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- Sergio Perez is the evens favourite in the Betting Without Max Verstappen market
- Red Bull clear favourites to win the Constructor's Championship this season
- Testing underway in Bahrain with Verstappen unsurprisingly quickest once again
Sergio Perez is the evens favourite in the Betting Without Max Verstappen market
The 2024 Formula 1 season officially gets underway in just over a week's time and with testing taking place in Bahrain this week there are movers in the main betting markets.
Bookmakers are now offering betting odds on the Drivers Championship and it's no surprise that they are also offering betting without Max Verstappen.
The Red Bull driver was dominant last season and he's 1/7 to once again win the title this year so the value instead therefore could come in the market without the Dutchman.
Bookies have his Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez as the evens favourite in the betting without Verstappen market with their car expected to be better than the rest once again.
| 2024 F1 Drivers Championship W/O Max Verstappen | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Sergio Perez | 1/1 | 50.0% |
| Lando Norris | 4/1 | 20.0% |
| Charles Leclerc | 4/1 | 20.0% |
| Lewis Hamilton | 10/1 | 9.1% |
| George Russell | 14/1 | 6.7% |
What the expert says..
Red Bull clear favourites to win the Constructor's Championship this season
It comes as no surprise to anyone that Red Bull are the clear favourites for the Constructors Championship too with bookies having them as 1/7 at the top of the market.
Paddy Power put them well ahead of joint second favourites Ferrari and McLaren in the betting odds with both teams 8/1 behind Red Bull in the betting list.
| F1 Constructors Championship 2024 | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Red Bull | 1/7 | 87.5% |
| McLaren | 8/1 | 11.1% |
| Ferrari | 8/1 | 11.1% |
| Mercedes | 9/1 | 10.0% |
| Aston Martin | 50/1 | 2.0% |
Testing underway in Bahrain with Verstappen unsurprisingly quickest once again
Day One of F1 Testing saw the new Red Bull RB20 car come out on top of the timesheet through Max Verstappen by just over a second.
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