Introduction: Fantasy Russian Grand Prix Fantasy Russian Grand Prix: At least 400 euro in prizes! The Formula 1 field assembles in Sochi this weekend for the Russian Grand Prix, Round 16 of the 2018 Formula 1 World Championship, at Sochi Autodrom. In Singapore we saw Lewis Hamilton for a second consecutive win by beating Max Verstappen and Sebastian Vettel. In Sochi we expect a serious battle between Mercedes, Ferrari and maybe Red Bull for the number 1 spot. Behind these guys we will see Nico Hulkenberg, Carlos Sainz, Kevin Magnussen and Sergio Perez struggle for a potential podium position. Zweeler Fantasy Sports Games set up a few Fantasy Games so you can enjoy the Formula 1 with even more excitement. For only 5 euro you can participate in Fantasy Grand Prix of Europe or for 2.50 euro the Fantasy Race to Abu Dhabi with a first prize of 2,500 euro! Click here to go to the Fantasy Russian Grand Prix 2018 (at least 400 euro in prizes) Click here to go to the Fantasy Russian F1 qualifying game (at least 100 euro in prizes) Click here to go to the Fantasy Race to Abu Dhabi (6,000 euro in prizes) Why play Fantasy Formula 1? Your engagement with Formula 1 will further increase. It is not about one driver, but 6 drivers who need to perform for you! For only 5 euro you will get many extra hours of entertainment before the start of the race and even more hours of entertainment during the Grand Prix. If you manage to beat the other players (there are 15 prizes in General Classification), you can also win nice cash prizes (1st prize at least 78 euro)! The Fantasy Russian Grand Prix 2018 starts on Sunday 30 September 2018 at 13:10 hours CET. To create a team you have a budget of 132 million euro to buy 6 drivers. Your drivers will score points based on their results in the race (race points) and the difference with their qualification position (bonus points). Suppose you picked Lewis Hamilton and he qualifies as eighth and finishes the race as second. Hamilton will then score 125 race points and 6 bonus points. 131 points in total. He will receive 6 bonus points because he won 6 positions compared to the qualifications. Drivers who are not finishing will also receive points. The first DNF (did not finish) will be classified as 20th, then next DNF as 19th etc.. Suppose you choose Max Verstappen and he qualifies as 10th and is the 3rd DNF, he will be classified in the race as 18th. In this example Verstappen will score 15 race points and -8 bonus points. 7 points in total. He scores -8 bonus points because he lost 8 positions compared to the qualifications. The game will cost 5 euro per team and will start with a guaranteed amount of 400.00 euro in prizes. The first prize will be 78 euro (15 GC prizes). Additionally Zweeler also has a Fantasy F1 Russian Grand Prix Race to Abu Dhabi where you can participate for 2.50 euros and try to win 2 tickets for the Race to Abu Dhabi with a prize pool of 6,000 euro and a 1st prize of 2,500 euro. 10 tickets are won already and we have 28 tickets left. In this game there is 1 ticket to win!<doc-sep>The Formula 1 2018 Russian Grand Prix is LIVE all weekend on FOX SPORTS. FOX SPORTS has every Formula 1® practice session, qualifying and the race EXCLUSIVELY LIVE in HD from the Formula 1® 2018 VTB Russian Grand Prix. The Russian GP will get underway at 9:10pm AEST on Sunday evening, two hours earlier than most other European rounds in 2018. Championship leader and last-start winner Lewis Hamilton will look to maintain Mercedes’ stranglehold on the Sochi Autodrom, the Anglo-German squad having claimed every win since F1 first raced at the venue in 2014. Get ready for Bathurst like never before. Bring the GREAT RACE into your living room with Foxtel’s unrivalled 4K coverage as part of 2 months free with no lock-in contract. SIGN UP TODAY. T&C’s apply. Along with all the Formula 1 action, FOX SPORTS will show both races from the eleventh and penultimate round of the 2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship during the weekend. Plus we’ll have another Australian racer to cheer on this weekend with the eighth round of the 2018 GP3 Series at Sochi. Joey Mawson will look for a repeat of his podium finish at the Paul Ricard round. Both races will shown LIVE across the weekend. Here’s the schedule for this weekend. All times AEST on FOX SPORTS 506. FRIDAY 5:45pm - Practice 1 (LIVE) 9:45pm - Practice 2 (LIVE) SATURDAY 5:10pm - GP3 Series Race 1 (LIVE) 6:45pm - Practice 3 (LIVE) 9:00pm - Qualifying pre-show 10:00pm - Qualifying (LIVE) 11:30pm - The F1 Show (LIVE) SUNDAY 8:15am - Formula 2 Race 1 5:00pm - GP3 Series Race 2 (LIVE) 6:15pm - Formula 2 Race 2 (LIVE) 7:30pm - Pre-race show 9:10pm - Formula 1® 2018 Russian Grand Prix (LIVE)<doc-sep>Fernando Alonso believes this weekend’s Russian Grand Prix in Sochi will allow McLaren to prove its “true performance” against its Formula 1 rivals after a series of “extreme” circuits. Alonso bounced back from two straight retirements at Spa and Monza to record McLaren’s best result since April at the Singapore Grand Prix two weeks ago, finishing a comfortable seventh as the leading midfield driver. McLaren’s form has varied dramatically between circuits this year, but Alonso feels the more regular nature of the Sochi Autodrom circuit will give the team a true reading on where it stands in the midfield battle. “In a way, it’s a weekend to prove our true performance,” Alonso said. “I think we’ve been in quite extreme circuits lately, Spa and Monza probably the two weak circuits of our package. Maybe Singapore was one of the best for our package. We know the circuit and we adapt quite quickly there. “I think we could be somewhere in the middle of this performance on a normal circuit, but at the same time we’ve been introducing some new pieces in the car aerodynamically in the last two or three grands prix, which would be a good place to confirm if we’re in the right direction. “We expect a tough weekend anyway, because that’s the way it is and the characteristics of Sochi will not be the same as Singapore, we know that.” McLaren said earlier this month it would look to take some inspiration from the setups it ran at Monza earlier this month for Sochi in a bid to maximise some of the long straights on the circuit. “We will experiment on that road, I’m sure, tomorrow in free practice,” Alonso said on Thursday. “Lando [Norris] is doing FP1 so we will try to do some learning but at the same time some time for him and Stoffel [Vandoorne] to get up to speed as well, [and for] me get up to speed into FP2, with the first couple of laps of the weekend. “So hopefully we still get some learning from the free practice, but this is one of circuits we had in mind when we were testing in Monza, doing different experiments. “Here, Suzuka, Mexico with the long straight, we will try to keep working on that road.”<doc-sep>
Formula 1 ventures to the Olympic city of Sochi this weekend for the fifth world championship running of the Russian Grand Prix with the title race nearing its conclusion. Victory in Singapore saw Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes forge a 40-point points lead over Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel at the top of the drivers' championship with six rounds to go this year, with the Briton in a fine run of form that has seen him win four of the last five races. Vettel and Ferrari will be eager to bounce back in Russia this weekend, but history is not on the team's side: Mercedes has won every running of the F1 race in Sochi, its most recent win coming courtesy of Valtteri Bottas in 2017. Can Vettel cut the gap in Russia? Or will Hamilton pull further clear in an increasingly one-sided title battle? All will become clear over the coming weekend. When is the Russian Grand Prix? The 2018 Russian Grand Prix takes place on Sunday 30 September. Cars will hit the track for the first time during FP1 and FP2 on Friday, before final practice and qualifying continues on Saturday. Where is the Russian Grand Prix taking place? The Russian Grand Prix is held at the Sochi Autodrom in the Olympic city of Sochi. The track is 5.848 km long, with the race set to last 53 laps. Where can I watch the Russian Grand Prix? The 2018 Russian Grand Prix is being shown live on Sky Sports F1, with highlights being shown on Channel 4 (UK only). Friday 14th September LIVE Sky Sports F1 Russian GP FP1 - 8:45am LIVE Sky Sports F1 Russian GP FP2 – 12:45pm Saturday 15th September LIVE Sky Sports F1 Russian GP FP3 - 9:45am LIVE Sky Sports F1 Russian GP Qualifying Build-up - 12:00pm (Session start 1:00pm) Channel 4 F1 Russian GP Qualifying Highlights - 4:30pm Sunday 16th September LIVE Sky Sports F1 Russian GP Pit Lane LIVE - 10:30am LIVE Sky Sports F1 Russian GP On the Grid - 11:30am LIVE Sky Sports F1 Russian GP Race - 12:10pm Channel 4 F1 Russian GP Race Highlights – 6:45pm How else can I follow the 2018 Russian Grand Prix? Besides the TV coverage, Crash.net will be reporting live from the Sochi paddock this weekend with live commentary from all sessions, plus the usual news, interviews and features. Updates will also be posted to Crash.net's F1 Twitter account (@CRASH_NET_F1). Recent Russian GP F1 Winners 2017: Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) 2016: Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) 2015: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) 2014: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) Where can I watch Formula 1 in 2018? ALL F1 races, qualifying and practice sessions will be shown LIVE on Sky Sports F1 in the UK, with Channel 4 dual-broadcasting a selection of races LIVE on terrestrial television. 25 March Australian Grand Prix 8 April Bahrain Grand Prix 15 April Chinese Grand Prix 29 April Azerbaijan Grand Prix 13 May Spanish Grand Prix 27 May Monaco Grand Prix 10 June Canadian Grand Prix 24 June French Grand Prix 1 July Austrian Grand Prix 8 July British Grand Prix 22 July German Grand Prix 29 July Hungarian Grand Prix 26 August Belgian Grand Prix 2 September Italian Grand Prix 16 September Singapore Grand Prix 30 September Russian Grand Prix 7 October Japanese Grand Prix 21 October United States Grand Prix 28 October Mexican Grand Prix 11 November Brazilian Grand Prix 25 November Abu Dhabi Grand Prix