F1 Post Race Betting and Strategy Analysis – Indian Grand Prix 2011

Sunday, October 30, 2011

The first ever Formula One Indian Grand Prix had a great build up, there were two Indian drivers out on the track on Friday practice sessions, and the circuit layout looked fantastic. But the race produced a rather predictable outcome.

Sebastian Vettel topped the Saturday morning practice session, which showed he would be the man to beat in qualifying.

He then snatched another pole position in qualifying, then won the race from there.

The recommended bet before the race was:

Race Winner – Vettel 1.57

Vettel’s teammate Mark Webber again was not able to match the pace of the sister Red Bull car. He started the race second, but finished fourth.

The talk of Red Bull helping Webber to win this race could never have happened (even if Webber wanted it), as Webber was never running close behind Vettel.

Vettel once again showed Red Bull’s brilliant pace at the first few laps. He was able to pull away from the second placed Jenson Button.

Button was never able to be close enough to use his DRS.

Webber on the other hand was able to stick behind Button and use the DRS at the first stint, but unfortunately he was unable to overtake.

Webber then lost another position in the second pit stop to Alonzo.

The track surface improved quite a lot as the race went on. It turned out to be a two stops race.

Red Bull once again won the race in a straight-line dominant track. The remaining two races are Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and Brazilian Grand Prix.

Abu Dhabi has one of the longest straights in the F1 Championship; Brazil on the other side is a track that has multiple high speed corners.

Judging by the recent results, Vettel is more likely to win again in Abu Dhabi, and Brazil will be more McLaren friendly.

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F1 Pre Weekend Betting Analysis – Indian Grand Prix 2011

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Indian Grand Prix is a brand new venue to Formula One .

In the recent years there has been increase of Indian involvements in Formula One. From the first ever Indian driver – Narain Karthikeyan in 2005, to the first Indian owned F1 team – Force India in 2008.

Formula One saw the great potential business opportunities in India, and finally there is going to be an Indian Grand Prix in New Delhi this weekend.

The construction of the track has only recently been completed. Hence the engineers have had little time to understand the track.

This brings a certain level of risks in betting on this weekend’s Indian Grand Prix.

The bookmakers still favour Vettel to win pole position at the odds of 1.72.

Hamilton’s odds to win pole position are as long as 4.00, despite having the most recent pole position in Korean Grand Prix.

The weather forecast suggests it will be sunny throughout the weekend. The ambient temperature will be as high as 31 degrees Celsius.

This could be the challenge to the tyres.

F1 Betting Strategy

This weekend Pirelli has brought the soft compound and the hard compound. This is the most commonly used tyre combination in this year’s championship.

Although the track surface is unknown, the circuit layout resembles some other tracks in the championship.

The track layout consists of mainly straights and slow corners. These are the two areas Red Bull have been superior in the recent races.

Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull have won on all the straight line dominant tracks after the summer break. These include Spa, Monza and Korea.

Indian Grand Prix is another straight line dominant track. From the results of the recent races, this race could again fall into Vettel and Red Bull’s hands.

Although the simulators have shown what it is like to be driving around in this Buddh International Circuit, the race simulator engineers have yet input the track surface conditions to the simulator. This makes Friday practice sessions crucial.

There are too many unknowns at this stage, but the features on this track so far look more Red Bull friendly than McLaren.

Indian Grand Prix Betting Odds

Pole Position

Vettel: 1.72

Hamilton: 4.00

Webber: 7.00

Button: 7.00

Alonzo: 15.00

Massa: 101.00

Rosberg: 101.00

Schumacher: 151.00

Race Winner