www.gpupdate.netThe cars are being unveiled one by one. Test days are coming up. I’m happy to announce Season 2 of the
F1 Oracle!
The rules are very simple. Before every F1 race weekend you predict the answers to 13 questions. Every answer that turns out to be right, earns you 1 point.
On top of that – and this is the only significant change compared to last year – you get to place a joker on one of the 13 questions each race weekend. If your answer to that question turns out to be correct, you win a bonus. The bonus score is determined by the number of players that gave a wrong answer to that same question. It’s like your own personal DRS! This replaces the bonus system we had last year.
Edit: To assure that the bonuses are well balanced, the bonus score will be calculated as a fraction of the total number of players in the round. Based on the 2016 results these fractions are calculated as follows:
6 players or less: 100% of the number of wrong answers
7 players: 75% of the number of wrong answers
8 players: 65% of the number of wrong answers
9 players: 60%
10 players: 55%
11 players: 50%
12 players: 45%
13-14 players: 40%
15-16 players: 35%
17-20 players: 30%
21-25 players: 25%
All resulting bonus scores will be rounded off to the nearest integer.
(If you're interested in the underlying reasoning of the bonus system, see the 8th post of this thread.)Take for example the last race of the 2016 season, in Abu Dhabi. The game had 10 participants. Placing the joker on the prediction that Hamilton would qualify first, would have netted 1 bonus point: only one contender predicted a different quali winner, 0.55%*1=0.55. Rounded up to 1.
Placing the joker on Vettel setting the fastest lap, like three players predicted: 4 bonus points (7*0.55=3.85. Rounded up to 4).
Etc.
These are the 13 questions:
1. Quali winner [driver]
No. 1 in the official classification of qualifying. Penalties that result in grid position changes are not taken into account.2. Race winner [driver]
As in the official classification.3. Fastest lap [driver]
You know, like, he who, err… records the, ehm... fastest lap in the race. 4. Quali surprise [driver]
This is the driver who qualifies highest compared to his WDC ranking. Official qualifying results apply. So, that’s before any grid penalties. For the Australian GP, the 2016 WDC table will be used. 5. Quali victim [driver]
This is the driver who qualifies lowest compared to his WDC ranking. Official qualifying results (before grid penalties) apply. Drivers that fail to set a lap time can still be classified. For the Australian GP, the 2016 WDC table will be used.6. Overachiever race [driver]
Driver who ends the race in the highest position, compared to his WDC ranking. Only drivers finishing the race in the top 10 (official result) are eligible. This is to avoid attrition to be the dominant factor. (A backmarker who finishes last will still finish the race higher than his WDC ranking if there are DNFs.) For the Australian GP, the 2016 WDC table will be used.7. Underperformer race [driver]
Driver who ends the race in the worst position, compared to his WDC ranking. All race finish positions are eligible. Driver needs to be classified. For the Australian GP, the 2016 WDC table will be used.8. First lap hero [driver]
Driver who wins most race positions in the first lap. If all positions stay the same, no driver will be named first lap hero. New rule: In the case a wet race is started behind the safety car, followed by a standing restart, it's this restart that will be used to determine the first lap hero.9. First lap zero [driver]
Driver who loses most race positions in the first lap. Retirements in lap 1 are not included. If all positions stay the same, no driver will be named first lap zero. New rule: In the case a wet race is started behind the safety car, followed by a standing restart, it's this restart that will be used to determine the first lap zero.10. First man out [driver]
Driver that retires from the race first. Decided by lap count. So even if one retirement happened noticeably earlier than a second, if both happened in the same lap, both answers are right. Note that ‘none’ is a valid answer too.
11. Safety cars [number]
This is the number of times (different occasions) the safety car is deployed during the race. The number of safety car laps is not relevant. Virtual safety cars are not included.
12. Race leaders (number]
Number of different drivers that crossed start/finish line first over the course of the race. Pole position does not count as leading the race.
13. Classified [number]
Number of cars that are classified; note that cars can be classified after completing 90% of the race distance. For the Australian race, the WDC ranking of 2016 will be used to answer questions 4 through 7. The only driver that didn’t race in 2016, Lance Stroll, is placed 20th for this purpose:
1. Hamilton 2. Ricciardo 3. Vettel 4. Verstappen 5. Räikkönen 6. Perez 7. Bottas 8. Hülkenberg 9. Alonso 10. Massa 11. Sainz 12. Grosjean 13. Kvyat 14. Magnussen 15. Palmer 16. Wehrlein 17. Vandoorne 18. Ericsson 19. Ocon 20. Stroll.
Answers need to be in before the start of Qualifying of each race. Editing your answers is allowed, as long as it’s done before the deadline. Make sure you clearly indicate which of the 13 is your joker question before the deadline.
If you are new to this competition and want to see what it’s like before entering, the 2016 thread can be found here:
http://forum.planet-f1.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=13229What do you say? Do you think you can be the
2017 F1 Oracle?
Better get ready for Lights Out then!
Photo: Reuters.