Following the drama of Baku, F1 heads into the warmth and humidity of Singapore for one of the bodily demanding races of the season. The Marina Bay Avenue Circuit units the stage for an iconic evening race that pushes each drivers and machines to the restrict, because the slim streets and fixed corners go away no room for error.
With excessive likelihood of Security Automotive and technique shake-ups, Singapore typically delivers surprises that may make or break your F1 Fantasy weekend. Our Strategist is right here to information you thru the distinctive challenges of racing beneath the lights and what meaning in your line-up selections.
It’s by no means too late to affix the free-to-play game and compete for the great prizes on offer each race week! New gamers might want to choose 5 drivers and two constructors throughout the beginning price cap of $100 million.
And don’t neglect that the Street Showdown two-race mini league stays open till the workforce lock deadline for the Singapore Grand Prix. There are thrilling new prizes on provide, together with an Red Bull duplicate driver racesuit! Preserve your eyes peeled for thrilling mini leagues opening later within the F1 Fantasy season too, offering you with much more alternatives to play and win.
Forward of each Grand Prix weekend, our F1 Fantasy Strategist evaluates seven in-game belongings – 5 drivers and two groups – that may assist you achieve F1 Fantasy, whether or not that’s eking out each level or maximising your funds.
The tight road format that snakes round Marina Bay calls for precision and stamina, with extra corners than most different circuits on the calendar and little room for error beneath the floodlights. Security Vehicles are additionally doubtless, that means technique and reliability are sometimes simply as priceless as outright tempo.
Atone for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix highlights beneath and preserve studying for extra suggestions. Keep in mind to lock in your groups earlier than the Qualifying begins on Saturday, September 20 at 2100 native time (1300 UTC).
Max Verstappen ($28.5m)
Max Verstappen’s observe report in Singapore just isn’t his strongest – it stays the one circuit on the present Components 1 calendar he’s but to style victory at.
Nonetheless, his latest victories at Monza and Baku, and upgrades to the RB21 counsel that the Dutchman could possibly be within the combine for the race win this weekend.
The four-time World Drivers’ Champion has turned in championship-worthy drives lately which have netted him back-to-back scores of 45 or extra factors in F1 Fantasy.
The metronomic Verstappen will naturally need to go one higher than his circuit-best P2 in Singapore, which he achieved in 2024, because the stress ramps up on different drivers on the high of the standings.
George Russell ($22.7m)
George Russell continues to ship as one of the underrated F1 Fantasy gems this season.
Consistency is the secret for the Briton. He has accomplished 29 consecutive Grand Prix races (the longest present streak amongst all drivers on the grid) and has double-digit fantasy scores in 25 of his final 27 outings.
The Mercedes racer additionally has the third-highest common race ending place (4.4) on the grid this season.
Russell completed P4 in Marina Bay in 2024 and was on observe for third place in 2023 till he retired on the ultimate lap of the race – he’ll be aiming for nothing lower than a podium in Singapore this weekend.
Liam Lawson ($5.9m)
Liam Lawson is having a resurgence with Racing Bulls following a difficult begin to his 2025 marketing campaign.
The New Zealander has 4 Q3 appearances in his final 5 Qualifying classes, on high of averaging 8.4 F1 Fantasy factors between Belgium and Azerbaijan.
Throughout that time period, Lawson has additionally elevated $1.4m in worth – the second-highest worth change amongst all drivers (Alexander Albon is first with $1.8m).
In his solitary Components 1 outing round Marina Bay in 2023, the Racing Bulls driver completed P9 and ought to be well-placed to enhance on this mark based mostly on his latest outcomes and efficiency of the automotive.
Gabriel Bortoleto ($5.9m)
Gabriel Bortoleto has been a money cow in F1 Fantasy lately.
Because the summer season break, the Brazilian has elevated $1.4m in worth while scoring 20 factors over that three-race span.
His latest good type ensures he solely requires not less than 2 factors in F1 Fantasy for the utmost $0.6m value rise in Singapore.
If the Kick Sauber racer can ship one other Q3 look round Marina Bay – he’s certified within the top-10 in three of the final 5 race weekends – it can set him up properly to attain effectively and rise in value as soon as extra.
Carlos Sainz ($5.7m)
Carlos Sainz secured his breakthrough podium with Williams in Baku to report his finest F1 Fantasy rating this season (33).
The Spaniard has outqualified his workforce mate Alex Albon ($13.0m) in every of the final 4 race weekends and appears to be rather more comfy now after a gradual begin to his 2025 marketing campaign.
Sainz wants to attain larger than -15 fantasy factors to rise $0.6m in worth in Singapore, which makes him an reasonably priced possibility to extend your workforce funds this weekend.
Profitable at this circuit in 2023 ought to present a further confidence increase to the Williams racer as he goals to shut the hole to his workforce mate within the Drivers’ Championship.
Different drivers to watch: Oscar Piastri, Charles Leclerc
Ferrari ($30.3m)
Though McLaren should be the favourites to attain highest amongst all groups in F1 Fantasy this weekend, an underwhelming outing in Azerbaijan brings two different outfits into our considering.
Ferrari have secured pole place in Marina Bay in three of the final 4 seasons – Charles Leclerc has been liable for two of those. The Monegasque’s single lap tempo is to not be discounted, along with his most up-to-date pole place coming in Hungary.
The Scuderia are additionally in a position to lean on fantasy benefits in different methods – they lead all groups with 10.3 pit cease factors per race weekend in 2025 and are second finest for Qualifying teamwork (8.4 factors per race).
At a slim road circuit that may catch many drivers off-guard, the skilled pairing of Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton ought to be a vote of confidence for F1 Fantasy managers.
Crimson Bull ($29.3m)
Because the appointment of Laurent Mekies as Workforce Principal, Red Bull have averaged 56.4 fantasy factors per race weekend – 17 factors extra on common throughout the primary 12 races of 2025.
A season-high 84 fantasy factors in Azerbaijan was aided by Verstappen’s race victory and Yuki Tsunoda’s P6 outcome – his finest outcome since becoming a member of the workforce earlier this 12 months.
The Milton Keynes workforce additionally recorded the quickest pit cease for the third time within the final six races and lead all groups with a median of 12.8 pit cease factors per race in that point.
If Verstappen and Tsunoda can proceed to maximise the capabilities of the RB21, which appears to have turned a nook in efficiency lately, the workforce ought to have the ability to push for one more strong haul of factors this weekend.
Different constructors to watch: McLaren, Mercedes
As at all times, make sure to preserve an in depth eye on the sooner classes to assist information your choices for drivers and groups within the lead as much as the workforce lock deadline.
