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Back by apparently some demand for 2026!
Here are the rules - which are almost identical to those of 2025 with adjustments to account for the additional team, engine, and drivers:
- You have 13 Tokens from which you must select one of each of: DRIVER 1, DRIVER 2, CHASSIS, and ENGINE.
- You may, over the course of the season, swap CHASSIS and ENGINE once apiece, and you have two DRIVER swaps (whether that's 1 and 2, or either twice).
- Additionally, you have one JOKER swap, for swapping your entire lineup in one go only; when using it, the two DRIVER slots must be filled with two entirely new DRIVER selections.
- You may enter or change your team lineup at any time during the season, but only entries received (by PM or post in this thread) before one hour ahead of race qualifying (not sprint qualifying) will be eligible to score in the subsequent Grand Prix.
Here's where it gets complicated:
- Across the course of the season, I will adjust Token values at 1200 UK time on the Wednesday after every sixth classified race and hopefully tell people about it.
- Should your selection gain or lose value, your number of Tokens will increase or decrease accordingly; if you have a team worth 13 Tokens and its value drops to 12 Tokens, you will only have 12 Tokens available for any swaps you wish to make. It may be to your advantage to swap before a Token update if you suspect your team's value will fall...
- If any race should be postponed for any reason and other races occur before it, the calendar will shift up. For example, should Bahrain/Saudi be postponed and Miami occur first, Miami will be R4, not R6. Token updates will occur after every sixth race in chronological order.
- With the exception of Token 6 there will always be four DRIVERS at each Token value, two CHASSIS at each Token value, and a maximum of one ENGINE at each Token value.
- Token 6 will always have two DRIVERS, one CHASSIS, and a maximum of one ENGINE, but may also not be used in the ENGINE selection.
- No individual item may gain or lose more than one Token level in an update. For example, a DRIVER assigned to Token 3 may advance to Token 4 or drop to Token 2 within a single Token update, but not to Token 5 or Token 1 until the next update if applicable.
- Should a driver miss a race for any reason and a replacement races in their stead, the replacement will score for that driver; note that this will apply if the replacement driver is one who already drives for another team except in the case of a full-time active driver transfer from another team wherein the driver continues to score for themselves in their new team and their replacement for themselves at the original team, with any driver leaving the grid scoring nothing until such time as they rejoin.
Here's how you score:
- Only classified finishes will generate points
- That doesn't include Sprint Races which are the spawn of the devil.
- DRIVERS will score points according to their finish position; 1st place will score 22, 2nd will score 21, 3rd will score 20, and so on down to 22nd which scores one point.
- ENGINES will score points according to the mean of the best two finishes for each engine, with the same points system as above. If an ENGINE records a 1-2 finish, it therefore score the maximum 19.5 points.
- CHASSIS will score points exclusively based on the Famine's Adjusted Constructor's Championship* (FACC). This is a simple ranking of each team's second-finishing car, using the current F1 points system from 25 for 1st down to 1 for 10th.
Here are the starting Token values, valid until the first Token swap that is currently scheduled for Wednesday May 20th:
| TOKEN VALUES | Drivers | Chassis | Engines |
| 6 | Norris, Verstappen | McLaren | Mercedes |
| 5 | Piastri, Russell, Leclerc, Hamilton | Mercedes, Ferrari | Ferrari |
| 4 | Antonelli, Hadjar, Gasly, Lawson | Red Bull, Racing Bulls | Ford |
| 3 | Sainz, Ocon, Bearman, Colapinto | Haas, Williams | Audi |
| 2 | Lindblad, Hulkenberg, Bortoleto, Alonso | Audi, Alpine | |
| 1 | Albon, Bottas, Perez, Stroll | Aston Martin, Cadillac | Honda |
Your initial entry will be final, with any edits disregarded. If your selected entry is over 13 Tokens it will be disregarded. Take great care!
Current Entry List:
1. Famine (I will not be eligible to win, and will not make any swaps until the first race after a Token update)
2. @-Fred-
3. @Jimlaad43
4. @Nacho Libre
RACE ONE ENTRY DEADLINE - 0500 UTC, Saturday March 9
FIRST TOKEN UPDATE DUE - 1100 UTC, Wednesday May 20
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