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- Red Bull's Max Verstappen is the 8/11 favourite to win the opening race of the season in Bahrain
- Verstappen is also favourite to win the Drivers Championship this year for the third year in a row
- Mercedes out to 10/3 third favourites to win the Constructors Championship
Red Bull's Max Verstappen is the 8/11 favourite to win the opening race of the season in Bahrain
The Formula 1 season gets underway this weekend in Bahrain and a recognisable theme continues into the new season with Max Verstappen once again favourite for the race.
Bookies make Verstappen the 8/11 favourite to win the first race of this season with Red Bull expected to have another strong year in the sport.
William Hill say there's a 57% chance of winning the race this weekend ahead of second favourite Charles Leclerc who is 4/1 to win the race.
| Bahrain Grand Prix Winner | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Max Verstappen | 8/11 | 57.9% |
| Charles Leclerc | 4/1 | 20.0% |
| Sergio Perez | 8/1 | 11.1% |
| Carlos Sainz | 9/1 | 10.0% |
| Lewis Hamilton | 11/1 | 8.3% |
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton is as big as 11/1 to win the Bahrain GP with his team's performance in testing alluding to another tough year.
Verstappen is also favourite to win the Drivers Championship this year for the third year in a row
Max Verstappen is also favourite to win the Drivers Championship this season with bookies making him odds on at 8/13 to win it for a third successive season.
Verstappen has been consistent in the past two seasons in a Red Bull car that is better than the rest and it may well be that way again this year.
The Dutch driver's confidence at testing last week saw his odds backed in further after impressing at the same track as the opening race.
Similar to the race odds for this weekend, Charles Leclerc is behind Verstappen in the Drivers Championship market at 4/1.
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Mercedes out to 10/3 third favourites to win the Constructors Championship
Reliability failures in testing last week for Mercedes has seen the team once again be apprehensive going into a fresh season in Formula 1.
George Russell's W14 broke down in testing due to a hydraulic issue and Lewis Hamilton also struggled for handling in testing too.
After a horrendous year for Mercedes last year the team will have been wanting to shine in testing but did the complete opposite with their odds of the Constructors now drifting out to 10/3.
| Constructors Championship Winner
|
Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Red Bull | 8/13 | 61.9% |
| Ferrari | 3/1 | 25.0% |
| Mercedes | 10/3 | 23.1% |
| Aston Martin | 66/1 | 1.5% |
