Formula 1 – Singapore GP – Race Bet – Running Tally: +$996
Night racing at the Formula 1 takes place in Singapore this weekend, with the full circus of politics, foul-play and the on course action taking place with the Renault team narrowly escaping a huge fine or an outright ban for purposely crashing out Nelson Piquet in Singapore ‘08.
In the racing action, the form guide leading up to the event spoke of a Brawn romp in the street conditions, with McLaren and Ferrari close behind. The early practice pace up until last year in F1 was very deceptive. Now, due to the testing bans and shorter times for teams to get a good set-up means that the practice sessions on Friday and Saturday are now a real form-book – and once again the predictions have been turned on their head.
Red Bull have come to Singapore with a new aero upgrade including an updated front wing, and it seems to have worked for the team, who were very unlucky not to be on pole after their hot laps in qualifying were halted due to a crash by Barrichello. That allowed Lewis Hamilton to stick his car on pole. With qualifying fuel weights released, he has more fuel on board allowing him more laps than his rivals, meaning it is his race to lose from the front.
That said, Singapore is a tricky circuit with a very slippery track anywhere outside the racing line, and we’ve already seen a few crashes during practice. This makes a crash during the race and the ensuing safety car to mix up pit stops very very likely. All this means it’s no sure thing for Hamilton to win, and I nearly choked when looking at how short he was on Betfair! Punters have backed him to within an inch of his life to $1.68, which in Formula 1 is way too short.
This means we will be putting our first lay on the Formula 1 this year. For an outlay of $68 we can win $100 if anyone but Lewis Hamilton wins. While this is a risky bet, we are taking the value from the odds available, and means we’ll be cheering on a big crash and the chasing pack of Vettel, Rosberg and Webber. The Singapore GP under 1500 2000W lights is great watching, let’s hope the race delivers!
Update:
No good for us with Hamilton holding on as Vettel and Rosberg shot themselves in the foot trying too hard to get past Hamilton. There was the predicted safety car (a safety car paid $1.30 too, good price for a sure thing!) but it happened just at the wrong time for anyone to get past Hamilton. An unlucky run for us, but we can be safe knowing we had the right bet on at the odds on Betfair.
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