Formula One Betting - Singapore Grand Prix

PREDICTING THE SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX

BetUS Sportsbook Odds

To Win Singapore Grand Prix – September 27

• Lewis Hamilton +300
• Kimi Raikkonen +1200
• Rubens Barrichello +350
• Jenson Button +400
• Sebastian Vettel +550
• Heikki Kovalainen +1500
• Mark Webber +900
• Fernando Alonso +1400
• Adrian Sutil +3500
• Giancarlo Fisichella +5000
• Field (Any Other Driver); +1500

This is a strange time of the year for Formula One, because only two teams and four drivers are really in the chase for those respective championships, and many of the other drivers know that they are going to be looking for work with someone else at the end of the season. Although it would be tough to say that many of them fear for Formula One employment, with three or four new teams coming into the fold next season, a lot of them, like Nico Rosburg and Robert Kubica (both part of the +1500 field bet at BetUS), are looking to move up.

That's the scenario as we head to the Singapore Grand Prix, at the race course which was the scene of the incident that has sparked the latest mega-scandal in the sport.

The guy who was fastest in Friday's practice session was Sebastian Vettel, who is one of the favorites to win the race at +550 in the BetUS Formula One betting odds. Vettel topped out at a minute 48.65 seconds, which beat out Fernando Alonso (+1400 to win Singapore at BetUS), who is still looking for that gig with Ferrari and Heikki Kovaleinen (+1500 to win the race at BetUS), with Nick Heidfeld, of the BMW Sauber team (for the time being) coming fourth. Mark Webber of Red Bull (+900 to win the race at BetUS) crashed into the wall.

I'm not saying Friday is the great barometer, as Saturday is the day for drivers to compete for the pole, but if you notice anything missing, it's three of the four cars using KERS. Remember what Kubica has said:  "It is very important to have a stable car here as you can easily lose a lot of time in several corners." With KERS you can a lot of speed boost but you can sometimes lose something in handling.

Frankly, I'm not particularly interested in going with favorite in this race (Lewis Hamilton of McLaren, at +300 at BetUS), and Kimi Raikonnen is the other guy to think about here with the KERS technology.

Jenson Button (+400 to win the race at BetUS) has disappointed me too much to go with him. Rubens Barrichello (at +350 the second favorite at BetUS) is more reliable lately and can give him a run for his money in the driver's standings. I'm counting on that happening and for there to be a very difficult decision for Brawn GP, and the other teams, as to what they're going to do with him at his advanced age.

Vettel got the fastest time on Friday, but Webber ate the wall, and do you want to put your money in the direction of the fading Red Bull team right now, considering the team owner has conceded that the mechanical problems on his team are almost too frustrating for words?

Force India has been coming into its own, it seems, and there's some confidence in Adrian Sutil (+3500 to win the race at BetUS) right now, coming off a fourth-place finish that came on the heels of 50/1 shot Giancarlo Fisichella's runner-up spot in Belgium. He's got enough to be in the points, but how about the podium?
 
ING, which had been sponsoring the Renault team, has pulled out of its deal, thus putting the future of that team very much in doubt. While Alonso is going to hook up with somebody next year, Romain Grosjean, who came just recently to Renault after Nelson Piquet Jr. was famously fired, is going to have to do something impressive to get a prime gig next year (by the way, the new Manor GP is very interested in hiring Piquet for next year).  I'm not sure anybody around the paddock in Singapore is especially anxious to hear Piquet's name.