Race our writers! Motorsport.com launches its first-ever league on F1 Fantasy

For seasoned followers and newcomers alike, F1 Fantasy provides one other thrilling aspect to race weekends as gamers are tasked with selecting the right 5 drivers and two groups throughout the price range accessible. And the ways don’t cease there, nevertheless; will you resolve to make transfers earlier than every race? Which driver will get your ‘DRS Enhance’ and rating double that weekend? How will you deploy the chips accessible to construct up a fair greater complete?

As a part of Motorsport having its personal league, we are going to preview each spherical with hints, suggestions and writers’ choices after which, after a race weekend, take a look at the up to date standings and who had an awesome grand prix.

With the Australian Grand Prix this weekend, we requested numerous our writers to inform us who they’ve picked to begin their season:

Erwin Jaeggi, F1 journalist, ‘The Jaeggimeisters’: “I selected Max Verstappen as my lead driver as a result of I nonetheless see him because the favorite for the world title, although he himself suggests in any other case.

“Shopping for the second-most costly driver within the recreation has vital penalties for the remainder of my lineup. Nonetheless, with Max in my group, there is a sturdy likelihood I am going to rating huge factors regularly.

“I am hoping Carlos Sainz and Fernando Alonso can decide up factors occasionally, whereas Gabriel Bortoleto and Oliver Bearman spherical out my roster – if one in every of them underperforms, I can all the time make changes, very similar to Alpine preserving their choices open!”

Stuart Codling, senior author, ‘Group Moribund F1’: “If my group appears to be like like a scruffy mess of compromises, that’s most likely as a result of it’s. For the constructors I selected Ferrari as a result of it has two of the very best qualifiers within the enterprise (with the caveat that Lewis Hamilton hasn’t been nice within the ground-effect period) and Alpine as a result of I wanted a less expensive outfit with an affordable likelihood of scoring factors.

“The hazard in a format like that is which you can get sucked into placing all of your price range into one ‘star’ driver and find yourself counting on them to do the heavy lifting. Lance Stroll, traditionally, isn’t nice at qualifying however usually picks up fairly a number of locations within the race. That made him appear a greater wager for factors than among the different drivers who’re in the identical ballpark cost-wise.”

Mark Mann-Bryans, F1 enterprise correspondent, ‘MMB Racing’: “Lando Norris is perhaps the costliest driver within the recreation however it seems like he’s up there for a cause – the Erling Haaland or Mohamed Salah of F1 Fantasy – so I caught him in as my primary driver.

“I’ve taken a little bit of a punt on Liam Lawson however had sufficient cash left over to convey him in so hopefully he can hit the bottom operating for Purple Bull.

“My solely concern is backing each Williams and Sainz, if that pre-season testing tempo proves to be a one-off, I would wrestle to drag in numerous factors within the opening rounds.”

There can be a lot extra from our writers because the season progresses and their respective groups little doubt flounder within the midfield.

So, Should you suppose Norris will notch you adequate factors or choosing Purple Bull will see you wing your solution to victory, create your group and be part of the Motorsport: Race our Writers league to indicate you’ll be able to take the highest step in 2025.