Best and Worst F1 Fantasy Picks for the Austrian Grand Prix

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Lewis Hamilton

The 7-time World Champion is enjoying a resurgent year at Ferrari. Hamilton's 56 fantasy points in Barcelona marked his third 40+ point outing of the season. Remarkably, he achieved that feat only four times across the previous two seasons combined. He needs just 4 points this weekend for a maximum price gain of $0.3M, the lowest among all Tier A drivers.

With Ferrari rumored to bring critical engine upgrades this weekend as part of the Additional Development Upgrade Opportunities (ADUO) system, Hamilton could once again find himself at the front of the pack. For now, Kimi Antonelli still reigns as the top 2X Boosted driver option, but Free Practice on Friday could reveal a two-car fight for the top step of the podium.

Teams with budgets above $118M can afford four Tier A assets, and an Antonelli-Hamilton combination presents a potent threat as we approach Hamilton's home race at Silverstone next weekend.

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Arvid Lindblad

Consecutive top-10 finishes paved the way to the lowest target for a $0.6M price increase. Lindblad needs just -7 points or more for his first price increase since Japan. His teammate, Liam Lawson, ranks third in both points per million (value returned) and price increases which suggests Racing Bulls assets are among the steadiest of the midfield.

The fourth cheapest driver in the game at $5.6M, Lindblad ranks as the game's second most selected driver (42%) and projects to be among the most added this weekend.

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Isack Hadjar

As teams load up with 4A-light assets, Hadjar stands out as a top option at Red Bull's home race. He finished P6 or higher in each of the last three races and has the fourth highest fantasy total across Monaco and Barcelona. Hadjar needs just 3 points for a $0.6M price increase and with additional appeals of Pierre Gasly's P3 at Monaco still pending, Hadjar could be due for a points adjustment ahead of the lineup lock deadline that would decrease his price gain targets even further.

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Franco Colapinto

The steadiest asset in F1 Fantasy so far this season, Colapinto gained value in all seven races this season and tallied $0.6M in each of the last six. Unfortunately, his streak as a must-have asset is about to reach an end at the Red Bull Ring. The Argentinian's price sits at $10.0M and he scored just 9 fantasy points in Barcelona following a 0-point performance in Monaco. Colapinto needs at least 18 points to avoid his first price drop, a feat he only achieved twice in 2026 and that came on Sprint weekends.

Colapinto currently holds the longest active streak without a DNF on the grid, dating back to Abu Dhabi 2024. In a season with rampant reliability issues and racing incidents between midfield drivers, DNF regression could set in soon.

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Nico Hulkenberg

Settled at the price floor of $3M, Hulkenberg's upside warrants a lineup spot for the next few races. The Audi veteran finished P9 at this circuit last season and took his first ever Formula 1 podium at Silverstone, the site of the next Grand Prix. Hulkenberg started P11 or higher in five races this season, as he continues to show impressive qualifying form.

Audi's early-season reliability issues appear to be behind them — Hulkenberg completed the Canada and Monaco Grands Prix before retiring due to an errant piece of gravel activating the emergency kill switch in Barcelona. His teammate Gabriel Bortoleto, last failed to reach the checkered flag three months ago in China.

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Lance Stroll

Normally, F1 Fantasy strategists know better than to consider Lance Stroll, but with 4A lineups around the corner a friendly reminder is in order. Stroll ranks dead last in laps completed, just 60.3% of the entire season.

Running Stroll and Valtteri Bottas to unlock a 4A lineup is a high-risk strategy. The duo have already combined for nine Not Classified results this season, and current betting lines imply a 49% chance of a Stroll DNF and a 44% chance of a Bottas DNF. That translates to roughly a 71% chance that at least one of them fails to finish in Austria, potentially wiping out the benefit of adding a second elite driver.