F1 in Schools Regional Finals Competition Regulation - Season 6 - 2023-24

Download as pdf or txt
Download as pdf or txt
You are on page 1of 42

F1 in schools® India

Regional Finals Competition


Regulations 2023-24
CONTENTS
ARTICLE C1 – DEFINITIONS........................................................................................7

C1.1 REGIONAL FINALS EVENT.............................................................................................................. 7

C1.2 F1 IN SCHOOLS™ IN-COUNTRY CHIEF (ICC)............................................................................ 7

C1.3 PARC FERMÉ............................................................................................................................. ..........7

C1.4 COMPETITION PROGRAM............................................................................................................... 7

C1.5 REGIONAL FINALS TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR ENTRY....................................................7

C1.6 KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS (KPI’S).............................................................................. 7

C1.7 CAR RACE TIME VALUE............................................................................................................ ....... 7

C1.8 TOTAL RACE TIME VALUE............................................................................................................... 7

C1.9 REACTION TIME VALUE....................................................................................................................8

C1.10 PROJECT ELEMENTS....................................................................................................................... 8

C1.11 RACE EVENT.......................................................................................................................................8

C1.12 ENGINEERING DRAWINGS............................................................................................................. 8

C1.13 RENDERINGS...................................................................................................................................... 8

ARTICLE C2 – GENERAL INFORMATION...............................................................8

C2.1 COMPETING TEAMS.......................................................................................................................... 8

C2.2 COMPETITION PROGRAM, TEAM NUMBER BALLOT AND TEAM NAME.............................8

C2.3 TEAM RESPONSIBILITIES................................................................................................................9

C2.4 ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITY SUPERVISING TEACHER / ADULT......................................... 9

C2.5 REGULATIONS DOCUMENTS......................................................................................................... 9

C2.6 INTERPRETATION OF THE REGULATIONS.............................................................................. 10

C2.7 SUPPLEMENTARY COMPETITION REGULATIONS.................................................................10

C2.8 DESIGN IDEAS AND REGULATION COMPLIANCE QUERIES............................................... 10

C2.9 MANDATORY PROJECT ELEMENTS REQUIRED FOR REGIONAL FINALS ENTRY........10

C2.10 TEAM REGISTRATION AT THE EVENT......................................................................................11

C2.11 SUBMISSION OF PROJECT ELEMENTS....................................................................................12

3|Page
ARTICLE C3 – COMPETITION AND JUDGING FORMAT................................... 12

C3.1 COMPETITION PROGRAM............................................................................................................. 12

C3.2 JUDGING CATEGORIES................................................................................................................. 13

C3.3 JUDGING SCORE CARDS.............................................................................................................. 13

C3.4 REGIONAL FINALS CHAMPIONS.................................................................................................. 13

C3.5 POINT ALLOCATIONS.............................................................................................. ........................14

C3.6 CRITICAL REGULATIONS............................................................................................................... 14

ARTICLE C4 – SPECIFICATION & SCRUTINEERING JUDGING (170 POINTS)16

C4.1 WHAT WILL BE JUDGED?.............................................................................................................. 16

C4.2 TEAM PREPARATION......................................................................................................................16

C4.3 WHO NEEDS TO ATTEND?............................................................................................................ 16

C4.4 JUDGING PROCESS/ PROCEDURE............................................................................................16

C4.5 RECTIFYING CRITICAL REGULATION FAILURE...................................................................... 17

ARTICLE C5 – DESIGN & ENGINEERING JUDGING (170 POINTS).................17

C5.1 WHAT WILL BE JUDGED?.............................................................................................................. 17

C5.2 TEAM PREPARATION......................................................................................................................18

C5.3 WHO NEEDS TO ATTEND?............................................................................................................ 18

C5.4 JUDGING PROCESS/ PROCEDURE............................................................................................. 18

C5.5 DESIGN & ENGINEERING PORTFOLIO REQUIREMENTS.......................................................18

ARTICLE C6 – PROJECT MANAGEMENT & ENTERPRISE JUDGING (180 POINTS)

C6.1 WHAT WILL BE JUDGED?.............................................................................................................. 18

C6.2 TEAM PREPARATION......................................................................................................................19

C6.3 WHO NEEDS TO ATTEND?............................................................................................................ 19

C6.4 JUDGING PROCESS/ PROCEDURE.............................................................................................. 19

C6.5 PROJECT MANAGEMENT & ENTERPRISE PORTFOLIO REQUIREMENTS.........................19

C6.6 PIT DISPLAY SETUPAND PARAMETERS.................................................................................... 20

4|Page
ARTICLE C7 – VERBAL PRESENTATION JUDGING (160 POINTS)....................22

C7.1 WHAT WILL BE JUDGED?..................................................................................................... ...........22

C7.2 TEAM PREPARATION......................................................................................................................22

C7.3 WHO NEEDS TO ATTEND?............................................................................................................ .22

C7.4 JUDGING PROCESS/ PROCEDURE............................................................................................. 22

C7.5 VERBAL PRESENTATION JUDGING PROVISIONS..................................................................22

C7.6 VERBAL PRESENTATION VIDEO RECORDINGS..................................................................... 23

ARTICLE C8 – RACING (220 POINTS).....................................................................23


C8.1 WHAT RACES WILL BE CONDUCTED?...................................................................................... 23

C8.2 TEAM PREPARATION......................................................................................................................23

C8.3 WHO NEEDS TO ATTEND?............................................................................................................ 24

C8.4 REACTION RACE PROCEDURE................................................................................................... 24

C8.5 REACTION RACE SCORING.......................................................................................................... 24

C8.6 KNOCK-OUT COMPETITION.................................................................................................. ........25

C8.7 DNF (DID NOT FINISH) RACE RESULTS..................................................................................... 26

C8.8 FALSE STARTS............................................................................................................................. .... 26

C8.9 TRACK, TETHER LINE AND TIMING SYSTEM INFORMATION..............................................26

C8.10 CAR DECELERATION SYSTEM................................................................................................... 27

C8.11 CO2 RACE CARTRIDGES.............................................................................................................. 27

C8.12 CAR WEIGHT CHECKS................................................................................................................... 27

C8.13 JUDGES HANDLING CARS............................................................................................................ 27

ARTICLE C9 – CAR REPAIRS AND CAR SERVICING...................................................28


C9.1 CAR REPAIRS..................................................................................................................................... 28

C9.2 CAR SERVICING............................................................................................................................. ....28

ARTICLE C10 – PROTESTS............................................................................................28

C10.1 SCRUTINEERING DECISION APPEALS.........................................................................28

C10.2 SUBMITTING A PROTEST................................................................................................. 29

C10.3 UNSUCCESSFUL PROTESTS.......................................................................................... 29

5|Page
ARTICLE C11 – JUDGES.............................................................................................29
C11.1 OVERVIEW............................................................................................................................. ........... 29

C11.2 CHAIR OF JUDGES......................................................................................................................... 29

C11.3 THE JUDGING TEAMS.................................................................................................................... 29

C11.4 JUDGING DECISIONS................................................................................................................. ....29

ARTICLE C12 - AWARDS................................................................................................................ 30

SCRUTINEERING JUDGING SCORE CARD.......................................................................................... 31

DESIGN & ENGINEERING SCORE CARD.............................................................................................. 32

PROJECT MANAGEMENT SCORECARD………………………………………………………………33

ENTERPRISE SCORE CARD..................................................................................................................... 34

PIT DISPLAY BUILD ASSESSMENT SCORE CARD.............................................................................35

VERBAL PRESENTATION SCORE CARD.............................................................................................. 36

SPECIFICATIONS SCORE CARD............................................................................................................. 37

PROJECT ELEMENT SUBMISSION CHECKLIST……………………………………………………..40

Please note: any amendments made prior to the event will be indicated using red underlined text.

6|Page
ARTICLE C1 – DEFINITIONS

C1.1 REGIONAL FINALS EVENT

The Regional Finals event is managed by F1 in Schools™ India and is held over several days to
include various programmed social and competition activities. The event aims to provide all
participants with an educational and personal development ‘Experience of a Lifetime’. Specifically, the
competition aims to determine the Regional Champions of F1 in schools™ India according to the 2022-
23 F1 in schools™ India Regional Finals Technical and Competition regulations.

C1.2 F1 in Schools™ In-Country Chief (ICC)

Person/s and/or an organization approved by F1 in Schools to manage and co-ordinate F1 in Schools


- The Formula 1® STEM Challenge within a specified country or region of the world.

C1.3 Parc fermé

A secure area where all submitted cars and components are held to prevent unauthorized handling,
but to allow technical inspections to be conducted by the Judges. (Literal meaning in French of ‘closed
park’).

C1.4 Competition Program

The competition program will detail the schedule of judging activities for all teams.

C1.5 Regional Finals terms and conditions for entry

This is a document issued by F1 in schools™ India which constitutes an agreement between F1 in


Schools, ICC’s and supervising teachers regarding participation by teams in the Regional Finals event.

C1.6 Key performance indicators (KPI’s)

These are portions of text that feature on the score cards within a corresponding points range. The
KPI’s describe the type of evidence the Judges will be looking for in order to score the team
appropriately.

C1.7 Car race time value

A ‘car race time’ value is the actual time taken for a F1 in schools™ India car to travel the track from
start to finish, measured from the instant the launch pod fires to when the car breaks the finish line
timing beam. In the case of reaction races, the ‘car race time’ value is calculated as the ‘total race time’
value displayed on the electronic start gate minus the ‘reaction time’ value displayed for that race.

C1.8 Total race time value

The ‘total race time’ value is displayed in the total time field on the electronic start gate at the conclusion
of every race. This time is the sum of the ‘car race time’ value and any ‘reaction time’ value displayed
on the electronic start gate. During time trial races where the automatic launch mode is used there is
a zero reaction time value.

7|Page
C1.9 Reaction time value

A ‘reaction time’ value is the time recorded from the instant the five (5) start lights extinguish to the
instant the start trigger is activated by the driver. This value is displayed in the reaction time field on
the electronic start gate.

C1.10 Project elements

These are any materials and resources that the team presents as part of its entry for any judging
activity.

C1.11 Race event

The Regional Finals competition includes two race events. These are: Reaction Racing and Knockout
Racing.

C1.12 Engineering drawings

Engineering drawings are CAD produced drawings, which along with relevant CAM programs, could
theoretically be used to manufacture the fully assembled car by a third party. Such drawings must
include all relevant dimensions, tolerances and material information. F1 in Schools engineering
drawings must include detail to specifically identify and prove compliance for the virtual cargo and
wing surfaces. Engineering drawings can include: orthographic projection, auxiliary projection, section
views, isometric projection, oblique projection, perspective and annotated renderings.

C1.13 Renderings

Renderings are images intended to illustrate the three dimensional form of an object. These can be
generated in isometric projection, oblique projection or perspective.

ARTICLE C2 – GENERAL INFORMATION

C2.1 Competing teams

C2.1.1 Each team must consist of a minimum of 3 students to a maximum of 6.

C2.1.2 Only members of the official competing team (maximum 6) are permitted to wear the team’s
uniform

C2.1.3 During the competition, only the official core team members (maximum of 6) can represent the
team at registration, Pit Display set up, Scrutineering review, Verbal Presentation, Design &
Engineering judging and Enterprise judging, critical rule fix, racing, on-stage presentations and any
direct communication with the Chair of Judges or Event/Competition Directors.

C2.2 Competition program and team name

C2.2.1 F1 in schools™ India will issue the competition program showing all scheduled judging
activities, with judging times listed against team competition numbers.

C2.2.2 No teams participating in the challenge are permitted to use any of the Formula One Word
Marks (shown below) in their team name, logo, domain name, and/or any Digital media handle. For

8|Page
example “Infinity F1” is not allowed and should be changed to something similar such
as “Infinity” or “Team Infinity”. No team will be permitted to use any of the prohibited word marks within
their team name when participating in F1 in schools™ India from 2017 onwards.

The F1 IN SCHOOLS Logo, F1, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD

CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trademarks of Formula One Licensing BV, a
Formula 1 company. All rights reserved

C2.3 Team responsibilities

C2.3.1 Teams must read the Regional Finals Technical Regulations carefully to ensure their cars
comply with those regulations.

C2.3.2 Teams must read the Regional Finals Competition Regulations (This document) carefully to
ensure that all project elements satisfy these regulations and that they understand the requirements
and procedures for all aspects of the competition and judging.

C2.3.3 During the competition it is the team’s responsibility to ensure that team members are present
at the correct time and location for all scheduled activities.

C2.3.4 Security of the pit display and its elements is the team’s responsibility during competition.

C2.4 Role and responsibility of supervising teacher / adult.

C2.4.1 All the supervising teachers / adults should carefully read and understand the terms and
conditions for entry to the F1 in schools™ India Regional Finals event, and must have explained all
relevant information within this agreement to their team/s.

C2.4.2 It is the primary responsibility of any event accredited supervising teacher/adult to ensure duty
of care/well-being for all their student team members, as appropriate for their home country legislation.
Any concerns arising during the event in relation to this should be brought to the attention of the F1 in
schools™ India Event Directors immediately.

C2.4.3 The event accredited supervising teacher/adult is permitted to be present during any judging
activity with their team, but, must not interact in any way with the student team, Judges or judging
process. Any incident considered inappropriate will be brought to the attention of the Chair of Judges
and 10 penalty points may be applied to their associated team.

C2.5 Regulations documents

C2.5.1 F1 in schools™ India issues the regulations, their revisions and amendments made.

C2.5.2 Competition Regulations – (This document). The Competition Regulations document is mainly
concerned with regulations and procedures directly related to judging and the competition event.
Competition Regulation articles have ‘C’ prefix.

C2.5.3 Technical Regulations – A document; separate to this one which is mainly concerned with those
regulations that are directly related to F1 in schools™ India car design and manufacture.
Technical Regulation articles have a ‘T’ prefix.

9|Page
C2.6 Interpretation of the regulations

C2.6.1 The final text of these regulations is in English, should any dispute arise over their interpretation,
the regulation text, diagrams and any related definitions should be considered together for the purpose
of interpretation.

C2.6.2 Text clarification - Any frequently asked questions that are deemed by F1 in schools™ India to
be related to text needing clarification will be answered. The question and the clarification will be
published to all teams at the same time.

C2.7 Supplementary competition regulations

Other documents may be issued by F1 in schools™ India that provide teams with further logistic and
other important event information. Any supplementary regulations will be issued to lead teachers and
team managers, where the team manager has supplied F1 in schools™ India with a contact email
address. Copies of all supplementary regulations issued will be displayed on a notice board at event
registration and available online either via the website or social media pages.

C2.8 Design ideas and regulation compliance queries

Teams are not permitted to seek a ruling from F1 in schools™ India or any competition official or judge
before the event as to whether a design idea complies with the regulations. Rulings will only be made
by the Judges at the Regional Finals event. Design compliance to the regulations forms part of the
competition. As in Formula 1, innovation is encouraged, and F1 in schools™ India teams may also
find, sometimes controversial ways, of creating design features by pushing the boundaries in order to
get an extra competitive edge.

C2.9 Mandatory project elements required for Qualifiers entry

Following is a summary of the mandatory elements required for judging:

• Two (2) identical F1 in schools™ India cars including all optional replacement components
• Design & Engineering Portfolio
• Project Management & Enterprise Portfolio
• A Pit Display
• A 10-minute Verbal Presentation
• An electronic copy of all specified project data
• A set of engineering drawings including orthographic and 3D renders for Scrutineering judging

• Annexure C and Annexure D (If any Sponsors)

Project Elements Submission Checklist which must include the official F1 Model Block holographic
stickers

The Deadline for Project Element Submission will be announced prior to the Regional Finals. Failing
to Submit will attract a Penalty Points.

The above list is detailed in the remainder of ARTICLE C2.

C2.9.1 Cars - Each team must produce Two (2) identical F1 in schools™ India cars – two race cars.

10 | P a g e
C2.9.2 Portfolios - Each team must produce One (1) ‘Hard Copy’ 11(10+1) page maximum Design &
Engineering portfolio and One (1) 16 pages (1 page front cover + 14 pages of content + 1 page back
cover) page maximum Project Management & Enterprise Portfolio presented in an A3 (or equivalent)
sized format. Portfolio will be returned for exhibition within the teams pit display. Refer to ARTICLE C5
& C6 of these regulations along with the Design & Engineering and Enterprise judging score card for
portfolio specification and content requirements.

C2.9.3 Pit display - Each team will be provided with a dedicated exhibition style space for set-up of
their pit display elements. The specific style and size of this space will be announced in supplementary
event competition regulations. Refer to ARTICLE C6 for further pit display specifications and content
requirements.

C2.9.4 Verbal Presentation - Teams will be required to deliver a Verbal Presentation in relation to their
project to the Judges. The presentation must not last longer than 10 minutes. Teams should bring their
own laptop with any slide show or other multimedia files that need to be shown as part of their Verbal
Presentation.

C2.9.5 Electronic data - Teams must submit all Engineering and other data specified below on a
storage device compatible with the windows operating system e.g. USB memory stick.

Data submitted must include:

• All CAD parts and assembly files Hi-res realistic renders


• Full Design & Engineering and Project Management and Enterprise portfolios

• All additional Engineering drawings and Renderings submitted for judging

• Any pit display multimedia files.

C2.9.6 Engineering drawings (refer ARTICLE C1.12) and Renderings (refer ARTICLE C1.13) for
specification judging - Teams must submit a hard copy of any engineering drawings and renderings of
their car assembly and parts they wish to be referenced by the Engineering and Specification Judges.
The drawing set must include an Orthographic Drawing - A 3rd angle orthographic projection, including
plan, side and end elevations of the fully assembled car. 3D rendering/s of the final car design must
also be included. These elements must be produced using CAD. The orthographic technical drawing
should include dimensions and corresponding regulation numbers in order to illustrate regulation
compliance. These drawings must be presented on paper only pages no larger than A4 in size. Please
note, Engineering Drawings and Renderings will be stored along with your car and spare parts after
Registration and Element Submission, so hard covers and / or large bindings are not advisable.

C2.9.7 Laptop for Design & Engineering judging - A laptop with the CAD software used by the team
and with all CAD part and assembly data must be brought to the Qualifiers event. This will be needed
during the Design & Engineering judging session so that the team can demonstrate their CAD work
and better explain how they engineered their car design.

C2.10 Team registration at the event

C2.10.1 Teams will be required to register with F1 in schools™ India once arriving for the event. At this
registration teams will be issued with Regional Finals accreditation, event programs and detailed
welcome pack. The student team manager and supervising teacher for each team should attend. Each
team will be given a specific time and location to register prior to their arrival, this time slot must be
adhered to.

11 | P a g e
C2.10.2 F1 in schools™ 30x15mm car decals must be fitted to each of the cars by
the team following registration and prior to the submission of their project elements.

C2.11 Submission of project elements

C2.11.1 A time and location will be published in the event program for when each team must submit
their project elements. This will occur well before judging commences. Following is a list of the
elements which must be submitted by each team at this time;

• 1 x nominated Car A identified using a white or black background F1 in schools™ India logo
decal with the Car A
• 1 x nominated Car B identified using a white or black background F1 in schools™ India logo
decal with the Car B
• Optional Replacement Components

 rear wing / support structure – maximum of three (3)


 front wing / support structure and / or nose cone
 maximum of three (3) wheel / wheel support system – maximum of three (3) car sets

• 1x 11page(1 page front cover + 10 pages of content) Design Engineering Portfolio


• 1 x 16 page (1 page front cover + 14 pages of content + 1 page Back Cover) Project
Management & Enterprise Judging
• A4 Engineering drawings including orthographic view for Scrutineering judging
• A4 Car renders for Scrutineering judging
• Electronic copy of all specified project data (prior to the Regional competition)

• Annexure C and Annexure D.

All elements must be submitted complete and ready for judging. Refer to ARTICLE C2.9.

C2.11.2 During project submission, each team will be given the opportunity to check the weight of their
cars on the official Regional Finals scales. If either car being submitted is under the minimum weight,
the team will be permitted 15 minutes to fix any issue in order that both cars can be submitted at or
above the minimum weight.

C2.11.3 Small colored ‘dot’ stickers (approximately 5mm in diameter) and supplied by F1 in schools™
India, will be adhered to the underside of each car.

C2.11.4 Once cars and replacement components have been submitted, they are considered as being
in parc ferme.

ARTICLE C3 – COMPETITION AND JUDGING FORMAT

C3.1 Competition program

C3.1.1 Each team will be judged as per the competition program. The competition program will be
formulated by F1 in schools™ India to best and fairly accommodate all judging and other competition
activities. Teams will rotate around judging activities as per this program, with each rotation usually of
30 minutes in duration.

12 | P a g e
C3.1.2 Judging Streams – The competition program will normally be divided into three parallel judging
streams (Stream A, Stream B and Stream C), to help ensure quality judging time intervals within the
event time constraints. A number of strategies are implemented within the judging process, including
judge briefings and judge reviews for cross-moderation to ensure there is consistency across the
judging streams.

C3.2 Judging categories

There are five (5) main judging categories, each with its own team of Judges and specified judging
activities as detailed in further articles.

• Specification & Scrutineering Judging

• Design & Engineering Judging

• Project Management and Enterprise Judging

• Verbal Presentation Judging • Racing

C3.3 Judging score cards

The F1 in schools™ India Regional Finals judging score cards provide detailed information in relation
to what the Judges will be looking for. They include key performance indicators which are referred to
by the Judges in awarding points during judging activities. The 2023-24 Regional Finals judging score
cards can be found in the appendix of this document. READING THE SCORE CARDSCAREFULLY IS
IMPORTANT. THEY PROVIDE CRITICAL INFORMATION FOR TEAMS AS TO WHAT NEEDS TO BE
PRESENTED FOR EACH JUDGING CATEGORY.

C3.4 National Final Champions

F1 in schools™ India Regional Finals Champions perpetual trophy will be awarded to the team with
the highest sum total from all judging categories (ARTICLE C3.5). In the case of a tied points score,
the team with the highest reaction time score will be determined the winner.

THE CHAIR OF JUDGE’S DECISION IS FINAL.

C3.5 Point allocations

Points will be awarded to teams across six (6) categories with maximum possible scores as detailed in
the following table:

13 | P a g e
Regional Finals Judging Categories and Point Allocations

Specification & Scrutineering Judging

Specifications 110 points

Engineering Drawings 20 points

Rendering 20 points

Quality of Finish and Assembly 20 points

Design & Engineering Judging

Design & Engineering Portfolio 170 points

Project Management & Enterprise Judging

Enterprise Portfolio Only Assessment 90 points

Team Identity 20 points

Pit Display 40 points

Project Management 130 points

Verbal Presentation Judging

Technique 60 points

Composition 40 points

Subject Matter 60 points

Racing

Reaction Racing 120 points

Knock-Out Racing 100 points

TOTAL 1000 points

The ICC may at their discretion add point scoring judging categories into the event such as a pressure
challenge. This would be completed under controlled conditions during the competition.

C3.6 Classification of technical regulations

C3.6.1 The technical regulations are classified as either: GENERAL, SAFETY, PERFORMANCE.

GENERAL SAFETY PERFORMANCE


Regulations that shape the Mandatory rules that govern Rules that have a direct
way the car fundamentally the safe running of the car. impact on the performance of
looks and works, vital to the Cars must meet these rules to the vehicle, these typically
style of an F1 in Schools car. be considered ‘safe to race’. carry the heaviest penalties.

14 | P a g e
If a race car is judged as being NON-COMPLIANT with any
Performance regulation they will be INELIGIBLE for the awards of: ‘Fastest
Car’ and ‘Best Engineered Car’.
For the Knock-out Competition, should there be any teams with
performance regulation failure(s) for both the cars, the team will be
automatically knocked out from the knock-out races.
All Performance regulations are highlighted in
yellow throughout the Technical Regulations
Document:

T3.1, T3.2, T3.3, T3.4, T3.5, T3.6, T3.7 , T4.1, T4.2,T4.4 , T5.3 , T5.4 , T6.1, T6.4 , T7.1, ,
T7.2,T7.3,T7.4,T7.5,T7.10,T8.1,T8.3,T8.5,T8.6,T8.7,T8.8,T8.9,T8.10,T8.11,T8.12

For more information regarding Compliance


with regulations please consult T2.5 of the
Technical Regulations document.

ARTICLE C4 – SPECIFICATION & SCRUTINEERING JUDGING (170 points)

C4.1 What will be judged?

Specification & Scrutineering judging is a detailed inspection process where BOTH race cars plus the
optional replacement components are assessed for compliance with the F1 in schools™ India Regional
Finals Technical Regulations. The Engineering drawings, renderings and quality of finish & assembly
will also be assessed. Refer to the scrutineering and specification judging score cards for scoring
details.

C4.1.1 Optional replacement components must be identical to those fitted to both cars (Car A & Car B)
and must be submitted with the cars. Only the following replacement components are permitted:

Rear wing/support structure – maximum of three (3)

Front wing/support structure and / or nose cone – maximum of three Wheel/wheel support system –
maximum of three (3) car sets

Submitted replacement components that are determined by the Judges to not be identical to that which
are fitted to the car will not be allowed to be used. Submitted components will remain in parc fermé
and only be handed back to the team if needed during racing and / or car servicing.

C4.2 Team preparation

Teams must ensure that their cars (Car A & Car B) and any optional replacement components are
complete and ready for specification judging and racing before they are submitted. Notice is also drawn
to the critical technical regulations, refer ARTICLE C3.6. Teams must have also submitted an electronic
copy of all specified project data such as scrutineering engineering drawings, which may all be
referenced. Refer ARTICLE C2.9

C4.3 Who needs to attend?

15 | P a g e
Specification & Scrutineering judging is a closed activity that no team member or
supervising teacher may attend. There will be a specification review session scheduled that must be
attended by the team manager, team design and manufacturing engineers as a minimum.

C4.4 Judging process / procedure

Teams begin specification judging with a full allocation of 110 points. Any infringements of the Technical
Regulation articles, on either car, will result in points being deducted as detailed in the Technical
Regulations.

There are three (3) parts to the specification & scrutineering judging process.

A. Specifications – this is conducted within the confines of parc fermé, where the specification Judges will
scrutineer both cars and optional replacement components for compliance to the Technical Regulations.
A series of specially manufactured gauges will be used to broadly check compliance. Accurate
measuring tools, such as Vernier callipers will then be used to closely inspect any dimensions found to
be near to dimensional limits per the initial gauge inspection. Scrutineering commences as cars and
optional replacement components are submitted. During specification judging, T3.6, T3.8, T5.2, T5.4,
T5.6, T8.4, T8.6, T8.13 (please refer to the 2023-24 Regional Finals Technical regulations) will be
measured with a full 8g race cartridge inserted into the cartridge chamber.

Scrutineering Judging (Engineering Drawings, Rendering and Quality of Finish & Assembly) - This is
conducted within the confines of parc fermé, where the specification Judges will assess both cars and
the Engineering Drawings and 3D Renders and Quality of Finish & Assembly as per the Scrutineering
score card.

Specification Review Interview – Each team will be scheduled a period of time for a review of any
specification infringements ruled. The Judges will highlight to the team any regulation infringements
and provide necessary explanations. The team is then given opportunity to explain to the Judges why
they feel any identified infringements should be considered as permissible. Following the teams
explanation, the Judges may choose to reverse their original decision or uphold it. No further
discussion will then be permitted.

C4.5 Safe/Fit to race fix

Teams that have been judged during initial scrutineering to have incurred a regulation
failure from the list below will be provided with a special 20-minute car service time, prior
to the commencement of racing. Cars must meet these rules to be considered ‘safe/Fit to
race. If during this service time the car can be modified so as to comply with the failed
regulation(s), the team will then only incur HALF the point’s penalty for that infringement,
without being classified as having incurred a SAFETY infringement. T3.2, T3.7, T5.1, T5.3,
T5.4, T5.5, T5.6, T6.1,,and
T6.2 T6.3 T7.10
T7.8,

ARTICLE C5 – DESIGN & ENGINEERING JUDGING (170 points)

C5.1 What will be judged?

16 | P a g e
The Design & Engineering Judges will examine each teams 11 page Design
& Engineering portfolio so that they can assess the team’s car design and use of CAD/CAM
technologies along with the quality of manufacture of both race cars submitted. The specific
areas to be assessed are:

• Design Concept
• 3D Modelling
• Application of Computer Aided Analysis
• Use of CAM/CNC
• Other Manufacturing & Assembly
• Research & Development
• Testing
• Design Process Evaluation
• Document Presentation

Refer to the Design & Engineering judging score card for key performance indicator information.

C5.2 Team preparation

A laptop needs to be ready and taken to Design & Engineering judging along with any other items
which may help the team explain any engineering or manufacturing concepts. The Design &
Engineering Judges will not have access to the team pit display for judging purposes. Teams do not
need to take their display (3rd) car to Design & Engineering judging. Preparation should include careful
reading of the score card. The key performance indicators for the design process, application of CAD
/ CAM, analysis and associated data organization, describe what the Judges will be looking for.

C5.3 Who needs to attend?

This judging session must be attended by the team manager and team design and manufacturing
engineers as a minimum.

C5.4 Judging process / procedure

Teams will be awarded points as per the key performance indicators shown on the Design &
Engineering score card. Judges will review the Design & Engineering portfolio in a ‘closed to teams’
session programmed before the commencement of scheduled judging sessions. The scheduled
Design & Engineering judging interview session will focus on the overall engineering and design of the
car. This is an informal interview where Judges will ask the team to demonstrate their CAD / CAM work
and query teams on what they have done. The quality of car manufacture and car assembly will be
judged during a separate ‘closed to teams’ session.

C5.5 Design & Engineering Portfolio requirements

The Design & Engineering portfolio must be in a printed ‘hard copy’ format of A3 or similar size. The
portfolio is limited to 11 pages (1 page front cover + 10 pages of content). This can be a single page front
cover plus 10 single sided or 5 double sided sheets. If a portfolio comprises more than 11 pages, the
Judges will only review the first 11 pages for assessment purposes. There MUST be content related to the
use of CAM and CNC manufacturing included in the portfolio and this will be referenced by the
Engineering Judges. Content related to the car, design ideas, design development, research, testing and
evaluation should be presented within the portfolio.

17 | P a g e
ARTICLE C6 – PROJECT MANAGEMENT & ENTERPRISE JUDGING (280 points)

C6.1 What will be judged?

The Project Management & Enterprise Judges will examine each teams 16 page Project Management
& Enterprise Portfolio so that they can assess the following specific areas.

Project Management:
• Initiating – Project Charter
• Stakeholder engagement
• Scope
• Project schedule
• Roles and responsibilities
• Resource management
• Budget
• Communications Strategy
• Risk Management
• Executing/Monitoring/Control Closing & Lesson Learned

Enterprise:
• Marketing
• Sponsorship
• Digital Media
• Sustainability
• Document Presentation
• Team Identity
• Pit Display o Design Process o Content

Refer to the Project Management and Enterprise score cards for detailed point scoring and key
performance indicator information.

C6.2 Team preparation

Each team must prepare a Project Management & Enterprise portfolio and pit display as per
ARTICLE C2.11. Most importantly, teams need to read the Project Management & Enterprise
judging score card carefully to ensure that all areas to be assessed are included within the context
of their Project Management & Enterprise portfolio and pit display. It is each team’s decision how
and where each area is presented. Teams should be mindful of the time constraints of judging when
making these decisions.

18 | P a g e
C6.3 Who needs to attend?

All team members must be present during the portfolio and display judging session.
C6.4 Judging process / procedure

The Project Management & Enterprise judging will take place at each teams Pit Display. The Judges
will usually introduce themselves then ask the team to stand clear of their display so the Judges can
conduct assessments. Team members may be asked questions by Judges to help them find certain
content and or seek further explanation. In addition to the scheduled judging session, the Judges will
also be given time to conduct pre-judging and review of each teams Pit Display and Project
Management & Enterprise portfolio. This will be a ‘closed to teams’ session programmed before the
commencement of scheduled judging sessions. An interpreter can be present during the judging
session (teams need to bring their own translator) but no extra time will be added.

C6.5 Project Management & Enterprise Portfolio requirements

The Project Management & Enterprise Portfolio must be in a printed ‘hard copy’ format of A3 or similar
size. The portfolio is limited to 16 pages (1 page front cover + 14 pages of content + 1 page back
cover). This can be a single page front cover plus 14 single sided or 7 double sided sheets and a single
page back cover. If a portfolio comprises more than 16 pages, the Judges will only review the first 15
PRINTED pages for assessment purposes. The back cover of the portfolio should include the F1 in
Schools logo, the team logo and a team photo.

Project Management
For Project Management teams are asked to detail their project management
processes employed with the delivery of the F1 I Schools Project. The F1 in
Schools Project Management Guide should be used for reference.

Marketing and Sponsorship


For the marketing element, teams are asked to summarise their approach
and reasoning to gaining awareness, engagement, sponsorship and any
other marketing activities.

Digital Media
For this element, teams are asked to outline their approach and reasoning for
social media platforms, electronic mailings, website, and other online
communications. The Digital Media element within the document will be
assessed in conjunction with a review of the team’s Digital Media campaign
executed.

19 | P a g e
Sustainability
For this new assessed criterion, teams are to outline their sustainability
strategy and activities which give consideration to economic, environmental,
and social factors.

To ensure efficiency with the judging, teams should order their Project Management & Enterprise
Portfolios as outlined below. The number of pages allocated to each criteria is at the discretion of each
team.

C6.6 Pit Display setup and parameters

C6.6.1 F1 in Schools will provide each team with a self-contained exhibition style display space
including integrated lighting and 1 x power supply with pins and rating configured to the host country
format. Teams need to supply any power adaptor they may require. Display spaces are normally of
approximate dimensions 2m wide x 1m deep x 2.4m high. The precise space description and
dimensions will be announced closer to the event.
C6.6.2 All pit display materials must be hand carried into the Regional Finals event venue. There will
be NO option to have freight delivered to the event venue.
C6.6.3 A time period will be scheduled for when all teams will set-up their pit displays. A time limit of
two hours will be enforced; this will be confirmed in supplementary regulations

F1 in Schools reserves the right to apply a penalty of up to 20 points at the discretion of the Chair of
Judges for teams that do not complete their set-up within the time limit, do not leave their stand in a
safe state and clear their pit and surrounding area of all rubbish.
C6.6.4 No part of the teams completed Pit Display is allowed to protrude beyond the physical
dimensions of their allocated pit space. This includes anything that might protrude above the pit space
highest point e.g. flags. Teams are not permitted to remove any part of the provided exhibition booth
to fit the pit display. A penalty of up to 10 points may be applied at the chair of judge’s discretion.

20 | P a g e
C6.6.5 ONLY student team members are permitted to set-up their pit displays. There must be no
supervising teacher / adult or other outside assistance, unless deemed by F1 in Schools to be a health
and safety issue.

IMPORTANT HEALTH & SAFETY: Health and Safety measures must be considered when working
on all aspects of your Pit Display. F1 in Schools expects teams to produce a risk assessment and
method statement to ensure all team members are aware of any risks in the construction of the pit
display. This is to also ensure displays are safe for other participants and visitors to the event. F1 in
Schools reserves the right to apply a penalty of up to 20 points at the discretion of the Chair of Judges
for unsafe activity.

C6.6.6 F1 in Schools and / or the Chair of Judges may instruct a team to take action to reduce noise
or remove display inclusions deemed to be inappropriate. F1 in Schools will instruct teams to remove
or alter any display inclusions considered to be a safety hazard.

C6.6.7 Any electrical appliance connected to the power supply must be safe and compatible with the
country’s power rating.

21 | P a g e
ARTICLE C7 – VERBAL PRESENTATION JUDGING (160 points)

C7.1 What will be judged?

The Verbal Presentation Judges will assess each teams’ 10 minute verbal presentation across the
areas of technique, composition and subject matter:

• Presentation technique o Use of visual aids – effective use of multimedia and / or


other ‘props’ o Team contribution – effective participation by all team members o
Engagement – levels of enthusiasm, energy, audience interest and excitement
• Presentation composition o Concept’s clarification – clear and concise explanations
where required o Use of time – how effectively was the 10 minutes used o
Presentation structure – overview explained and connection between topics
• Subject Matter (the topics which need to be talked about) o Innovation – detail key
innovations related to car design, project management, marketing or any other
aspect of the team’s project o Collaboration – detail any partnerships or mentoring
from outside the team and justify in terms of improving project outcomes
o Learning experiences – explain how the F1 in Schools project has benefited team
members
Refer to the Verbal Presentation judging score card for detailed point scoring and
keyperformance indicator information.
C7.2 Team preparation

Each team is required to prepare a Verbal Presentation as per the requirements at ARTICLE C2.11.
Any multimedia content, slides etc. must be saved on, and shown, using the teams own laptop. Teams
need to have all presentation resources tested and ready with them for verbal presentation judging.
Most importantly, teams should read the Verbal Presentation judging score card carefully to ensure
their verbal presentation features all elements and content that the verbal presentation Judges will be
looking for.
C7.3 Who needs to attend?

All team members must be present during the Verbal Presentation judging session.
C7.4 Judging process / procedure

Verbal Presentation judging is scheduled for the same duration of other judging sessions, usually 20
minutes. Teams will be given an opportunity at the start of their time to set-up and test their laptop and
any other presentation technologies and resources. The team will inform the Judges when they are
ready to begin. The Judges start timing the 10 minute duration (20 minutes if not speaking English and
using an interpreter), and will provide a discreet time warning signal when one minute of presentation
time remains. The team will be asked to cease presenting when the time limit has been reached. At
the conclusion of the teams’ presentation time, the Judges may choose to provide some feedback and
/ or ask any clarifying questions they feel necessary.

22 | P a g e
C7.5 Verbal presentation judging provisions

F1 in Schools will provide a dedicated private space, such as a small meeting room, where each team
will deliver their presentation to the Judges. This space will include a data projector and screen, or LCD
screen and multimedia sound system. These will be in fixed positions but usually with sufficient cable
length to allow teams some freedom for choosing where they wish to locate their laptop. A single table will
also be made available with its use and location in the presentation space being optional. C7.6 Verbal
presentation video recordings

The Verbal Presentations of all teams may be video recorded by F1 in Schools for the purpose of
judging review and/or post event publicity and promotional purposes by F1 in Schools.

ARTICLE C8 – RACING (220 points)

C8.1 What races will be conducted?

The F1 in schools™ India Regional Finals racing points will be awarded through the staging of two
types of race events:

Reaction Racing – manual launch mode, 4 races in total, Two races in each lane Knock-
out Competition Races – manual launch mode.

Reaction racing will be split over four races. The single fastest ‘car race time’ value from all reaction
races will determine the Fastest Car Award. The knock-out competition is the last of the scheduled
races. Refer to ARTICLE C3.5 and further information following for details on how points are calculated
and awarded.

C8.2 Team preparation

C8.2.1 Teams should be familiar with the operation of the F1 in schools™ India Race System. There
will normally be a section demonstration track within the venue where teams can practice race starts
during free time prior to their scheduled races.

C8.2.2 Manual / driver starts - One or more team members (driver/s) must be appointed for launching
of the teams’ car using the manual launch method. The driver must stand within the dedicated starting
area.

C8.2.3 Finish line management - At least one member of the team must be appointed as responsible
for managing the finish line Car Deceleration System or teams own system (refer C9.11), and return
of car along the track to the start.

C8.2.4 Start line car staging – one team member may be appointed as being responsible for ‘aligning’
the car. This team member is only permitted to set the alignment of the car behind the start line, with
respect to the launch pod and track under close supervision from the race track Judges. Team
members are NOT permitted to interfere in any way with the CO2 cartridge or vertical alignment of the
launch pod. This process must be completed within a time limit of 30 seconds. Appointment of this
team member is optional. All four wheels must be in contact with the track surface after completion of
the car staging time. The race Judges can assist or perform this task for the team.

23 | P a g e
C8.2.5 Teams must ensure that both cars are race ready, a car service session will be provided before
the next race event (refer C9.2). If a teams’ car is damaged beyond achievable repair then teams will
forfeit any races that the car would have been used for.

C8.3 Who needs to attend?

All team members must be present during their scheduled racing sessions and should assemble at
the track start for briefing by the race track Judges at their scheduled time.

C8.4 Reaction race procedure

Cars are launched in manual / driver reaction mode during two racing sessions, each comprising of
four (4) races total per team, two (2) races in each lane. The TOTAL RACE TIME displayed and the
REACTION TIME displayed for each race is recorded. The reaction races will be conducted as follows:

a) Teams race in order as shown in the competition program. To begin racing, the lowest team number
will start in lane 1. All cars will be loaded onto the track, Car A first then Car B

b) One team member to track finish for deceleration system control

c) Judge arms launch pod - SAFETY ON – makes initial launch pod adjustments

d) Race 1 (Car A) - Judge sets cars on track / tether line and inserts CO2 cartridge

e) A team member is then allowed 30 seconds to ‘fine tune’ the alignment of their car, please see
C9.2.4 for more detail

f) Driver and team stands trackside with corresponding lane start trigger

g) Judge checks deceleration system is ready and track is clear for racing, switches launch pod -
SAFETY OFF

h) Judge presses the start system reset button – cars are launched by driver pressing start trigger

i) Judge records TOTAL RACE TIME and REACTION TIME displayed on start gate

j) Team member at finish moves car into storage zone at the end of the track

k) Race 2 (Car B) conducted in same lane as above, driver can be inter- changed as nominated

l) Team member at finish control returns car and empty CO2 cartridge along track to the start with
minimum handling.

m) Cars removed from track and returned to Parc Fermé

C8.5 Reaction race scoring

All four (4) ‘total race times’ recorded from the reaction races are considered. The fastest of these four
(4) times is used in the following formulae to calculate the points awarded:

24 | P a g e
Fastest ‘total race time’ = 120 pts
• 2nd fastest ‘total race time’ = 114 pts
• 3rd fastest ‘total race time’ = 109 pts
• Slowest ‘total race time’ = 20 pts

Base Time = 120% of 3rd fastest ‘total race time’

4th fastest and all other teams score points using the following formula:

Team Points = 5 + (120 / (Base Time – fastest ‘total race time’)) x (Base Time – teams fastest ‘total
race time’) Any team with a best ‘total race time’ that is slower than the base time will score 5 points.
To further discriminate between any teams scoring 5 points, a deduction of 1 point will be made for
any did not finish (DNF) reaction race result.

C8.6 Knock-out Competition

Teams will take part in a knock-out (single elimination) competition. Teams will be issued the knockout
competition seeding and competition bracket prior to the race event commencing.

C8.6.1 Knock-out competition procedure - During the knock-out competition ONE race car will be used.
Cars are launched in manual / driver reaction mode, with one (1) race total, for each round of the
knock- out. The team with the fastest ‘total race time’, as displayed on the start gate, from the race
conducted, is the winner of that knock- out round. The knock-out competition will be conducted as
follows:

a) Teams race in order of the competition draw. Top of draw in lane 1.

b) Prior to the cars being set on the track for each round, each team will be required to nominate which
car (A or B) they will use for their race.

c) One team member to track finish for deceleration system control.

d) Judge arms launch pod - SAFETY ON – makes initial launch pod adjustments.

e) Judge sets all cars on track / tether line and inserts CO2 cartridge

f) A team member is then allowed 30 seconds to ‘fine tune’ the alignment of their car, please see
C9.2.4 for more detail.

g) Driver stands trackside with corresponding lane start trigger.

h) Judge checks deceleration system is ready and track is clear for racing, switches launch pod
SAFETY OFF.

25 | P a g e
i) Judge presses the start system reset button – cars are launched by driver pressing start trigger.

j) Judge records TOTAL RACE TIME displayed on start gate.

k) Cars removed from track and returned to Parc Fermé.

C8.6.2 Knock-out competition scoring

Points are awarded based on the round of competition a team is eliminated as follows:

• Eliminated before Pre Quarter Finals=21 pts


• Eliminated in Pre Quarter Final = 30 pts
• Eliminated in Quarter Final = 42 pts
• Eliminated in Semi Final = 60 pts
• Eliminated in Final = 85 pts
• Knock-out Winner = 100 pts

C8.7 DNF (Did not Finish) race results

Damage or part separation occurring during a race, before the car crosses the finish line, (e.g. wheel
or any other part of the car separating), or a car not crossing the finish line at all, effects in a DNF race
result. The Judges may refer to video evidence to verify a DNF result.

C8.8 False starts

C8.8.1 A false start (jump start) occurs when the driver depresses the trigger button before the 5 start
gate lights have extinguished. This will be signaled with the outer red light above the lanes illuminating.

C8.8.2 All reaction false starts will incur a 2.5 point penalty and by default forfeit that race.

This penalty does not apply to knock-out racing.

C8.8.3 During knock-out racing – If one team false starts (jump starts), the other team should continue
to race as normal. The team who false started forfeits that race, scoring a DNF, and the other team’s
time is recorded. If both teams false start, the race counts as one of the two (2) runs.

C8.8.4 During any manual / driver starts, if a driver false starts and distracts the other driver the race
will be re-run and the driver who caused the distraction will forfeit their race.

C8.8.5 Distractions outside of the race start area will be assessed by the lead track judge and track
officials to determine if the race should be re-run. All competitors must, and other spectators will be
instructed to, keep noise down to a minimum and to not use flash photography.

C8.8.6 If a false start occurs on race 1 of a racing session or the first race of a knock-out then the
car(s) shall be walked to the end of the track and placed in the storage zone.

26 | P a g e
C8.9 Track, tether line and timing system information

C8.9.1 The F1 in schools™ India Elevated Race Track, supplied by Denford Ltd will be used. The
official length of the track, from start line to finish is 20 meters. A monofilament tether line of diameter
0.6mm, fixed at the finish end, passes down the centre of each lane. At the start end the line passes
through 90 degrees over a single pulley then attached to a 1.0kg mass suspended above the floor.

IMPORTANT: Teams are not permitted to add anything to the race track until 250mm after the finish
line/gate.

C8.9.2 Launch/Timing - The F1 in schools™ India Launch/Timing System will be used for launching
cars and timing races and driver reaction times to 1/1000th of a second.

C8.10 Car Deceleration System

C8.10.1 The Car Deceleration System acts to bring cars to rest once crossing the finish line.

C8.10.2 Teams may supply their own deceleration system and the team will be responsible for its
management. The Car Deceleration System maximum length is 1500mm. Any system supplied by a
team must be simple to setup within 1 minute and must not impede the opposing track lane, race car
or the race schedule in any way. Teams must be able to safely reset their deceleration system by the
time the start line car staging time is complete. The Judges, at their discretion, can rule any system
supplied by a team to be inappropriate and revert to use of the standard deceleration system.

C8.10.3 Deceleration systems must be located a minimum of 250mm after the finish line.

C8.10.4 The final 350mm of the track after deceleration systems is reserved for a storage zone to store
raced cars before they are returned to the track start.

C8.11 CO2 Race cartridges

CO2 cartridges to be used for all Regional Finals competition races will be supplied by F1 in schools™
India. All race cartridges will be kept in a temperature controlled environment of 21 degrees Celsius.

C8.12 Car weight checks

Cars will have their weight checked at the race track prior to commencing a race event. This is done
to ensure each car remains at a legal weight during all races. If a car is judged to have gone under

27 | P a g e
weight whilst stored in parc fermé, the Judges will add ballast to return the car weight to what it was
when first submitted to parc fermé, without penalty.

C8.13 Judges handling cars

The race Judges will not be required to comply with any special car handling requests made of them
by teams. This includes use of any special gloves or tools.

ARTICLE C9 – CAR REPAIRS AND CAR SERVICING

C9.1 Car repairs

C9.1.1 All damage issues and related repair work during racing is at the Judge’s discretion and may
be referred to the scrutineering Judges and/or Chair of Judges for a final decision.

C9.1.2 No items can be removed or added to a car during racing, other than CO2 cartridges, except
in the case of a repair.

C9.1.3 If a race car sustains damage during racing and this damage is ruled to be related to
engineering deficiencies and a repair is achievable then a repair will be allowed. If this repair can be
undertaken using any of the defined replacement components (including those already part of the car
assembly, refer T3.8) in under 30 seconds and be race ready, then no penalty will be applied. The 30
seconds will start when the race official places the damaged car on the official repair table. If the repair
takes longer than 30 seconds, doesn’t use the defined replacement components or the car is not race
ready, then a 5-point penalty will be applied. Please note, the Best Engineered Car award is calculated
using a number of scores from the competition, including penalty points incurred through damage
during racing. Please see the Awards Matrix in the appendix of this document for more information.

C9.1.4 Engineering deficiencies may include but not limited to damage to car body, wings & wheels
as part of racing including damage occurring within the deceleration area.

C9.1.5 Curing time for adhesives must be included in 30 second repairs.

C9.1.6 The Judges may choose to suspend racing in order that repairs can be made.

C9.1.7 if the Judges rule that damaged sustained was not due to engineering deficiencies, immediate
repairs will be permitted without penalty.

C9.1.8 No penalty is applied for damage incurred during knock-out racing or a car’s final race of any
race event.

28 | P a g e
C9.2 Car servicing

C9.2.1 Teams will be scheduled time to carry out penalty free maintenance on their race cars in the
designated car service area. The length of time will be the same as other judging sessions, normally
5 minutes.

C9.2.2 Only team members and Judges are allowed to enter the car service area.

C9.2.3 Tool kits are allowed to be taken into car service. Teams must supply all of their own tools and
other necessary resources. Judges will not be able to assist teams with any additional resource
requirements.

C9.2.4 Maintenance and alterations can only be made to the front and rear wings, nose cone, tether
line guides, wheels and wheel support systems. The car body MUST NOT be modified or substituted.

ARTICLE C10 – PROTESTS

C10.1 Scrutineering decision appeals

These must be submitted within two hours of the team completing their specification review judging.
Other rules for submitting these will be the same as for protests.
C10.2 Submitting a protest

Any protest issues must be submitted by the team manager to an Event Director, who will register this
and immediately lodge it with the Chair of Judges. This must occur by the date andtime stated in the
event supplementary regulations. Any protest or appeals submitted after this time may be disregarded.
All protests must be lodged in writing via the official protest form available from the Event Directors.
The Chair of Judges decision related to any protest is final. C10.3 Unsuccessful protests

Teams should carefully consider their grounds for submitting a protest or appeal. Any protest or appeal
that is unsuccessful, with the Judges initial decision remaining unchanged, will result in the team
having a 15 point penalty applied against their total score. THE CHAIR OF JUDGE’S DECISION IS
FINAL

ARTICLE C11 – JUDGES

C11.1 Overview

There will be five (5) teams of Judges plus officials that form the entire judging panel. Each judging
team will have one judge appointed as the Lead Judge. Judges are nominees from ICC’s and other
education and industry experts invited by F1 in schools™ India. All Judges sign a ‘declaration’ to
ensure there are no conflicts of interest with respect to Judges and the teams they are judging.

C11.2 Chair of Judges

An independent authority appointed by F1 in schools™ India to oversees all judging procedures. The
Chair of Judges will determine the final judging decision where a protest has been submitted or other
judging issue needs resolution. The Chair of Judges will also preside over a meeting of all Lead Judges
to ratify the final results along with nominations and winners for relevant awards.

29 | P a g e
C11.3 The Judging teams

C11.3.1 Specification & Scrutineering Judges - will assess both race cars plus the rendered images
and engineering drawings as per the Specification & Scrutineering score cards.

C11.3.2 Design & Engineering Judges - will assess each team as per the Design & Engineering score
card.

C11.3.3 Verbal Presentation Judges – will assess each team as per the Verbal Presentation score
card.

C11.3.4 Project Management and Enterprise Judges – will assess each team as per the Project
Management and Enterprise score card.

C11.3.5 Race Judges – will oversee and rule on all race events and any incidents.

C11.3.6 Car servicing officials – will oversee all car service activities and rule on any infringements
that may occur.

C11.4 Judging Decisions

THE DECISION OF THE JUDGES AND OFFICIALS IS FINAL.

30 | P a g e
ARTICLE C12 – AWARDS

C12 List of awards to be presented

1. Regional Champions

2. 2nd Runners-up

3. 3rd Runners-up

4. Best Engineered Car Award

5. Scrutineering Award

6. Team Sponsorship & Marketing Award

7. Innovative Thinking Award

8. Research and Development Award

9. Fastest Car Award

10. Team Identity Award

11. Outstanding Sportsmanship Award

12. Pit Display Award

13. Verbal Presentation Award

14. Project Management & Enterprise Portfolio Award

15. Judges Special Award

16. Digital Media Award

17. Knockout Competition Winners

18. Women in Motorsport Award

19. 19. Resilience Award

31 | P a g e
Scrutineering Team
Number:Team Name:
Judging
Score Card
Scrutineering

Engineerin g Little or no detail, Third angle orthographic Third angle orthographic projection and
Little or no projection. Excessive or unrendered isometric view or similar.
Drawings Parts list / bill of materials. Additional views
annotation. insufficient detail.
to show sufficient detail.
Regulation compliance shown.

1234 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Rendering Poor quality. Different views, some Different Views. Perfect match to final car
inconsistencies with final car. including branding. Environment and
lighting High end render technique.

1234 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Quality of Reasonable finish Good overall finish quality ‘Showcase’ finish quality on all components.
Finish and with some and assembly with Exceptional attention to detail across all
inconsistencies. attention to details. assembly and finishing. Two cars are
Assembly identical.

1234 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Scrutineering Total = /60

Notes:

32 | P a g e
Design & Engineering Score Card Team Number:
Team Name:

Design & Engineering Portfolio Only Assessment


Single or basic Multiple concepts with links to Several technically inspired ideas for
concepts. research. different car components.
Design Concepts
1234 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
3D Modelling Basic application. Appropriate 3D modelling in Advanced use of 3D modelling techniques
Only final design 3D development stages. through. Highly detailed modelling.
modelled. Dimensional constraints of F1 Designed for manufacture considerations (ie
model block considered. fillets).

1234 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Application of No or minimal Appropriate analysis shown.
Computer Aided CFD/FEA analysis Results applied to Advanced and relevant. Virtual analysis
shown. development. integrated throughout design development.
Analysis
1234 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Use of No or minimal Effective use and understanding Evidence of excellent understanding of
CAM/CNC evidence of CAM/CNC of CAM/CNC processes used. CAM/CNC technologies. Appropriate
understanding. techniques and processes used to achieve
manufacturing goals.
1234 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Other No or minimal Manufacturing process and Details all manufacturing stages and
manufacturing stages described. Appropriate processes. Quality assurance and
Manufacturing & use of manufacturing resources workplace safety considerations evident.
presented.
Assembly Outsourcing with documented (i.e. tools, finishes, Appropriate outsourcing justified.
minimal understanding jigs, fixtures).
or justification.
1234 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Research & No or limited evidence Some scientific & mathematical Relevant R&D throughout the entire product
of R&D. theories and principles design & development cycle. Design
Development considered. Logical research concept developments justified from
based design developments research & test findings.
explained.

1234 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Testing No or little evidence of Limited testing. Some evidence Purposeful testing with method and
testing. of method and outcomes. outcomes documented. Evidence of virtual
and physical testing on the fully assembled
car and individual components.

1234 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
No or limited design Ideas or process evaluations at Excellent ongoing idea evaluations linked to
Design Process process evaluation. different stages. improvement actions.
Evaluation 1234 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Difficult to follow with Clear structure, well organised. High impact and professional throughout.
Document basic presentation Consistent and clear organisation.
standard.
Presentation
12 3456 789 10
Design & Engineering Portfolio Only Assessment Total = /170

Notes:

33 | P a g e
Project Management Score Card Team Number:
Team Name:
Country:
Project Management Assessment
Limited evidence of an Evidence of an Initiation process Clearly defined goals and deliverables identifying
Initiation process. with goals and deliverables Why, Who, What, When, Where, How. Project
identified. authorised with a Project Charter and Measure of
Initiating Process Performance identified. Kick-off meeting initiated.
12 3456 7 8 9 10
Limited evidence of Evidence of stakeholder Clear evidence of stakeholder engagement
stakeholder engagement. engagement. including a stakeholder register with names, project
roles and contact methodologies.
Stakeholder
Engagement 12 3456 7 8 9 10
Limited evidence of a Evidence of a scope statement with Clear evidence of a project scope statement
scope statement goal identification identifying the goals of the project and what is to be
included and excluded. Identified Acceptance
Scope statement Criteria for each deliverable.

1234 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Project schedule Limited evidence of a Evidence of a project schedule with Clear evidence of a project schedule, scope
project schedule. planning to guide progress of decomposition and a baselined Work Breakdown
project goals and to stay on task. Structure. Tasks sequenced, identifying
dependencies and any independent tasks. Time
duration estimation present and represented visually
(Gantt chart).

12 3456 7 8 9 10
Limited evidence of clear Team roles and responsibilities Team member strengths identified and a highly
roles and responsibilities identified. structured team created with clearly defined job
Roles and within team. functions and appropriate responsibilities. Evidence
of a Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RACI
responsibilities created).
12 3456 7 8 9 10
Budget and Limited evidence of Budgeting and project contingency Clear evidence of a budget and budget control
Resource budgeting and resource considered. Evidence of resources process. Accounting methods employed to track
management management identified. required and how they are to be spend against set budget. Clear evidence of
acquired and managed. resource management. Identification of where,
when and how resources are to be acquired and
used.

1 234 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Limited evidence of a Evidence of a communication plan Clear communication plan and cycle employed
team communication between team members and with between team members and stakeholders. Multiple
Communication process. stakeholders. communication tools used and RACI methodology
strategy employed detailing project accountability.

1 234 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Limited evidence of risk Evidence of risk identification and Clear evidence identifying level of risk, area of impact,
identification and response management plans in contingency planning and response management.
management. place. Assessment of impact on resources,timing, scope and
quality.
Risk
Management 12 3456 7 8 9 10
Monitoring / control Limited evidence of Some monitoring and control Evidence of monitoring and control during the
and monitoring and control. process demonstrated. Some executing process. Scope creep identified with a
Closing Process Limited evidence of how evidence of planning for Lessons clear action plan for tasks that overrun.
Lessons Learned will be Learned. Evidence of planned Lessons Learned, project
addressed signoff and peer/self-assessment activity.

1 234 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Project Management Total /130
Notes:

34 | P a g e
Enterprise Score Card Team Number:
Team Name:
Enterprise Portfolio Only Assessment
Marketing Limited evidence. Some evidence of marketing Clear, well thought through documentation of
strategy, delivery and marketing planning and delivery of an effective
materials. marketing strategy, including development
of suitable marketing materials.
1234 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Sponsorship Limited evidence. Sponsor/partner hierarchy and Sponsor/partner hierarchy and benefits
benefits identified. Some detailed and justified. Range of relevant
evidence of return of sponsors/partners showing mutually
investment (ROI) to relevant beneficial relationships. Creative activities
sponsors. linked to return of investment (ROI).
1234 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Digital Media Limited or low level of Some evidence of strategic Clear, structured and well-communicated
documented planning, planning and execution in line digital strategy with execution in line with
understanding and with documented strategy, documented plans, proactive use of
execution. consideration for audience and platforms, creativity and audience
platforms. engagement.
1234 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Sustainability No or limited Sustainability strategy identified Sustainability strategy and activities
sustainability with some evidence of evidenced considering economic,
considered. implementation. environmental, and social factors.
1234 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Document Difficult to follow with Clear structure, well organised. High impact and professional throughout.
Presentation basic presentation Consistent and clear organisation.
standard.
12 3456 7 8 9 10
Enterprise Portfolio Only Assessment Total /90
Team Identity
Overall Team Inconsistent, limited or Effective team identity Excellent and highly effective team identity.
obscure identity. consistent through various Team ‘brand’ consistently applied through all
Identity project components e.g. car project elements.
matches team uniform.
1234 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Team Identity Total /20
Pit Display
Pit Display Limited evidence of Some ideas & justification of A range of ideas, clearly justified creative
design process. design. Some consideration of final design. Evidence of development
Design Process considering factors including team identity,
constraints e.g. freight packing.
budget, sustainability and time constraints.
1234 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Pit Display Repetition of Portfolio Clear and effective presentation Clean, well-organised with high impact.
contents. and messaging. Multimedia Highly professional with attention to detail.
Content Disorganised layout. used to enhance display, some Excellent integration of technology,
Little or no evidence of marketing material on display. multimedia and Marketing Materials.
marketing materials.
1234 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Pit Display Total /40
Enterprise Portfolio Only Assessment + Team Identity Total + Pit Display Total = Enterprise Total = /150

Notes:

35 | P a g e
Pit Display Build Assessment Team Number:
Team Name:
Score Card
Pit Display Build Assessment
Points may be deducted as per the criteria below
Heading Penalty Assessment Details Notes Points
Freight C -5 Pit display content should be hand carried by the team
6.6.2 at competition venue.

Set-up Time -5 points per 5 A time period will be scheduled for when all teams will
C 6.6.3 minutes over time set-up their pit displays. A time limit of two hours will be
rounded up to the enforced; this will be confirmed in supplementary
nearest 5 minutes* regulations. F1 in Schools reserves the right to apply a
penalty of up to 20 points at the discretion of the Chair
of Judges for teams that do not complete their set-up
within the time limit, do not leave their stand in a safe
state and clear their pit and surrounding area of all
rubbish.

Pit Display Size C -10 No part of the teams completed Pit Display is allowed
6.6.4 to protrude beyond the physical dimensions of their
allocated pit space. This includes anything that might
protrude above the pit space highest point
e.g. flags. Teams may be instructed by the chair of
judges to rectify and infringements. Time taken to rectify
outside of the outside of the set-up time limit will incur
penalty points as per C 6.6.3. Teams are not permitted
to remove any part of the provided exhibition booth to fit
the pit display. A penalty of up to 10 points may be
applied at the chair of judge’s discretion.

Only student ONLY student team members are permitted to set-up


team members C their pit displays. There must be no supervising
-5 teacher / adult or other outside assistance, unless
6.6.5 deemed by F1 in Schools to be a health and safety
issue.

Health & Safety measures must be considered when


Health & Safety working on all aspects of your Pit Display. A penalty of
Up to -20 up to 20 points may be applied at the discretion of the
C6.6.5 Chair of Judges

Pit Display Build Assessment =


Completed by (initials):
Checked by (initials):
Notes:
*A team that runs over by 30 seconds would be rounded up to 5 minutes and therefore will incur a 5pt penalty.

Please note: These points are deducted from your Pit Display Total score.

36 | P a g e
Verbal Presentation Score Card Team Number: Team
Name:

Technique
Little use of aids. Some aids used effectively. Highly professional aids effectively improve
communication.
Visuals
1234 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Minimal team Good contributions from most Excellent team work with all members
Team participation. team members. participating effectively.
Contribution 1234 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Engagement Artificial and/or low Speakers generally enthusiastic Passionate with effective and appropriate
energy. Minimal with lively delivery. Some levels of liveliness. Audience fully engaged
engagement. audience connection at times. and excited throughout presentation.
1234 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Technique Total /60
Composition
Concept Several concepts Clear and appropriate concept Everything presented was understood
Clarification lacked clarification. explanations. through excellent explanations.
1234 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Time / Too fast or ran out of Good timing. Balanced topic Ran on time or under. Excellent balance of
time. No structure depth and pace. A basic depth for each topic. Clear presentation
Presentation structure / outline provided and outline / overview. Excellent connections
presented.
could be followed by audience. between topics and easy for audience to
follow.

1234 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Composition Total /40
Subject
Innovation Little Project innovations described Originality. Clever innovations related to car
project and justified. design, project management, marketing or
innovation presented. other aspect with high positive project
impact.
1234 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Little collaboration Links with industry or higher Collaborations justified with links to learning
discussed. education described. and project outcomes.
Collaboration
1234 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
F1 in Schools No real reflections Good explanation of some A range of personal, life-long learning and
Learning discussed. learning outcomes. career skills acquired and identified as
project outcomes for a range of team
Experiences members.

1234 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Subject Total /60

Technique Total + Composition Total + Subject Total = Verbal Presentation Total = /160

Notes:

37 | P a g e
Specification Score Card Team Number:
Team Name:
For Clarification on individual regulations, refer to the Technical
Regulation Intial

(CO2) - measured with full 8g Co2 cartridge Scruitineering

Min/Max
Reg Regulation overview Quick Guide
Penalty Per car Car Remarks
A CarB
ARTICLE T3 - FULLY ASSEMBLED CAR
T3.1.1 Designed and engineered using CAD/CAM NA
T3.1.2 Check unfinished NA
Body manufactured using CNC only body

T3.1.3 Race cars identical geometry visual check NA


T3.2.1 Safe Construction - Specification judging Check T3.2.1 -5
T3.3 Undefined features Check T1.1 -6
T3.4 Total length Min:170 Max :210 -6
T3.5 Total width Max:85 -6
T3.6 Total height (CO2) Max:65 -6
T3.7 Total weight Min: 50.0g -6
T3.8 Track Clearance Min:1.5 -6 (per 0.5 mm)
T3.9 Status During Racing Nothing Removed -6
Replacement Components Identical to fitted

Rear wing/support structure Max: 3 -6


T3.10 Max: 3
Front wing/support structure -6
Wheel/wheel support system Max: 3 car sets -6
ARTICLE T4 - BODY
T4.1 Body Construction F1 Model Block only -6
T4.2 Virtual cargo - See T4.2 for dims Between axles -6
T4.3 Virtual Cargo identification Check Eng. Drawing -3
T4.4 Exclusion zones 15mm x width of -6
front wheels
T4.5 F1 in Schools Logo decal location T1.12 -6
Page 1 Notes:

38 | P a g e
Specification Score Card Team Number: Team
Name:
For Clarification on individual regulations, refer to the Technical Regulation
Intial
(CO2) - measured with full 8g Co2 cartridge Scruitineering

Min/Max
Reg Regulation overview Quick Guide
Penalty Per car Car Car Remarks
A B
ARTICLE T5 - CO2 CARTRIDGE CHAMBER
T5.1 Diameter Min:19 Max:19.5 -3
T5.2 Distance from track surface Min:30 Max:40 -6
T5.3 Depth Min:45 Max:58 -6
T5.4 Max angle of chamber (CO2) Min:-3° Max:3° -6
T5.5 Chamber Safety Zone (CO2) Min: 3 -3
T5.6 Min: 5mm -6 (per mm)
CO2 cartridge visibility (CO2) Top View

ARTICLE T6 - TETHER LINE GUIDES


T6.1 Location 2line guides firmly -6
secured

T6.2 Guide separation Min:120 -6


T6.3 Internal diameter Min:3.5 Max:6 -6
T6.4 Tether Line guide safety 200g test, safe to race -3

ARTICLE T7 - WHEELS
T7.1 Number and location 4, 2x2 -6
T7.2 Distance between opposing wheels Min: 30 -6
T7.3 Diameter Min:26 Max 34 -6
T7.4 Min:15 Max:19 exc. -6
Width Chamber/fillet

T7.5.1 Visibility of wheels Top & Bottom views -6


T7.5.2 Visibility of wheels Side Views -6
T7.6 Visibility in front view (CO2) Max obscured 15mm -6 (per mm)
T7.7 Racetrack contact All 4 in contact -2
T7.8 Rolling surface Consistent, no tread -3
T7.9 Wheel support system Cylindrical volume -3
T7.10 Abs. Min rolling -6
Rotation incline:2°

Page 2 Notes:

39 | P a g e
Specification Score Card Team Number: Team
Name:
For Clarification on individual regulations, refer to the Technical Regulation
Intial
(CO2) - measured with full 8g Co2 cartridge Scruitineering
Min/Max Penalty Per car Car Car
Reg Regulation overview Quick Guide A B Remarks
ARTICLE T8 - WINGS AND WINGS SUPPPORT STRUCTURE
T8.1 Description and placement F & R & height -6
T8.2 Wing identification Check Eng. Drawing -6
T8.3 Front wing location In front of CL of front wheel -6
T8.4 Visibility of front wing Visible from front -3
T8.5 Rear wing location Behind CL of rear wheel -6
T8.6 Rear wing height (CO2) Min:34 -6
T8.7 Front wing span Min:40 -3 (per mm)
T8.8 Rear wing span Min:40 -3 (per mm)
T8.9 Front wing chord Min:15 Max:25 -3 (per mm)
T8.10 Rear wing chord Min:15 Max:25 -3 (per mm)
T8.11 Front wing thickness Min:1.5 Max:6 -3 (per mm)
T8.12 Rear wing thickness Min:1.5 Max:6 -3 (per mm)
T8.13 Clear airflow 5mm clear 'air' space -6
T8.14 Span constant during racing -6
Construction and rigidity + rigid

TOTAL DEDUCTIONS :
Page 3 Notes:

40 | P a g e
Project Element Submission Checklist

Team Number

Team Name

School

Received
Checked by F1 in Comments: ( Completed by F1 in
Project Element
by Team Schools Schools India Officials only )
India

11 Page Design &


Engineering Portfolio
16 Page Project
Management & Enterprise
Portfolio

A4 Engineering drawings

A4 Car Renderings
1 x Car A ( Green Dot) Weight: g
1 x Car B ( Red Dot ) Weight: g
Max: 3 sets Number Submitted:
Rear Wing / Support
Structure (Optional)

Front Wing / Support Max: 3 sets


Structure (Optional) Number Submitted:

Wheel / Wheel Support Max: 3 car sets


System (Optional) Number Submitted:

Annexure C
Sign - Off By Name Signature

Team Manager:

F1 in Schools India Official:

41 | P a g e

You might also like