F1 BETTING – SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX

The Formula One World Championship is heating up as the season nears its completion! There are five drivers who could possibly win the title and they are all separated by fewer points than can be claimed for winning a race, and this weekend we return to Singapore – the site of the biggest scandal in Formula One in recent years.

The Singapore race was first held as part of the Formula One World Championship in 2008 and that race was won by one of this season’s title contenders Fernando Alonso in a Renault. Alonso started the race in 15th and went on to win the race following a safety car period after his team-mate crashed when he was the only driver to have stopped for a pit stop. This allowed Alonso to control the race from the front, however it later emerged that Renault had order Alonso’s team-mate, Nelson Piquet Jr., to crash on purpose to allow Alonso to win the race. Following an investigation, several members of Renault were banned from Formula One and Renault were handed a suspended ban from F1.

While we don’t expect to see anything of this level of incident at this season’s race, the top five drivers will all be battling for the race win and there should be plenty of action and excitement. Red Bull are the favourites to win the race, with their drivers Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber available at odds of 3.25 and 4.00 respectively with sportsbook, and with their car having the best aerodynamic package one of their drivers likely to take the win. Can Alonso (available at 5.50) or the McLaren drivers – Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button (available at 4.50 and 12.00 respectively) – stop the Red Bull cars?

Alonso will be in confident spirits after his win in Italy two weeks ago and Button will upbeat about his chances after a strong showing at Monza that saw him lead the race and eventually finish second to Alonso. Hamilton won in Singapore in 2009 and after crashing out in the last race, he will want a good performance. Despite all this, we feel that the Red Bull cars will be the ones to beat as they have been on non-power based tracks this season.

Will it be Vettel or Webber to take the chequered flag though? After being beaten by Vettel at Monza, Webber will want to reassert his dominance over Vettel this season and we feel that he will take the win in the Far East.

As a result we’re backing Mark Webber to win the Singapore Grand Prix @ 4.00.

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