Story

Before the 2021 Formula 1 season started, together with a group of friends we looked for a good refresher between watching various Grand Prix during race-weeks. Surprisingly, joining official Fantasy F1 Leagues turned out to be a great supplement to our cheering routine – that has ignited a strong rivalry spark inside each of us.

Solution

The task seemed simple enough: assemble a winning squad, consisting of 5 Drivers’, together with a single Constructor – and staying within a limited budget. I decided to achieve this with usage of data-science, but with a twist of a brute-force optimization. The solution turned out to be CRON-scheduled calculations of possible squad combinations, with data vizualization on a special dashboard.

Points record

Lesson Learned

The brute-force-but-pragmatic approach I took – turned out to be quite successful, as I achieved Top 4% placement among Global and Polish Leagues. To me, it has been a great example of combining fun with creating something valuable.