PaddockDle is a free daily Formula 1 driver guessing game created by the Paddock Talk F1 podcast team. Each day at midnight Eastern Time, a mystery F1 driver is chosen from a pool of over 50 modern-era drivers. You have six guesses to identify who they are using colour-coded clues about their nationality, team history, career wins, age, and debut season.
Green
Exact match
Yellow
Partial / shared history
Red
No match
Orange ↑
Higher than your guess
Purple ↓
Lower than your guess
One shared puzzle every day. Build your streak and compare results with the world. Resets at midnight EST.
Challenge a friend head-to-head. Same mystery driver, same six guesses — fewest guesses wins. Requires a free account.
Unlimited back-to-back games with a random driver each time. Perfect for practice or when one puzzle isn't enough.
PaddockDle covers the Formula 1 drivers who raced from the 2016 grid onwards — including every driver currently on the 2026 grid, recent retirees, and well-known veterans. The full pool includes drivers like Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen, Sebastian Vettel, Fernando Alonso, Jenson Button, Nico Rosberg, and the newest faces such as Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Isack Hadjar, and Gabriel Bortoleto.
Do I need an account?
No. Daily Mode and Infinite Mode are fully playable as a guest. An account is needed only for Duel Mode and cloud-synced statistics.
When does the daily puzzle reset?
Midnight Eastern Time (05:00 UTC). A timer on the result screen shows the exact countdown.
How do streaks work?
Your streak increases by 1 for each consecutive day you correctly guess the daily driver. Missing a day resets your streak to zero.
Is there a colour-blind mode?
Yes — enable it from the Settings icon (⚙) in the game header for an accessible alternative colour palette.
PaddockDle is built by the team behind the Paddock Talk F1 podcast — an independent show covering Formula 1 race weekends, driver analysis, and paddock stories. The game was created because we wanted a harder, smarter F1 guessing game that tested knowledge of team histories and multi-era careers, not just the current grid. It's free, and always will be.