The new Formula 1 season is right here – and meaning F1 Fantasy is again!
The sport will see tens of millions of motor sport followers decide their fantasy collection of drivers for an imaginary $100m funds.
F1 Fantasy started 5 years in the past and it has grown quickly in reputation, in keeping with F1’s rise in reputation. The 2023 season will reward these gamers who’re capable of spot the early tendencies as the brand new season takes form.
See beneath for all the foundations and prime ideas:
How to play F1 Fantasy 2023
Each participant will get to select 5 drivers and two constructors (up from one in 2022) forward of the primary race of the season in Bahrain, spending a funds of $100m.
They additionally decide a weekly ‘DRS Boost’ whose factors are doubled – and new for 2023, any driver in your crew may be given the DRS enhance. There are additionally chips obtainable to energy up your crew, 6 in whole: Autopilot, Extra DRS enhance, No Negative, Wildcard, Limitless and Final Fix.
Max Verstappen is the costliest driver at $27.1m, with Lewis Hamilton second on $23.7m and Charles Leclerc on $21.2m. As for the Constructors, Red Bull are $27.4m, Mercedes $25.1m and Ferrari $22.2m.
Players could make as much as two transfers to their crew per week, up till the beginning of qualifying. More than 2 transfers carries a 4 level penalty per further switch – much like Fantasy Premier League.
F1 Fantasy ideas (pre-Australia)
Let’s not mess about: get Fernando Alonso in your crew! The two-time world champion, for Aston Martin, completed third in Bahrain and at simply $8.7m, he’s one thing of a steal given his present tempo.
Elsewhere, Nico Hulkenberg is the second-cheapest participant at $4.1m and certified within the top-10 in Bahrain, whereas Nyck de Vries can be an honest low cost possibility at $5m.
It’s nonetheless exhausting to look past selecting Max Verstappen ($27.1m), however Carlos Sainz will not be a nasty guess to your second-most costly driver – he’s sixth-most costly at $17.2m.
Similarly, Aston Martin are an apparent Constructors possibility at this level at $6.8m alongside one of many massive boys.
The deadline to make modifications to your crew is qualifying at 6am (BST) on Saturday morning
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One key to success in Fantasy F1 is driving the value waves and rising the worth of your crew. You can do that by figuring out the most effective worth picks every week, and likewise by shopping for and promoting strategically – so purchase a profitable driver on the finish of a race on Sunday and promote him on later the next week for a revenue.
It’s price biding your time on the subject of making your ultimate substitutions, nevertheless. Practice on Friday will typically reveal loads about what go down in qualifying, so ready so long as potential to take in data will help make the correct choices every week.
Given the budgetary restrictions, and the truth that most gamers could have some mixture of Hamilton, Verstappen, Mercedes or Red Bull, the realm to get a soar on the remainder is within the midfield pack.
Will Ferrari toppple Red Bull? Can McLaren prime the midfield? And what about Alpine?
How does the scoring work?
Qualifying:
Pole place (first place)
10 pts
2nd place
9 pts
third place
8 pts
4th place
7 pts
fifth place
6 pts
sixth place
5 pts
seventh place
4 pts
eighth place
3 pts
ninth place
2 pts
tenth place
1 pt
No time set
-5 pts
Disqualification from qualifying
-15 pts
Constructors’ in qualifying
Neither driver reaches Q2
-1 pt
One driver reaches Q2
1 pt
Both drivers attain Q2
3 pts
One driver reaches Q3
5 pts
Both drivers attain Q3
10 pts
Race:
1st Place
25 pts
2nd place
18 pts
third place
15 pts
4th place
12 pts
fifth place
10 pts
sixth place
8 pts
seventh place
6 pts
eighth place
4 pts
ninth place
2 pts
tenth place
1 pt
Eleventh-Twentieth place
0 pts
DNF/Not labeled
-20 factors
Disqualified
-25 factors
Extras
Positions Gained
1 pt per place
Positions misplaced
-1 level per place
Overtakes made
1 pt per overtake
Fastest lap
10 factors
Driver of the Day
10 factors
Constructors’ in race
Fastest pitstop
10 factors
2nd quickest pitstop
5 factors
third quickest pitstop
3 pts