Race our writers! – Haas amasses points for new F1 Fantasy leader

After Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu admitted the team was off the pace in Australia, he conceded it may take time to correct early-season issues affecting its cars.

That did not stop a number of F1 Fantasy players sticking with a combination of Haas elements in their teams for the heavy points-scoring sprint weekend in Shanghai.

New leader RW Moore, who was fifth in the Race our Writers standings after Melbourne, jumped up into top spot, benefitting hugely from having both Esteban Ocon and Oliver Bearman among his five-strong drivers’ team as well as selecting Haas as one of his constructors.

With Lando Norris selected with the DRS Boost and McLaren as the other team, RW Moore’s ‘HeelsF1Team’ is sitting pretty at the top of the leaderboard with 609 points.

Charles Leclerc, Ferrari, Lando Norris, McLaren, George Russell, Mercedes

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It was a totally different story for the overall highest point scorers from the Chinese Grand Prix weekend though, with three teams using their Limitless chip to not be constrained by the $100million cap.

J. Kamp, Rob Zet and Mike Strachan all had the same idea as their respective teams all scored a huge 395 points.

Cashing in on the use of the chip, the trio all selected Lando Norris, Max Verstappen, George Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli, while using their DRS Boost on race winner Oscar Piastri and choosing McLaren and Mercedes as their constructors.

For the Motorsport Network writers, F1 journalist Erwin Jaeggi is now setting the pace with ‘The Jaeggimeisters’ totalling 417 points.

An extra DRS chip on Norris, as well as having McLaren as one of his constructors was the key to Jaeggi moving clear of the pack with the best-performing team of the weekend – 264 points collected with Isack Hadjar, Gabriel Bortoleto, Carlos Sainz, Nico Hulkenberg and Aston Martin also contributing,

Check back on Motorsport.com and on our social channels next week to get our writers’ advice on who they will be selecting for the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka on 6 April.

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