Terry Carter2
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joined Mar 2003
8. If a competitor fails to submit a fresh prediction, or if they try to sneak one in on a Saturday at 3:01 AM after the deadline has already passed, the "Joker" rule kicks in automatically. Look, let’s be clear: players are required to submit a new prediction for every single race. However, to account for life getting in the way, everyone is granted three "Jokers" per season. These Jokers trigger automatically whenever someone misses a deadline, and in those instances, the player will simply be credited with whatever their last official prediction was. Once you've burned through all three "Jokers," the grace period is over. After that point, you won't earn any more points unless you actually bother to submit a new prediction to stay in the running.
If a driver fails to submit a new prediction for two consecutive races, their teammate has the authority to kick them out of the team entirely. Unless that driver explicitly states otherwise, they’ll be forced to continue through the rest of the championship as an individual competitor.
9. Participants are required to submit their predictions using only the specific username they used to register for the competition, unless an administrator has modified it for administrative purposes. Furthermore, any participant facing a ban is strictly prohibited from participating in the round during which the ban is active. This rule applies to anyone whose ban lasts at least until the submission deadline for that particular round—unless, of course, they managed to get their new prediction in before the hammer dropped. If a prediction was submitted prior to the ban, it will be honored just like everyone else's. Additionally, if a banned participant holds an unused "joker prediction," and they fail to submit a standard entry for the round in question, that "joker prediction" will still be applied to their score, maintaining parity with the rest of the field.
10. Drivers are free to jump from one team to another whenever they please. However, let’s be clear about how this works: when a driver transfers, they don't take their former team's constructor points with them—only their individual points follow them to the new outfit. This rule applies equally to drivers who get dropped from a roster as well. From a logical standpoint, a team's standings only begin accumulating from the moment that specific entity is officially formed. Changing a team's name doesn't reset the scoreboard, though. Each organization is allowed two name changes during the season, but before the season even kicks off, they can swap names as many times as they want. It's basic accounting, really.
11. If you pick a driver in your prediction who doesn't actually show up on the official FIA results, don't expect to see any points added to your tally. It’s that simple. Furthermore, you won't receive points for any drivers missing from your list—it doesn't matter how much sense it makes or if you simply overlooked a specific person; if they aren't on your sheet, they don't count. The scoring is strictly tied to the specific positions you assign to each driver. If you make a typo or mess up the numbers, we are going to hold you to exactly what you wrote down; your ranking will be processed based on those erroneous positions, and if you skip certain spots, you lose out on those points entirely. Additionally, if you decide to list the same position or the same driver multiple times, that entire entry is voided—you get zero points for those duplicates. Finally, if you try to overstuff your list by naming more drivers than would normally start a race under standard conditions, you won't receive any extra points for those surplus entries. Any driver you fail to assign a specific position to will be treated as a DNF. On the other hand, if you submit a full ranking without including any position numbers at all, the system will treat it as a ranking where no DNFs occurred. Follow the rules, or prepare to lose points.
12. Let’s get one thing straight: copying someone else's prediction is strictly prohibited. We don't go hunting for copycats immediately; we only investigate and issue penalties if an affected player files a formal complaint once the deadline for posting predictions on this thread has passed. To be clear on what constitutes "copying": if you post a prediction where more than 75% of the drivers—across all categories, rounded up to the nearest whole number—match the exact positions of a previously posted prediction for that same race, you're flagged. Just a reminder that older predictions being used as jokers do not count toward this calculation. If you are caught copying, your prediction will simply be invalidated. No exceptions.
13. Competition standings are calculated based strictly on the results published by the FIA immediately following the race—whether that's via the live television broadcast or those first unofficial, uncorrected listings posted on the official website. Once those initial numbers are out, any subsequent corrections made by the FIA are essentially irrelevant to the tally. When it comes to determining driver retirements, we follow those same primary FIA bulletins. If the official website lists a driver under DNF, NC, or Ret, that is how they are recorded for the results. Any other designation simply doesn't count as a DNF. Furthermore, per FIA regulations, a driver is considered to have retired if they complete less than 90% of the race distance. And let's be clear: the total race distance is dictated entirely by the FIA, which retains the authority to set the number of laps through either standard procedure or an extraordinary ruling.
Drivers who fail to make the grid during qualifying will only be recorded as a DNQ if they don't actually participate in the race. However, if they miss qualifying but the FIA grants them a special dispensation to compete, they won't be treated as a DNQ in any predictions. Instead, they'll be handled just like any other driver who qualified normally—meaning they have the full potential to finish in scoring positions or, conversely, end up with a DNF.
14. Should a controversial situation arise during the event that isn't explicitly covered by these specific regulations, the Race Director will step in to resolve it. They are expected to use common sense while strictly adhering to the fundamental principle of fair play. These rules go into effect once they are posted in the Championship's official rules and results section, and they may be amended via special updates only if it becomes absolutely necessary to ensure the competition functions properly.
15. The Race Director can be replaced at any point during the competition if a majority vote is cast by the competitors and a new director agrees to take the role. Similarly, disputed rules can be changed, but under no circumstances will any changes be applied retroactively.
