Team

Driver	Team	Price	Delta	Boost
Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	$23.8M	↑$0.3M	⚡ Boost
Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	$23.4M	↑$0.3M	—
Franco Colapinto	Alpine	$7.0M	↑$0.6M	—
Oliver Bearman	Haas	$8.6M	↑$0.6M	—
Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	$6.9M	↑$0.6M	—

Constructor	Price	Delta
Ferrari	$23.9M	↑$0.3M
Haas F1 Team	$8.6M	↑$0.6M

$97.3M of $100M · $2.7M remaining · No chip · No penalty (1 transfer)

Changes from R02

#	Out	In	Net
1	Arvid Lindblad ($7.4M)	Franco Colapinto ($7.0M)	−$0.4M

1 of 2 free transfers used. 1 held — rolls over to R04, giving 3 free next round.

Justifications

Colapinto (IN) / Lindblad (OUT) Lindblad’s price rose $0.6M to $7.4M off a 7-point R02 — Sprint DNF followed by a lapped P12. The price appreciation outpaced the output. Suzuka is a high-downforce technical circuit with no sprint, which limits his ceiling further. Colapinto meanwhile delivered P10 at China (Alpine’s first points in his tenure), showed genuine racecraft on the opening laps, and costs $0.4M less. The swap improves the weakest slot in the team without touching the proven core. Second free transfer held deliberately — 3 free available for R04 is more valuable than a second speculative move now, especially with McLaren’s reliability situation unresolved and Red Bull’s crisis ongoing.

Hold: Antonelli, Leclerc, Bearman, Lawson All four delivered in China and each has a clear case at Suzuka. Antonelli is the in-form driver in F1 right now and Mercedes pace should translate well to a long, flowing circuit. Leclerc won Suzuka in 2024 and has a strong personal record there. Bearman continues to overperform his grid position every race. Lawson scored P7 in both China sessions — consistent and cheap at $6.9M.

Hold: Ferrari, Haas constructors Ferrari 119pts and Haas 65pts in R02. Both in Q3 in China. Ferrari is the clear second-best constructor and has strong Suzuka history (Hamilton + Leclerc both love the circuit). Haas at $8.6M remains excellent PPM as long as Bearman keeps delivering.

Boost Pick

Kimi Antonelli — Mercedes, $23.8M

Suzuka suits the Mercedes package — smooth, flowing, high-downforce corners where their power unit and chassis balance is a natural fit. Antonelli is on a historic run (pole + win + fastest lap + DOTD at China) and at $23.8M is $4.2M cheaper than Russell for the same team upside. Standard weekend limits the ceiling vs a sprint Boost, but Antonelli is the obvious call.