United States Grand Prix F1 Predictions & Betting Tips

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15 October, 2024
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United States Grand Prix F1 Predictions & Betting Tips

F1 is back this weekend as the run-in begins with eight races in six weeks to determine who will be crowned the 2024 champion.

A sprint weekend brings non-stop racing action from Friday through until Sunday, with plenty of points and places up for grabs.

United States Grand Prix Preview

After a four-week break, the action is back on track, this time at the Circuit of the Americas.

A sprint weekend awaits, and it’s bound to be a cracker, with more teams now seemingly closer to the Red Bulls. 

The sprint also offers the winner an extra eight points, which could be the difference at the end of the season.

Mercedes are one of the teams bringing their final car upgrade of the season to the USA in a bid to secure some better results than the last few races. 

While Liam Lawson makes his bid to secure a seat for 2025 after replacing Daniel Ricciardo at RB.

Singapore Grand Prix Recap

Four weeks ago, the drivers were out in Singapore, and we saw McLaren’s Lando Norris win the race. 

Crossing the finishing line with a mere 20.9-second lead over Max Verstapped in the second, the British driver continues to chip away at the Championship lead, now 52 points behind the Red Bull driver.

Norris led 62/62 laps of the race, although it was not maximum points this time around as RB’s Daniel Ricciardo took the fastest lap in what turned out to be the Australian’s last hurrah.

Finishing 18th and last, Riccardio did not get the point for the lap but prevented it from going to McLaren. A move that was acknowledged by Red Bull and old teammate Verstappen on the team radio after the race.

It was announced after the race that this was the last race for the Aussie, to be replaced by Liam Lawson after the break.

Overall, the race was a great one, with close calls to the walls and lots of drivers making up places. 

The top three were as follows: 1) Lando Norris, 2) Max Verstappen, and 3) Oscar Piastri.

US Grand Prix History

Austin has been the home of the United States Grand Prix since 2012, and in that time, it has grown to become one of the biggest on the calendar.

Attendance numbers have almost hit half a million over the past few years and offer quite the spectacle on and off the track. 

Its modern racetrack is 56 laps, with a circuit length of 5.513km and race distance of 308.405km.

For the first race held here, fans were in for a treat as over 100,000 spectators packed out the Austin venue, witnessing Lewis Hamilton’s last-ever win in a McLaren before his switch to Mercedes for 2013.

US Grand Prix Previous Winners:

2012 – Lewis Hamilton

2013 – Sebastian Vettel

2014 – Lewis Hamilton

2015 – Lewis Hamilton

2016 – Lewis Hamilton

2017 – Lewis Hamilton

2018 – Kimi Raikkonen

2019 – Valtteri Bottas

2021 – Max Verstappen

2022 – Max Verstappen

2023 – Max Verstappen

2024 Standings

TeamsDrivers ChampionshipPointsConstructors Championship
Red BullMax Verstappen
Sergio Perez
331
144

475
McLarenLando Norris
Oscar Piastri
279
237

516
FerarriCharles Leclerc
Carlos Sainz
245
190

441
MercedesLewis Hamilton
George Russell
237
155

329
Aston MartinFernando Alonso
Lance Stroll
62
24

86
RBYuki Tsunoda
Daniel Ricciardo
174
12

34
HaasNico Hulkenberg
Kevin Magnussen
24
6

31
WilliamsAlex Albon
Franco Colapinto
144
4

16
AlpinePierre Gasly
Esteban Ocon
62
5

13
Kick SauberValterri Bottas
Zhou Guanyu
0
0

0

US GP Schedule 

A sprint weekend out at the COTA means a slightly different look to this race weekend schedule.

DateScheduleTime
18th OctPractice 16:30pm
18th OctSprint Qualifying10:30pm
19th OctSprint7:00pm
19th OctQualifying11:00pm
20th OctRace8:00pm

Circuit of The Americas Grand Prix Betting Tips

After a four-week break, I am backing McLaren to continue their domination in both the sprint and the race. With Mercedes bringing upgrades I am also predicting a strong race back for them.

  • Lando Norris to Win Sprint @ 7/5 with bet365.
  • Lando Norris to Win the Race @ 1/1 with bet365. 
  • Charles Leclerc Podium Finish @ 10/11 with bet365.
  • Lewis Hamilton Podium Finish @ 5/1 with bet365.

These odds are provided by bet365 and are correct at the time of publishing (15/10/2024).

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