The No Negative Chip: Explained | F1 Fantasy Guide (2024)

What is it?

As a reminder, all six chips can only be played once per season. For every driver and constructor on your team, any scoring category at the end of the race weekend with negative points will be set to zero. Assets can lose points for a number of reasons:

• Not classified/no time set in Qualifying
• Disqualification from a Qualifying, Sprint, or Grand Prix
• Not classified in a Sprint or Grand Prix (DNF with less than 90% of the race distance completed)
• Positions lost in a Sprint or Grand Prix (based on starting position)
• Constructors lose 1 point if neither driver reaches Q2

Please note that the 10-point penalty per transfer after exceeding the free transfer limit is NOT removed when activating No Negative.

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When is the best time to use No Negative?

In 2024, this chip provided the most value on rainy weekends. The Canadian and Brazilian Grands Prix each produced five DNFs, and at Canada both Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz failed to reach the checkered flag. A team running triple Ferrari (LEC, SAI, and FER) with the No Negative chip at Canada saved 80 points from negated penalties.

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What does a result with No Negative look like?

Consider the example below from the Visa Cash App RB constructor at the 2024 Bahrain Grand Prix. They scored 3 points for both drivers reaching Q2 and 6 points from overtakes, however they lost 2 positions in the race which normally subtracts 2 points from the constructor's score. Teams that ran RB but did not use No Negative scored 7 points (3 + 6 - 2). Since the No Negative chip sets any scoring category with negative points to zero, the Race Positions Lost category appears crossed out and RB scored 9 points.

This chip affects all drivers and constructors with negative scoring categories for a single race weekend.

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