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F1 Singapore Grand Prix Betting

F1 SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX BETTING

Lewis Hamilton remains the 4/6 favourite for the 2008 Drivers’ Championship, despite rival Felipe Massa (6/4 with Boylesports) closing the gap to a single point in the Italian Grand Prix.

Monza Review

Sebastian Vettel scored a victory for F1’s “other” Italian team at Monza. Vettel’s hard-fought victory, at 21 years and 74 days, meant he became the youngest ever F1 Grand Prix winner. With a drive that belied his tender years, Vettel kept a cool head to deny the (allegedly) superior McLaren of Heikki Kovalainen, recording his maiden Grand Prix win, also the first for his Toro Rosso team.

Drivers’ Championship

Ferrari’s Felipe Massa (77 points) closed the gap to just one point by finishing 6th, a place in front of leader Lewis Hamilton (78 points), at Monza. BMW Sauber’s Robert Kubica gained 6 points in finishing 3rd and has shortened to 66/1 with skybet, having moved to within 14 points of Hamilton in the title race. Kimi Raikkonen remains on 57 points, having finished 9th at Monza and rates a 25/1 chance with Paddy Power. Hamilton’s McLaren team-mate Heikki Kovalainen picked up 8 points for finishing second, advancing his total to 51 points for the season. He rates a 150/1 chance for the title with Boylesports, while Ladbrokes offer Nick Heidfeld (53 points) at the same price, following his 5th place.

Constructors’ Championship

With both drivers finishing in the points in Italy, McLaren (129 points) have reduced the gap to leaders Ferrari (134 points) from 12 points to 5, following the Italian Grand Prix. They have also widened the gap to third-placed BMW Sauber (117 points) from 6 points to 12. With just four races remaining, Ferrari have been eased to 4/6 with William Hill (from 2/5), while McLaren have shortened to 11/8 with Paddy Power (from 2/1).As the only other viable contenders, BMW Sauber have shortened to 40/1 with skybet (from 50/1) for the Constructors’ title.

Leading Contenders in Singapore

Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton emerged from a difficult Italian Grand Prix with his Drivers’ Championship lead reduced but intact. He has now led the title race since winning the British Grand Prix at Silverstone in July. Hamilton and his engineers contrived to make a poor tyre choice for qualifying, resulting in a career-low 15th place on the grid. Carrying a heavy fuel load and on a one-stop strategy, the Briton drove a cracking first half of the race. At the time of his pit stop, Hamilton had manoeuvred his McLaren into second place. However, his good work was undone by the poor judgement of the weather conditions by his team, forcing a second stop. He eventually finished seventh, one place in arrears of Championship rival Felipe Massa. Hamilton conceded that the race became an exercise in damage limitation and that he was relieved to still lead the title race, albeit by just one point. He is greatly looking forward to F1’s night debut in Singapore and exudes confidence in his team’s ability to provide a Championship-winning car. He said, “Singapore is going to be a great experience. I’ve never been to the city before, and I love the fact we’re going back to a street circuit. Fantastic.” Hamilton is 5/2 with sportingbet for success in Singapore.

Felipe Massa
On Friday, at Italy’s Mugello International Circuit, Felipe Massa’s got behind the wheel of the F2008. In a day affected by adverse weather conditions, the Brazilian driver worked on set-up for both a wet and a dry track. Massa completed a total of 98 laps, the quickest in a time of 1m 23.618s. “This session has been very useful. I encountered wet conditions and, given that there’s a chance we could experience these conditions in the coming races, that is no bad thing. We have done a good job and feel ready for the forthcoming Singapore Grand Prix. The end of the championship will be very close and it will be vital not to make any mistakes anywhere.” Massa is 5/2 with William Hill for victory in Singapore.

Robert Kubica
Kubica (16/1 with Boylesports) is looking forward to Singapore, the Grand Prix being the second new race of the season. He stated that he enjoys racing on new tracks and is excited at the prospect. Furthermore, he said that he is a great fan of street circuits and is not fazed by the night start. “I am sure the FIA have done everything to make it a safe race,” he said.

Kimi Raikkonen
Kimi Raikkonen concedes he now virtually no chance of retaining his Formula One Drivers’ title.
With only four Grands Prix remaining, Raikkonen currently trails McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton by 21 points,
a gap that could stretch to 27 if McLaren win their appeal against the penalty imposed at the Belgian Grand Prix. The Finn has had a lean time, winless for ten races and failing to score in the last three. He is 9/2 with Boylesports to get back on the winning trail in Singapore.

Heikki Kovalainen
McLaren CEO Martin Whitmarsh believes Heikki Kovalainen has no reason to be ashamed of his performance at the Italian Grand Prix. The Finn only managed second place on the grid behind Toro Rosso’s Sebastian Vettel at Monza and then had to watch him lead from start to finish. Whitmarsh insists that McLaren are more than happy with the Kovalainen’s showing in Italy. “Heikki has no reason to feel disappointed. He didn’t put a foot wrong all weekend and looked blindingly fast in dry, damp and full-wet conditions. Fuel-corrected, he would have been on pole position comfortably,” the CEO said. Kovalainen is 10/1 with Boylesports to go one better in Singapore.

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