Best Of Bets

Category: Formula 1

  • HUNGARIAN FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX BETTING

    Formula 1 swings back into gear this weekend and as tensions continue to boil under between Mercedes and Red Bull, the Hungarian Grand Prix could turn the temperature up further in the paddock.

    Despite having seen his World Drivers’ Championship advantage diminish to just seven points after his controversial crash with Lewis Hamilton at Silverstone, Max Verstappen remains race favourite in Hungary.

    Though the Dutchman is yet to win at the Hungaroring in five attempts during his career, both MansionBet and Betway are offering a price of 10/11 for Verstappen to return to the winner’s enclosure.

    But how could one count out Lewis Hamilton?

    Reinvigorated after his win a fortnight ago in front of home support, the Briton has won in Hungary for the last three years and has a phenomenal seven wins at the Hungaroring in total. Hamilton remains a real lurker at 11/8 this weekend, again with Betway.

    Ferrari are slowly coming up on the rails this term for race pace meanwhile, and after Charles Leclerc saw a British GP win snatched from him, many fancy Scuderia to do very well.  Team boss Mattia Binotto is bullish of their chances also, and for either Leclerc or Carlos Sainz Jr. to win on Sunday as a team, you will find a sizeable 12/1 price with PaddyPower and Betfair to take the chequered flag. For a podium finish alone and to back up his P2 in Britain, Leclerc is 2/1 with VBet.

    A little further down the field, Fernando Alonso has enjoyed his return to F1 with Alpine and has finished in the points for the last five races on the spin.  As winner in Hungary during 2003, the Spaniard’s chances of a second victory 19 years on look a nigh-on impossibility, however, a second P6 of the season looks eminently more feasible and at 7/2 value with William Hill, Alonso might see some movement before race day.

    If a points finish is more your style however, fans of George Russell will again pin their mast to the King’s Lynn driver, and to finally end his points drought for Williams, all major bookies hold 6/4 odds on the Mercedes-elect driver in Hungary.

  • AUSTRIAN GRAND PRIX BETTING

    After eight races of the Formula 1 season, the Red Bull Ring hosts its second race on the bounce this weekend, the Austrian Grand Prix.

    The final of three successive weeks of competition, this summer’s opening trilogy comes to an end in Spielberg, with Red Bull looking to extend their 40-point lead over Mercedes on home terrain.

    Having put together four wins in a row, the Milton Keynes outfit are again favourites to come out on top in Round 9, but the question is, by how much might Mercedes be trailing come Silverstone later this month?  Currently, Red Bull are 4/7 with Betfred and 8/15 with MansionBet to take the chequered flag, whilst Mercedes come in at 7/4 with SkyBet, to be the winning team in Austria.

    Max Verstappen meanwhile, broke new ground last weekend after finally winning back-to-back races.  Accordingly, the Dutchman is now offered at shorter odds than last time out to win the Austrian GP, at around 4/6 with both William Hill and Betfred.  Slightly further down the field, Lando Norris’ 2021 season is yet to hit any real forks in the road, and after a third P5 finish on the bounce, the Bristolian could be ready to grab another triple this weekend.

    With podium finishes at Imola and Monte Carlo already this term, Norris’ McLaren kept pace well with the leaders in the Styrian GP and could be poised for a top-three result. And at 4/1 with UniBet, the Briton could reward his backers.

    Another driver to have caught the eye of late is Pierre Gasly. Though the Frenchman’s lot was ultimately an unhappy one during week one in Spielberg, the AlphaTauri man was just over 0.2 of a second off the front row in qualifying, finishing sixth fastest. Forced to retire shortly after a collision with Charles Leclerc during race day itself, Gasly will be eyeing at the very least a repeat of Q3, and then come lights out on Sunday. A podium may look rather far-fetched this weekend perhaps, but his 8/1 price with all the major bookies still offers tempting value.