Motor Manager Runde 17: best buys and captain picks

Motor Manager Runde 17 preview: Singapore best buys, captain and who to sell

Motor Manager Runde 17 is Singapore, with the deadline on Friday 9 October. It is the last deadline for two weeks: after Singapore the calendar runs United States → Mexico, with those deadlines on 24 and 31 October. So whatever you build for Singapore is the team you live with through a long gap, and it should be built for Singapore → United States → Mexico, not for one street race.

The model's Singapore projections were refreshed on 5 October, after Bahrain was scored, and they move the round in three ways. The cheap pit crews have fallen back: the RB crew that projected 274k for Bahrain is at 104.5k for Singapore, while the four premium crews sit between 211k and 266k. Red Bull is now the form team, with its constructor and pit crew both scoring more in every race of the last five. And the cheap constructor slot has collapsed to almost nothing, so price is the only thing that matters there.

Numbers below are TheFantasyTool projections for Runde 17 (xP, in thousands of holdet points), points per million (PPM = xP / price), and the real points each asset scored over the last five races, Runde 12 to Runde 16. Projections are published for Singapore only, so the case for holding an asset into the United States and Mexico rests on that five-race record. Sort the full list yourself on the Motor Manager player picks page.

The program behind Runde 17: Singapore → United States → Mexico

Every asset faces the same three races, so what separates them over the program is how reliably they score, and which way their form is moving. The table ranks the leading assets by points over the last five races, with the Singapore projection beside it.

Two rows tell the story of the program. Mercedes still has the biggest five-race totals, but Bahrain was its worst weekend of the run as a constructor and as a pit crew. Red Bull goes the other way: its constructor and pit crew have scored more in every one of the last five races, and Verstappen scored the biggest driver number in Bahrain. If you are buying for three races rather than one, the direction of travel matters as much as the total.

Best pit crew for Runde 17

Red Bull pit crew (11.6m) is the buy of the round, for Singapore → United States → Mexico. It projects 249.2k for Singapore, 0.7k more than the Ferrari crew for 1.1m less, and its 21.5 PPM is the best of any premium asset. The program case is the strongest in the game: 125k → 215k → 270k → 305k → 315k, four straight improvements, ending with the highest pit-crew score of Bahrain. Only 11.7% own it. Why now: the run behind Singapore is two weeks long, and Singapore is the last chance to have it in before the United States and Mexico.

Mercedes pit crew (13.9m) is still the top projection in the game at 265.6k, and the hold for anyone who already owns it. Its record over the last five races is the reason to keep it through Singapore → United States → Mexico: 390k → 355k → 315k → 315k → 205k, 1,580k in total. Bahrain was its quietest weekend and the trend is down, which is why it is a hold rather than the buy.

The cheap crews have bunched: Alpine 109.4k (6.7m), RB 104.5k (6.2m), Audi 103.4k (6.3m) and Cadillac 100.6k (5.4m) are within 9k of each other. The Audi pit crew (6.3m) is the steady cheap option for Singapore → United States → Mexico at 8.7% owned: 140k → 140k → 105k → 140k → 140k, never below 105k. The Cadillac pit crew (5.4m) is the money-saver for the same three races, with 18.6 PPM and only 2.6% owned. RB at 24.5% is a fine hold with the best cheap five-race record (740k).

Best constructors for Runde 17

Red Bull (10.4m) is the constructor to buy for Singapore → United States → Mexico. It projects 200.2k for Singapore, 5k behind Mercedes for 3.9m less, and its 19.3 PPM leads all constructors. The form line is the reason to own it beyond this weekend: 85k → 135k → 206k → 233k → 361k, with the 361k in Bahrain the best constructor score of the round. Why now: Singapore is the last deadline before a two-week gap, so the buy has to be in before the United States, and the fee on a 10.4m asset is about 104k.

Mercedes (14.3m) is the hold. It projects 205.4k, the top constructor number, and its 1,534k over five races is the best total. But it scored 143k in Bahrain after three races above 350k. At 50.8% owned, dropping it is the bigger risk over the program; just do not pay a fee to bring it in when Red Bull projects within 5k.

Ferrari (11.4m) is the alternative second premium at 188.4k, and its last three races (128k → 195k → 225k) trend up into the program. Between Red Bull and Ferrari for one slot, Red Bull has the higher projection, the better PPM and the steeper trend.

The cheap constructors project between 2.5k and 35.3k, so this slot is about freeing money. Alpine (3.6m) projects 35.3k, the top of the cheap group, and has a 160k race in its last five (33k → 160k → 77k → 25k → 34k), which is the ceiling you want from a slot you leave alone through Singapore → United States → Mexico. The RB constructor (4.2m) projects only 17.8k but has the better five-race form (370k, rising to 133k in Bahrain), so it is one to hold if you already have it rather than one to buy.

Best drivers for Runde 17

Max Verstappen (14.2m, Red Bull) is the best driver for Singapore and the one to own for Singapore → United States → Mexico. He projects 226.3k, 21k clear of Antonelli, and his last four races read 235k → 270k → 270k → 405k. The 30k in Runde 12 is the only miss in five. He is 30.9% owned, so he separates you from the majority who hold Antonelli. Why now: he is the top driver projection this weekend, his form has climbed since Runde 12, and the two-week gap after Singapore means you want him in before it rather than chasing him on 24 October.

Andrea Kimi Antonelli (13.2m, Mercedes) is the hold. He projects 205.1k, the second-highest driver, and his 1,485k over five races (270k → 415k → 345k → 185k → 270k) is the best driver total in the game. At 54.0% owned he is the template; keep him through Singapore → United States → Mexico and put your thinking into the other three driver slots.

Lewis Hamilton (11.3m, Ferrari) is the value premium for the same three races. He projects 180.3k, 0.7k behind Charles Leclerc for 1.2m less, and his 16.0 PPM is the best of any driver above 10m. He scored 250k in Bahrain, his best race of the five (210k → 190k → 45k → 155k → 250k). If you already own Leclerc (220k → 50k → 210k → 230k → 185k) there is no reason to swap; if you are buying one Ferrari driver for the program, Hamilton gives the same projection for less.

Isack Hadjar (9.4m, Red Bull) is the hidden gem. He projects 157.9k for Singapore at 16.8 PPM, the best PPM of any driver in the game, and only 15.2% own him. His record is short: three blanks from Runde 12 to 14, then 210k and 170k in the last two races. That makes him a calculated risk for Singapore → United States → Mexico rather than a safe hold, but he gives you a share of the Red Bull form for 4.8m less than Verstappen.

George Russell (14.4m, 184.3k) is the awkward one. His 405k in Azerbaijan is the latest street-circuit evidence, and Singapore is another street race, but he scored 30k in Bahrain and now projects 42k below Verstappen for more money. If you own him, hold; he is not the premium to buy this week.

Budget drivers for Runde 17

Outside the top eight, every driver projects 66.5k or less for Singapore, so the cheap slots are about form and price.

Arvid Lindblad (4.7m, Racing Bulls) is the cheap driver to hold. He projects 33.8k for Singapore, but his five-race record is the best of any budget driver: 50k → 150k → 135k → 177k → 140k, 652k in total and the most points per million over five races of any driver in the game. At 37.3% owned this is a hold for Singapore → United States → Mexico, not a differential.

Franco Colapinto (4.8m, Alpine) is the budget differential. He projects 48.1k, the best number of any driver under 6m, at 9.9 PPM, and his last five read 18k → 120k → 165k → 45k → 90k. Only 8.3% own him, and his form makes him a slot you can leave alone through the United States and Mexico.

Nico Hulkenberg (5.1m, Audi) is the steady option: 154k → 41k → 118k → 115k → 102k, 530k over five races, with three straight races above 100k. He projects 28.2k for Singapore, so this is a pick for Singapore → United States → Mexico rather than for the weekend.

Pierre Gasly (6.2m) has the top budget projection at 66.5k, but his form has faded race by race from 215k to 48k, 30k and 20k. Treat him as a one-round number, not a hold.

Best captain for Motor Manager Runde 17

The captain scores double. Max Verstappen is the captain for Singapore: 226.3k projected, 452.6k as captain, and the highest-projected driver by 21k. His form backs it up, with 405k in Bahrain and 270k in each of the two races before that. Andrea Kimi Antonelli (205.1k, 410.2k as captain) is the safe alternative and the pick if you do not own Verstappen. George Russell (184.3k) is the third option, with the street-circuit argument from Azerbaijan behind him.

Captaincy is a plan across the program: owning Verstappen and Antonelli gives you a strong armband option in every race of Singapore → United States → Mexico, whichever of the two is in better form when each deadline comes.

Who to sell before Runde 17

Sell the McLaren constructor (12.7m). 161.0k is not a bad Singapore number, but Red Bull projects 39k more for 2.3m less. Its form is the problem for the program: 265k → 182k → 190k → 60k → 140k, behind Red Bull in each of the last three races. Why now: the swap to Red Bull gains points this weekend and buys the team in form before a two-week gap, rather than after it.

Sell Oscar Piastri (12.8m, McLaren). He projects 147.2k, lower than Hadjar at 9.4m, and his 11.5 PPM is the weakest of any driver above 9m. His five races (165k → 170k → 130k → 100k → 180k) are steady but modest at that price. Why now: Singapore is the round where the money buys Verstappen or Hadjar, and it is the last deadline before the United States. Lando Norris (13.4m, 172.5k) is a softer version of the same case: 355k in Runde 12, then 40k and 130k in the last two. If you own him, you can wait a round on this one, but he is not the McLaren driver to buy.

Sell Carlos Sainz (5.9m, Williams). 17.9% of managers own him, he projects 20.0k for Singapore, and his five-race run is 30k → 54k → 5k → 128k → 29k. Why now: Colapinto projects more than twice as much for 1.1m less, with better form behind him, and the next chance to swap is two weeks away. Oliver Bearman (6.0m, 14.4% owned, 19.8k projected, 233k over five races) is the same case.

Sell the Williams constructor (5.4m). It projects 8.5k for Singapore and has scored 60k across the last five races combined. Why now: nothing in that record suggests the United States or Mexico look different, and Alpine projects four times as much for 1.8m less.

Transfer summary for Runde 17

Buy: Red Bull pit crew, Red Bull constructor, Verstappen, Hadjar as the low-owned premium, Colapinto in a budget slot. Hold: Antonelli, the Mercedes pit crew and constructor, Hamilton, Lindblad. Sell: the McLaren constructor, Piastri, Sainz, Bearman, the Williams constructor. Captain: Verstappen, with Antonelli the alternative.

The optimal teams for Motor Manager page solves the best legal squad for Singapore live. Check the Motor Manager schedule for race dates and the two-week gap to the United States, and the Motor Manager market probabilities for the betting-market view before the deadline. Last round's picks are in the Motor Manager Runde 16 preview, and every round is collected in the Motor Manager preview hub. New to the game? Start with the Motor Manager strategy guide.

FAQ

Who should I captain in Motor Manager Runde 17?

Max Verstappen. He projects 226.3k for Singapore, 452.6k as captain, the highest of any driver, and he scored 405k in Bahrain. Andrea Kimi Antonelli (205.1k) is the alternative and has the best five-race driver total in the game at 1,485k.

What is the best pit crew in Motor Manager Runde 17?

The Red Bull pit crew is the best buy: 249.2k projected for Singapore at 21.5 points per million, and it has scored more in every race of the last five, from 125k to 315k. The Mercedes crew has the top projection at 265.6k and is the hold for anyone who already owns it.

Which cheap drivers are best for Motor Manager Runde 17?

Arvid Lindblad (4.7m) is the best cheap hold, with 652k over the last five races. Franco Colapinto (4.8m, 8.3% owned) is the differential, projecting 48.1k for Singapore, and Nico Hulkenberg (5.1m) is the steady option with three straight races above 100k.

Should I sell Oscar Piastri before Motor Manager Runde 17?

Yes. Piastri projects 147.2k for Singapore, below Isack Hadjar at 9.4m, and his 11.5 points per million is the weakest of any driver above 9m. Singapore is the last deadline before a two-week gap, so it is the round to move that money into Verstappen or Hadjar.

Is Red Bull worth buying for Motor Manager Runde 17?

Yes. The Red Bull constructor projects 200.2k for Singapore, 5k behind Mercedes for 3.9m less, and scored 361k in Bahrain, its fourth straight improvement. The Red Bull pit crew and Verstappen carry the same form into Singapore → United States → Mexico.

This preview was written by TheFantasyTool AI.