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League Name : DS 2013 F1
Password : 37vT5g
Overview
Fantasy Grand Prix is designed to be fun, easy and quick to play (but tricky to win!)
In a nutshell: you create your own ‘dream team’ of three drivers and three cars and then you score points according to how your dream team perform in the 2013 F1 World Championship Grands Prix.
To add a touch of strategy you have a budget of £75million to spend on cars and drivers – so you wont be able to afford all the top drivers and top cars. Instead you’ll need to spend wisely and decide which midfield and back of the field competitors you want in your team.
After each Grand Prix the real results are input and scores are calculated so you’ll be able to logon to see how you are getting on.
Make the most of the first two races to figure out your strategy! During the first two rounds you can make as many team changes as you like – use this opportunity!!
From China onwards you have just 3 free team changes for the rest of the season, you can change your team more but it will cost you a 25 points penalty.
Scoring
Race Points:
As with real Grand Prix the winning driver scores 25 points, 2nd place receives 18, then 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2… to 1 point for 10th place. If any of your drivers finish in the top ten places they will receive the same points.
Again, in symmetry with real F1, cars also score points so if you choose McLaren as one of your cars and Jenson Button (McLaren Driver) finishes 3rd then you’ll still score 15 points even if you didn’t have Button because you have McLaren as a car. If McLaren scored a 1-2 finish then you’d receive a whopping 43points (25+18).
Bonus Points:
This is a neat bonus system that rewards those truly great race drives. If you have Mark Webber (for example) in your team and he starts 16th on the grid after a dismal qualifying but finishes 2nd you’ll receive the 18 points for 2nd place and also 42 bonus points for such a great drive through the field – that’s 3 points per move up the field, i.e. 16th to 2nd is an improvement of 14 positions hence (14 x 3) 42 points.
Bearing this in mind, having less expensive drivers such as Charles Pic can be advantageous if they consistently finish when others drop out. If he starts 21st and ends up 11th then that’s a solid 30 points in the bank even though he didn’t finish in a points paying position.
These ‘bonus’ or ‘improvement’ points only apply to drivers and not cars, since it is generally the driver that brings the car home and is responsible for making great moves.
Prediction Points:
To add an element of excitement to watching the races on telly you can also predict pole position for the starting grid, the race podium results, the fastest lap and the number of Safety Car periods before each Grand Prix and score bonus points for being correct.
If you correctly guess who is on pole position you’ll get 25pts, likewise if you correctly predict who wins then you’ll receive 25pts. The same again if you correctly guess 2nd or 3rd place.
There’s also a combo-bonus where if you guess the podium correctly with all 3 drivers in the correct positions, you’ll get 25pts for each and an additional 50pts. If you’re very good and manage to predict the entire podium as well as pole position, fastest lap and the number of Safety Car periods, you’ll receive 25 points for each correct prediction and an additional 75pts for getting all of them correct. Massive points!
It really is worth submitting your predictions to stand a chance of winning!
Rules
Team Changes
If at some point you decide that a driver or car isn’t worth having in your team you can change that driver or car for another one. You will retain your current points total and score points on the next race with your new line up.
Of course, changing your drivers and cars every race would be a bit ridiculous so to add an element of risk, you are allocated 3 free changes for the whole season and after that each change will cost you 25 points so be careful making flippant decisions!
Note: during the first two rounds of Australia and Malaysia, you have unlimited team changes – use this time to work out your strategy. From the Chinese GP onwards, team changes will be limited to 3.
Predictions can be changed as many times as you like before qualifying begins without a penalty.
During a Grand Prix:
While a Grand Prix weekend is in progress you can still login and view your team and predictions for the race, but team changes and prediction changes are not possible. The game will go into this ‘lock down’ state from when qualifying begins on Saturday, until up to 1hr after the race on Sunday (pending any delays from the FIA or the stewards).
Make sure you’re happy with your team and predictions before qualifying begins!
Tie Breaks:
In the event of two or more Fantasy teams scoring equal points for a Grand Prix then the winner for that Grand Prix will go to the team who registered first for the Fantasy Grand Prix game (league tables are in this order when teams are on equal points).
http://badgergp.com
League Name : DS 2013 F1
Password : 37vT5g
Overview
Fantasy Grand Prix is designed to be fun, easy and quick to play (but tricky to win!)
In a nutshell: you create your own ‘dream team’ of three drivers and three cars and then you score points according to how your dream team perform in the 2013 F1 World Championship Grands Prix.
To add a touch of strategy you have a budget of £75million to spend on cars and drivers – so you wont be able to afford all the top drivers and top cars. Instead you’ll need to spend wisely and decide which midfield and back of the field competitors you want in your team.
After each Grand Prix the real results are input and scores are calculated so you’ll be able to logon to see how you are getting on.
Make the most of the first two races to figure out your strategy! During the first two rounds you can make as many team changes as you like – use this opportunity!!
From China onwards you have just 3 free team changes for the rest of the season, you can change your team more but it will cost you a 25 points penalty.
Scoring
Race Points:
As with real Grand Prix the winning driver scores 25 points, 2nd place receives 18, then 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2… to 1 point for 10th place. If any of your drivers finish in the top ten places they will receive the same points.
Again, in symmetry with real F1, cars also score points so if you choose McLaren as one of your cars and Jenson Button (McLaren Driver) finishes 3rd then you’ll still score 15 points even if you didn’t have Button because you have McLaren as a car. If McLaren scored a 1-2 finish then you’d receive a whopping 43points (25+18).
Bonus Points:
This is a neat bonus system that rewards those truly great race drives. If you have Mark Webber (for example) in your team and he starts 16th on the grid after a dismal qualifying but finishes 2nd you’ll receive the 18 points for 2nd place and also 42 bonus points for such a great drive through the field – that’s 3 points per move up the field, i.e. 16th to 2nd is an improvement of 14 positions hence (14 x 3) 42 points.
Bearing this in mind, having less expensive drivers such as Charles Pic can be advantageous if they consistently finish when others drop out. If he starts 21st and ends up 11th then that’s a solid 30 points in the bank even though he didn’t finish in a points paying position.
These ‘bonus’ or ‘improvement’ points only apply to drivers and not cars, since it is generally the driver that brings the car home and is responsible for making great moves.
Prediction Points:
To add an element of excitement to watching the races on telly you can also predict pole position for the starting grid, the race podium results, the fastest lap and the number of Safety Car periods before each Grand Prix and score bonus points for being correct.
If you correctly guess who is on pole position you’ll get 25pts, likewise if you correctly predict who wins then you’ll receive 25pts. The same again if you correctly guess 2nd or 3rd place.
There’s also a combo-bonus where if you guess the podium correctly with all 3 drivers in the correct positions, you’ll get 25pts for each and an additional 50pts. If you’re very good and manage to predict the entire podium as well as pole position, fastest lap and the number of Safety Car periods, you’ll receive 25 points for each correct prediction and an additional 75pts for getting all of them correct. Massive points!
It really is worth submitting your predictions to stand a chance of winning!
Rules
Team Changes
If at some point you decide that a driver or car isn’t worth having in your team you can change that driver or car for another one. You will retain your current points total and score points on the next race with your new line up.
Of course, changing your drivers and cars every race would be a bit ridiculous so to add an element of risk, you are allocated 3 free changes for the whole season and after that each change will cost you 25 points so be careful making flippant decisions!
Note: during the first two rounds of Australia and Malaysia, you have unlimited team changes – use this time to work out your strategy. From the Chinese GP onwards, team changes will be limited to 3.
Predictions can be changed as many times as you like before qualifying begins without a penalty.
During a Grand Prix:
While a Grand Prix weekend is in progress you can still login and view your team and predictions for the race, but team changes and prediction changes are not possible. The game will go into this ‘lock down’ state from when qualifying begins on Saturday, until up to 1hr after the race on Sunday (pending any delays from the FIA or the stewards).
Make sure you’re happy with your team and predictions before qualifying begins!
Tie Breaks:
In the event of two or more Fantasy teams scoring equal points for a Grand Prix then the winner for that Grand Prix will go to the team who registered first for the Fantasy Grand Prix game (league tables are in this order when teams are on equal points).
