The F1 Championship is one of the most exciting races to watch, with some teams having their vehicles powered by electric motors. The grid sizes are tiny compared to other sports and it can be difficult for Americans who don’t have access too this event since they only air it on TV sometimes if you’re lucky enough to get tickets! Currently Formula 1 Championship almost defined, is it worth betting?
The Formula 1 championship is almost half over. Still, Max Verstappen has managed to get enough advantage over his rivals to almost take for granted that the driver will retain the championship.
The Dutchman has been in the top form most of the season, and nasty things would have to happen for him not to take the championship home.
Who are the favorites to win the F1 championship
Ferrari started the season with everything and was the clear favorite to fight for the championship; its two drivers, Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz achieved important victories and showed excellent performance and potential.
In fact, after the first race of the season, the Italian team’s speech was, “we can win all the remaining races.” But things have changed a lot, and strategic mistakes, and problems with the car, among others, have made Ferrari change their speech to “Red Bull is a faster car” after the one-two of Verstappen and Pérez in the Belgian GP.
Sainz was on the podium for Ferrari and is progressing in the World Championship. Still, both the Spaniard and his teammate Leclerc are already third and fourth, respectively, in the standings.
The title is getting further and further away for Ferrari, which is also reflected in the constructors’ table.
Team boss Mattia Binotto is hopeful and hopes to close the gap at Zandvoort. Binotto is confident that the high downforce layout and few straights will benefit the Ferraris.
Still, the RB18 has already taught them a lesson at the Hungaroring, a track with a similar setup.
Charles Leclerc finished sixth in Belgium and was very surprised by the performance of the Austrian team. “I am not happy. But it is the rhythm; inside the car, both Carlos and I are fine, but then you see the rhythm that Red Bull has, and it seems that they are on another planet”, he affirmed and added.
“I am very surprised, especially in qualifying. But also in the race. Seeing our difference with the middle zone, we are more or less like always throughout this season; they are the ones who are going much faster now”.
Verstappen to the history books
Verstappen has the chance to break several records this season.
Max has won two consecutive races starting in the middle of the grid. In Hungary, he won starting from tenth place, after having a problem in the classification.
And last weekend, the Dutchman began to from the fourteenth position to make another historic comeback that gave him victory in Belgium.
Verstappen’ss victory at Spa makes him only the second driver in Formula 1 history to take a double win from position 10 or later.
The first to achieve it was Bruce McLaren, who won two consecutive races beyond the tenth position but in two different seasons.
McLaren won the last race of the season at the United States GP in 1959, starting tenth.
A year later, in the first race of 1960, he won the Argentine GP after starting thirteenth in the year’s first round.
The Dutchman is also aiming for the record for winning the championship with the broadest difference since the new scoring format was introduced.
The best record with the new format is that achieved by Sebastian Vettel in 2013 when he won the world championship 155 points ahead of Fernando Alonso.
How to bet on Formula 1
Formula 1 Championship almost defined, is it worth betting? The odds currently for the winner of the world championship are as follows:
Max Verstappen 1.03
Charles Leclerc 13.00
Lewis Hamilton 81.00
George Russell 101.00
Carlos Sainz 201.00
Sergio Pérez 501.00
Although there are still eight races pending, we could say that Verstappen is the virtual winner and betting on him at this time is a safe bet that can give you a relatively good profit.
But if what you are looking for is to maximize your profits and take a little more risk, it is best to bet on each race.
Sergio Perez and George Rusell are podium finishers and if you put some money into them you could make a nice profit.
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