Sunday 21 February 2010

2010 Rules - 5. Calendar

5. CALENDAR 2010

14th March – Bahrain
28th March – Australia
4th April – Malaysia
18th April – China
9th May – Spain
16th May – Monaco
30th May – Turkey
13th June – Canada
27th June – Europe (Valencia)
11th July – Britain
25th July – Germany
1st August – Hungary
29th August – Belgium
12th September – Italy
26th September – Singapore
10th October – Japan
24th October – Korea
7th November – Brazil
14th November – Abu Dhabi

2010 Rules - 4. Prices

4. PRICES

4.1 Drivers

5 stars - Champion
Alonso - £10m (driving for Ferrari)
Hamilton - £9.5m (driving for McLaren)
Schumacher - £9.5m (driving for Mercedes)
Vettel - £9m (driving for Red Bull)
Massa - £8.5m (driving for Ferrari)

4 stars - Upper Middle Field
Button - £8m (driving for McLaren)
Webber - £7m (driving for Red Bull)
Rosberg - £7m (driving for Mercedes)

3 stars - Middle Field
Kubica - £6m (driving for Renault)
Kobayashi - £6m (driving for Sauber)

2 stars – Lower rank w/potential
Barrichello - £5m (driving for Williams)
Hulkenberg - £5m (driving for Williams)
De La Rosa - £5m (driving for Sauber)
Sutil - £4m (driving for Force India)

1 star - Lower Rank
Petrov - £3m (driving for Renault)
Glock - £3m (driving for Virgin)
Tulli - £3m (driving for Lotus)
Kovalainen - £2.5m (driving for Lotus)
Senna - £2m (driving for Campos)
Buemi - £1.5m (driving for Toro Rosso)
Liuzzi - £1.5m (driving for Force India)
Di Grassi - £1m (driving for Virgin)
Alguesuari - £1m (driving for Toro Rosso)
Lopez - £1m (driving for US F1)
TBC Campos Driver - £500,000
TBC US F1 Driver - £500,000

4.2 Chassis

5 Stars - Premium
Ferrari - £10m
McLaren - £9.5m

4 Stars - Upper Middle Field
Red Bull - £8m
Mercedes - £8m

3 Stars - Middle Field
Sauber - £6m
Renault - £6m
Williams - £5.5m

2 Stars - Lower Rank
Force India - £4m
Toro Rosso - £3m

1 Star – Newbies
Lotus - £2.5m
Campos - £2m
US F1 - £2m
Virgin - £2m

4.3 Engines

5 Stars - Premium
Ferrari - £10m
Mercedes (McLaren) - £9.5m

4 Stars - Upper Middle Field
Renault (Red Bull) - £8m
Mercedes - £8m

3 Stars - Middle Field
BMW (Sauber) - £6m
Renault - £6m
Cosworth (Williams) - £5.5m

2 Stars - Lower Rank
Mercedes (Force India) - £4m
Ferrari (Toro Rosso) - £3m

1 Star – Newbies
Cosworth (Lotus) - £2.5m
Cosworth (Campos) - £2m
Cosworth (US F1) - £2m
Cosworth (Virgin) - £2m

2010 Rules - 3. Communications

3. COMMUNICATIONS

A bulletin containing the scores and possibly a little light-hearted banter will be posted on this blog as soon as possible after each race.

Team listings will be posted here.

Notification of results updates by email can be requested.

2010 Rules - 2. How to Score Points

2. HOW TO SCORE POINTS
Scoring starts from the Bahrain GP onwards. Fantasy points are allocated based on the performance of your drivers, constructor’s cars and engine.

2.1 Drivers
:: The driver who completes the fastest lap in the final qualifying round will receive +15 points.
If a driver receives an engine penalty he will receive points based on his qualifying lap time ie. we will not penalise FF1 teams for engine changes.

Example, Fernando Alonso sets the fastest time in the 3rd qualifying session but has a ten place grid penalty for changing his engine he will still get +15 points.

:: The driver who completes the fastest lap during the race will receive +15 points.

:: The driver who makes up the most positions from their place on the grid (after penalties) to their finishing place will receive +15 points.
In the event of this being tied the driver finishing in the highest position will receive the points.

:: Drivers that finish the race in the top 10 positions will score points as follows;

1st - 25 points
2nd - 18 points
3rd - 15 points
4th - 12 points
5th - 10 points
6th - 8 points
7th - 6 points
8th - 4 points
9th – 2 points
10th – 1 point

2.2 Constructors/Chassis
Each Constructor has 2 cars in the race - you will be awarded points based on the performance of both cars, as follows:

1st - 25 points
2nd - 18 points
3rd - 15 points
4th - 12 points
5th - 10 points
6th - 8 points
7th - 6 points
8th - 4 points
9th – 2 points
10th – 1 point

2.3 Engines
Each Engine supplier has 2 cars in the race - you will be awarded points based on the performance of both cars, as follows:

1st - 25 points
2nd - 18 points
3rd - 15 points
4th - 12 points
5th - 10 points
6th - 8 points
7th - 6 points
8th - 4 points
9th – 2 points
10th – 1 point

2.4 Home Track
Each team should pick one circuit as their Home Track (see 5. CALENDAR). The points scored by their team at this race will be doubled.

2010 Rules - 1. Picking a Team

1. PICKING A TEAM
First you must choose a team name. Anyone who submits a nameless team will not only be allocated a name by me but will score no points for the first race.

You have a total budget of £24million to choose a team comprising of the following:

2 x Drivers
1 x Constructor/Chassis
1 x Engine

Each driver, constructor and engine is given a value based on previous performances and their potential for success during the 2010 season (i.e.: the most expensive drivers, cars and engines will be those predicted to be the most successful).

There are no points for coming in under budget.

Deadline for submitting teams is Friday 11 March 2010. Teams can be made up of identical drivers and constructors but must have a different home track (see 2.4). If you submit a team and home track that has already been chosen you will be invited to pick again (the bonus of entering early is to get the team you wish).

In the event that a constructor withdraws from the 2010 championship, any FF1 team with their chassis or engine will not be reallocated a different constructor and will score no more points for that chassis/engine. If a constructor is bought out (even after a withdrawal or break from competing) then any FF1 team with that chassis/engine will receive the points scored by the new constructor. A driver picked by a FF1 team will score points for the team with whichever constructor they drive for or no points if they are not competing, ie. if they are dropped or their constructor withdraws from the championship.

Only one team may be submitted per human being.

1.2 Prizes
To make the league “more interesting” entry is £10, which will be put into a prize money pot (and I won’t even take any commission). If fewer than twenty teams are entered, the winner will win 60% of the prize, 2nd place 30% and 3rd place 10%. If twenty or more teams enter then the winner will receive 40%, 2nd place 30%, 3rd place 15%, 4th place 10% and 5th place 5%.