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If you played last year, simply Log In to the site using the same username and password that you used last year. This will ensure that your existing account details are entered for you, to save you doing it again. Of course, if you wish to change anything, you can do so. If you cannot remember last year's password, please request a new one, and a new one will be e-mailed to you.
Simply have a look around the site, and when you're ready, click the Join in button on the front page to enter a team. You would be well advised to have a look at the Rules, and at the Shopping List first, in order to familiarise yourself with the competition. After that, just sit back and let it all unfurl. Enjoy the features.
Fantasy F1 remembers who you are. In order to do this, it stores a small cookie on your machine, that consists of your username and password. This is totally safe and secure, and does not allow the web site to collect any information from you without your explicit permission. Each page tests to see if you're logged in, and if not, it presents you with boxes to put your username and password in, in order to log in. Logging in allows you to perform administration functions, such as making substitutions, but also it allows you to control your Fantasy F1 experience. To get the best from Fantasy F1, you should definitely set your browser to allow cookies, and then log in.
Use the Join In button on the front page to start the team entry process. If you played last year, enter your existing account details and the system will help you to fill in the information we need to run the game for you. Remember to consult the Rules, and the Shopping List before making your decisions!
Little Leagues allow you to quickly and easily track your position relative to up to five other teams. Use the Update Little Leagues button in your Control Panel to kick the process off, or to administer your Little League.
From time to time there will be a poll on the site. You can contribute to this by making your selection from the available answers in response to the poll question. You must now be registered, and logged in to vote. Only one vote per person is allowed.
The aim is to score as many points as possible. You have a $60 million budget from which you must choose three different drivers, one chassis, and one engine. Carefully read the section entitled Scoring to try to maximise your chances. The administration and governance of the competition is covered in the section entitled Procedures.
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| Qualifying | Qualifying positions score according to the following table:
For the purposes of Fantasy F1, the Qualifying Position will be taken as the position on the grid taken by the driver, i.e. after both qualifying sessions, and any driver behaviour penalties are applied. As far as Fantasy F1 is concerned, the pit lane forms part of the qualifying grid, with cars starting from the pit lane allotted qualifying positions appended to those that started on the actual grid. If a driver attempts, but fails to qualify, he will incur a 5 point penalty |
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| Finishing | For the purposes of Fantasy F1, all classifications are taken from those published on Forix Autosport (sub req'd), which are themselves a replication of the official FIA results. Drivers classified as finishers score according to this table:
A driver will be classified as a finisher if he has completed 90% or more of the race winner's distance, irrespective of whether his car is still running. Hence if someone completes 44 laps of a 50 lap race, he will not be classified as a finisher, and conversely, if he blows up on lap 46 of 50, he will be classified as having finished. Driver's finishing position is subtracted from starting position to give points for places made up or penalties for places lost. These are called position points. Drivers score zero if they do not drive. Should one driver qualify a car which is subsequently driven by another driver, the qualifying driver will not score, and his qualifying points will be added to the driver who races the car. If one of your selected drivers is sacked, retires, is injured, or for some other reason no longer drives in Formula 1, you will not score any more points for him. If, however, he secures a drive with another team, you will score points for his performances in his new team, even if there is a break between the two periods of employment. |
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| Retirement | The first five drivers to retire lose 5, 4, 3 points down to 1 for the fifth retirement. The order of retirement is taken from the results as published on Forix Autosport, which are themselves a replication of the official FIA results. |
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| Disqualification | If a driver is disqualified for an infringement adjudged by the FIA to be caused by him, then he loses all points scored during the weekend, plus he incurs a 5 point penalty. If the driver is disqualified for an infringement adjudged by the FIA to be caused by the team, the driver loses points scored (both positive and negative) but does not incur further penalty. |
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| Finishing | Top-eight finishing chassis score 5 + World Championship points. If one team qualifies for retirement penalties and finishing bonus, the score will reflect the bonus minus the penalty. |
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| Retirement | The first five chassis to retire lose points as for drivers. |
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| Disqualification | If a car is disqualified for an infringement adjudged by the FIA to be caused by the team, then the chassis loses all points scored during the weekend, plus incurs a 5 point penalty. If both cars are disqualified, both lose all points, but only one incurs the penalty. |
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| Finishing | Engines score as chassis for finishing, but without penalties for retirement. |
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| Penalties | If a team replaces an engine and thus becomes penalised by the one-engine-per-two-weekends rule, the engine score will be reduced by five points per infringment. There is no limit to the number of times that this penalty can be applied. After an engine is replaced, the clock re-starts, and that engine must last for two race weekends. |
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| Disqualification | If a car is disqualified for an infringement adjudged by the FIA to be caused by the engine, gearbox or differential, then the engines lose all points scored during the weekend, plus incur a 5 point penalty. If both cars are disqualified, both lose all points, but only one incurs the penalty. |
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You may substitute each driver once per season.
You may substitute your chassis, and engine once per season, as with drivers.
Substitutions must be made prior to the commencement of Friday testing of a race weekend in order to count for that weekend. Substitutions made after this time will take effect at the next race. For the Monaco race, where first practice is on the Thursday, the substitutions must be made prior to the commencement of Thursday testing. In all eventualities, the substitution will become effective from the race as shown in the substitution form.
If you choose to compete in the 2008 giles-guthrie.com Fantasy Formula One league, you must enter a team by 11.59pm GMT on Thursday 13th March 2008.
Entering a team constitutes your acceptance of the rules.
Entering a team also registers you for the giles-guthrie.com Forums at forums.giles-guthrie.com.
You are invited to choose a name for your team. It is not compulsory, but it is desired. Names that are judged to be offensive, either explicitly or implicitly, will be deleted, and your team name will be marked as <deleted>. Should your team name be deleted, you may apply to the Webmaster to suggest a new name.
Players can enter more than one team if they wish. However, there has been a spate of players simply adding numbers to their team names to differentiate one from the next. Since this practice makes it blatant to all that the player is merely hedging their bets, it will no longer be condoned. On this basis, if the Webmaster has reason to believe that a player is entering more than one team for themselves in such a cynical manner, he may feel inclined to delete one or more of the "duplicate" teams.
Your e-mail address is required as part of the registration process, and to contact you. It will not be divulged to any third party without your permission. You may view giles-guthrie.com's Privacy Policy at the Forums site.
You are entitled to substitute each element of your team once per season. If you elect to substitute, your updated team must remain within the $60m budget.
Substitutions made during the course of a race weekend will not take effect until the following event. The "effective dtae" of any substitution will be declared at the time that the change is made.
Scores will be updated when full race data is made available to the Fantasy F1 Webmaster.
All decisions are based on this data and are final.
In the event of a dispute in the real-life competition, the scores will reflect the most current status of the dispute. Subsequent alterations of the decision will be incorporated into the scores.
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