Freq’ly A’d Q’s

What are we doing here? Honestly!

Since the official F1 fantasy site was made with zero to no common sense and doesn’t seem to want to play the way we play, we’re using some extra rules and tactics and add-ons to make it the Fantasy Formula game we all wanna play. We are still using the official F1 Fantasy site (to pick our teams and to play our chips), but instead of sheer total points determining who’s ahead in the standings, it will be your head-to-head win/loss record that will rank the teams. This web site is where we’ll keep track of stuff.

What are we adding to the usual F1 fantasy game?

Mainly, the standings. Teams still score points for their drivers’ performance each race, but instead of those points being added to their total points, and that total dictate where they are in the league standings… each team will play against another team every race and the winner is determined by their point total for THAT race only! You win your matchup, you get a win, and the standings are determined by wins and losses, rather than total points.

What about Chips?

Chips are still a part of the game! They certainly affect your race score the weekEND you play them, and in some ways it’s even more strategic whilst playing head-to-head. Do you save them until later in the season? Do you use them at the beginning of the season to build up a lead? See? Strategy!

What do all the Chips mean again?

F1 Fantasy Chips and their meanings

Autopilot – will change the DRS Boost selection and give it to a team’s highest scoring driver if that driver wasn’t already selected for it.

Extra DRS Boost – will triple a driver’s points tally over a grand prix weekend. It is given alongside DRS Boost, so two drivers will have their points tally either doubled or tripled for a round.

No Negative – prevents any drivers or constructors from scoring minus points over a grand prix weekend. It is new for 2024, however it does not prevent minus points from being applied for making more than the permitted number of free transfers.

Wildcard – allows an F1 Fantasy player to make unlimited changes to its team – while sticking to your current budget – without a points penalty occurring.

Limitless – is similar to the wildcard chip on F1 Fantasy. Once it has been activated, a player can make an unlimited number of transfers to their team without having to comply with the $100m budget. However, it can only be used for one race, so the original team will be restored afterwards unlike the wildcard chip.

Final fix – allows a player to make one change to its team between the end of qualifying and the start of the race – even if they’ve already used all the permitted free transfers. After the race, your roster will revert to how it was before the chip was played.

Can you use a Final Fix Chip on a constructor?

No, Final Fix Chips are for Drivers only.

What are some key differences between what a driver gets points for vs a constructor?

The ones that are always discussed are:

Fastest Lap: Both. The driver and constructor get the 10 points for this one.
Driver of the Day: Driver only, worth 10 points.
Fastest Pit Stop: Constructor only. The 3 fastest pit stops are worth 10, 5, and 3 points respectively. It’s possible for one constructor to get 18 points for having the 3 fastest pit stops of the race.