Formula 1 returns to the Nevada desert, with the F1 Fantasy series once again taking center stage in Las Vegas. The 2025 season is drawing to a close, with the three-way championship battle at its height. The American street circuit has proven to be packed with overtaking moves in recent years, even throwing up a few surprises. It's not a great layout, but the low temperatures and long straights manage to shake up, even if only slightly, the teams' balance of power. So, let's see which numbers not to bet on in the Las Vegas roulette.
Let's start from the back of the grid: two drivers not to bet on at the F1 Fantasy in Las Vegas
Not a good time to Yuki Tsunoda. True, it is no longer receiving the attention it deserves in terms of updates from its side of the box, but now it seems to have entered a bottomless negative spiralA great shame, because the young Japanese driver has shown in the past that he can compete with the other nineteen drivers on the grid. Instead, Poor Yuki often makes an appearance in this unfortunate column. Lately, he is having even more difficulty finishing the Grand Prix in the top ten, while his stablemate he forced his way into the fight for the world title. Tsunoda's initial quote before the Australian GP was 19 Yaw, now it's 13. Low? Yes, but paradoxically with those credits it would be better to focus on the two Racing Bulls drivers, which appear daily in the top ten at the end of the weekend and cost less than Japanese ones.
The other driver who often populates the lower end of the grid is Lance Stroll. This year had started well, accumulating most of his team's points in the first part of the season. However, Fernando Alonso's often-affected bad luck also contributed to the Spaniard's success, having only managed to score his first points since the Spanish GP. Despite this, the Spaniard has overtaken the Canadian in the overall standings. who hasn't finished in the top ten since the Dutch GP, that is, since the end of the summer break. Moreover, Stroll this year he did not achieve great results in the city grand prix: 15th in Monaco, 17th in Baku and 13th in Singapore. Consequently, At roulette it's better not to bet on 18.
Who not to choose among the third and second tier pilots?
It has now become a fixed rule of this season and of this year of Fantasy F1: Predicting what will happen in the midfield is almost impossible. But since we're here, it's worth giving some advice. At Fanta F1 in Las Vegas it will be better not to bet on Esteban Ocon. Let's be clear, the Frenchman, after many years at Alpine, has managed to approach his new team positively. The Haas, However, he has always struggled a bit to find consistency in his results. Furthermore, the little champion also came into the limelight Oliver Bearman. For Ocon, as a result, the whole part of the season following the summer break is proving a little more complicated. He only scored points in Holland and Mexico, while his teammate put in a nice comeback in terms of points. For the current internal confrontation between the two, it would be better not to bet on Ocon.
Let's now move on to the pilots of second band. With Antonelli returning to levels close to those of Russell and Leclerc, Lewis Hamilton could be affected by this at Fanta F1, because he could find himself with another driver ahead, as has happened in recent Grands Prix, except in Austin where the Italian was involved in a collision with Sainz. Hamilton, increasingly distraught over the situation at Ferrari, he looks set to finish his first season in red without a podium finish, his first in his career. The Englishman, among other things, is coming from a disastrous weekend in Brazil, in which he also made a serious mistake during the first lap when he hit Colapinto's Alpine. At the moment he doesn't seem very clear. Among the small group of second-tier pilots, therefore, it would be better to avoid the seven-time world champion.
Oscar Piastri is increasingly in trouble ahead
The fight for the drivers' championship is coming to an end. At the beginning of the year, after the first Grands Prix, we could see Oscar Piastri racing towards his first world title, despite young age. Well, this last one is perhaps a detail that, when talking about the Australian driver, should never be overlooked. When it happens, however, it's his fault, because he's accustomed us to an ever-increasing and steady improvement in performance over the last year. Many times, both in commentary and by fans, The coolness that Piastri showed both on and off the track was underlined. In fact, this seemed to be his strong point: imperturbable and calculating. When there was a need to win, he won; when he had to wait, he waited., perhaps taking advantage of some slip-up on the part of a teammate.
However, upon arriving in Las Vegas, the third-to-last Grand Prix of the world championship, the situation seems to have reversed. However, there is one fact that needs to be addressed. 24 races in a championship like Formula 1 are really a lot. Drivers, especially the younger ones, are struggling to maintain consistent performance throughout the season, especially with the strength of the teams having never been so unstable. Of course, this is not the case with McLaren, although something could have changed on the papaya car, as Piastri seems to have lost confidence with his car. Nothing is certain but, in the meantime, At the Fanta F1 in Las Vegas it's best not to bet on the Australian driver.
