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Formula 1 2020 season

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swifttiger75 swifttiger75 Active MemberOP
179 messages
joined Nov 2013
#1 ·
1. The Formula 1 championship is an open field—players and teams can sign up at any point throughout the entire season.
Sign-ups:
To be officially entered into the lineup, you have to post which team you're playing for—simple as that. Also, if you weren't around last year, you need to claim a unique personal number between 2 and 99. Once you pick one, it’s yours for the rest of the season. No duplicates allowed.
The championship director is going to decide the number selection based on a "first come, first served" basis—pretty straightforward.
He should list two backup numbers just in case his first choice is already taken—and keep in mind that the current individual championship winner gets priority for number 1.
You can't join an existing team unless at least one player from that squad last season gives you the green light.
Teams compete with two drivers each—individual standings and team rankings are tracked separately.
If you don't sign up for the squad, you aren't part of the team competition. Period.
To be considered an official participant, you have to actually sign up for the competition and get your prediction in before the deadline hits.
If a driver doesn't pick their own number, the race director will just assign one at their discretion.

The official results and standings will be posted by the host, and once the moderator drops them on the first page of this thread, they’re final. Period.
Listen, if you want to play in the championship, you have to follow the rules—keep all your predictions and entries right here in this thread. If you post them anywhere else, they don't count. Simple as that. No exceptions.

2. The championship works like this: you post your predicted finishing order for the entire grid within the deadline. You also have to pick two extra drivers—the one starting from pole position and whoever clocks the fastest lap. You can drop your predictions as soon as the previous deadline passes, but you have to get them in before the start of Free Practice 3 for the upcoming race weekend. That’s the rule for every single race this season. Also, if you change your mind, go for it—you can edit your picks or submit entirely new ones as many times as you want until that deadline hits.

3. The scoring system works like this:
Points for each race follow the current Formula 1 scoring system—25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1—awarded to the top ten finishers who rack up the most secondary points during the race.
The points system for every race works like this:
Groups 1-3 – 5 points + 1
Group 4-10 – 3 points + 1
Group 11-16 – 2 points + 2
Group 17-22 – 1 point + 2
NOP Group - 3 points
Pole position and fastest lap—that’s 4 points plus an extra 2.

4. Points are handed out based on the categories outlined in Section 3 of the Rulebook. You can also snag extra points for nailing specific positions—those are broken down into two separate groups:
Group 1: 1st–3rd, 4th–10th — 1 point per position.
Group 2: 11-16, 17-22, Democratic-Republican coalition – 2 points for the exact position.
The extra 2 points for the Democratic-Republican coalition only kick in if you nail both drivers in that group. In the standings, it's recorded as 1 point per driver—so basically, each correct hit earns you one position, totaling two for the whole group.

5. Here’s how the race order will be decided:
A player with more secondary points is simply better. Period.
b) If there’s a tie after step a), the driver with the smaller sum wins—specifically, the sum of the differences between their actual position and their predicted position in the overall standings. In this scenario, we look at all drivers based on the official order provided by the FIA and the competitors. "Bjesomar's Rule"—The driver standings are built using preliminary race results, while any drivers not officially listed in those results are pulled from the FIA entry list. Drivers not included in the initial offer aren't part of the calculation. Note that the Democratic-Republican coalition groups aren't factored into this specific criterion.
c) If there’s a tie after step b)—the win goes to whoever submitted their updated Wild card prediction first. If nobody bothered to send an update, then the original prediction stands. Also, if one player fails to submit an updated prediction entirely, they automatically lose to their opponent.

6. Here’s how we determine the final individual standings:
a) The driver with the highest number of primary points takes it.
b) If there’s a tie after point (a), the driver with more wins moves up.
c) Still tied? Then we look at who has more secondary points.
d) If we're still stuck, we count higher finishes—more 2nd places, then 3rd places, and so on.

6.1. For the constructors' standings, the logic is basically the same:
a) The team with more primary points leads.
b) Ties go to the team with the most wins.
c) If that doesn't break the tie, we check secondary points.
d) Otherwise, it comes down to the volume of other top finishes (2nds, 3rds, etc.).

6.2. As for the Accurate Position Trophy rankings:
a) Higher priority goes to the player with more accurate positions.
b) In a tie, the player who participated in fewer rounds wins out.
c) If they're still level, we favor the player with the highest number of maxed-out positions in a single round.
d) If that fails, we look at the cumulative total of maxed-out positions over two rounds (then three, four, and so on).

7. If the number of competing teams shifts mid-season, we’ll adjust the scoring groups accordingly—specifically just the last group. For example, instead of positions 17-22, the range might shift to 17-20 or 17-24. These scoring adjustments kick in automatically without notice once the FIA or a team officially announces an entry or a withdrawal from any Formula 1 race. This also applies if the announcement happens before Friday free practice and the team ends up skipping those sessions. Just to be clear: this rule won't trigger for random absences like driver injuries or parts shortages—only actual changes to the official entry list.
redjackal redjackal Newcomer
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joined Apr 2013
#2 ·
8. If you miss the deadline or fail to submit a new prediction, your Wild card kicks in automatically. You’re required to submit a new pick for every race, but everyone gets three Wild cards per season. These will trigger if you miss a deadline, defaulting your score to whatever your last official prediction was. Once those three Wild cards are gone, you won't earn any more points unless you actually start sending in new predictions again. Not much of a safety net, really.
If a driver fails to submit a new prediction for two consecutive races, their teammate has the right to kick them out of the team. Unless they explicitly say otherwise, that driver just continues the championship on their own.

9. You have to post your predictions using the same username you used to sign up, unless an admin changes it on you. If you get banned, you're out for that round. This applies if the ban lasts until the deadline, unless you already submitted your picks before getting the boot—in which case, they still count. Also, if you’re banned but still have a Wild card prediction left and didn't submit anything for the current round, that Wild card will be applied just like everyone else's.

10. Drivers can jump between teams whenever they want. If you switch, you don't take your old team's points with you—only your individual score stays yours. Same deal if someone gets kicked out. Team totals only start counting from the moment a new squad is formed, though changing a team's name won't mess with the standings. Each team gets two name changes during the season; before the season kicks off, you can change it as many times as you like.

11. If you pick a driver who doesn't actually show up on the official FIA entry list, you get zero points for them. Period. Also, don't expect any credit if you leave someone out of your ranking, no matter how much sense it makes to skip them. Your score is strictly based on the specific positions you write down next to each driver—if you mess up the numbers, that’s on you; we just follow whatever you wrote. If you list the same position or driver more than once, those entries won't count toward your total. If you try to overstuff your list with more drivers than are actually starting the race, those extras won't earn you anything. Any driver without an assigned position is treated as NOP. If you submit a list without any position numbers at all, we'll just treat it as a ranking without any NOPs.

12. Copying someone else's Wild card prediction isn't allowed. We only investigate and penalize if a participant files an official complaint once the deadline for this thread has passed. You're considered to be copying if you match more than 75% of the drivers—including all groups, rounded up—with another prediction already posted for this race (old predictions used as Wild cards don't count toward this). If you get caught, your prediction simply won't be counted.

13. Standings are tallied based strictly on the preliminary order released by the FIA immediately following the race. Any later adjustments made by the FIA don't count toward the results. For NOP purposes, any driver on the official entry list who fails to finish in the points is considered, regardless of whether they're marked DNF, NC, or Ret. Otherwise, per FIA rules, a driver is officially classified as having retired if they complete less than 90% of the race distance. As for the race itself, the number of laps is whatever the FIA decides—whether that's through their standard procedure or an emergency ruling.
Drivers who fail to qualify for the race and subsequently don't start will be counted as NOP only if they were officially on the FIA entry list.

14. If some weird situation pops up during the race that isn't explicitly covered by these rules, the Race Director gets to make the call. They’re expected to use common sense and stick to the spirit of fair play. These regulations go into effect once they're posted in the Championship rules and results section, though they can be tweaked via amendments if—and only if—it becomes absolutely necessary to keep things running smoothly.

15. The Race Director can be replaced at any point if a majority of the competitors vote for someone else, provided that person actually agrees to take the job. Rules can also be changed mid-stream, but never retroactively.
stormytiger4 stormytiger4 Active Member
148 messages
joined Feb 2020
#3 ·
I'm throwing my hat in the ring for the Bambi contest. 🙏
Tyler Bennett5 Tyler Bennett5 Active Member
149 messages
joined May 2019
#4 ·
stormytiger4 said:I'm jumping in on the Bambi predictions. 🙏

I'm siding with my colleague 🙂
Terry Carter2 Terry Carter2 Active Member
206 messages
joined Mar 2003
#5 ·
Nightmare
#27 Terry Carter2
#23 _express_

_express_, you in for this game?
😁
wiredfalcon2 wiredfalcon2 Regular
491 messages
joined Mar 2005
#6 ·
I'm in.
Jessica Alvarez7 Jessica Alvarez7 Newcomer
5 messages
joined Mar 2013
#7 ·
It has been ten years since I last stepped onto the court, but I might actually be ready to play this year, so if anyone is interested...
wearymoose28 wearymoose28 Newcomer
6 messages
joined Oct 2018
#8 ·
I'm signing up. Looking for a teammate who won't flake out on more than three races this season.

#88 wearymoose28
stormybadger8 stormybadger8 Veteran
1.8K messages
joined Apr 2013
#9 ·
Log in...
stormytiger4 stormytiger4 Active Member
148 messages
joined Feb 2020
#10 ·
The championship is looking pretty solid right now!

And man, I really hope this turns out to be the year for Bambi2020!
redjackal redjackal Newcomer
2 messages
joined Apr 2013
#11 ·
wearymoose28 said:I'm signing up and looking for a teammate who won't miss more than three races this season.

#88 wearymoose28

Since I can't find a partner anywhere, we could just team up if you're interested.👍
wearymoose28 wearymoose28 Newcomer
6 messages
joined Oct 2018
#12 ·
redjackal said:Since my buddy isn't showing up, we can jump in together if you're down. 👍

If he doesn't show, we might be 🙂
graniteharbor502 graniteharbor502 Regular
443 messages
joined Apr 2016
#13 ·
gram.
dustymarlin16 dustymarlin16 Active Member
52 messages
joined Mar 2019
#14 ·
Look, if my teammate plays, we can stay together. I don't care...
redjackal redjackal Newcomer
2 messages
joined Apr 2013
#15 ·
wearymoose28 said:If he doesn't show up, he might 🙂

He’s not coming back. Last I saw him was September 23, 2019.

Anyone know what happened to Gaff? Just vanished out of nowhere.
Terry Carter2 Terry Carter2 Active Member
206 messages
joined Mar 2003
#16 ·
redjackal said:does anyone actually know what happened to Gaff? He just vanished out of nowhere

It seems like nobody has a clue anymore! He just went off the grid entirely!
😁
briskhound76 briskhound76 Active Member
74 messages
joined Nov 2009
#17 ·
Last season was such a disaster that I honestly feel obligated to fix my reputation.
Team ! ®
Same number! ®
The same teammate? Sure, assuming he actually decides to give it one more shot.
swifttiger75 swifttiger75 Active MemberOP
179 messages
joined Nov 2013
#18 ·
#37 I'm driving ☕
silentbear49 silentbear49 Active Member
55 messages
joined Oct 2008
#19 ·
Just checking in to show some respect😁 #31
Jessica Alvarez7 Jessica Alvarez7 Newcomer
5 messages
joined Mar 2013
#20 ·
Richard Green73 said:I haven't stepped onto the field in ten years, though I might consider returning this season, so if anyone is looking...

To reiterate my previous point. Is there an open driver's seat available?

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