Odds On Max Verstappen At Silverstone Show Red Bull Issues

The Austrian Grand Prix provided just what the hordes of orange clad fans in the stands wanted, a victory for their favorite Red Bull driver, eventually. As the FIA continues to struggle with the concept that race driving is often a contact sport, the circus moves on to Britain where the odds on Max Verstappen at Silverstone hover at 10/1 on Bet365, one of the best online sportsbook sites in the UK, and that actually tempts because, with all these penalties, anything could happen.

It must be a tad galling the odds on Max Verstappen at Silverstone aren’t lots shorter. Especially after that dramatic win in Austria. Red Bull’s tires were 10 laps healthier, the car was running faster and Leclerc was never going to keep the young Dutchman behind his Ferrari. The lunge into the corner that saw Max push Charles Leclerc out wide with some wheel-to-wheel contact, to then go on and win, was probably overly aggressive, but who wants to watch timid F1 drivers?

Well apparently the FIA do. It took them three hours to work out if Max had won or deserved a penalty, which would have given victory to Ferrari. In a sport where thousandths of seconds can count, that’s a lifetime. The consistency of penalty application has been as woeful as the coverage camerawork this season, and that leaves us looking at the odds on Max Verstappen at Silverstone and musing that the 10/1 price at Bet365 might be a good bet on sports in the UK after all.

 British Grand Prix Unpredictable After Austrian Clash

 On the face of it the odds on Max Verstappen at Silverstone represent just how far behind Mercedes and Ferrari the Red Bull team is in terms of speed. Austria is a short sprint track, the British Grand Prix isn’t. Mercedes and Ferrari have a huge advantage on a circuit like this and the bookies, like Bet365, know it. However, given just how ridiculously over regulated Formula One has now become there only need be a penalty here or an infringement there and it’s all change.

British Grand Prix Odds

• Anyone Else – 1000/1+
• Pierre Gasly – 750/1
• Max Verstappen – 10/1
• Sebastian Vettel – 6/1
• Charles Leclerc – 5/1
• ValtteriBottas – 7/2
• Lewis Hamilton – 8/11

Penalties for Hamilton during qualifying saw Max on the front row of the grid in Austria (a position he then squandered with an extremely poor start) and penalties stole victory from Vettel in Canada. The idea the FIA might suddenly get their act together and cease this idiocy is unlikely in the extreme so if you’re off to take advantage of UK gambling laws at Bet365 and wager on Formula One those odds on Max Verstappen at Silverstone aren’t that bad at all.

Odds On Max Verstappen At Silverstone 10/1 At Bet365

 Naturally, to stake your hard-earned cash upon the odds on Max Verstappen at Silverstone at Bet365, one will need to eschew some other more attractive bets. After his performance in Austria Leclerc gets 5/1 ahead of senior team mate Vettel at 6/1, but both Ferrari drivers are running in the wake of the silver arrows. ValtteriBottas gets 7/2 to win and Hamilton a cool 8/11, a 1-2 finish probably the most likely result, especially if the Ferrari team tactics continue to fail.

British Grand Prix

• Date – July 14^th 2019
• Circuit – Silverstone
• Location – United Kingdom
• Length – 5.891km
• Laps – 52
• Turns – 18
• Surface – Tarmac

So then with the FIA attempting to replace the unpredictability that Mercedes’ dominance has inflicted upon them with poor penalty application, the Ferrari team all at sea and their other driver (Pierre Gasly) hopeless, you’d expect those odds on Max Verstappen at Silverstone to be shorter. However, if you’re going to hit up Bet365, one of the best online betting sites in the UK today, the Dutchman could be worth a speculative punt, because at this point it’s all up for grabs again.