There's still one hour to field the best possible team at the F1 Fanta for the Belgian GP. There are many unknowns heading into the weekend, some of which have already been cleared up in part by the only free practice sessions. McLaren remains untouchable. Ferrari, on the other hand, still has a lot to study, but at least it doesn't seem to have taken a step back. Furthermore, for teams and drivers, the weather remains an unknown factor. That said, let's take a look at the five drivers recommended for this very difficult-to-predict weekend.
Which forwards should we field in the F1 Fantasy for the Belgian GP?
Let's start from the top of the grid: who will be assigned the first two slots in our team? Among the top-tier drivers, the name of Oscar Piastri. The young Australian talent absolutely must avenge the defeat he suffered at Silverstone against his teammate, who, in the last two races, has closed the gap in the drivers' championship standings. The car, there's no question, is the best of the lot. And on the Spa circuit, it could leave its rivals in a vacuum. The track requires great balance and a set-up that strikes a balance between the very fast first and third sectors and the second, which is very driven and requires sufficient downforce. In today's FP1, Furthermore, Piastri immediately proved to be at ease with the car and the track compared to his teammate, Lando Norris.
Among the second-tier drivers, the choice falls on Ferrari and Mercedes drivers. The Silver Arrows had a hard time on the hard tyres this morning, setting interesting times only at the end of FP1 with the medium tyres. Leclerc has been included among the drivers not to be included and, consequently, our choice falls on Lewis Hamilton. It's not yet known whether the new updates will work properly for the Reds. However, compared to what we saw this morning, Maranello does not appear to have taken any steps backwards.
For this reason, if on the one hand we have advised against Leclerc due to the rain forecast for Sunday and the variable weather on Saturday, we recommend Lewis Hamilton precisely because of the same uncertain conditions. The seven-time world champion is one of the strongest drivers in the wet, but above all, he's capable of reading races like almost no other on the grid, making the difference in mixed conditions. At Silverstone, in the same context, he already got the better of his teammate, as he did in Miami. Finally, this year English has always done well in competitions sprint.
In the middle of the group the eye falls on Alonso and Ocon
It's always complicated to make decisions in the midfield. Once Piastri and Hamilton are included in the squad, there will still be 42 credits available. Of these, it would be fair to spend 16 on Fernando Alonso. The Spanish driver appears to be back in form, just as Aston Martin appears to have made up a lot of ground on its other direct rivals. Furthermore, what a leap for the two-time F1 world champion, who arrives at the Belgian GP with an average points score of 2,38. while until Monaco it was stuck at 0,33. Finally, Aston Martin brought further updates, which this morning seemed to work quite well.
Among the third tier pilots, however, it is better to focus on Stephen Ocon. It's usually difficult to predict Haas's weekend. This time, however, the Frenchman seems to have already found a good connection with his car and the track. This morning, for a long time, he managed to keep fourth and fifth in FP1 position, thanks to a good lap on the medium tyres. Finally, the comparison with his teammate is also very important. Bearman, in fact, seemed to struggle slightly compared to Ocon, with the latter thus being able to bring points to his fantasy managers thanks to the victory in the internal comparison with the young English driver.
We close with another fourth tier driver
At this point, There will be 12 credits left to spend. As a result, we could fill the last slot with a fourth-tier driver, likely more competitive than those in the bottom tier. Before proceeding with the last recommended name, we remind you that We wrote an article about the band method where we explain them in detail. That said, since we've saved a few credits, we can choose to aim for Isaac Hadjar.
The Racing Bull driver He needs to get back into the points and recover what he lost at Silverstone, after a serious mistake in the rain that saw him destroy his car. Spa is a track he knows well, albeit a complicated one, but his propensity for fast laps could help him more in this sprint weekend. Finally, as with Ocon, its advantage in the internal comparison is also worth a lot with Liam Lawson.
Fanta F1 predictions for the Belgian GP
- Safety Car in the race: yes
- Virtual Safety Car in the race: yes
- Red flag in race: yes
- Drivers use wet/full wet tyres in races: yes
- Team one-two in the race: no
- Driver who starts on pole wins the race: yes
- Number of teams to bring both riders into the top 10: 3
- Number of cars forced to retire from the race: 4
