Overview
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Fantasy Grand Prix by F1 Badger is designed to be fun and simple 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 2010 F1 Grand Prix Championship.
To add a touch of strategy you have a budget of £70million 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 race the real results are input into the Badger's calculator and you'll be able to logon here to see how you are getting on. If you win, i.e. score more points than any other team in a Grand Prix then you'll win a prize. Keep this up all season and you'll take the Championship and the main prize. Good Luck!
To give everyone a fair chance the first two Grand Prix - Bahrain and Australia are classed as practice rounds. You'll still score as normal and prizes will be rewarded for the victorious teams but after Australia the total points so far will be set to zero for everyone and team changes will be reset so make the most of the first two races to suss out your strategy!
From Malaysia onwards all points will count towards the Fantasy Grand Prix World Championship.
Prizes
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RACE PRIZES:
In real F1 the winning driver gets to take home a rather elaborate silver trophy. With Fantasy Formula One you also get to take home a drinking vessel but a more appropriate and useful one.
The winner for each Grand Prix will be sent an official F1 Badger certificate and an F1 Badger 'Winners' mug, ideal for a morning coffee and equally suitable for an afternoon brew. They may not be as big and clever as Lewis Hamilton's trophies but they are just as exclusive. So exclusive in fact that even he doesn't have one! You can see the mug in action during the promo video below:
There will be additional race prizes...
Bahrain is sponsored by Henri Lloyd and the winner will receive a signed print of the BrawnGP car from 2009, signed by Ross Brawn. The Top 50 finishers each receive a BrawnGP cap. Not bad at all eh? For more updates see: Fantasy GP News
For more videos see our video channel here - enjoy!
CHAMPIONSHIP PRIZE:
The overall season winner will scoop the big prize of not only an exclusive F1 Badger mug but also a choice of either a single seater driving thrill at the proper British Grand Prix circuit - Silverstone! (Driving licence required, age restrictions apply) or if you don't fancy that there's the option of £75 to spend at Grand Prix Products - the best retailer of F1 related merchandise.
Silverstone Experience
SCORING
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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.
BONUS POINTS:
This is a neat bonus that rewards those truly great race drives. If you have Robert Kubica (for example) in your team and he starts 16th on the grid after a dismal qualifying but finishes 2nd you'll receive not only the 18 points for 2nd place but also 14 bonus improvement points for such a great drive through the field (16-2=14).
Bearing this in mind, having less expensive drivers such as Kamui Kobayashi can be advantageous if they consistently finish when others drop out. If he starts 26th and ends up 12th then that's a solid 14 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.
PREDICTION POINTS:
To add an element of excitement to following the races on telly you can also predict the pole position for the starting grid, the race podium results and the fastest lap before each Grand Prix and score bonus points for being correct.
If you correctly guess who is on pole position you'll get 10pts, likewise if you correctly predict who wins then you'll receive 10pts. The same again if you correctly guess 2nd or 3rd place, however if you predict the entire podium as well as pole position and fastest lap, you'll receive 10 points for each correct prediction and an additional 20pts for getting all of them correct.
RULES
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TEAM CHANGES:
If at some point you decide that a driver/car isn't worth having in your team you can change that driver/car for another one. You will retain your current points total and score points on the next race with your new team.
Of course, changing your drivers/cars every race would be a bit ridiculous so to add an element of risk, you are allocated 5 free changes for the whole season and after that each change will cost you 10 points so be careful making flippant decisions!
Predictions can be changed as many times as you like before the Grand Prix happens without any penalty.
DURING GRAND PRIX:
While a Grand Prix weekend is in progress you can still login and view your team and predicitons for the race, but team changes and prediction changes are not possible. The game will go into this 'lock down' state from up to 1hr before qualifying on Saturday, until up to 1hr after the race on Sunday. Make sure you're happy with your team and predictions before qualifying begins!
TIE BREAKS:
In the event of two or more dream teams scoring equal points for a Grand Prix then the prize for that Grand Prix will go to a team who hasn't won before or failing that the team that registered first for the Fantasy Grand Prix game (league tables are in this order when teams are on equal points).
MULTIPLE TEAMS:
Registration for Fantasy Grand Prix allows one team per person, validated by an email address. We are fully aware that you could have multiple addresses and this would allow you to have mulitple teams and effectively spread your bets but be warned that if F1 Badger finds itself sending prizes to different teams at the same address or by any other means we will disqualify all teams entered by that player.
If you particularly want multiple teams then this will be allowed if a donation of £5.00 or more is made to F1 Badger. Donations help keep the game live and free to enter as well as funding the running costs and support for the main F1 Badger website. You can donate to the Badger here: Throw Money at F1 Badger
CLAIMING PRIZES:
For each Grand Prix prize, the winning team has five working days to reply to the Winners email with a postal address for the prize to be dispatched to. Failing to do so will mean your victory is defaulted to the next highest scoring team.
For the championship prizes they are stated as is, i.e. if the champion chooses the Silverstone prize then the experience itself will be awarded to the winner in the form of a voucher. Travel and any other costs are at the champion's expense. F1 Badger is not responsible for any injuries/incidents as a result of the prizes should anything unfortunate happen.
MISC
If the 2010 season sees as many driver changes as the 2009 one did, then the driver lists will be updated and everyone will be entitled to an extra free change.
Further to these statements, please refer to the Terms and Conditions too and we reserve the right to alter rules and format as we see fit although we hope to not have to do this.
The decision of F1 Badger is final in any misunderstanding. Appeals will be heard but those along the lines of 'I couldn't access the internet to change my team' or other 'the dog ate my homework' type claims will be dismissed.
If you do have a question at any point about the game or these terms/rules then do contact us using the 'contact' form.
and most of all
HAVE FUN!
FAQ
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Below are some common FAQs so please read these as well as the information below for asking us.If you cannot find an answer here then do contact us and ensure you mention your email address you used to register and your team as well as the full details of your query. Otherwise we hope you enjoy the game and wish you the best of luck.
Q. Why can't I see more stats on the stats page?
A. Limited stats for drivers perfomances are included for each race to help you make judgements when changing your line up. We won't disclose such as the best driver/car combination for a race since this is up to you to work out!
Q. Can I see the winning teams driver and car lineup?
A. In short, no! We will not disclose competitors tactics - it's the nature of the game to figure this out for yourself.
Q. I had the winning driver and winning car - why didn't score the most points?
A. Points are awarded for improving positions and also for correct predictions - read the rules!
Q. My team called "
A. We will remove any inappropriately named teams to avoid offending other players
Please do not use any racial, sexual or any other discriminating terms/language for your team name or friends league name
Q. I cannot logon after qualifying and change my team before the race
A. During a Grand Prix weekend the site does not allow new team registration or existing members to change their team/predictions. This is to avoid team changes and prediction changes after events have happened.
The game will be 'locked' upto 1hr before qualifying begins and upto 1hr after the race has finished or results have been published.
Q. If a result is appealed will we see the changes on the site?
A. Once the result is published officially by F1.com those results will be submitted into the game.
Q. I'm bored
A. Read www.F1Badger.com and enjoy it!
Q. If there is a dispute over results what happens here?
A. In any such case F1 Badger has the final say on any matters.
Q. Help! After Australia my total points score is zero!?
A. Read the guidelines! The first two races are practice rounds, with the Fantasy Grand Prix World Championship starting from Malaysia onwards.
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