German Grand Prix Betting Tips & Predictions
5 August, 2024
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The German Grand Prix goes ahead in Hockenheim this weekend with practice and qualifying followed…
Austrian Grand Prix Betting Tips & Predictions
The Austrian Grand Prix takes place at Spielberg this weekend with practice and qualifying followed by the GP proper on Sunday afternoon. Armchair fans can keep up to speed with the action live on Sky Sports and BBC Sport and if past meetings are anything to go on, this should be a thriller. Here are our top Austrian Grand Prix betting tips.
Lewis Hamilton did as expected last week when winning the French Grand Prix at Circuit Paul Ricard with the Brit continuing his dominance of the season. He went off in pole position, was hot favourite with the bookies and went as a man with a point to prove in the race. He did just that, leading from line to line in what was little more than a procession headed by the Mercedes pilot.
Hamilton was followed home by teammate Valterri Bottas in second with the podium finishes completed by Charles Leclerc who continued to improve and make headlines in the sport. The latter has a big season ahead of him, but he’ll do well to land a glove on the drivers championship leader with Lewis already enjoying a sizeable advantage over the chasing pack.
Hamilton Out in Front
The updated results following last weekend’s French Grand Prix has Lewis Hamilton at the top of the drivers championship table with 187 points on the board. He has won six of the first eight races, teammate Valterri Bottas claiming the other two to put Mercedes in a commanding position, despite the season still being in the early exchanges.
Sebastian Vettel is next in line to complete the top three. The German was one of the pre-season favourites with bookies but already finds himself 76 points off Hamilton’s lead and almost out of the running. If he’s to turn it around it would rank as one of the sport’s greatest comebacks. Others worth a mention on the back of a decent start are Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc and Pierre Gasly. It’s no real surprise to see odds makers side with Lewis Hamilton to win the drivers championship this season as they were right behind him before the start of race one.
Those who have left it late but have already seen enough and want to back Lewis for yet another world title will have to make do with the 1/12 offered by William Hill. That’s short but it’s also standard. Mercedes are favourites in the constructors, of course, at no brighter than 1/100. Ferrari are second favourites but have a 40/1 price tag attached by Ladbrokes traders, showing just what the trading team things of that one-horse race. The results so far means there’s little point betting on either market, unless we get a big upset over the course of summer.
