Brazilian Grand Prix Betting
BRAZIL GRAND PRIX BETTING - 2nd November
Following a 3rd place in Singapore and a disappointing 12th place, from pole position in Japan, Lewis Hamilton would have undoubtedly been delighted by his (and his car’s) performance in China. Hamilton put up imperious performances, both in qualifying and the race itself. From pole position, he “made all” in the race, triumphing by 15 seconds from Ferrari’s Felipe Massa, whose team-mate Kimi Raikkonen was just behind in third. Hamilton is now a best-priced 1/5 with sportingbet to collect the drivers’ title.
TV Coverage
The Brazilian Grand Prix will be televised live on ITV1 and Setanta Ireland.
Interlagos
The Brazilian Grand Prix takes place at the Autodromo José Carlos Pace in Interlagos, a district of Sao Paulo, which has hosted the Grand Prix since 1990. Its somewhat elderly facilities do not compare well with most other circuits in the calendar, but the Interlagos circuit has produced some of the most exciting, memorable races in recent history. It remains one of the most challenging and exciting circuits. The most successful drivers have been Alain Prost, with 6 victories between 1982 and 1990, and Michael Schumacher, with 4 successes between 1994 and 2002. From a constructors’ perspective, McLaren have amassed 11 victories between 1974 and 2005, while Ferrari boast 9 successes since 1976, including the 2006 and 2007 renewals. 2008 will be the fourth consecutive year that the Drivers’ Championship has been decided at Interlagos. In 2006, Felipe Massa became the last “home” winner.
Drivers’ Championship
Lewis Hamilton’s 10-point haul in China has seen him shorten to 1/5 with sportingbet. The only other possible winner, Ferrari’s Felipe Massa, is now 5/1 with William Hill.
Constructors’ Championship
Ferrari amassed 14 championship points with a 2-3 in China, and have shortened to 1/14 with totesport. Their total of 156 points gives them an 11-point lead over McLaren, a best-priced 9/1 with Stan James.
Leading Contenders for Brazil
Lewis Hamilton
Hamilton (9/4 with vcbet for Brazil) won the Chinese Grand Prix with a victory that was described by McLaren boss Ron Dennis as “faultless”. The Briton heads for Felipe Massa’s “home” race with a 7-point lead and one hand on the championship trophy. However, Hamilton and his team are taking nothing for granted, having surrendered an identical lead to Kimi Raikkonen last year. Lewis Hamilton requires only a fifth place to be certain of winning his maiden drivers’ title. However, McLaren CEO Martin Whitmarsh, while admitting that a conservative approach could be adopted to Hamilton’s race, has not given up hope of collecting the constructors’ title as well. However, McLaren would almost certainly need a one-two finish. Whitmarsh pointed out that there are several aerodynamic upgrades under evaluation for Brazil. Heikki Kovalainen (25/1 with Boylesports), who failed to finish in China, will have a fresh engine for the season finale.
Felipe Massa
Ferrari’s Stefano Domenicali admitted he had no explanation as to why Felipe Massa (6/4 with skybet)
and Kimi Raikkonen (6/1 with sportingbet) were unable to live with the speed of Lewis Hamilton in the Chinese Grand Prix. He knows Ferrari must find the answers, and quickly, if Massa is to have any chance of stealing the drivers’ crown from Hamilton in Interlagos. However, he believes the McLaren is not fundamentally faster and that a careful analysis is required to gain an understanding of the Ferraris’ sub-par performances. Shanghai was the first race since the German Grand Prix in which the fastest lap was not set by a Ferrari.
Robert Kubica
Kubica, 6th in China, is a 28/1 chance with Stan James for success in Brazil. Despite putting paid to his drivers’ title chances, being some 19 points behind leader Hamilton has enjoyed an excellent season. The BMW Sauber driver, with a win in Canada and 6 further podium finishes has only finished out of the points on 3 occasions in seventeen races. While the attention will undoubtedly be given to Hamilton and Massa at Interlagos, Kubica will be seeking to secure third place in the Drivers’ Championship and cannot be ruled out as a potential winner.
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For anyone that fancies a punt on the outcome of this race it could be wise to Lay your bets off in running on Betfair - or better still Green up before the race using a Free Bet.
We fancy Hamilton to win the championship and the race.. but expect an attempt from the Ferrari’s to run Hamilton off the road as that’s what they do best in the final races.