Ferrari It will be the third best car on the grid according to the bookmakers. Despite this, Fernando Alonso is more favorite than Carlos Sainz with a view to fighting for the Formula 1 World Cup. The forecasts are not favorable with the Madrid in the war with whom he will be his teammate this season, Charles Leclerc.
Although it has not yet renewed with Mercedes, it is an open secret that Lewis Hamilton He will extend his contract, making him the clear favorite to win the Formula 1 World Cup according to bookmakers. And it is that this season will be very similar to the previous one since the change of regulation that is called to promote equality between the teams has been delayed until 2022 due to the crisis that the coronavirus has caused.
Even so, despite the superiority of Mercedes, the forecasts predict that Hamilton’s rival for the World Cup will be Max Verstappen and not your teammate, Valtteri Bottas. While the victory of Lewis Hamilton it is paid to 1,40, those of Verstappen Y Bottas they report 5,50 Y 6,50 euros per euro wagered respectively.
The fourth favorite is George Russell, who has options to drive the Mercedes if he does not renew Hamilton. The British victory is paid to 17 according to the bookmakers, although this quota will increase when Mercedes confirms its line-up for 2021. From that moment on, the fourth favorite will become Sergio Perez, which this season has come to Red Bull replacing Alex Albon. It should be noted that the Austrian team has advanced its engine from 2022 to this season with the aim of fighting for the World Cup in what will be Honda’s last year in Formula 1.
“We have not managed to meet the objective of winning the title. Thus, in our last season with the team we want to go for it and for that reason we are going to advance the engine from 2022 to this year, ”said Toyoharu Tanabe, Honda’s technical director.
Leclerc favorite ahead of Alonso
Taking into account that Mercedes and Red Bull seem to be on another level, the other drivers’ favorite is Leclerc, who will be Carlos Sainz’s teammate at Ferrari. His victory reports 21 euros per euro wagered. Behind him, with a share of 61, it is located Daniel Ricciardo, which has occupied the gap that it has left Carlos Sainz at McLaren.
The Spanish with the most options in the World Cup, according to the bookmakers is Fernando Alonso, whose victory reports 81 euros per euro wagered. Almost double, 151 euros per euro bet, you pay that Carlos Sainz Formula 1 champion is proclaimed. This rate is still surprising if one takes into account that the victory of the Madrid teammate at Ferrari, Leclerc, has a quota of 21.
Also that the bookmakers consider that the Italian team is, after Mercedes and Red Bull, the third favorite in the classification of the Constructors’ World Cup. The victory of Mercedes it is paid to 1,20, the of Red Bull a 4,50 and of Ferrari a 15 euros.
Curiously, despite the victory of Sebastian Vettel and of Lance Stroll they report 101 Y 151 euros per euro bet, what Aston Martin wins the Constructors’ World Cup has a quota of 67 euros while that of Alpine It is 81 and of McLaren, who was third last year, of 101. The bookmakers are not optimistic with those of Woking despite the fact that in 2021 they will mount Mercedes engines.
The one who does see McLaren in the fight for the World Cup is Hamilton, which said recently: “I was very happy to see McLaren so close, particularly with the way they have undergone changes for good and will use our engine this year. It was great to see you in 2020 with a good car and maybe in 2021 they can be in the fight with us. If the championship turns into a three-way fight, I think it would be a great incentive for the Formula 1 fans ”.
Schumacher, no options
The victory of Lando Norris, who last year was the partner of Carlos Sainz is paid to 101 euros; and of Esteban Ocon, who will be Fernando Alonso’s partner, 201. The forecasts are not at all favorable with Mick Schumacher, which will debut this season in Formula 1. If it does so with a victory in the championship, its triumph would report 1.501 euros per euro wagered.
Kimmi Raikkonen, Formula 1 champion in 2007, has a quota of 751 euros, while that of Yuki Tsunoda is lower, 501; and lower than both, that of Pierre Gasly, 251. For its part, higher than Mick Schumacher’s share is that of Giovinazzi, 2001, and those of Latifi Y Mazepin, who will be the German’s partner, both with a share of 3001.