F1 Clash Smooth Operator Event Guide (Challenger)

Fully in line with Sainz success in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku last weekend and the Grand Prix free weekend this week, F1 Clash does call out the Smooth Operator event this week 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:

• 🇬🇧🌥️ Silverstone – Click here
• 🇺🇸☀️ Miami – Click here
• 🇺🇸💧 Austin – Click here
• 🇧🇪⛅️ Spa – Click here PRO

OPENING/FINAL ROUND:

• 🇬🇧🌥️ Silverstone – Click here
• 🇸🇬☀️ Singapore – Click here
• 🇺🇸☀️ Miami – Click here
• 🇶🇦☀️ Sakhir – Click here PRO
• 🇺🇸💧 Austin – Click here
• 🇧🇷☀️ São Paulo – Click here PRO
• 🇧🇪⛅️ Spa – Click here PRO
• 🇬🇧🌥️ Silverstone – 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!

Qualifying Round Strategy

🇬🇧 Silverstone 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

There is literally nothing you can do here with how limited your tires last you have to do the 2-stop startegy with the medium and soft tires

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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

There is not much you can do here other than a 1-stop with medium tires. Everything else will fall behind or is super risky/depending on the situation. The only case is a Safety Car early you can maybe try to stretch one drivers tires to 4 laps and then use soft tires but that is very rare to happen

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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

Send both your drivers here out on a 1-stop strategy. If they stack pitting, so be it, nothing else to do about it but normally one pulls away early so you can avoid excessive stacking time

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🇧🇪 Spa Setup

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

• Brakes: Supernova
• Gearbox: Slickshift
• Rear Wing: The Spire
• 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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Opening/Final Round Strategy

🇬🇧 Silverstone 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

There is literally nothing you can do here with how limited your tires last you have to do the 2-stop startegy with the medium and soft tires

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🇸🇬 Singapore Setup

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

• Brakes: Supernova
• Gearbox: Slickshift
• Rear Wing: The Spire
• Front Wing: Vortex
• Suspension: Equinox
• Engine: The Reactor

And for the drivers:

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

This track is so rough on the tires and to prevent stacking send one driver on a 2-stop on medium tires (Attention: soft tires will not last 2 laps here!!!!) and the other one slow cruising on a 1-stop on hard tires. This is the best strategy also to make sure at least one driver ends up high in the points

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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

There is not much you can do here other than a 1-stop with medium tires. Everything else will fall behind or is super risky/depending on the situation. The only case is a Safety Car early you can maybe try to stretch one drivers tires to 4 laps and then use soft tires but that is very rare to happen

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🇧🇭 Sakhir Setup

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

• Brakes: Supernova
• Gearbox: Slickshift
• Rear Wing: The Spire
• 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

Send both your drivers here out on a 1-stop strategy. If they stack pitting, so be it, nothing else to do about it but normally one pulls away early so you can avoid excessive stacking time

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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

Send both your drivers here out on a 1-stop strategy. If they stack pitting, so be it, nothing else to do about it but normally one pulls away early so you can avoid excessive stacking time

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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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🇧🇪 Spa Setup

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

• Brakes: Supernova
• Gearbox: Slickshift
• Rear Wing: The Spire
• 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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🇬🇧 Silverstone 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

For the last race use the same strategy that you used in the first one to finish this day up well in the points.