It is the F1 Singapore Grand Prix this weekend, the hot and humid race under the lights and Lewis Hamilton will be hoping for a repeat of his 2014 triumph there. There is just seven races left on the calendar for the season and the title race is still wide open. Hamilton goes into the Singapore event with just a two point lead over his teammate Nico Rosberg. It has been a great ding-dong battle between the two of them this season.
However, a lot of the successes that Rosberg have claimed have come through bad starts from Hamilton, just like the one at the Italian Grand Prix in the last race. That’s two races without a win now for Hamilton after his third place finish at the Belgian Grand Prix prior to Italy. Hamilton had though started at the back of the grid and still managed to remarkably land a top three podium finish.
The Singapore Grand Prix has largely been dominated by Sebastian Vettel in recent times, the German driver having won four of the last five editions, including last season’s win there for Ferrari. But Hamilton has landed the title twice, in 2009 and in 2014 and will that give him an edge with no successes as the race so far from Rosberg during his career? Hamilton is trading at a price of 2/1 in the Singapore Grand Prix Winner market. With Rosberg down at 7/2.
Sandwiching the pair is Daniel Ricciardo at 3/1 following three podium finishes in the last four races for Red Bull. During the second session of the first practice day, Hamilton suffered a break down, leaving Rosberg to set the pace just ahead of Ferrari and Red Bull. Hamilton had put in the fastest lap through in the first runs in the session. Last year the Mercedes cars were struggling in Singapore but they seem to be back up there after being a good second off the pace to Ferrari and Red Bull last season.
Singapore Grand Prix Winner Odds
Lewis Hamilton 2/1, Daniel Ricciardo 11/4, Nico Rosberg 7/2, Max Verstappen 9/2, Sebastian Vettel 15/2, Kimi Raikkonen 20/1, bar 200/1
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