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The 2024 F1 Australian GP will be the third race on the calendar, as Red Bull continues to dominate the sport. The first two races have surely indicated that Max Verstappen is more or less poised to continue in the same vein as he did last year. The first two races have seen him secure pole position and a win as he heads into the F1 Australian GP…

The new F1 season gets under way this weekend in Bahrain, as Red Bull set about trying to defend their titles. But the others might have a thing or two to say about that, especially given pre-season testing left a lot of unanswered questions. Can Mercedes, McLaren and Ferrari take the fight to the Bulls? Can anyone beat Max Verstappen or is the…

Max Verstappen is once again the overwhelming betting favorite for a Formula 1 race. This week, the action moves Down Under for the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday, March 24. See how the rest of the odds shake out for the season's third race. The Australian Grand Prix is the just third race of the Formula 1 season and Max Verstappen is already out…

It's that time of the year again. We've eaten our bodyweights in Christmas delights, dabbled in some fizz to see the New Year in and now we're faced with a new year ahead, full of possibilities and opportunities. For Formula 1's 10 teams, who will have been ploughing on with their respective 2024 machines for most of the festive period, it's a time…

Whether it's breaking lap records or achieving new levels of performance and technology. Over the decades, it turned into a high-stakes global phenomenon, with tracks in exotic locations, and charismatic drivers that became brand ambassadors. But during the 60s, F1 saw another trend - betting. Fans weren't just interested in watching the race, they…

Max Verstappen leaving the Red Bull Formula 1 team at any point was a simply unthinkable prospect a couple of months ago. And while it's still fairly unlikely, it's now far from impossible given team boss Christian Horner's appeared to call Verstappen's bluff after Verstappen said a potential Helmut Marko exit would complicate his future at the…

Shocks and Formula 1 seldom belong in the same sentence. They are as rare as the proverbial'snowflake in summertime'. That said, we were able to come up with five in recent memory, and at odds of 300/1, Olivier Panis' success in the 1996 Monaco Grand Prix is considered the biggest turn-up in modern F1 history, in the eyes of the bookmakers at…

A Red Bull employee who was suspended as part of an investigation into team principal Christian Horner's conduct has launched an appeal against the result of the internal investigation, it has been reported. Horner was cleared of any wrongdoing after accusations of alleged'inappropriate behaviour', allegations that he continues to vehemently…

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - NOVEMBER 5: Fans watch a Red Bull car at the fan festival during the launch party for the 2023 Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix on November 5, 2022, on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Alex Bierens de Haan - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images) Now, imagine witnessing a fleet of high-performance vehicles…

Welcome to another episode of the F1 Gambling Podcast on the Sports Gambling Podcast Network! Every Rod Villagomez and Cody Zeeb bring their love motorsports and their love of sports betting to you to help you set your bets for the weekend of F1 action. From the fastest laps to the fastest pit stops to the fastest car of the day, Rod and Cody have…

Like all other popular sports, F1 is covered by betting sites extensively. You'll see the betting markets at Betway fire up as soon as the racing calendar starts. For those new to the F1 betting scene, here's a short guide that will navigate you through its essentials. Compared to other sports, F1 has a more complex structure, with constructors and…

On 1 February 2024, Formula 1's most incredible Silly Season was startled to life when Lewis Hamilton to Ferrari all but broke the internet and interest has not subsided from all fronts, now with betting companies offering odds for who goes where in 2025. Hamilton joins Charles Leclerc after Ferrari orchestrated the F1 coup of the century, prising…

Ted Kravitz doesn't hold out much hope of anyone challenging Max Verstappen this season and thinks he could increase his race-winning advantage as early as the next race in Australia. Verstappen has started this season where he left off last year, claiming back-to-back wins with the Dutchman destroying the competition including his team-mate Sergio…

Max Verstappen won the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix as everyone expected. But the story was hardly about him as Oliver Bearman, Ferrari's 18-year-old debutant, stole the headlines and everyone's hearts. The emergency backup finished seventh on the grid despite having little-to-no prep time as Carlos Sainz Jr. pulled out just days before the race. How…

Another day and yes, another layer to unpeel in the off-track dramas which continue to bubble away at Red Bull. With the respective futures of Helmut Marko and Max Verstappen in the spotlight across the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix race weekend, now it is Christian Horner's turn to face fresh speculation. Let us take a look at the key talking points…

This article is part of our NASCAR DFS series. The F1 season largely went as expected in the opening race, with Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez turning in a relatively dominant performance at Bahrain. It's still too early to draw sweeping conclusions, but the running order - particularly at the top - looked quite similar to 2023. One exception was…

A few years back, on a Sunday morning in December, I awoke to find Twitter in a state of unified frenzy. My feed had turned into a cascade of all-caps missives from friends and media peers, all reacting in real time to…a race? I learned soon enough what had captured the collective gaze of the Twitter hordes: the 2021 Formula 1 season had reached a…

Max Verstappen is again on pole for the second race of the 2024 season after winning the opening race in Bahrain last week but the battle behind him looks set to be fierce in Saturday's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Verstappen doesn't seem to have quite such a huge advantage that he did last year but he's still far enough ahead that no one else can…

Sports betting is a huge industry. Formula 1 is swarmed with partners punting their services through sponsorships, including Formula One Management themselves and of course, the Stake F1 Team title sponsorship of Sauber showing how gambling advertising is the new tobacco advertising for the sport. Ditto all sports from Premier League Football…

Overall Qualification Winner - Sergio Perez (E/W) #WhatOddsPaddy - Red Bull to Win the Race & Charles Leclerc to Finish on the Podium Points Finish - Nico Hülkenberg *All prices are bang up to date with our snazzy widgets, while odds in copy are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change Well, it was fun while it lasted. After a…

Back-to-back Saturday night races conclude with the thrilling spectacle of the high-speed street circuit in Saudi Arabia, where plenty of drama can - and usually does - unfold. So here are a few key topics to keep an eye on when the lights go out at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit… Short and sweet, but keep an eye on this name on Saturday night. After…

The start of this Formula One season offered few surprises and few differences from the end of the 2023 season. Will the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix prove to have more variety, or will it be another Max Verstappen show? The odds have the Red Bull driver as a massive favorite, as will likely be the case for every race until something different…

The Saudi Arabian GP is next on the agenda, and we have our best F1 bet for the grand prix. As shown in Bahrain, Max Verstappen is simply too quick, which is why he's the raging-hot favorite to win in consecutive weeks. Every Formula 1 driver wishes they had Verstappen's car, because it's clearly the fastest on the track. Verstappen couldn't have…

The 2024 Formula 1 season is off and running, and this continues to be a sport that has races every single weekend. The top drivers in this sport continue to travel around to different countries for races, and this next race will take place in Saudi Arabia. Pick: Team RedBull to have both cars in podium (-120). Betting odds to win the Saudi Arabian…

Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Course: Jeddah Corniche Circuit Course Length: 6.17 KM Laps: 50 The Saudi Arabian Grand Prix will be the second race on the schedule for the third consecutive year, though March 9 will be the earliest in the calendar it has taken place. It will serve as the next step in setting the trajectory of the season. There's…

After finishing behind both an Aston Martin and a Mercedes in Thursday evening's Free Practice 2 session for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, reigning champion Max Verstappen has predicted a hard-fought qualifying session to come at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit. Verstappen topped FP1 in the Red Bull RB20 - which he used to take a comfortable victory in…

It's Round 2 of the Formula 1 season, and these Saudi Arabian Grand Prix picks and predictions are based on the F1 odds from our best F1 betting sites. The 2024 F1 season began where 2023 left off, with Max Verstappen hoisting yet another first-place trophy. The reigning champion crossed the finish line just over 22 seconds faster than second-place…

The 2024 Formula 1 season got underway in Bahrain last weekend, which, as the first of a record-breaking 24 races this year, means the next one is just days away as the drivers head to Jeddah for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. However, the Red Bull dominance of 2023 has continued into the new season, with defending world champion Max Verstappen…

Formula 1 moves on from Bahrain to Saudi Arabia for round two of the 2024 season at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit. Need to Know is your all-in-one guide for the week ahead with statistics, driving pointers, strategy tips and plenty more. You can also keep track of how fans have voted using our popular F1 Play predictor game. The first two practice…

Follow the reaction to today's free practice sessions in Formula One's second race week of the season in Saudi Arabia amid controversy around Horner After a close call that nearly resulted in a high-speed collision with Logan Sargeant during FP2, Lewis Hamilton has been given a warning. Mercedes, meanwhile, have been fined €15000. After the…

Max Verstappen came from sixth on the grid in Austin, Texas last weekend to record his 15th win of the season last time out. Attention now turns to Mexico, where the champion will be looking to extend his lead at the top of the standings. But while the season standings don't offer up much drama, there are still opportunities on the F1 calendar to…

The road to the 2024 Formula One world championship rolls on into its second race weekend of the season. Red Bull driver Max Verstappen won the first race of the season handily in Bahrain, and the city of Jeddah is set to host the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix this weekend. This year will mark the race's fourth iteration since its 2021 inception. The…

After Max Verstappen triumphed in the opening round of the season, can anyone stop the Dutchman adding to his impressive tally of victories when racing resumes in Saudi Arabia? Red Bull landed a 1-2 in Bahrain to open their season in style, but with the Jeddah Corniche Circuit being such a different prospect, is there hope for the rest? Let's see…

While Red Bull stage a potentially exclusive fight for first, the battle behind them is far more competitive with Ferrari having been best of the rest in Bahrain, where Carlos Sainz took third and Charles Leclerc fourth. The Jeddah Corniche Circuit doesn't share many similarities with its Bahrain counterpart though and there could be a shake up in…

We're off to the races in the F1 season, with Red Bull and Max Verstappen taking a dominant victory in Bahrain. The rest of the paddock will look to get back in contention after the Red Bull driver finished over 25 seconds ahead of Ferrari's Carlos Sainz. Let's take a look at the F1 Saudia Arabia odds as we await another electrifying night race in…

According to the BBC story, a whistleblower claims that they were told "on behest of the FIA president" to not homologate the street track ahead of last November's inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix - a flagship event for F1 as it moved to promote the race itself for the first time. This claim is included in a report, which the BBC claims to have seen,…

Anyone who has followed Kate Wagner's writing career would tell you that you're not going to get a puff piece when it comes to her point of view on the world. She often skewers excess and corporate drivel in her blog McMansion Hell and as an architecture critic at The Nation. So if you're going to assign her to write 5000 words about the world of…

Stay informed on all the biggest stories in Formula One. to receive the Prime Tire newsletter in your inbox every Tuesday and Friday. After crushing the field for his eighth straight Formula One victory in Bahrain, it seemed odd for Max Verstappen to talk up his rivals' competitive merits. It had been a perfect day for Verstappen. He led the…

Welcome to another episode of the F1 Gambling Podcast on the Sports Gambling Podcast Network! Every Rod Villagomez and Cody Zeeb bring their love motorsports and their love of sports betting to you to help you set your bets for the weekend of F1 action. From the fastest laps to the fastest pit stops to the fastest car of the day, Rod and Cody have…

The team got off to a disappointing start relative to last year in Bahrain, with Fernando Alonso slipping back to ninth from an unexpectedly strong sixth place on the grid, and Lance Stroll recovering to 10th after a first-corner incident. Krack says that new parts will be on the cars as early as the Saudi Arabian GP, and stressed that the team…

Formula 1 stays in the Middle East for the 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix this weekend. It was one of only three races in 2023 that Max Verstappen didn't grab the checkered flag, with Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez getting the win in his stead. Will Verstappen, as the overwhelming favorite, open the season 2-0 after already winning in Bahrain? Check…

It seems a long time ago now that Formula One car racing had much to do with cars. The first race of the year was on Saturday - the Bahrain Grand Prix. Red Bull's Max Verstappen won. Red Bull's Sergio Perez was second. One or the other of them has won 32 of the past 34 Grand Prix races. Competitively, that is a recipe for apathy. Who wants to watch…

You can sign up today and take advantage of this FanDuel promo for the 2024 Formula 1 season. Register and win your first $5 wager to earn $150 in bonus bets. The beginning of the 2024 Formula 1 season commences with The Bahrain Grand Prix on Thursday, February 29, serving as the first of a record two dozen races. The following guide displays the…

Having looked nothing short of dominant in the 2023 F1 season thus far, Red Bull is the F1 Constructors Championship odds heavy favorite to capture the constructors' championship at -2500. Even Mercedes's George Russell quipped: "They should win every single race." Red Bull already holds a 58-point lead over Aston Martin and is favored to win the…

The 2024 F1 season kicks off on Saturday with the Bahrain Grand Prix from the Bahrain International Circuit in the Sakhir desert. Max Verstappen will return to defend his performance last year, where he finished the 57-lap race with ease, crossing the finish line 11.9 seconds ahead of his nearest rival, Sergio Perez. Here's everything you need to…

Russell demonstrated the potential of the new W15 by qualifying third for the season-opener in Bahrain, while Hamilton was left a frustrated ninth after set-up changes didn't work in his favour over one lap. However, the seven-time world champion remains optimistic about the car's potential for Saturday evening's race. "Very, very tough qualifying…

The wait is finally over as Formula 1 prepares to kick off the season, with the inaugural race set to unfold in Bahrain. Regardless of whether you're a die-hard fan or new to the F1 scene, don't miss out and join us as we reveal the projected winners and strategic betting options ahead of the opening race. Here are the latest odds for the opening…

There is quite a bit going on in the sports world, even if it is considered one of the slower parts of the sports calendar. The NHL and NBA are both gearing up for the playoffs. College basketball is getting ready for March Madness. Spring Training is underway in baseball. In addition, the Formula 12024 schedule kicks off this weekend in…

And we're off! We have our first grid of the year, and know who's quick over one lap - but who's got the legs for the long run, and what's the fastest way to the flag under the lights at the Bahrain International Circuit? As is the case this year, Pirelli arrived in Bahrain last time out with the C1, C2 and C3 compounds. Two-stop strategies…

The 2024 F1 season is here! There is a lot to get excited about ahead of the Bahrain GP Mar. 3, including taking advantage of betting markets. Pre-season practice once again puts Max Verstappen and Red Bull Racing in the captain's seat, which is bad news for the rest of Formula 1. The good thing is multiple teams have committed to improving the…