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Setup
18 races
All predictions must be
submitted at least 1 hour before race time!
If your
predictions are not delivered on time because of your Internet Email Provider
you will take the fall and lose out. To be safe you can email your
predictions from two different email accounts (ie.
Yahoo, Gmail, Hotmail). Also be sure to check the website 1 hour before race
time. If you notice your picks are not there then quickly send an email to
ask management. Please be a responsible and active participant.
If you
submit your picks and decide you want to change them around later you may do
so. As long as it is at least 1 hour before race time.
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Please submit picks in this
format:
Firstname Lastname
Firstname Lastname
Firstname Lastname
Firstname Lastname
Firstname Lastname
Firstname Lastname
Firstname Lastname
Firstname Lastname
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No numbers. Just names with
proper capitalization.
Failure to follow these
instructions will result in -1 point for every incorrect spelling mistake on
a single full name at the end of the deadline.
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Newcomers may join the
Formula 1 pool anytime during the season.
Max number of participants
is 22 since there are only 11 teams and 2 drivers per team.
If there are more than 2
participants who want to join they will be placed on a waiting list until
next season and they will take the place of whoever finishes in the last few
positions from the previous season.
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Waiting list
If there are more than 22
participants who want to join they will be placed on a waiting list.
The newcomers will be placed
on top of the waiting list in that order they have expressed their desire to
join the pool. After them are placed the dropped (but not disqualified)
participants from previous season in that order they were placed in previous
season rankings. The disqualified participants will be placed in the bottom
of the waiting list according to their performance in previous F1 pools.
If a participant is
disqualified or wants to quit during the season, he/she will be replaced by a
member of this waiting list in the order that is stated above (1. newcomers,
2. dropped participants and 3. disqualified participants)
In the beginning of a new
season every member in waiting list gets a place in the F1 pool and the same
amount of previous season participants will be dropped to the waiting list.
However TOP 12 from previous season will remain in the pool.
If there are more than 12
people in the waiting list before new season new rules will be developed.
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Legend:
DC = Drivers Champion, CC =
Constructors Champion
© = Captain, ® = Rookie, NC=
Newcomer, WL = Waiting List
DSQ = Disqualified, RET =
Retired
UNA =
Unable - For those who are deceased or injured for races. Bless you all.
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Penalties
· Participants who get disqualified in at least half of the seasons races will be
disqualified and banned from the pool. If that participant wants to rejoin
they will be under probation for one whole season and must not be
disqualified more than 5 races or they will be banned for life. Getting DSQ
for not submitting a victory speech does not count.
· If a
participant fails to submit a victory speech at least 1 hour before the next
race they will be disqualified from that next race.
· You
will have 3 days to protest an error in your stats after an update. If you
notice anything wrong after the 3 day limitation you cannot do anything. This
will not only promote participation and liability but also lesson the work
for the administration.
· Suspicion
of obvious copying will not be allowed. If you copy someone's picks once it
will be looked at but not frowned upon the first time. If you are suspected
twice of copying you will be questioned by management and possibly penalized
a total of -8 points at the end of the race.
· If you
finish the race with 4 of your drivers receiving 0 points and the other 4
combining for a total of 16 or less points you will receive 0 points for the
entire race and it will be marked as if it were a car failure (Retirement). 5
0’s or more is an automatic retirement.
· You
must submit your picks at least 1 hour before race time. However if the
qualification ends and the race starts less then an hour after qualification
then please submit your picks ASAP before race begins.
· If you
fail to email me with your new predicitions for
each race you will be DSQ and receive 0 pts.
· It is also
your responsibility to make sure that I have posted the correct selections
for you. Once you get a reply from me stating that I have received your picks
you should visit the site and check them. If the race ends and you notice a
mistake it will be to late.
· If you
submit the same driver twice in your top 8 only the higher position will
count and the second will be given 0 points.
· If you
would like to use the same picks as the previous week or the same order as the
qualifying you must still formally send an email with those picks. Just
sending a message saying "please use the same picks as last week"
or "use the same as the qualifying results" is not enough active
participation. Therefore if you do not at least submit the same formal list
as outlined by the rules and format, you will be DSQ for that race.
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Test
Driver (Away) Rule
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Participants who want to submit their predictions for future
GP’s before upcoming GP is complete
because they will be away for certain reasons may do so. (For example:
Participant submits predictions for Malaysia GP2, China GP3, Bahrain GP4
before Australia GP1 is finished)
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The time stamp for each of these races will be labeled as ‘Test
Driver’
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Under ‘Test Driver’ the participant will lose any tie
breakers they may encounter with others. If two or more participants are tied
at ‘Test Driver’ they will split the Championship points if any
are gained.
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If a participant is able to update their selections before race day
that Time Stamp will be used and ‘Test Driver’ will be taken
away.
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For every GP the participant is marked as ‘Test Driver’
they will lose 1 Championship point.
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If the participant wins a GP during this period and fails to submit
their victory speech because they are away the rule of DSQ for next race
still remains.
Race Scoring
Before every race all
participants will choose who they believe will finish in the top 8 in order.
You can score anywhere from
0 to 64 points in one race. 8 pts for dead on predictions.
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Example
· If you
choose a driver to finish 3rd and he finishes 3rd then you receive 8 points.
(Dead on prediction. 8-0=8)
· If you
choose a driver to finish 4th and he finishes 8th you only receive 4 points.
(4 places off prediction. 8-4=4)
· If you
choose a driver to finish 7th and he finishes 2nd you only receive 3 points.
(5 places off prediction. 8-5=3)
· If you
choose a driver to finish in the top 8 and he does not finish in the top 8 or
gets DSQ or RET then you receive 0 pts.
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At the end of the race
points will be totaled for each participant and you will receive:
1st - 10pts
2nd - 8pts
3rd - 6pts
4th - 5pts
5th - 4pts
6th - 3pts
7th - 2pts
8th - 1pts
(Same point system as
Formula 1)
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For example
2004 British Grand Prix
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Official Results:
1 Michael Schumacher
2 Kimi
Räikkönen
3 Rubens Barrichello
4 Jenson Button
5 Juan Pablo Montoya
6 Giancarlo Fisichella
7 David Coulthard
8 Mark Webber
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Joe's Predicitions:
1 Kimi
Räikkönen (1 place off prediction. 8-1=7pts)
2 Michael Schumacher
(1 place off prediction. 8-1=7pts)
3 Rubens Barrichello (Dead on prediction. 8-0=8pts)
4 Juan Pablo Montoya
(1 place off prediction. 8-1=7pts)
5 David Coulthard (2 places off prediction. 8-2=6pts)
6 Mark Webber (2
places off prediction. 8-2=6pts)
7 Jenson Button (3
places off prediction. 8-3=5pts)
8 Giancarlo Fisichella (2 places off prediction. 8-2=6pts)
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Joe gets a total of 52 pts
for his predictions. If that is the most between all participants then he
would finish 1st and receive 10pts for the race.
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Half
Points
Like the F1, half points will be awarded because of the
race being cut short. For example only 32 of the scheduled 56 laps complete
before a torrential downpour turns the track into a lake.
Championship
Points Half
Grand
Prix Points remain the same
Drivers &
Constructors Championship
Not only will there be a
Drivers Champion but there will also be a Constructors Title.
So you can take home two gold’s if you're the best driver and if you and your
team-mate are on the best team.
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Team points will be
accumulated by the captains all-season points from
races 1-10.
The team will get the points
from the partner on the team on races 1-10.
From races 11-19 the team
will get the points from the new partner in races 11-19.
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Constructors Championship
Team mate selections will be
based on results from the previous season.
The following is a team
formation example with 19 participants and rookies\newcomers.
Rookies are drivers who
never competed in the pool before. Newcomers are drivers who have competed
before but skipped a year or more then returned.
Participants
who are returning after being DSQ from previous season will not be paired up
with another veteran on a team. Instead they will be paired up with a DSQ,
newcomer or rookie participant, in that order.
Before
the beginning of the season if participants don’t reply with their team
name and\or notice of participation when asked they will be moved to the end
of the line. 5 to 10 days is the usual length of time given.
This will dispose of lazy participants as well.
The top
10 drivers in the standings will be teamed up as:
1st & 10th
2nd & 9th
3rd & 8th
4th & 7th
5th & 6th
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Reasoning for this is to reward
the elite drivers for finishing in the top 10 by giving them a legitimate
team mate, making them a Captain and letting them get to choose a team name
first. Also note that if you are in the top 10 but have more than 2
disqualifications you are not considered a reliable team-mate and will be
excluded from the top 10. Next highest positioned driver with least amount of
disqualifications will take your place.
It is not fair to pair up
the 1st place champion with a last place driver or an unreliable driver who
gets disqualified often.
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The remaining drivers in the
standings will be teamed up as:
11th & 18th
12th & 17th
13th & 16th
14th & 15th
19th & Newcomer
Rookie & Rookie
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Reasoning for this is that it
is not fair to reward a last place driver by teaming them up with the
Champion. Also Rookies and Newcomers should have to prove themselves. They
should start from the bottom and work their way up, not be paired up with a
good participant right off the bat.
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Notes:
· The
only Captains are 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th place drivers and get to pick their
team name in that order.
· Drivers
who placed 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th get to pick their team name in that order
but are not considered captains.
· If a rookie
or newcomer enters they will be paired up with whoever is alone on a team, if
no one is alone then they will pick from one of the remaining team names.
· If the
total amount of participants is an uneven number, the last place driver of
the previous season will be left alone on a team. This reduces the
possibility to seek for a "wanted" team-mate.
· Drivers
who finished last in the previous season with an uneven number of drivers are
alone on a team but are not captains of that team. Rookies and newcomers
cannot be captains either.
· If a
rookie does well in the first half of the season a captain can pick him to
his team after 10 races. However the rookie is still considered a rookie all
season long.
· When a
driver quits or gets disqualified from the season they will be replaced by
any driver who is racing alone on a team.
· The
replacement driver continues with his personal point total but does not carry
over his team points to his new team.
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Trading Team-mates
Being able to trade team-mates
midway through the season is interesting and could make things more exciting.
We all know that drivers sometimes switch team’s
midway through the season or really at anytime.
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After the first 10 races of
the season the Captains have a say if they want to keep their current
team-mate or trade them for someone else. You cannot pick another Captain.
Captains remain captain for the entire season. Captains are captains because
they did well in the previous season by finishing in the top half of the standings.
So they get rewarded by staying captain of their chosen team all season. At
the end of the Season captains will be reassessed according to the Final
Standings.
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For example:
Current Teams:
C=Captain
Ferrari – C Silvio, Adam
Mclaren – C Jimmy, Mario
BAR – C Antero, Fabio
Sauber – C Paul, Jussi
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10 races into the season the
standings are as follows..
1. Adam
2. C Antero
3. Fabio
4. Mario
5. C Silvio
6. C Jimmy
7. Jussi
8. C Paul
9. Frank
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Adam, Fabio, Mario, Jussi and
Frank would be available for a new team-mate
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Antero gets first pick on
these 5 drivers
Silvio 2nd pick
Jimmy 3rd pick
Paul 4th pick
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Of course you could be loyal
and stick with your team-mate from the start. But this is what makes things
interesting.
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At the start of the new
season new captains will be seated exactly how they were this season.(from previous final standings)
For example:
Final Standings
1. Paul
2. Antero
3. Fabio
4. Mario
5. Adam
6. Jimmy
7. Jussi
8. Silvio
9. Frank
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New captains are Paul who
would be paired up with Silvio
Antero would be paired up
with Jussi
Fabio would be paired up
with Jimmy
Mario who would be paired up
with Adam
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All captains get to pick
their new team name BAR, Ferrari, Jaguar, Jordon, Mclaren,
Minardi, Renault, Sauber,
Toyota, Williams
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Race End Tie Breakers
1. Most 8pts
2. Most 7pts
3. Most 6pts
4. Most 5pts
5. Most 4pts
6. Most 3pts
7. Most 2pts
8. Most 1pt
9. Least 0pt
10. Highest placing 8pt
11. Highest placing 7pt
12. Highest placing 6pt
13. Highest placing 5pt
14. Highest placing 4pt
15. Highest placing 3pt
16. Highest placing 2pt
17. Highest placing 1p
18. The
second highest placing 8 points
19. The
second highest placing 7 points
20. The
second highest placing 6 points
21. The
second highest placing 5 points
22. The
second highest placing 4 points
23. The
second highest placing 3 points
24. The
second highest placing 2 points
25. The
second highest placing 1 point
26.-34. The
third highest placing 8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 points in that order
35.-43.
The fourth highest placing 8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 points in that order
44.-52.
The fifth highest placing 8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 points in that order
53.-61.
The sixth highest placing 8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 points in that order
62.-70.
The seventh highest placing 8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 points in that order
71. Less DSQs in the real race
72. Time
stamp
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Note:
If A and
B tie, then we add up the championship points for those specific positions. For
example if they tie for first place we add 10 points for first and 8 points
for second which is a total of 18 points. Then we divide that total with the
number of tying participants, A and B are two. So in this example both
participants would receive 9 points each for
tying for first place.
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Season End Tie Breakers
1. Most Championship Points
2. Most Grand Prix Points
3. Most Race Wins
4. Most 2nd place finishes
5. Most 3rd place finishes
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