FORMULA ONE BETTING: Sebastian Vettel has become the new market leader in the F1 Driver’s Championship, Ladbrokes make him 7/4 after his victory in Malaysia.
That win has edged him into 3rd overall in the standings with 37 points, just 2 points behind 1st placed Felipe Massa.
Bet365 have pushed Fernando Alonso out to 5/2 after he crashed out and got no points on the board. Lewis Hamilton follows at 5/1 and Jenson Button is further a field at 16’s (totesport).
In the Constructor’s Championship, Red Bull have been sliced to 6/4 favs with 888sport, despite still being 3rd in the table, marginally ahead of Ferrari who Ladbrokes have priced at 13/8.
This reflects the belief that Vettel and Red Bull would have won all 3 races so far if minor car problems had not held him back in Bahrain and Australia.