Formula One makes a welcome return after several weeks away, and we’re back at Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium
This weekend the Formula One teams visit Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium
Last season’s race saw a victory for Ferrari as the KERS device on Kimi Raikkonen’s car allowed him to stay ahead of the clearly faster car of Giancarlo Fisichella in the Force India. In fact Ferrari have won the last three Belgian Grand Prix and only McLaren and Ferrari have won at Spa since Damon Hill triumphed for Jordan in the 1998 race that saw Jordan claim their maiden victory.
Red Bull have the aerodynamic efficiency to be able to get the car around the track well but fall down on the engine power area, meaning they could struggle at the ends of the long straights and getting the car up Eau Rouge, which is one of the greatest corner complexes in motor racing. Ferrari have the power but their aerodynamics are lacking slightly in comparison to both Red Bull and McLaren. However, McLaren have the perfect balance for this race and with their F-duct, powerful engine and smooth aerodynamics I see the race win going to either Lewis Hamilton or Jenson Button. With Button’s lack of speed on Saturday ensuring that he has only out-qualified Hamilton four times in this year’s twelve races so far, I see Hamilton getting the advantage against his team-mate from the start and going on to win the race. At odds of 6.00 Hamilton
Prior to the race, we have qualifying but can Red Bull continue their dominance of this session in 2010 and record their twelfth pole position from thirteen races? As I explained above, I feel that this race weekend will belong to McLaren, with Lewis Hamilton taking all the spoils, including pole position. He is the only man not in a Red Bull car to start from the front of the grid and I’m sure that he will repeat Canadian Grand Prix pole position start. At odds of 10.00 for Hamilton
To finish off, we’ll be looking at the best value prices on people to finish on the podium and in the top six places. I could very easily back Hamilton again for a top three finish as he is available at 2.25 to stand on a step of the podium with some online sportsbook, but I like the look of his team-mate, Jenson Button, to find himself on the podium at the end of the race as McLaren are going to dominate this race. He is available at odds of 3.75 to finish in the top three and this is where my money is going.
The top seven drivers – both Red Bull, McLaren and Ferrari drivers along with Adrian Sutil – are all available at worse than evens odds, so sportsbooks are covering the bases that all three of the big teams this season are going to get their drivers to the chequered flag and claim the top six spots. They’re also are covering Adrian Sutil after last year’s excellent performance by Force India, but Force India have not performed as well this season as they had done up to the same point last season. As a result I’m going with the team that are using the same engine as McLaren to grab a top six place – Mercedes GP. Michael Schumacher may have won this race on six occasions, but he is being out performed by his team-mate Nico Rosberg this season and I see Rosberg claiming a place in the top six in this race. I will be backing him to do so at odds of 2.50.
For further bets over the course of the race weekend, where resident expert Anto will be providing a selection of bets for Saturday’s qualifying session and Sunday’s race. We look forward to seeing you providing your own bets and joining in the chat with Anto.
Recommendations:
· Lewis Hamilton to start the Belgian Grand Prix on pole position @ 10.00
· Lewis Hamilton to win the Belgian Grand Prix @ 6.00
· Jenson Button to finish the Belgian Grand Prix on the podium @ 3.75
· Nico Rosberg to finish the Belgian Grand Prix in the top six @ 2.50
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