Fantasy Podcast: How to play, pro tips, and most common mistakes
Added 2025-03-07 15:55:21 +0000 UTCSamarth Kanal is joined by Val Khorounzhiy, Josh Suttill, and special guest Michael Urcinoli of Grid Rival to preview the 2025 F1 season from a fantasy perspective.
The specific fantasy game discussed on this podcast is Grid Rival’s contracts-based F1 game, which we think is the best fantasy F1 game out there, especially for more invested and knowledgeable fans, who want a deeper gameplay experience.
So listen in as Michael gives an overview of the game rules, shares pro tips and strategies, and explains the most common mistakes first time players make. Then get set for some trash talk, as Val, Josh and Samarth reveal who they've picked for their teams and explain the logic behind their selections.
Comments
Would love for this to be a regular podcast! 1st time player and already feel like I've made an arse of it so keen for more tips like this! Also loved it as a forum for you all to take the piss out of eachothers teams!
Duncan Bertram
2025-03-17 14:10:42 +0000 UTCBortoleto stood out to me as the cheapest driver on the game. There's a decent chance he won't end up anywhere near the top 10, but he might do well enough to at least increase his value. Signing him gives you more money to spend on other drivers (who will score more points) and when his contract expires, his value *should* have increased. You net the increase in value so then can spend that on drivers who are more likely to score more points. So it's a bit of an investment. Not a super high point-scorer, but good for free-ing up + generating more value for your team.
Josh Suttill
2025-03-11 12:17:28 +0000 UTCAny chance we’ll get regular post-race fantasy pods this year? I really enjoyed this.
Jason SPD
2025-03-09 14:07:06 +0000 UTCNot played this before . Sounds like a lot of fun. I’m in.
Cathal O'Brien
2025-03-09 12:45:22 +0000 UTCWould love to: A) Know the team names for the participating Race journalists, and B) See The Race offer prizes to the top finishers such as a discount to the online store or on membership. Finished 30th last season and got my eye on some BBV10 merch!
928pilot
2025-03-08 09:59:31 +0000 UTCI had no problems with the pod. I'm not into fantasy leagues - don't have enough time for it, and doesn't really interest me. I simply chose not to play the pod.
Michael Holden
2025-03-08 04:58:50 +0000 UTCAndrew Slug
2025-03-07 22:54:23 +0000 UTCI was wondering about choosing Bortoleto when he's a rookie in the worst car, like some of you guys did. Do you still think he'll be able to make up some positions then? Because that's still how he'll get fantasy points, right? I haven't played this version of F1 fantasy before, so I'm not sure how to strategise :)
Tomas Gustafsson
2025-03-07 17:25:20 +0000 UTCPlayed this last year found it to be so full of bugs I could rarely log in. On two occasions it was so bad I missed being able to change my drivers. I love F1 but this soured me on the fantasy aspect of F1. I hope this year the app is more stable for everyone playing.
Simon Pope
2025-03-07 16:20:51 +0000 UTC
