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- Max Verstappen once again heavy favourite to win the Mexican Grand Prix this weekend
- Latest data shows Verstappen was most talked about driver this past weekend
- Verstappen already clear favourite to win Drivers Championship in 2024
Max Verstappen once again heavy favourite to win the Mexican Grand Prix this weekend
Formula 1 reaches its final bend for the 2023 season and it's the Mexican Grand Prix that takes place this weekend with just four races remaining this year.
Unsurprisingly it's Red Bull driver Max Verstappen who is once again the heavy favourite to win this weekend after coming back from 6th to win the US Grand Prix last weekend.
Lewis Hamilton finished in second place but was disqualified after the race along with Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc for excessive wear on the underfloor.
Bookmakers now make Verstappen 1/4 to win the Mexican Grand Prix this weekend with those latest odds suggesting an 80% chance that we wins once again this year.
| Mexican GP Winner | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Max Verstappen | 1/4 | 80.0% |
| Sergio Perez | 9/1 | 10.0% |
| Lewis Hamilton | 11/1 | 8.3% |
| Lando Norris | 14/1 | 6.7% |
What the expert says...
Latest data shows Verstappen was most talked about driver this past weekend
Recent analysis from OLBG looked at comment and user data from the Formula 1 subreddit to see who the most popular drivers were during the US Grand Prix.
It's no surprise to see Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton are the top two most popular drivers on that specific subreddit with Sergio Perez coming just behind them.
All eyes will be on Perez this weekend at his home Grand Prix with rumours in recent weeks suggesting the driver may decide to call it a day after the race.
Driver | Number of Mentions | Percent |
Max Verstappen | 1558 | 20.37% |
Lewis Hamilton | 770 | 10.07% |
Sergio Perez | 619 | 8.09% |
Lance Stroll | 516 | 6.75% |
Charles Leclerc | 436 | 5.70% |
Fernando Alonso | 416 | 5.44% |
Daniel Ricciardo | 397 | 5.19% |
Carlos Sainz | 391 | 5.11% |
Lando Norris | 388 | 5.07% |
Logan Sargeant | 298 | 3.90% |
Alex Albon | 273 | 3.57% |
Valtteri Bottas | 249 | 3.26% |
Esteban Ocon | 234 | 3.06% |
George Russell | 228 | 2.98% |
Yuki Tsunoda | 220 | 2.88% |
Oscar Piastri | 206 | 2.69% |
Pierre Gasly | 198 | 2.59% |
Nico Hulkenberg | 105 | 1.37% |
Zhou Guanyu | 82 | 1.07% |
Kevin Magnussen | 63 | 0.82% |
Total | 7647 | 1 |
Verstappen already clear favourite to win Drivers Championship in 2024
Betting is already available for the 2024 Drivers Championship with Max Verstappen the favourite to win his fourth world title after success this year.
Red Bull will likely be dominant once again next year with the rest of the F1 grid struggling to get anywhere near them this year but the gap needs to be shortened from a spectator standpoint.
Verstappen is given odds of 2/7 to win the Drivers Championship in 2024 with McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri the second and third favourites respectively.
| Drivers Championship 2024 | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Max Verstappen | 2/7 | 77.8% |
| Lando Norris | 13/2 | 13.3% |
| Oscar Piastri | 12/1 | 7.7% |
| Lewis Hamilton | 14/1 | 6.7% |
| George Russell | 20/1 | 4.8% |
