Join Motorsport.com's F1 Fantasy League and Compete Against Our Experts

Motorsport.com has launched its official F1 Fantasy league for the 2026 season, inviting fans to compete directly against our team of writers. With the new regulatory era creating major unknowns, our experts have crafted their initial team selections, balancing budget constraints and pre-season speculation to build their ideal five-driver, two-constructor lineups.

Why it matters:

F1 Fantasy adds a strategic, engaging layer to race weekends, allowing fans to test their knowledge against professionals. The start of the 2026 season is particularly challenging due to the lack of reliable performance data, making early team selections a high-risk, high-reward endeavor that mirrors the real-world dilemmas facing actual F1 teams.

The details:

• The league, named Motorsport.com - Race Our Experts, is open for anyone to join via the official F1 Fantasy platform.
• The game operates under a budget cap, forcing players to make value-based choices rather than simply selecting the most expensive drivers.
• Players manage a team of five drivers and two constructors, with the ability to use a "boost" to double one driver's points each race and strategic "chips" for bonus points.
• Motorsport.com F1 writer Filip Cleeren shared his strategic pivot for the Australian Grand Prix, moving away from initial picks based on Friday practice observations.

What's next:

The deadline to set or change your fantasy team is the start of qualifying for each Grand Prix. As Cleeren notes, the opening race is about managing risk for the long 24-race season, suggesting a spread of investments across different teams might be wiser than betting everything on one pre-season favorite. The league will run throughout the 2026 championship, tracking the progress of fans against our editorial team.