Free to play · 2027 season
Downshift Predictions Think you can beat the crew?
Our free Formula 1™ prediction game. Pick pole and the top five every race weekend, start a private league with your mates, and see who really knows their racing.
Free, no prizes, just bragging rights. We’ll email you when it’s your turn to join.
How it works
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Make your call
Pick pole and the top five, in order, for every Grand Prix, and the same for the Sprint on sprint weekends. Change your mind as often as you like until picks close.
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Follow the racing
Watch the weekend with something riding on it. Points land once the results have been checked and published, and corrections flow through if a penalty changes the result.
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Climb the standings
Track your season total in your private leagues, against fans in your country, and on the global leaderboard. All from the same set of picks.
Simple picks, honest points
An exact call scores in full. A driver you picked for the top five who finishes in the top five, just in a different spot, still earns something. A perfect Grand Prix is worth 28 points, and a perfect Sprint weekend 56.
Some rounds also have bonus questions from the four of us, like “Huppy’s pick: first driver to retire?” or “how many safety cars?”, so listen in for an edge.
These are the current test values and may change before the public launch in 2027. Read the full rules.
| Pick | Exactly right | Top five, other place |
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| Pole | 3 | — |
| P1 | 5 | 2 |
| P2 | 5 | 2 |
| P3 | 5 | 2 |
| P4 | 5 | 2 |
| P5 | 5 | 2 |
| Perfect Grand Prix | 28 pts | |
One set of picks. Every ladder.
Start with the people you know, then see how far your predictions can take you.
Your leagues
Set up a private league for your mates, your family or the office, and settle who reads a race weekend best.
Your country
See where you stand against fans closer to home. Aussie bragging rights are on the line.
The world
Test your predictions against everyone playing, all season long, on the global leaderboard.
The crew. The machines. You.
KT, Schwags, Lach and Huppy make their picks every round, and we’ll be talking about how we’re going on the podcast. Beat us and you’ll never let us forget it.
Before every round we also ask five AI chatbots for their picks. They face the same deadline and the same points as you, and every player is in the AI league, so by season’s end you’ll know whether you read a race weekend better than the machines.
- The Downshift crewHosts
- ChatGPTAI
- GeminiAI
- ClaudeAI
- GrokAI
- PerplexityAI
Questions
Is it free?
Yes. Downshift Predictions is free to play.
Are there prizes?
No. It’s all about friendly competition and bragging rights: take on your mates and see how high you can climb the country and global leaderboards.
When can I start playing?
The public launch is planned for the 2027 season. Join the waitlist and we’ll email you when it’s ready for you.
What do I predict?
Pole position and the top five finishers, in order, for each Grand Prix, and the same for the Sprint on sprint weekends. Some rounds add bonus questions from the hosts.
When do picks close?
One hour before Qualifying for the Grand Prix. On a Sprint weekend, Sprint picks close an hour before Sprint Qualifying. The app shows every deadline in your own time zone.
What if I miss a round?
You score nothing for that round, and you can jump straight back in for the next one.
Lights out in 2027
Get on the waitlist now and you’ll be first in when the season starts.
Join the 2027 waitlist