Dean Etheridge
This Sunday is Round 11 of the 2023 F1 season, and we’re off to Silverstone for the British Grand Prix. Yes, Max Verstappen is the favorite with the best F1 betting sites. And yes, he won again last weekend. So in our Formula 1 betting picks this weekend, as well as predicting if Max Verstappen will make it six wins in a row, we will also be naming some alternative betting picks to give us some interest in the latest race.
- What; 2023 British Grand Prix – Round 11
- Where; Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire, England
- When; Sunday, July 9th, 2023
- Time; 10 am ET
- Laps; 52
- Race Length; 306.198 km
As tempting as it is to just write, Max Verstappen wins, next article, I can’t get away with that. But F1 is getting to be a bit boring, isn’t it?
Max Verstappen’s win in Austria last Sunday was his fifth in succession, and his seventh in the nine races held this season. At the top of the driver’s championship, he now has 229 points, which gives him an 81-point lead over his closest rival, teammate Sergio Perez (148 points).
The state of play as we enter a brand new race week… 📊#F1 pic.twitter.com/jJo6dtY9yM
— Formula 1 (@F1) July 3, 2023
As a result, you can no longer bet on Verstappen to win the driver’s championship – you haven’t been able to for a few weeks. Nor can you get odds on Red Bull winning the constructors championship. And there are still a further 12 races to go after this weekend’s race from Silverstone.
But thankfully, mainly thanks to the disappearance of Verstappen’s Red Bull teammate, up until last Sunday, the market to win the driver’s championship without Verstappen has come to life in recent weeks.
Betting to win the driver’s championship without Verstappen
Yes, as we alluded to, Sergio Perez reminded everybody he was still involved in F1 by finishing third in last Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix. We won’t dwell for too long on who finished second, as someone wrote off Charles Leclerc’s chances last weekend.
But after disappointing performances in Monaco, Spain, and Canada, Perez’s third-place finish in Austria was much needed. The podium finish saw the Mexican’s odds to win the driver’s championship without Verstappen cut from -165, to -225.
When you think he was -1000 just a few races back. It shows just how disappointing his recent performances have been.
Behind Perez in the betting is Fernando Alonso at +300. The Spaniard finished in a disappointing fifth place last Sunday, losing eight points on Perez. But the biggest loser last weekend was Lewis Hamilton. The Brit only received four championship points after a poor race that saw him finish down in eighth place. Hamilton’s odds slipped from +300 to +500.
But as we’ve pointed out before, these are the times to back Hamilton and Alonso in this
market. Especially as Perez looks suspect.
2023 British Grand Prix Betting Odds
Max Verstappen is the -300 to win the British Grand Prix for what would be the first time. After a finish on the podium, and with the additional overtaking opportunities available at Silverstone, Verstappen’s Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez is +650 to win; last week in Austria, he was +1000.
Behind the two Red Bulls is Lewis Hamilton at +1200. It seems unthinkable that the eight times British Grand Prix winner could be such long odds to win his home race. But that’s the situation we find ourselves in, such is the domination of the Red Bulls.
After Hamilton comes Charles Leclerc in his improving Ferrari at +1400, and then it’s Fernando Alonso at +1600.
Full British Grand Prix betting can be found on our F1 odds table. The odds we have used are from the best Formula 1 betting sites, ensuring you get the best value for money on your wagers.
| Driver |  |  |  |
| Max Verstappen | -300 | -300 | -300 |
| Sergio Perez | +650 | +650 | +650 |
| Lewis Hamilton | +1200 | +1200 | +1200 |
| Charles Leclerc | +1400 | +1400 | +1400 |
| Fernando Alonso | +1600 | +1600 | +1600 |
| George Russell | +2200 | +2200 | +2200 |
| Carlos Sainz | +2800 | +2800 | +2800 |
| Lando Norris | +12500 | +12500 | +12500 |
| Lance Stroll | +20000 | +20000 | +20000 |
| Esteban Ocon | +25000 | +25000 | +25000 |
| Oscar Piastri | +25000 | +25000 | +25000 |
| Pierre Gasly | +50000 | +50000 | +50000 |
| Valtteri Bottas | +50000 | +50000 | +50000 |
| Guanyu Zhou | +50000 | +50000 | +50000 |
| Kevin Magnussen | +50000 | +50000 | +50000 |
| Nico Hulkenberg | +50000 | +50000 | +50000 |
| Yuki Tsunoda | +50000 | +50000 | +50000 |
| Nyck de Vries | +50000 | +50000 | +50000 |
| Alex Albon | +50000 | +50000 | +50000 |
| Logan Sargeant | +50000 | +50000 | +50000 |
Our British Grand Prix Picks
There is a significant difference in track length between last weekend in Austria and this weekend in Britain. The Red Bull Ring is 4.318 km long, with the circuit at Silverstone 5.891 km in distance. Hence, why only 52 laps are required this week, compared to 71 last.
Silverstone has two long straights at Hangar and Wellington. This increases the chance of two Red Bulls on the podium, given there are more overtaking opportunities available on this circuit. So dare we oppose Verstappen and pick Perez at +650 this week?
How can we? But when it comes to making betting picks, can we trust Perez to be on the podium at the short price of -175? So, if you want to bet on Verstappen to win, go for it. It is just impossible to oppose him at the moment.
To give ourselves a bit of local interest, we’re wagering on Lando Norris to finish in the top 6 at +150. Norris finished 5th in Austria, and that means he enters his home race with confidence.
Finally, we’re looking at the betting to finish in the top 3. Although Lewis Hamilton didn’t have a great week in Austria, he did finish on the podium in his previous two races.
The Mercedes car is getting another upgrade ahead of this race, and we think that makes Lewis Hamilton a good value bet to finish on the podium at +100.
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