F1 Clash North American Showdown Event Guide (Challenger)

Special Grand Prix this weekend ahead in F1 Clash with celebration of the legendary UK Grand Prix in Silverstone and, as always, we have the full guide here for you to make sure you finish well in the points

By the way, don’t forget that we have just finished updating our guides for the series in 2025 – check out Series 3 here, Series 4 here, Series 5 here, Series 6 here, Series 7 here, Series 8 here, Series 9 here, Series 10 here, Series 11 here and Series 12 here.

⚠️ IMPORTANT ⚠️

Please mind that this is the guide for the Challenger Class – if you’re not taking part in the Challenger Class, here are the guides for Junior Class, Contender Class and Champion Class

Event Overview

The races are done all in the same conditions and setups, no matter what day. The races you have on the Qualifying Day are exactly the same you have in the Opening Round and in the Final Round, including the weather conditions. Use the links here to jump to the race

QUALIFYING ROUND:

• 🇺🇸☀️ Austin – Click here
• 🇺🇸🌥️ Las Vegas – Click here
• 🇺🇸💧 Austin – Click here
• 🇲🇽☀️ Mexico City – Click here

OPENING/FINAL ROUND:

• 🇺🇸☀️ Austin – Click here
• 🇧🇷💧 Sao Paulo – Click here
• 🇺🇸🌥️ Las Vegas – Click here
• 🇺🇸☀️ Miami – Click here
• 🇺🇸💧 Austin – Click here
• 🇨🇦☀️ Montreal – Click here
• 🇲🇽☀️ Mexico City – Click here
• 🇺🇸☀️ Austin – Click here

Remember, you can change your car/driver setup for each race and you should – this means you will get the ideal setup for each single one to make sure you land the best prices at the end of the final round of the event.

Unlike regular series races where you don’t know the exact track to come, events will let you know exactly what track you’re on so you have to adapt your car/driver setup BEFORE every race for the best results!

🇺🇸 Austin Setup

The ideal car setup for this race in the event is:

• Brakes: The Descent
• Gearbox: Beat
• Rear Wing: X-Hale
• Front Wing: Vortex
• Suspension: The Arc
• Engine: Mach II

And for the drivers:

And this is the pit stop strategy and tires you should use

Make sure both your drivers have Tyre Management above 57 and you can do a good 1-stop strategy with them. If the Tire Management is below you need to do the 1-stop on hard tires but they are a lot slower so take a booster if you need to

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🇧🇷 Sao Paulo Setup

The ideal car setup for this race in the event is:

• Brakes: The Descent
• Gearbox: Beat
• Rear Wing: X-Hale
• Front Wing: Vortex
• Suspension: The Arc
• Engine: Mach II

And for the drivers:

And this is the pit stop strategy and tires you should use

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🇺🇸 Las Vegas Setup

The ideal car setup for this race in the event is:

• Brakes: Supernova
• Gearbox: Fury
• Rear Wing: X-Hale
• Front Wing: Vortex
• Suspension: Curver 2-5
• Engine: Spark-E

And for the drivers:

And this is the pit stop strategy and tires you should use

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🇺🇸 Miami Setup

The ideal car setup for this race in the event is:

• Brakes: Supernova
• Gearbox: Fury
• Rear Wing: X-Hale
• Front Wing: Vortex
• Suspension: Curver 2-5
• Engine: Spark-E

And for the drivers:

And this is the pit stop strategy and tires you should use

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🇺🇸 Austin Setup

The ideal car setup for this race in the event is:

• Brakes: The Descent
• Gearbox: Beat
• Rear Wing: X-Hale
• Front Wing: Vortex
• Suspension: The Arc
• Engine: Mach II

And for the drivers:

And this is the pit stop strategy and tires you should use

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🇨🇦 Montreal Setup

The ideal car setup for this race in the event is:

• Brakes: The Descent
• Gearbox: Beat
• Rear Wing: X-Hale
• Front Wing: Vortex
• Suspension: The Arc
• Engine: Mach II

And for the drivers:

And this is the pit stop strategy and tires you should use

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🇲🇽 Mexico City Setup

The ideal car setup for this race in the event is:

• Brakes: Supernova
• Gearbox: Slickshift
• Rear Wing: X-Hale
• Front Wing: Vortex
• Suspension: Equinox
• Engine: The Reactor

And for the drivers:

And this is the pit stop strategy and tires you should use

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🇺🇸 Austin Setup

The ideal car setup for this race in the event is:

• Brakes: The Descent
• Gearbox: Beat
• Rear Wing: X-Hale
• Front Wing: Vortex
• Suspension: The Arc
• Engine: Mach II

And for the drivers:

And this is the pit stop strategy and tires you should use

For the last race use the same strategy as you did for the first race to finish well in the points.