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Hints and Tips
If you are new to Fantasy Grand Prix then this could be worth a
quick read! Lots of tips and advice in no particular order. If
you have played before, then it's a good reminder!
- Use the Team
Selector to create your team. It's much easier than trying
to add it all up yourself. It calculates your costs, tells you
when you've overspent and checks for errors in your team set-up. It will also create an entry form
that you can save and email as an
entry direct to Kevin. If you do not receive the Team Selector
via email, please contact Kevin for a copy.
- Read the F1 Drivers and Teams
Guide, every driver and constructor gets a mention along with
basic engine details.
- The prices of Drivers and Cars in Fantasy Grand Prix is
somewhat skewed. It is purposely created this way so as to avoid
teams at the start of season having too many elements from the
top teams.
- It pays to get as many higher value elements in
the team as possible. Going for a team with all middle prices
hasn't worked in the past, so there's no reason to think it will
now!
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Do Not expect to be able to get the best team at the start of
the season. The prices will not allow it, especially this year!!
- Lower priced F1 teams at the start of the season are not all
bad! They often trundle around at the back whilst teams further
up the grid may get involved in traffic and crashes... thus meaning the little teams will score
some improvement
points.
- Whilst Drivers may score big points, if they don't finish
that's that... whereas Cars are two to a team, if one stops you
can still pick up some points from the other. It's a balancing
act!
- T1 transfers are designed as a small correction phase. You
can't use any of the Bigger elements here.
- The first and second Transfer periods
(T1 & T2) are Free. i.e. You do not lose Championship
Points.
- T2 is an important set of transfers. Use it to
upgrade your team, taking out the smaller and under-performing
elements to replace with some bigger ones.
- The third and final set of transfers (T3) will cost you
375 championship points for every transfer
you make from then on. Points are
removed from your overall/Championship score. So, when choosing
to transfer, bear in mind you have to make up those points and
then get more for it to be worthwhile...
however, and this bit is worth
noting... if after Race
18 you consider yourself not in a Championship contending
position, it is well worth transferring in all you can to get
the best out of your team in the remaining races. The top teams
in the championship will need to think very carefully about
making a transfer after Race 18 - there are only six races left
to make up for that 375 point 'fee'! If you are not in that Top
10 fight then go for broke and you may just get yourself some
more Race Prize money... This was certainly the case last year!
- Read the 'Guide
To Transfers' to
better understand how to pick and use your transfers.
- Read the Point Scoring System It's
not as complicated as it may first appear, look at it and see how it works. Use that
knowledge when deciding on your team. In general if a
driver or constructor does well in the F1 race they will do well in
the FGP points, but every now and then it throws a bit of a kink!
- You may enter as many teams as you like. When doing so, it
is best to make those teams as different to each other as
possible, thus spreading your chances.
- There are no secret winning formulas and nothing is
hidden!
But, a knowledge of
what's what in F1 will always help.
- See the news panel on the
Home Page. The News feed is continually
updated automatically, so you can see what's going on in the F1
world without even needing any other knowledge of F1 sites.
- F1 has just one Test this year prior to the race season starting,
taking place over three days.
The teams will all test their cars
ahead of the season start (Dates are on the Home Page). See how the teams perform. Although these tests are by
no means a true reflection as to how the drivers and teams may
perform in the season, it does give some indicators as to who is
'there' and who is possibly not. All the F1 News sites will cover
the tests and their results.
- If in doubt.... Shout!
email Kevin Staden with any questions you have.
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Changes for 2024
- You may only select a maximum of two elements (Drivers/Car) for ALL F1
teams within you race team.
- The above applies to your Race team all season.
- There is no longer a separate restriction on number of elements selected
from the top teams.
- The price of elements is now more controlling on selection than in
previous years with some very expensive elements to kerb 'super teams' at
the start.
- There is much longer wait until Transfers 1 this year.
- Each Transfer 'season' has been evenly spaced - Every six races.
- The Sprint Race rules have been amended
- The Sprint Race now only awards points for the Sprint race. Sprint
Qualifying has no effect on the FGP now.
- The main race points along with qualifying points have seen minor
adjustments.
F1 Links
Links to other Formula One sites
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Formula1.com
The official F1 site, containing news, timings and
full results.
Note: FGP results are taken from this site.
- Planet-F1
Lots to see here. Owned by Sky
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BBC F1
Part of the BBC Sport site. Reliable and informed, but
not very quick reporting.
- Pitpass
Has a lot of behind the scenes reports.
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AutoSport
Good site based around the magazine. Lots of news.
Registration is Free.
Phone Apps
Links to Android phone apps for Formula 1.
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Team Formula
Collected news from several F1 sites, driver, car and
circuit information. Free (paid app also available)
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BBC Sport App
Fairly extensive F1 section. Good for race weekends
(Free)
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Freader 1
Good News site and very easy to customise
Apps for iPhone are also available.
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