Formula 1 odds, picks, race time: Surprising 2022 Japanese Grand Prix predictions, F1 bets from proven model

The 2022 Honda Japanese Grand Prix takes place on Sunday, Oct. 9 at 1 a.m. ET at the Suzuka Circuit. Red Bull's Sergio Perez won last week in Singapore despite being assigned a five-second post-race penalty. Ferrari's Charles Leclerc is second in the 2022 F1 standings. Max Verstappen of Red Bulls leads the drivers' and constructors' championship. SportsLine's model simulates every race 10,000 times and has a strong history of success in motorsports. It correctly predicted seven winners during the 2021 NASCAR season and its projected leaderboards have forecasted winners across multiple racing formats.

Perez won his second race of the season in Singapore last week. He's within striking distance of second place in the standings. The model predicts he will finish seventh in his ninth Japanese Grand Prix.

The model is also targeting one double-digit longshot to make a surprising surge up the leaderboard.

Max Verstappen is -190, Charles Leclerc 15-4, Lewis Hamilton 10-1, Sergio Perez 11-2, George Russell 14-3, Carlos Sainz 18-5, Lando Norris 150-1000, Sebastian Vettel 750-1500, Lance Stroll 750, Yuki Tsunoda 1000-2000, Valtteri Bottas 1500- 1500, Kevin Magnussen 1500.