Forecasts rules 2009 (English)

General principles

- Rules established from the beginning of the season, stable but which take into account the different phases ofthe F1 championship
- Score points and insert a bit of risk progressively in the season
- Always 2 parts in a forecast* : 5 first drivers of the race in sequence and the pole position driver
* + In the last part of the season an optional joker assignable on one of the 5 first drivers listed by the player
- Management through a open Web site, but with a particular competition between 1n€rgy people.
- A valid forecast contains 5 different drivers and a driver in pole position (+ a clearly identified joker on one of the drivers when chosen); if not, the total of points will be 0.

Calendar

- 17 F1 GP between 29/MAR/2009 (Australia) and 01/NOV/2009 (Abu Dhabi)*
* subject to potential official changes from the FIA
- Forecasts are open from 1st of March.

Rules

The rules are divided into 3 phases according to the season's chronology.

Phase 1: The 6 first GP

- A fixed point scale on the 5 first drivers according to principles established in 2008 (private competition)(see screen print hereunder)
- Precision: Points to win are the lowest one between points received by the driver according to his final position with this points scale, and the one he gets according to the forecast.
- A bonus of 1 pt is given for the 1st driver well placed (forecast=reality), 2pts for the 2nd one, etc. whatever the position of the concerned drivers.
- 4 additional points are won for a correct pole position

Summary of the points scale in phase 1

Phase 2: The 5 intermediate GP

- A fixed point scale on the 5 first drivers according to principles established in 2008 (private competition)
- A bonus of 1 pt is given for each driver well placed (forecast=reality)
- An additional bonus of 2 pts is added for a forecasted driver classified in the 5 first and beyond the 5th place in the Driver's general ranking before the race.
- 1 to 3 point(s) bet additionnally on the pole position are won if it is correct – They are multiplied by 2. When incorrect, the points are taken away of the player's total.

Summary of the points scale in phase 2

Phase 3: The 6 last GP

- A fixed point scale on the 5 first drivers according to principles established in 2008 (private competition)
- A bonus of 1 pt is given for each driver well placed (forecast=reality)
- An additional bonus of 2 pts is added for a forecasted driver classified in the 5 first and beyond the 10th place in the Driver's general ranking before the race, and 1 pt only for a driver beyond the 5th place.
- An optional joker can be put on one of the 5 drivers enables to multiply by 2 the total of a line by driver in case he is in the first 5 at the end of the race. If not, the points of the position (according to points scale) are taken away.
- 1 to 3 point(s) bet additionnally on the pole position are won if it is correct – They are multiplied by 2. When incorrect, the points are taken away of the player's total.

Summary of the points scale in phase 3

Penalties and deadlines

- Any forecast published after Friday noon (Central European Time)* is nil.
- Any forecast published after Thursday midnight (Central European Time)* and before Friday noon will get a penalty of 3 points.
* In the week preceeding the race
- For Phases 1 & 2 : Scores under zero for a player in a race are not possible (minimum is 0)
- For Phase 3 : Scores under zero are possible.