Hungarian Grand Prix Betting

HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX BETTING – 3rd AUGUST

Lewis Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton’s 4th Grand win of the season, completely dominating the Hockenheim race, gave McLaren their first German victory since 1998, leaving Constructors’ Championship rivals Ferrari with plenty to think about.
Renault left a Grand Prix with something to celebrate for the first time this season with rookie driver Nelson Piquet Jr. finishing second. Hamilton realises it is time to be cool, calm, and collected following successive wins that have moved him to the top of the Drivers’ Championship standings, with 58 points, 4 in front of Ferrari’s Felipe Massa. He realises that, after superb drives at Silverstone and Hockenheim, it would be easy to get carried away. He has not forgotten, however, that a mere four weeks ago he was having a hard time, with his private life under scrutiny, along with his lack on track success, after failing to score in two previous outings.
Hamilton is now, once again, the toast of the sport, and a 4/5 favourite with sportingbet to win the title. With 8 of the 18 races remaining he realises that, as easily as the situation has taken an upturn, it could just as easily go horribly wrong. Hamilton is a best-priced 5/4 favourite with Boylesports to complete the hat-trick in Hungary.

Kimi Raikkonen

Finn Kimi Raikkonen, second favourite for the Drivers’ Championship (5/2 with William Hill) endured a horrible time at Hockenheim, less than impressive in qualifying before finishing behind his main rivals for the World Championship. Raikkonen admits he is at a loss as to why Ferrari found life so tough in Germany. He told the Ferrari website, “It was certainly the most difficult weekend of the year: a horrible Friday, an even more complicated Saturday and a very bad Sunday.” However, the reigning Champion promises that Ferrari will try to get to the bottom of their problems ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix, for which he is 9/4 with Boylesports.

Felipe Massa

Felipe Massa (11/2 for the title with bet365) is convinced Ferrari will show their true colours in Hungary, following another below-par performance in Germany. In a year of “swings and roundabouts” in Formula One, it would be no surprise to see Ferrari rediscover their form in Hungary. For Massa (3/1 with Boylesports to win in Hungary), there can certainly be no repeat of the last two races, when the power of the McLaren and Hamilton’s brilliance blew away the field. Ferrari must now be at the races again in Hungary, otherwise the title could well be heading Hamilton’s way, ending McLaren’s nine-year drought. Ferrari still lead the Constructors’ Championship by 16 points and are 2/5 favourites with William Hill. McLaren are second-best at 13/5 with skybet, while BMW Sauber, the only other conceivable contenders are 25/1 with Stan James.

Heikki Kovalainen

McLaren’s Heikki Kovalainen (200/1 with Stan James for the title) made a good start in Germany, almost managing to pass Felipe Massa. The Safety Car period did him no favours and he lost positions during pit stops. Fifth place was considerably less than he had hoped to achieve, but is now looking forward to the Hungarian Grand Prix (12/1 with Boylesports), where he be fighting hard for a podium finish.

Robert Kubica

BMW Sauber’s Robert Kubica (40/1 with sportingbet for the title) was able to match the pace of the McLarens and Ferraris for the first half of the German Grand Prix. However, his car was suddenly unable to maintain the pace, with the tyres losing grip. He admits there is much data analysis to be done before the Hungarian Grand Prix, fro which he is 14/1 with Boylesports.

Nick Heidfeld

Several weeks ago, after being overshadowed by his BMW Sauber team-mate Robert Kubica, there was much talk that Nick Heidfeld was driving to save his career. Heidfeld couldn’t match his team-mate during qualifying, or match his pace during races. Rumours of BMW seeking to replace him with Renault’s Fernando Alonso were hardly confidence inspiring. However, the German driver outqualified Kubica at Silverstone in the British Grand Prix before going on to claim the runner-up spot behind Lewis Hamilton. He was reluctant to comment on any contractual issues, but pointed out that, given his problems, his 5th position in the drivers’ standings, 7 points behind Kubica and 17 behind leader Hamilton was not too dreadful (150/1 with Stan James for the title). He says that everything started to fall into place once he sorted out his qualifying woes. Heidfeld qualified 12th on the grid in Germany. By missing the top ten in qualifying, the team could choose their fuel load, opting for a heavy starting load. As a result, Heidfeld was able to stay out during the Safety Car period, a crucial factor as he was able to pull away as soon as he was clear of traffic, setting the fastest race lap into the bargain. His creditable 4th place got him close to Felipe Massa, though he never had any chance of overtaking him. After his home race, Heidfeld is looking forward to Hungary, for which hw rates a 25/1 chance with Boylesports.

Fernando Alonso

Renault’s Fernando Alonso (400/1 for the Drivers’ Championship, with bet365) had a difficult race in Germany, losing several positions at the start and finding it difficult to recover, finishing 11th. He is now concentrating on the forthcoming Hungarian Grand Prix, for which he is 33/1 with Boylesports.

All odds are correct at the time of writing, the current odds for the Hungarian Grand Prix are listed below:

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