Formula 1 makes a welcome return to North America with the upcoming Miami and Canadian Grands Prix – and with them comes a brand-new F1 Fantasy mini-league and some truly exceptional prizes.
The second mini-league of the season, ‘The Kimi Antonel-League’ includes both the Miami and Canada events and features an F1 Fantasy team picked by current championship leader Kimi Antonelli himself. The winner will receive a signed pair of Antonelli’s race-weekend-worn gloves – more details below.
With the Sprint format at both rounds, and plenty of development work having taken place since the teams last raced, the strategic stakes have never been higher. The threat of rain at some of the calendar’s most weather-sensitive venues means F1 Fantasy managers will also need to be both bold and smart heading into this double header.
Miami’s street-style layout and the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal are both notorious for Safety Cars, aggressive overtaking and the ever-present threat of rain – factors that can shuffle the F1 Fantasy order as dramatically as any on-track battle. With the Sprint format, there are additional scoring sessions to maximise too.
It’s never too late to join F1 Fantasy for free and compete for great prizes on offer every race week. Players just need to select five drivers and two constructors within the starting cost cap of $100 million.
If you need a reminder of what happened last time out, catch up on the Japanese Grand Prix highlights below, and remember to lock in your teams before the Sprint starts in Miami and Canada (both 1200 local time; 1600 UTC).
Global League update
P1 on the global leaderboard deployed the 3X Boost chip in China and the Limitless chip in Japan – an aggressive and well-timed double play across the opening Sprint weekend of the season in Shanghai and the traditional Grand Prix in Suzuka. The managers currently in P2 and P3 were also effective with these chips in the opening rounds – a common theme among top-performing strategists ahead of Miami.
F1 Fantasy Strategist watchlist
Our F1 Fantasy Strategist evaluates seven in-game assets below and reviews potential chip strategies to help you challenge for the top step in F1 Fantasy’s global leaderboard.
Kimi Antonelli ($24.1m)
Kimi Antonelli has taken the season by storm, taking back-to-back Grand Prix victories in China and Japan to become the youngest-ever driver to lead the World Drivers’ Championship – he is also currently 39 fantasy points clear of team mate George Russell ($28.3m).
The Italian averages 50 fantasy points per race weekend so far this season and has scored at least 20 points in each of the last five Sprint weekends. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the second-year driver has backed himself to play a key role in the fantasy team he’s selected for the latest mini-league.
Esteban Ocon ($9.1m)
Esteban Ocon continued his consistent run of form to start 2026, recording nine fantasy points in Suzuka, while his 36 overtakes across all racing sessions this season ranks him second in the F1 Fantasy standings for that metric.
The Haas racer, at $0.1m less than his team mate Ollie Bearman ($9.2m), averages 13.0 fantasy points without a single retirement in his last eight race weekends and provides fantastic budget and points upside for this Sprint double header.
Liam Lawson ($7.5m)
Liam Lawson averages 16.7 fantasy points per race weekend this season, which puts him sixth overall in the F1 Fantasy standings.
The New Zealand driver has been the best value-for-money asset through three weekends this campaign (2.59 points per $1 million spent) and has averaged 18.75 fantasy points across his last four Sprint weekends – good omens for the upcoming rounds.
Sergio Perez ($7.0m)
Sergio Perez needs just two fantasy points for a maximum $0.6m price rise in Miami – a fantasy points benchmark he has surpassed in all three weekends so far this season.
The Cadillac journeyman has completed every racing lap for the American team this season despite reliability issues affecting the other side of the garage, which makes Miami’s street-style layout and Montreal’s wall-lined circuit suited to a driver of his experience and measured racecraft.
Nico Hulkenberg ($5.0m)
At $5.0m, Nico Hulkenberg is the perfect budget enabler for managers looking to stack their roster with premium driver and constructor assets across the Sprint double header.
The Audi veteran requires a mere -1 fantasy points in Miami for a maximum price and, for the subsequent race, has finished ahead of his starting grid position in Montreal in the last two outings there.
Other drivers to monitor: George Russell, Oscar Piastri
Mercedes ($30.2m)
Mercedes are operating in a league of their own in F1 Fantasy in 2026, averaging 101 fantasy points per race weekend – including a 115-point haul in the China Sprint – while recording the fastest lap (+10 points in F1 Fantasy) in the last two race weekends.
With both drivers delivering consistently across all sessions and the Sprint format providing additional scoring opportunities, Mercedes’ ceiling across Miami and Montreal is exceptional, making them a set-and-forget asset for this phase of the season. Antonelli has also backed the Silver Arrows as a cornerstone pick in his own mini-league line-up.
Ferrari ($24.2m)
Ferrari trail Mercedes in the fantasy constructor standings but remain a formidable asset, posting the season high for any constructor with 119 points in China and leading all teams with an average of 10 pit stop points per race.
The Scuderia offer compelling value for players seeking a front-running constructor at a lower entry point than the Silver Arrows or the improving McLaren team ($28.6m).
Other constructors to monitor: Haas, Audi
Miami or Canada Chip Strategy – No Negative
The No Negative chip resets any negative scoring categories – DNFs, positions lost and other penalty points – to zero for the weekend it is activated.
Miami has a well-documented history of wet weather chaos, with many F1 Fantasy managers who deployed this chip in 2025 rewarded handsomely as retirements stacked up through the field.
The Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal carries the same risk – rain is a recurring feature of the Canadian Grand Prix at this time of year, and the wall-lined street circuit leaves little margin for error.
If the weather forecast deteriorates in the lead-up to either Sprint deadline, the No Negative chip becomes an extremely valuable insurance policy – particularly given the additional scoring session a Sprint weekend provides, which only increases the window for DNFs to occur.
Featured leagues and upcoming mini-leagues
The latest F1 Fantasy mini-league is a Kimi Antonelli special, running across both the Miami and Canadian events.
First place receives a signed pair of the Italian’s race-weekend-worn gloves, second place takes home an Antonelli-signed Mercedes cap, and third place receives a signed driver card.
If you’re looking to gain an advantage in this mini-league, consider using the Limitless and 3x Boost chips for a strong strategic play. These chips will maximise the fantasy points ceiling across the two Sprint weekends, built around some of the strongest fantasy performers on the grid.
Keep your eyes peeled for exciting mini-leagues opening later in the F1 Fantasy season too, providing you with even more opportunities to play and win.
As always, be sure to keep a close eye on the earlier sessions to help guide your decisions for drivers and teams in the lead up to the team lock deadline.
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