The Fantasy Formula: Las Vegas GP Weekend Preview ft. Lawrence Barretto

Looking for a community to discuss F1 Fantasy? Want help with your team selection? The Fantasy Formula is your answer! Tune in to this week's weekend preview episode where top-ranked F1 Fantasy players Adam and Rob, as well as Technical Correspondent Terry, break down everything you need to know before the Las Vegas Grand Prix, held on the famous Las Vegas Strip.

This week's special guest is Lawrence Barretto, Formula 1 writer, presenter, and broadcaster.

Where to find Lawrence:

📺F1TV and Channel 4's F1 coverage

🐦Twitter/X

📷Instagram

Special announcements!

Deadline episode - The Fantasy Formula team will be in-person for the Las Vegas Grand Prix. We'll be filming a special edition episode at the SiriusXM studio that will drop Thursday before Free Practice 1. Keep an eye on this channel for that, and be sure to send Adam, Rob, and Terry any questions you want answered.

Community Survey - WE NEED YOUR HELP! We launched the first F1 Fantasy community survey to get feedback on the state of the game and come up with actionable recommendations that improve it moving forward. Share your thoughts here for a chance at a Fifth Gear Garms gift card.

Timestamps:

0:00 Welcome

0:57 Lawrence Barretto, Formula 1 Writer, Presenter, and Broadcaster

1:45 Trying burgers around the world, including Las Vegas

3:04 Packing 10+ pairs of shoes every race

4:05 Picking just one for a shoey

5:19 Finding the right words for pivotal interviews (e.g., Daniel Ricciardo's last race)

9:08 Franco Colaptino's options for 2025

12:05 Ollie Bearman: the rookie driver to watch?

14:48 Compiling qualifying and race simulations

17:48 Data Lawrence uses to set his fantasy lineup

19:37 Competing (and bantering) with Laura Winter

21:42 Taking risks to win the season

23:27 Viva Las Vegas Mini League

25:53 Brazil Winners and Losers: Max Verstappen

28:11 Brazil Winners and Losers: Nico Hulkenberg

30:55 This week's giveaway

33:24 Zhou's standout fantasy performance

37:41 Another year of on-track action? (DNFs, overtakes)

43:35 $124M budget lineup builds

45:55 $128M budget lineup builds

52:34 $132M budget lineup builds

54:25 TFF League leaderboard

55:28 Closing thoughts


Looking for more F1 Fantasy advice? Check out the Las Vegas in-person deadline episode!

Watch our special in-person, on-location episode filmed in Sin City in the SiriusXM studio at the Wynn!

Be sure to tune in to again every week on our YouTube channel for more deadline episodes. If you have any questions you want answered on future shows, want your lineup critiqued, or just want to consult Adam, Rob, and Terry on anything else F1 Fantasy-related, then download the FanAmp using their invite link and reach out in their community Base.

And, don't forget to join the official TFF featured Fantasy league with code P2RXI9XHK03.

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