stormybadger8
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1. The Reddit F1 super league is an invite-only showdown featuring the top eight heavy hitters from last season's various forum competitions. If anyone decides to flake out, the next person on the leaderboard from last year steps up to fill the slot. For those wondering who actually secured a spot for next season, check the rule under point 15. The race director is handling all official results and standings here in this thread. The moderator will be copying everything over to the first page to keep things organized, while everyone else stays busy posting their updates and playing the F1 super league.
2. Here’s how the league works: competitors face off in head-to-head duels from start to finish. It’s a triple round-robin setup based on a random draw and a pre-set schedule. During the first two rounds of the super league, everyone makes an offer to everyone else. In the third round, things change—offers are based on merit, meaning your standing at the end of the second round dictates your matchups. Basically, if you actually perform well, you get an easier path through the final stretch.
3. Here’s how the competition works:
The person setting the offer has until midnight on Tuesday of the race week. They submit five sets of picks with no limits, but here’s the catch: they don't actually pick the drivers themselves. Instead, their opponent does that by bolding five favorites they think will finish higher, then marking them with a 1 or 2 next to the pair. This has to be done at least ten minutes before qualifying starts on Saturday. Any drivers not explicitly marked automatically become the offer setter's favorites.
4. Once the race wraps up, drivers pick up these extra points:
Winning a duel where nobody retires gets you 3 points.
Winning a duel where the loser DNF's? That’s a solid 2 points.
Winning a duel when the loser didn't even start the race? That's worth 1 point.
An unresolved duel where both drivers DNF or fail to start—they both walk away with 1 point.
5. Once we tally up all those extra points from the pairings, the main points get handed out like this:
Beating an opponent's offer - 3 points
Winning on your own bid—that’s 2 points in the bag.
Unresolved duel – they both walk away with 1 point.
6. Here’s how we determine the overall league standings:
Look, it's simple: the guy with more main points is the better competitor. Period.
If there's a tie after we apply rule a), the tiebreaker goes to whoever holds the higher margin of secondary points. Simple as that.
If there's a tie after step B, the tiebreaker goes to whoever scored more head-to-head points during their two or three matchups.
If there’s a tie after step C, the tiebreaker goes to whoever has the better head-to-head record from those two or three matchups. Simple as that.
If there's a tie after step D, the tiebreaker goes to whoever racked up more total wins. Simple as that.
If we end up in a tie after step E, the tiebreaker goes to whoever snagged more individual pair wins. Simple as that.
If there's a tie after step f), the winner is whoever managed to snag more secondary points. Simple as that.
7. You can drop your bid as soon as the last race wraps up. The official deadline is Tuesday at midnight during the week of the next race, but let’s be real—there aren't any actual penalties for missing it. If you send your bid at 12:01 AM on Wednesday, we’ll still count it. However, if you miss the window, your previous bid from the league stays active, and your opponent gets to respond to that one instead. If they don't reply to the old bid before a new one hits the table, they have to deal with the new one. If you fail to send a bid within the first two rounds before an old one even exists, or if you're so late that your opponent doesn't have time to counter, your opponent automatically gets the max payout: 3 main points and 15 secondary points. Also, if you miss the deadline and your opponent is logged in or posting on Reddit F1 super league before qualifying but ignores your late bid, you get the full points—as long as your bid was posted at least an hour before their response window closed.
8. If a competitor fails to submit a new offer or a response for three races in a row, they’re out. Automatic disqualification from the super league, provided there's a backup racer ready to step up. If we do activate a reserve, they take over the disqualified person's remaining schedule, but don't get to touch their points. Sorry, that's just how it works.
9. If a competitor misses the deadline or just ignores the first offer entirely, their opponent walks away with the full haul: 2 main points and 15 secondary points. Simple as that.
If a racer fails to submit an answer during the third round, or if they turn in some nonsense response, and we catch them intentionally trying to boost someone else's score, there's going to be trouble. Both the offender and the person getting the unearned advantage will face penalties. The league directors and the F1 subforum moderators will hammer out the punishment together via a majority vote.
10. Ponude i odgovori koji su jednom poslani, ne smiju se više brisati, korigirati, editirati ili slati nove, a kršenje istog sankcionira se davanjem maksimalnog broja bodova protivniku. Ukoliko natjecatelj navede nepotpunu ponudu sa manje od pet parova, ima je pravo nadopuniti do protivnikovog odgovora, a ukoliko to ne učini, za preostale parove koji nedostaju, protivnik dobiva maksimalni mogući iznos sporednih bodova, a ukoliko pošalje ponudu sa više od pet parova, u obzira se uzima samo prvih pet napisanih parova, bez mogućnosti naknadne korekcije.
11. If everyone agrees, competitors can swap home venues for any reason during the first round. If they go that route, those swaps automatically carry over to the second round based on the original schedule, ensuring everyone gets one shot at making an offer. Once we hit the second and third rounds, the venue swaps are off the table. Also, just to be clear, you can't touch the pairing schedule once it's been drawn before the competition starts.
12. Look, here's the deal: you can only post your predictions using the exact username you used to sign up for the competition. The only exception is if an admin steps in and changes it on their end. If you've been banned, you aren't totally out of the running—you can still play, but you have to submit your entry or response through a formal report on your banned account, which the moderator will then manually move over to the main thread. If you don't follow that process, you’re disqualified. Simple as that.
13. Race standings are calculated based on whatever results the FIA drops immediately after the checkered flag—either during the TV broadcast or those first unofficial, uncorrected results posted on their official website. Once those numbers are out, they're final. Any later corrections made by the FIA? Doesn't matter. We don't take them into account. When it comes to determining which drivers dropped out, we stick to those initial FIA results that specify exactly who failed to finish. Otherwise, per standard FIA rules, a driver is considered to have retired if they complete less than 90% of the race distance. As for the race itself, the total number of laps is whatever the FIA decides it should be, whether through their regular protocol or some sudden emergency decision.
14. Once you submit your picks, that's it. If the FIA makes a ruling—whether it helps you or screws you over—you aren't allowed to change your bet just because the outcome shifted. Same goes if the FIA drops a decision that hurts your opponent after you've already locked in your top five favorites; no mid-game changes allowed. Also, if you already know what the FIA or a specific team is going to decide before you even place your bets, you better factor that in. This specifically applies to drivers who have already been officially ruled out of a race. You can't bet on someone who isn't even racing. If you try to sneak them in, you'll face sanctions, which basically means handing your opponent the win and a maximum point haul.
15. Here’s how we’re filling out the F1 super league next year:
15. Next year's F1 super league seeding order:
1. F1 super league champion
2. F1 championship winner
3. Winner of F1 tournament 1
4. Winner of F1 tournament 2
5. Accuracy trophy winner - overall
6. F1 championship runner-up
7. F1 super league runner-up
8. F1 betting winner
9. Finalist of F1 tournament 1
10. Finalist of F1 tournament 2
11. Third place in F1 championship
12. Accuracy trophy winner - championship
13. Third place in F1 super league
14. Third place in F1 tournament 1
15. Third place in F1 tournament 2
16. Accuracy trophy winner - tournament
17. F1 championship team champion (better side)
18. Fourth place in F1 championship
19. Fourth place in F1 tournament 1
20. Fourth place in F1 tournament 2
21. Second place in accuracy trophy - overall
22. F1 championship team champion (worse side)
23. Fifth place in F1 championship
24. Fifth place in F1 tournament 1
25. Fifth place in F1 tournament 2
The "better" teammate is whoever scored more points.
Whoever finishes dead last in the F1 super league loses 5 spots in next year's seeding across all competitions they placed in this season. The guy finishing second to last loses 3 spots in their best placement among other competitions.
16. This rulebook kicks in once posted in the Super League rules and results thread. We might tweak things later if we realize the current setup is a mess and needs fixing to keep the league running smoothly.
If some weird situation pops up that isn't covered by these rules, a special committee made up of all the admins and moderators of this sub-forum will make the call.
