F1 Betting

Sebastian Vettel picked up where he left off in the 2011 F1 season by cruising to a comfortable victory to pick up his first title in Melbourne, Australia.

Vettel showed his dominance all weekend and especially in qualifying where the Red Bull driver was nearly a second quicker than that of Lewis Hamilton in second place.

Vettel was very much fancied to do well this weekend and early f1 racing betting online tips proved this by making the young German the outright favourite by some distance.

It was in the end a routine victory for Vettel who claimed that the team still have more to find from the car which is a frightening prospect for the rest of the field after being so soundly beaten in the season opener.

The Red Bull racing car still has to introduce its KERS button which gives the engine a power boost of up to 80 bhp.

Lewis Hamilton came a respectable third place after a very solid weekend for McLaren whilst Vitaly Petrov completed the podium with his first ever top three finish in the Renault.

Alonso finished fourth in the Red Bull before Webber in fifth and Jensen Button completing the top six in his McLaren.

Scotland’s Paul Di Resta came a very respectable 12^th place in his debut Formula One race but may still reach the points after two of the Sauber’s were eliminated from the final standings due to having an illegal rear wing. They have appealed the decision and have to wait on their fate which is expected to before the next race.

Red Bull’s dominance is there for all to see in 2011 and if you are wagering on all types of auto races this season, it’s going to be mighty hard to see past them. McLaren and Ferrari are likely to be their closest rivals, but on the evidence of week one, still look a log way behind.

Full Tilt, who currently sponsor Formula One outfit Virgin Racing could be set to relinquish their ties.

In 2010 Chris Ferguson announced that fulltilt.net were to partnership Virgin Racing in what was thought to be a multimillion dollar contract. Arranges were set aside that the Full Tilt branding were to be seen on the car, drivers overalls and helmet of both drivers for the 2010 season.

Early reports are that on 2011 these sponsor logos were not apparent in pre season testing fuelling speculation that the two companies have split and gone separate ways.

Full Tilt is the second largest poker site in the world and is a haven for many top poker professionals who play poker for real money and for vast amounts. Ferguson, a professional in his own right, set up the company alongside Howard Lederer and has taken the company to new heights throughout the poker boom.

Reports of fellow poker rivals PokerStars have lead to suspicions’ that they too could be looking to enter the lucrative marketing world of Forumla One. It’s often found that whatever one of these companies does, the other is not far behind and talks of a “major contribution” to an F1 team have been circulating ahead of the 2011 season.

However, until then Full Tilt’s ties with F1 are still intact, even if a little fragile. As the poker boom is levelling off somewhat playing on Full Tilt Poker real money is still big money for US based company.

The 2011 constructors championship looks to be just as tight as the drivers championship with 3 teams clear favourites for the title.

Red Bull – Red bull had the clean sweep in 2010 and are obvious favourites at odds of 2.50. The team consisting of Mark Webber and current World Champion Sebastian Vettel is extremely strong with both drivers capable of lifting the crown in 2011. With Red bull it’s really a matter of two things. One, if the car will hold up all season as 2010 outlined some serious reliability. And two, if the two drivers can stay out of each others way and stop on the track. Often in 2010 it was so one sided that they could only race each other and this caused mor problems then it’s maybe worth for the team. However, worthy favourites and a tough team to back against.

McLaren – The all English duo of Jensen Button and Lewis Hamilton will take the hot seats for the 2011 season and see McLarens price for the constructors championship at 3.40. The pair are both more then capable of winning each and every grand prix they enter, they certainly have the skill, but do they have the car? The Red Bull has been so far ahead of everyone that they have been forced into drastic action with the release of a brand new motor that both Hamilton and button are raving about in pre season. It seems practice times are backing this up and a punt on the English boys looks very reasonable indeed.

Ferrari – Ferrari have been somewhat off the pace in recent years as a team but look resurgent in practice in 2011. Pace has been good and they look a competitive option to the two favourites coming in at 3.50. Both Alonso and Massa (who we’ve tipped for an outside shot at the drivers championship) are more then capable to take the Italian company back to the top, where they feel they belong. Ferrari’s big budget means that they are able to keep adding throughout the season, so lookout for them in 2011.

It’s tough to really see past the big three this season and our recommendations would be to stick with either of the above. However, if you do crave that outsider bet the look at Mercerdes GP. Schumacher and co will look to resurrect the team after a bitterly disappointing year last year, and it finally seems as if the legendary German is finally happy with the car. The team can be picked up at 10.00 on Bet365 today.

Looking through the Drivers Championship, we take a detailed look at each driver and what his prospects will be for the season and if he appears to be a good value bet or not.

Sebastian Vettel – At 3.60 Vettel goes off as joint favourite and looks every bit as good value as his price suggests. With the Red Bulls looking mighty quick in practice it’s no doubt he will be there or thereabouts in 2011. Back to back title are often hard to come by however, so all the pressure will be on. It’s just a matter of if he can handle it?!

Fernando Alonso – Joint favourite at 3.60 Alonso will be Vettel’s closet rival and poses and very real threat in the 2011 Ferrari. Reliability, for once, was Ferrari’s down fall in 2011 and ultimately could of cost Alonso the season as he got off a dreadful start before kicking on in the final few races. A good start could put the pressure right on the Red Bulls and put Alonso in good stead for another Drivers Championship.

Lewis Hamilton – For all the talent Hamilton posses, he’s found it tough since winning the drivers championship some 3 years ago now, but odds of just 5.00 on the former world champion show how much class this young man has. Whether the car is ready to compete week in week out, remains to be seen. Any money on Lewis, certainly isn’t daft money!

Jensen Button – Another world champion sees Button line up for 2011 with a new car and new attitude. It’s pretty unlikely McLaren are likely to see Button as a first choice driver over Hamilton, but nonetheless, he is a class act and more then capable of winning another title. Whether 2011 will be his year, we doubt and odds of 10.00 certainly don’t rule him out, but make him an outsider. But he will regin again!

Mark Webber – The Australian comes in at a very value heavy price of 11.00. It was only last season that Webber was leading the campaign for much of the season and if things go his way in 2011 he’s definitely one of our value picks for the title. Not many put in as much work behind the scenes as Webber for the sport, so it would be just reward for the Aussie, but a field with no less then 5 world champions is going to be fierce competition.

Michael Shumacher – Schumacher’s return in 2010 went down as somewhat of a whimper. Failure to even make a podium has even the die hard fan wondering why he returned. However, he comes in a price of 13.00 this season to win it all, but in all honesty, we think there’s better value elsewhere in the field.

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Felipe Masa – The Brazilian admittedly hasn’t been himself since his horrific crash in 2009. But he looks to be back and stronger then ever for 2011. The Ferrari car is looking blisteringly quick in practice and if he can find that ruthless streak he had when he won the championship, then odds of an unbelievable 29.00 seem too good to turn down and he becomes our 2011 VALUE BET!

As the start of teh season grows ever nearer, we shall look at some of the early season 2011 F1 betting tips available to you by our partners Bet365.

The opeing race takes place between teh dates of 11th-13th March in Bahrain. As each team completes its testing in preperation for teh opeing race, we look some of teh betting markets that have opened.

Favourites for teh drivers championship are Fernando Alonso and lst years winner Sebastian Vettel at a price of 3.60. The Red bulls and Ferraris have both look super fast in practice and the two look set to battle it out once again after a ferocious 2010 season saw Vettel come out on top and be crowned the youngest World Champion ever.

The two Brits, Lewis Hamilton and Jensen Button are tipped to be their nearest rivals going off at odds of 5.00 and 10.00 respectively. The McLaren suffered from reliability issues last year and failed to match up to the pre season hype by simply not competing with teh Ferrari or Red Bull. However, you can rest assured that teh two will be doing all they can to push the team and the car to its limit with a succesful 2011 compagain.

Mark Webber looks a good bet this year at 11.00. He pushed for most of last year and had the lead for a good portion of it, before a string of unfortuante events laid hay to his challenge and in the end had to play second fiddle to his team mate. Red Bull claim to have no “number 1″ driver and treat each driver with the same individuality they deserve. If true, then Webber will be in with a shout as they ahve a good car.

Michael Schumachers return to F1 went down with somewhat of a whimper without even making a podium. The Mercedes GP team claim to have improved dramtically this year and Schumacher seems much more at home. Competitve odds of 13.00 prove this.

Wel feel these guys will be the tilte contenders, but also don’t forget about former World Champion Felliepe Massa. Some say that Massa hasn’t been teh same since his horrific crash two years ago, but at odds of 29.00, in a quick Ferrari and with the troubles of two years ago well and truly behind him, Massa is our wildcard pick for teh 2011 season.