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@FPLFocal At that point its all luck anyways so wouldn't hurt to hear his thoughts

If you're #2 OR I think #1 OR is literally the only person in the world you don't ask for transfer advice 😂

@ReinBerglund Happy birthday Rein!

My biggest flex is sharing a birthday with the GOAT. Mine isn't as cool as 100, but it's a day nonetheless! I think I'm officially 'pushing 30' now

@TomP1Bellingham 38th globally is insane👏T2 last place attempt is some commitment😂

Giving F1 Fantasy a proper go this year and I’m currently 38th out of 2 million players 😮

@LukeFF1Fantasy @FTSY_Slipstream @ReinBerglund Yeah was just about to mention that its almost like same result, different packaging

@F1FantasyGavin @FTSY_Slipstream @ReinBerglund Perhaps it’s the same outcome ultimately but just a different angle.

An excellent point re #F1Fantasy. I shouldn't need to sell 60% of my drivers after one bad race for them!

@LukeFF1Fantasy @FTSY_Slipstream @ReinBerglund Team-wise it feels swingier though. With +5: 0 DNFs = +25 1 DNF = 0 So you lose 25 instead of just 20 to your competitors. Doesn’t that increase the variance or would you prefer it to be swingier like this?

@F1FantasyGavin @FTSY_Slipstream @ReinBerglund It’s not taking into account any of the budget mechanisms, just purely the addition of a new pts category for those that finish the race. Has more positive effect on our fantasy ‘team’ to ‘get those pts back’ kinda. The pain of a DNF hits if there are 2 in your team who DNF.

@LukeFF1Fantasy @FTSY_Slipstream @ReinBerglund Really interesting idea mate, but if I understood this correctly won't this be more punishing for having a DNF?

@F1FantasyGavin @FTSY_Slipstream @ReinBerglund I’ve often thought the fix is to actually reward finishing the race. Imagine starting and finishing 15th and getting zero points but a 20th place who finishes 18th because of 2xDNF’s gets more points. +5pts for each driver who sees the 🏁 = 1 DNF and 4 finishes is manageable.

@F_FantasyHub @ReinBerglund @FTSY_Slipstream 100% agree Rob. 2022 scoring felt cleaner and more strategic. The -10 DNF was harsh but fair, position caps stopped huge swings, and streak bonuses rewarded consistency. The current scoring system gives Assistant Manager chip in FPL vibes 😂 Bring back simpler times @F1

@F1FantasyGavin @ReinBerglund @FTSY_Slipstream 2022 did that so well. -10 for DNF, a max of +/- 10 positions in the race, no points for overtakes, points for beating your teammate in quali (+2) and the race (+5) and bonus points if you finished in the top 10 in five consecutive race/quali sessions. Simple times 😂

@ReinBerglund @FTSY_Slipstream They should cap maximum positions gained at 10 as well to mirror the position change

@F1FantasyGavin @FTSY_Slipstream Ofc, just cap those at 10 and you're good (if the DNF penalty is -10) With 22 cars on the grid, someone going from P1 to P22 loses more than a DNF anyway, same in sprints

@FTSY_Slipstream @ReinBerglund Totally agree the -20 DNF is too harsh but if they lower it, they’d also need to rework the positions gained/lost points otherwise there will be situations where you'll be hoping for a DNF rather than your driver finishing the race while losing positions

@ReinBerglund I've seen a few say the DNF penalty needs to be reduced and I agree. Take Gasly at Miami as an example. He's flipped by another car and gets a -20! What would you suggest the penalty should be? -5? -10?

@MikaSharma7 Those are definitely the picks I'd go with if I was playing safe with budget

@F1FantasyGavin I used WC in Miami on one of my teams (other 2 were NN) and if you change ALB to PER for the Ferrari + McLaren team shown, that's what I'm aiming to run in Canada. Over a sprint weekend, I like PER(-2pts), Ocon(4pts), BOR(5pts) and COL(6pts) to gain at least 0.2m each.

A bit of talk around using the wildcard in #F1Fantasy for Canada, so I thought I'd do a very quick draft on what I think will be the best teams based on Miami's results. Sure, I'd love to have Mercedes instead of Ferrari but that would require using the Cadillac boys, who I'm...

@jasonshamblin @FanAmpFantasyHQ You're right Jason, he's been unlucky in the races but he's always qualified well in Canada so personally feel he should do well

@F1FantasyGavin @FanAmpFantasyHQ If I recall correctly, Albon hasn’t had a good Canada in a few years Maybe he’s due for one?

🍁 Initial Thoughts for Canada 🍁 Sitting at $110.8M and I like the looks of this team: ☑️ Achievable in 2 moves, no Wildcard needed ☑️ Double Haas on a Sprint weekend ☑️ A fine team without Aston Martin or Cadillac ❌ Bearman on a sure $0.6M drop ❌ No Mercedes constructor ❌ Audi is a weekly DNF risk This isn’t a half bad team for Monaco either 🤔

Bortoleto over the Cadillac boys due to his cheap price and higher ceiling, even though Cadillac looks to be more reliable than Audi so far Alpine looks to be the 5th fastest constructor, so Colapinto should be a lock on any wildcard team

...not totally comfortable with yet. If Mercedes look to be the favourites I'd go with the 2nd team. Albon, I believe, is currently being overlooked, I know he has a higher treshhold for budget gain over Ocon but Williams seem to have overtaken Haas with their upgrades.

@eliaihab @LeapsFrog24 It'll be possible latest by Singapore... Probably earlier as budget building is easier this year

@LeapsFrog24 But will be impossible to get 4A this year

Budget is going to be really important this season. Everyone needs to be able to get to Mercedes McLaren by Spain at least. Monaco is dependent on studying the race starts.

@ReinBerglund Surely that's just an easy swap to Bortoleto. Bottas also has an achievable target for budget gains

Hulk with a -30 means he is on for future price drops, but how do I even move him on? Likely just forced to keep him. Lawson an easier sell

HUL to BOT in all 3 teams for extra flexibility in Canada

Teams are a🔒 for #F1Fantasy Spreading my eggs across all 3 teams. Expecting a really swingy week with huge gains if you get it right. NN will be a last minute decision

@RebeccaF1_FTSY Rank them all equally this week in terms of pace but historically Mclaren and Ferrari are better at pitstops so that edges it for me

@F1FantasyGavin No MER constructor for n any team? Is that budget related or choice?