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Note: This article was updated to reflect the latest announcements from Formula 1 itself.
On Wednesday, F1 Fantasy moved Kevin Magnussen to Inactive in preparation for his one-race ban and added a note to both the Magnussen and Logan Sargeant assets:
A message on the Home page later clarified that Inactive drivers will be subject to a 5-point penalty for missing Qualifying, a 20-point penalty for missing Sprints, and a 20-point penalty for missing Grands Prix:
The Rules page was updated to include Inactive drivers as well:
After weeks of speculation, this latest news means that Sargeant no longer benefits fantasy strategists and should be removed ahead of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
Post-Baku Update
Here is what we learned after one week of the new Inactive driver rules:
- No Negative does cancel out the negative points assessed to Inactive drivers
- The average score used to calculate price changes does not include Inactive drivers
- Inactive drivers receive the biggest price drop allowed by their price tier, a downside to keeping them and using No Negative
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