[avavavava]

Welcome to FGP for 2010! I hope this season will be a success and I have an announcement that should help everyone keep updated on FGP as the season progresses.

For those who are new to fantasy grand prix here is a brief synopsis of how it works:

You are the owner of a Formula One team with a budget of £48,000,000 for the 2010 season. To complete your team, you need to pick three drivers (two official drivers and a 3rd driver), a chassis and an engine. You must also pick a bonus GP which will score double points for your team at that race.

Points are awarded throughout the race weekend and are detailed below.

Only the first chassis and engine that crosses the line scores points for your team. Chassis scores are 1st-10th: 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1. Engine scores are 1st-4th: 25-18-15-12.
Drivers points are the same as the chassis scores with two extras:
The pole position is rewarded with 2 extra points for the driver who obtains it. The fastest lap is rewarded with 1 extra point.

A race disqualification loses you all points for the disqualified driver/chassis/engine for that race weekend.

Whoever scores the most points wins the GP. I then total the points throughout the season and the team with the most points wins!

Once complete please choose a name for your team and then post your entry on the forum.

I also have an exciting announcement for this season:

We finally have a working website! (yay! ). Please point your browsers here: http://sites.google.com/site/2009fgp/

To find the price list and the complete rules please visit the website. If you look around you will notice the results from last season’s grand prix’s. These will be up until the start of the GP weekend in Bahrain, at which time I will erase them in order to make way for the 2010 season.

You have until the end of March 10th, 2010 to submit your team.
Good luck everyone!

[avavavava]

I wanted to put this separate from the Welcoming post:

I run FGP according to what the FIA publishes. This means that if a driver or team gets a penalty that everyone dislikes I will still remove those points. I am consistent with FGP, even if the FIA sometimes is not.

Second - I know there are a lot of rumors about teams and their entries into F1. I also know that two teams are missing their second driver and one is in "danger" of losing his seat.

I go by the official FIA list for teams and the official announcement of driver signings by the teams. This way I can rule out speculation and confusion if something changes. For now the two missing drivers are listed as Campos - TBD and USF1 - TBD.

If/when these drivers are named these entries will be changed but that should not stop anyone from choosing them as the prices will not change.

Therefore, please do not ask to be allowed to choose a chassis for a team currently not in F1 for your fantasy team.

Also, please do not sign as your third driver anyone who may end up on a team as a racing driver before the season begins. I am primarily thinking of Christian Klien, Jacques Villeneuvue, and Ralf Schumacher.

If that person does get a race seat he will be worth more than 1 million and you would have to change your team's configuration; which might be a bad thing if we are near the deadline!

Thanks.

[avavavava]

THANK YOU for the sticky, I appreciate it!!!

[ggiifdfalls]

I guess we enter our teams here?

This is my team:

Driver 1: Felipe Massa-11
Driver 2: Robert Kubica-10
Chassis: Mclaren-18
Engine: Ferrari-9

Numbers add up to: 48, which equals £48 000 000

Team Name: Team DiamondEagle Racing Powered by Ferrari

[Heessduernbub]

Thanks for doing this again N. Jones - hope to get a team together soon.

UltimateDan - You're missing a 3rd (reserve) driver and bonus GP.

[Heessduernbub]

Team Name: Eyes Closed & Pedal Down (this needed changing after last years poor performance)
Driver 1: Alonso $17M
Driver 2: Senna $2M
Driver 3: Fisi $1M
Chassis: Ferrari $16M
Engine: Renault $12M
Bonus GP - Canada

[andrekuper]

Thank you again N. Jones for running this.
My team:
name: Baix Camp
Driver 1: Massa
Driver 2: Petrov
Chassis: McLaren
Engine: Mercedes
Driver 3: Fisichella
Bonus GP: Bahrein

Regards

[Fertassa]

OK, I'll give it a crack:

Name: Shot in the Dark

Driver 1: Massa 11
Driver 2: Di Grassi 2
Chassis: McLaren 18
Engine: Mercedes 15
Driver 3: di Resta 1

Bonus: Monza

Total $47m, so I'm a tad under budget

[Peptobismol]

After last years steady-ish debut season Team Raggin' it will be pondering our choices much harder this season. Expect me to finally make a choice around June 12th!

[pkxlugbsbv]

Here we go

Name:TrueSpeed F1

Driver 1: Alonso 17
Driver 2: Petrov 3
Driver 3: di Resta 1
Chassis: McLaren 18
Engine: Ferrari 9


Bonus: Australia
total $48 million

[KaterinaNJq]

Team Name: Ratchet GP

Engine: Merc 15
Chassis: Ferrari 16
Driver 1: Massa 11
Driver 2: De La Rosa 5
Driver 3: Fisichella 1

Bonus GP: Abu Dhabi
Total £48m

[avavavava]

I guess we enter our teams here?

This is my team:

Driver 1: Felipe Massa-11
Driver 2: Robert Kubica-10
Chassis: Mclaren-18
Engine: Ferrari-9

Numbers add up to: 48, which equals £48 000 000

Team Name: Team DiamondEagle Racing Powered by Ferrari

I do need a Bonus GP from you, please.

[avavavava]

After last years steady-ish debut season Team Raggin' it will be pondering our choices much harder this season. Expect me to finally make a choice around June 12th!

Since the FIA and it's president cannot stay on the same page I must inform you that there is no four month grace period for FGP.

You'll have to think of a team a little quicker!

[avavavava]

Thanks for doing this again N. Jones - hope to get a team together soon.

UltimateDan - You're missing a 3rd (reserve) driver and bonus GP.

Thanks and I shall. This year my team will be posted last. I felt that being first last year was an unfair advantage since I created the price list, so this year I decided that I should be last to post.

My team is ready to go but I will wait closer to the deadline to post it.

[cigsstorenick]

Team Name - Potenza Di Cosworth

17m - Alonso
07m - Kobayashi
16m - Ferrari
07m - Cosworth
01m - Paul di Resta

= 48m

[Iphone]

Team Name: Tierra de Pinares

Driver 1: Alonso (17)
Driver 2: De la Rosa (5)
Driver 3: Fisichella (1)
Chassis: Sauber (13)
Engine: Renault (12)

Bonus GP: Monaco

[Frinzer]

Team Name: Flying Yorkie Zakspeed Express

Driver 1: Petrov £3m
Driver 2: Kobayashi £7m
Driver 3: De La Rosa £5m
Chassis: McLaren £18m
Engine: Mercedes £15m

Bonus GP - Britain

This year to mark the 1200th anniversary of the Book of Kells, the car will be launched on February 20th, and Michael Flatley will be ceremonially burned at the stake.

[avavavava]

Rollo:

[ViagraFeller]

El Gallo de Sinaloa

Drivers: Kobayashi, Hulkenberg, di Resta
Chassis: Red Bull
Engine: Mercedes

Bonus GP: Mein Führer's house.

[zdoppiklonikaa]

Team: Binaryspeed
Chasis: Ferrari 16M
Engine: Mercedes 15M
Drivers: Felipe Massa 11 M, Pedro de la Rosa 5M, Heidfeld 1M
Bonus GP: Bahrein