The motion heads the UK after the drama in Austria the place the growing rivalry between Max Verstappen and Lando Norris acquired spicy within the race for the Drivers’ Championship.
2024 British Grand Prix
Sunday 7 July 2024 – 16:00
Silverstone Circuit
After the drama of Austria, the F1 area heads for Silverstone for the 2024 British Grand Prix.
The race is a favorite amongst each drivers and punters and we must be in for one more cracking weekend within the English East Midlands.
To Win Race Outright
Max Verstappen 6/10 | Lando Norris 5/2 | Oscar Piastri 14/1 | George Russell 16/1 | Lewis Hamilton 18/1 | Charles LeClerc 25/1 | Carlos Sainz 33/1 | Sergio Perez 50/1 |
Earlier Race – Austria
Issues are actually getting spicey between Max Verstappen and Lando Norris with the latter pushing the reigning world champ on the entrance of the sector in latest races.
Their battle for dominance lastly got here to a head this previous weekend with the duo colliding, which brought about Max Verstappen to limp house to a fifth-place end, whereas Norris was compelled to retire from the race with simply six laps remaining.
The collision opened up the door for the remainder of the sector to take full benefit and George Russell was the one to benefit from this because the ‘Brit secured Mercedes’s first victory of the season.
The Silver Arrows man was joined on the rostrum by McLaren’s Oscar Piastri whereas Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz claimed third.
Austria proved to be a really productive race when it got here to factors for Mercedes with Lewis Hamilton claiming fourth place, whereas the ‘prime 6’ was rounded out by Nico Hulkenberg.
The Pink Bull Ring proved to not be a cheerful searching floor for out-of-form Pink Bull man Sergio Perez as he might solely muster up a seventh-place end, bringing his automotive house forward of Kevin Magnussen (eighth) and Daniel Ricciardo (ninth), whereas Pierre Gasly claimed the final factors scoring berth.
Mercedes
Mercedes
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Monitor – Silverstone Circuit
Silverstone, which functioned as Ra oyal Air Drive base on the shut of the Second World Struggle, has been a staple on the fashionable Method 1 calendar since internet hosting its inaugural race – again in 1987.
It’s hallowed floor for British drivers, so the likes of Lando Norris, George Russell and Lewis Hamilton shall be seeking to put in a shift this weekend.
The full race distance for Sunday shall be 306.332km with every of the 52 laps containing 18 turns. The corners that can present the largest problem to drivers would be the amalgamation of Maggots, Becketts and Chapel.
The left-right-left-right-left mixture will push the vehicles’ dexterity to their limits. The monitor’s two DRS zones are situated on the Wellington Straight and the pit straight.
Max Verstappen lastly broke his duck on the venue final season bringing his automotive house forward of Lando Norris (second) and Lewis Hamilton third.
By way of the climate for the weekend, the present native forecast is at present predicting drizzle throughout Friday’s follow session and Sunday’s predominant race.
Worth Wager
Lewis Hamilton – Podium End – Sure 7/4
His file at his house monitor speaks for itself with the ‘Brit profitable seven of the final ten races at Silverstone.
Whereas the final two years have been relatively lean ones for him with regards to race wins, he nonetheless has delivered podium finishes claiming third place in each 2022 and 2023.
He’s additionally in first rate sufficient type on the minute ending fourth in Austria and Canada and third in Spain. He’s actually price a crack at this worth.
To Win Race Outright
Max Verstappen 6/10
He broke his duck at Silverstone final 12 months and I’m on the Dutch ace going back-to-back. He’ll nonetheless be peeved having crashed with Lando Norris, which value him at the least a podium berth in Australia.
Verstappen tends to bounce again in model from disappointment, and whereas I do assume he shall be pushed all the best way by Norris this weekend, I believe the Pink Bull man will come out on prime.
