Warren Kosoy 
Welcome to the 7th edition of Formula 1 Race Week: Monaco, May 2022.
The Principality of Monaco is legendary, from turn 1, Sainte Devote a corner named for the patron saint of Monaco with the chapel in the back. Through Beau Rivage is one of the few “straights” on the circuit. Going full throttle into Massenet, a long left-handed corner in front of the Monaco opera house. Turning right into Casino Square, probably the most featured location in Monaco.
Heading to the slowest corner on the calendar, the Grand Hotel Hairpin. Then banging a right into Portier as you head into the tunnel where sparks fly and the sound of the race cars bounce off the walls. Blasting out of the tunnel into the Nouvelle Chicane, next to the harbor where the mega stupid ultra-rich hang out on their yachts, shoutout to Connor McGregor. (Soon to make his NASCAR return former F1 champ Kimi Räikkönen once crashed out of the race and famously went and kicked in on a yacht. Absolute legend.)
Finishing the lap through the swimming pool complex and heading to Rascasse to cross the start/finish line to do it all again.
If you’ve ever played Gran Turismo or Forza, this track is called Cote d’ Azur and I can remember all the legendary races my friends and I had on the PlayStations and Xbox. A marvel to be had, and I’m excited for Monaco to kick off one of the best racing days of the year.
Monaco Grand Prix, Indy 500, Coca Cola 600, on Memorial Day weekend.
A thank you to those who gave their lives in defense of this nation.
Let’s find some DraftKings options and win some damn money.
Formula 1 DFS: Top Captain Options
Charles Leclerc, Ferrari $17,400. or should I say captain option. With its slow turns and short straights, this is a race track that is suited well for Ferrari. This is Charles’ home race too, where he has not had much luck in finishing, let alone winning. It really is Charles’s race to lose. In tournaments, I’d play him at 50% of my lines, and mix and match other racers. Considering Max Verstappen has been off the pace this weekend; Charles makes a lot of sense in the Captain position.
Low owned captain options
Max Verstappen, Red Bull $16,800. Max has been off the pace this weekend, and the Red Bull thrives in long straights. I imagine the field will have Charles predominantly featured in the Captain position, but as I said before anything can happen. Monaco is more of a driver’s race and Max is no stranger to this circuit. I’ll have my shares of the current driver championship leader.
Sergio Perez, Red Bull $8600. Sergio looked just as competitive as Max in the sister Red Bull. Practicing all weekend in the top 5.
Formula 1: DFS Mid Tier options
Alpha Tauri
Pierre Gasly $4600 and Yuki Tsunoda $4200. The Alpha Tauri has been a top 5 car all weekend in practice. However, Yuki crashed in Q1, which prevented his teammate from setting a fast lap and Yuki from not setting one in Q2. If the alpha tauris can gain positions they will be in the fight for the mid-tier.
McLaren
Lando Norris $7400 Lando has looked impressive all weekend. With his teammate struggling and McLaren looking up for the challenge, Lando will be a heavily featured driver in my lineups.
Alpine
Fernando Alonso $7400 and Esteban Ocon $6400 qualified in the top 10, p7 and p10. If Monaco is difficult to pass then they should remain top 10 cars.
Aston Martin
Sebastian Vettel $3800 and Lance Stroll $3400 Aston has brought to Monaco a car that looks ready to race. For the savings, Vettel will be in my player pool, Stroll, not so much.
The Mercedes $9500 duo of Lewis Hamilton $9000 and George Russell $10000 can be a dark horse this weekend. They have been in a fight with McLaren for the 3rd best team on the grid this weekend and if things fall their way, they can find themselves on the podium.
Formula 1: DFS Cheap 5 points options
With the options of Vettel and Tsunoda, I don’t think you should need to pick anyone else in this range. Of course, Albon looks better than Latifi on the track, but the Williams is the slowest car on the grid, and it’s not close.
Formula 1: DFS Constructor options
- Ferrari for $11,500. It really is Ferrari’s race to lose. This circuit suits their racecar well with slow, tight corners and short straights.
- Red Bull $11,000 The Red Bulls stand to gain if history repeats itself and Charles and Ferrari run into issues.
- Mercedes $9500 their race pace always keeps them in the fight.
- Alpha Tauri $3800, had a domino effect of trouble in Q1. Their pace is a lot better than what they showed in qualifying.
- Alpine, $4500 the opposite of alpha tauris. Alpine looked like they were competing for the 4th tier team this weekend and set themselves up for qualifying. Fernando is typically difficult to pass besides being on Monaco so I like his chances of remaining in the top 10.
Formula 1: Race Week Monaco DFS overall strategy
This race has a history of weird things happening. With a new car, I think the strategy of playing light and sticking to single entries is the way to go. This race can get nuts.
If you have questions please feel free to hit me up in discord @tcuz86. Have fun and thanks for reading Formula 1: Race Week Monaco May 2022.
