F1 Betting: Korean Grand Prix Picks
Written by Greg Waters
Sat, 23 Oct 2010
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This weekend sees Formula One stop off in South Korea for the first time ever. Online sportsbooks have the lines up, plus many good matchup betting options.
Who will emerge victorious at the inaugural Grand Prix at the Yeongam circuit? It is expected that the top five drivers will be battling for the victory again, but will it be Webber, Vettel, Alonso, Hamilton or Button that gets their name in the history book?
All five will be desperate for points as the title challenge heats up with just two more races to come after this event. Hamilton and Button are especially desperate for points as they are now more than a race win – 25 points – behind the championship leader, Webber. They finished fifth and fourth respectively in Japan two weeks ago, and they need to do better. Can they do so this weekend?
The track has been described as similar to Suzuka in many aspects and this is an ominous warning for the McLaren drivers as well as Alonso. Alonso, in his Ferrari, was the best of the rest at Suzuka, but he only finished within three seconds of the Red Bull drivers as they had the capability to go much faster if they needed to. Again, the signs point towards the Red Bull drivers claiming a 1-2 finish for the Austrian outfit, but is there anything that will cost them victory?
As this track is a brand new track it will be very green with a lack of grip during Friday practice and possibly during Saturday's qualifying too. If this should happen, or if someone crashes big on Friday, then their whole weekend could crumble and they could find themselves stuck in the midfield come Sunday afternoon – see Lewis Hamilton in Japan for an example. However, with the title on the line now I cannot see the Red Bull drivers throwing anything away like they have done during the season or allowing personal feelings about each other getting in the way of their title winning ambitions.
It will be a close match between Vettel and Webber, with team orders likely to come into play after the first corner, so whoever gets there first out of the two of them will stay there barring any problems. With Vettel the faster of the two drivers over one lap I see it being the German who takes his second successive race win in South Korea. Back him to do so. Odds at sportsbooks are currently around 1.90.
Take Vettel.
The odds on the top five drivers winning the South Korean Grand Prix are:
Sebastian Vettel – 1.90
Fernando Alonso – 2.30
Mark Webber – 2.50
Lewis Hamilton – 3.30
Jenson Button – 7.00
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