R03 — Japanese GP
Fantasy Results
Team
| Driver | Team | Price | Boost | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | $23.8M | ⚡ Boost | 100 |
| Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | $23.4M | — | 31 |
| Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | $6.9M | — | 10 |
| Oliver Bearman | Haas | $8.6M | — | -14 |
| Franco Colapinto | Alpine | $7.0M | — | 4 |
| Constructor | Price | Delta | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferrari | $23.9M | +$0.3M | 75 |
| Haas F1 Team | $8.6M | +$0.6M | -4 |
$97.3M of $100M · $2.7M remaining · No chip · No penalty (1 transfer) · 202 pts
Race Summary
Antonelli won from pole for a third consecutive time and took fastest lap — but the base score of 50 pts reflects a standard non-sprint weekend and the Boost doubled it to 100. Bearman DNF’d on lap 20 with a mechanical issue and finished with -14 pts, dragging Haas into negative territory at the constructor level. Ferrari’s 75 pts from Leclerc’s P3 was the second-most valuable piece on the team. A 202-point round — well down from R02’s 437 — driven mostly by the Bearman retirement cost and modest returns elsewhere.
Driver Notes
| Driver | Grid | Finish | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kimi Antonelli ⚡ Boost | P1 | P1 | 100 | Pole + race win + fastest lap. 50 base × 2× = 100. Boost was still the right call — 50 pts without it would have been a weak anchor. |
| Charles Leclerc | P4 | P3 | 31 | Gained one place. Modest return for a P3 finish on a standard weekend; no sprint to pad the total. |
| Liam Lawson | P14 | P9 | 10 | Gained 5 places from P14 but positions-gained scoring yielded a thin return. Consistent racecraft, underwhelming fantasy output. |
| Oliver Bearman | P18 | DNF | -14 | Retired lap 20, mechanical issue. Negative score reflects DNF penalty outweighing early-race points. Costly miss. |
| Franco Colapinto | P15 | P16 | 4 | Lost one place. Suzuka didn’t suit Alpine’s package; near-zero output from the swap. |
Constructor Notes
| Constructor | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Ferrari | 75 | Leclerc P3 + Hamilton P6, both scoring. The constructor floor held but a standard weekend without sprint limits the ceiling. |
| Haas F1 Team | -4 | Bearman’s -14 negated Ocon’s P10 contribution. DNF with penalty dragged the constructor into the red. |
Key Intel
- Antonelli still the must-own — three poles, three wins, fastest lap at Suzuka. The base score is lower on non-sprint weekends; the Boost multiplier matters even more when sprint is absent.
- Bearman reliability risk is real — mechanical DNF with negative points and Haas constructor negative. Need to weigh whether he’s still worth $9.2M heading into R04.
- Haas constructor now a liability question — -4 this round. If Bearman’s mechanical issues persist, the constructor slot needs to move.
- Colapinto delivered near-zero — 4 pts from P16. Alpine simply doesn’t have the pace at power-sensitive circuits. Transfer case strengthens.
- Lawson underwhelming — P9 finish only generated 10 pts. Positions-gained scoring doesn’t pay the same without sprint bonus laps.
Result Notes
- Boost on Antonelli was still correct — 100 pts was 49% of our total. Without it we’d have scored 152, which would have been a very poor round.
- Bearman DNF the decisive miss — -14 pts plus dragging Haas to -4 cost us ~50+ pts vs a mid-range finish. Mechanical, not form, but the risk is now apparent.
- Colapinto swap backfired at Suzuka — 4 pts from a P16 finish. Suzuka circuit-specific weakness doesn’t make the swap fundamentally wrong, but output was minimal.
- Ferrari constructor the quiet anchor — 75 pts at $23.9M; Hamilton + Leclerc double-score consistency holds the slot.
- 3 free transfers into R04 — full flexibility to address Bearman/Haas and Colapinto simultaneously without penalty.
- Price changes heading into R04: Antonelli ↑$0.3M ($24.1M) · Leclerc ↑$0.3M ($23.7M) · Lawson ↑$0.6M ($7.5M) · Bearman ↑$0.6M ($9.2M) · Colapinto ↑$0.6M ($7.6M) · Ferrari ↑$0.3M ($24.2M) · Haas ↑$0.6M ($9.2M)