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Euan Leith's preview of the 2025 Austrian Grand Prix for F1 Fantasy includes weather updates, differentials for your squads, and predictions for qualifying and the race.
Happy Austrian Grand Prix, RotoBallers! The hills are alive with the sound of cars going vroom. It's the fourth shortest track on the calendar with the fewest turns (10), but usually provides some spectacular racing and wheel-to-wheel action.
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2025 Rotoballer F1 Fantasy League Update
We are 10 races into the 2025 F1 Fantasy season, so it's time to give some regular league updates. It's a tight battle at the top with three teams separated by less than 19 points.
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Previous Austrian Grand Prix Winners
- 2024: George Russell, Mercedes
- 2023: Max Verstappen, Red Bull
- 2022: Charles Leclerc, Ferrari
- 2021: Max Verstappen, Red Bull
- 2020: Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes
Austrian Grand Prix Schedule
Friday, June 27
- Practice 1: 7:30 a.m. EDT
- Practice 2: 11:00 a.m. EDT
Saturday, June 28
- Practice 3: 6:30 a.m. EDT
- Qualifying: 10:00 a.m. EDT (***F1 Fantasy lineup lock***)
Sunday, June 29
- Race: 9:00 a.m. EDT
Austrian Grand Prix Weather
| Day | Temperature | Precipitation | Forecast |
| Friday | 28°C / 82°F | 55% | Mostly Cloudy |
| Saturday | 30°C / 86°F | 1% | Sunny |
| Sunday | 31°C / 78°F | 2% | Partly Sunny |
Austrian Grand Prix Predictions
Qualifying
- Lando Norris, McLaren
- Max Verstappen, Red Bull
- Charles Leclerc, Ferrari
Race
- Lando Norris, McLaren
- Max Verstappen, Red Bull
- Oscar Piastri, McLaren
One BIG Prediction
For the first time this season, Liam Lawson beats his teammate, Isack Hadjar.
Du, Du, Du, Du, Max Verstappen
The Red Bull fans always turn out in force for their man, Max Verstappen, at the Red Bull Ring in Austria, and, usually, he doesn't disappoint. In his 12 races at this track (10 Austrian Grand Prix, 2 Styrian Grand Prix), the four-time World Champion has five wins and eight podium finishes.
📊 Welcome to Austria, better known as The Verstappen Ring...
Most Wins: Max Verstappen (5)
Most Poles: Max Verstappen (5)
Most Podiums: Max Verstappen (8)
Most Fastest Laps: Max Verstappen (4)
Most Points: Max Verstappen (218)
Most Laps Led: Max Verstappen (338) pic.twitter.com/RXOywoSMcs— Daniel Valente 🏎️ (@F1GuyDan) June 22, 2025
I have no doubt Verstappen will bag a car's worth of points for F1 Fantasy managers. However, he could cost those same managers a few vital dollars in their cost cap. The 27-year-old needs to score at least 33 points to avoid falling in price this weekend in Spielberg.
Tier B Bonanza
After the low-scoring races of Imola, Monaco, and Spain, F1 Fantasy managers were scrambling to find some budget-building enablers in Canada. Well, that's not a problem for the Austrian Grand Prix as there are seven Tier B drivers with a threshold of 10 points or lower to get the $0.6 million price rise.
Courtesy f1fantasytools.com/budget-builder
The column on the right-hand side indicates the number of points each driver needs to score to increase their budget by $0.6 million. And yes, you are reading it correctly: Nico Hulkenberg and Fernando Alonso can score negative points and still increase in value.
If you don't have both Hulkenberg and Alonso, then the priority should be to grab those drivers ahead of the action at the Red Bull Ring. The next biggest question is who to bring in along with the two veterans on the grid.
Pierre Gasly is the most sensible pick because he has the lowest threshold for a rise. However, he's had a season full of untimely DNFs for F1 Fantasy and has become a bit of a F1 Fantasy troll. It's hard to trust him when you've been burned two or three times already.
Another candidate is Carlos Sainz. This track in the Austrian Alps should suit the Williams car due to its long straights. We've been waiting for the Spanish driver to become an F1 Fantasy option, and a big weekend could kick that trend off as we race toward the halfway point of the campaign.
F1 Fantasy Drivers to Target and Avoid
Drivers to Target (A Tier, >$18.5m)
- Max Verstappen, Red Bull
- Oscar Piastri, McLaren
- George Russell, Mercedes
Drivers to Avoid (A Tier, >$18.5m)
- Lando Norris, McLaren
- Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari
Drivers to Target (B Tier, <$18.5m)
- Carlos Sainz, Williams
- Esteban Ocon, Haas
- Nico Hulkenberg, Sauber
- Isack Hadjar, Racing Bulls
- Pierre Gasly, Alpine
- Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin
- Gabriel Bortoleto, Sauber
Drivers to Avoid (B Tier, <$18.5m)
- Alex Albon, Williams
- Lance Stroll, Aston Martin
- Liam Lawson, Racing Bulls
☢️Toxic Assets in F1 Fantasy for the Austrian GP☢️
Barring massive performances this weekend, the following drivers and constructors will struggle to rise in price for #F1Fantasy at the #AustrianGP
🅰️Tier Assets
- Lando Norris
- Max Verstappen
- Lewis Hamilton🐂Max could…
— Euan Leith (@F1FantasyEuan) June 26, 2025
