands
). Very soft and patient 1st part of race, slooowly but steady going forward (P25 (start P43 - I love starting last) when AI starts to pit (lap ~75). All good, I'm staying out, want to go for 2-stop stuff and pit around lap 95. 
. Soooooo.... I went for it and I knew that this might be longest "fuel-saving race" stint I ever had 
. Well, AI has to pit one more time (giving race lead to me), same time I have to be very fuel efficient (using Clutch and Idle revs as much as possible - huh, almost overheated (and blew) the engine as running engine at normal RPM during braking/cornering also cools down it while it doesn't with crazy fuel-saving version). (60+ laps later) - Prediction still bouncing between 2 laps short or 2 laps enough. And still wasn't sure how much ahead I will be and how quickly I will lose buffer. 1st place lost with 18 to go. 2nd with 13 to go. At 12 to go tire indicator for right-front turns from yellow to "can blow up", so literally any too hard push in corner could end fairy tale (pitting at that point would drop like 15-20 positions). Lost 3rd... 4th.... Final lap - tire holds... holds... Engine RPM already bouncing from lack of fuel and have to make AI go long way around corner... yes, there is checker flag.. And 5th place. 1/2 lap behind leader but side-by-side style little bit ahead of 6th place! Real satisfaction. 
