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Tony Annesar, readaBet.com?
An in-depth Betting Preview of the F1 2002/2003 season.
Please note betting verdict was published after the Australian GP.
The perennial tail enders of the F1 grid. Despite the claims of team owner Paul Stoddart it is being run as a business and no serious effort is ever made to move the team futher up the grid. They do serve a purpose though and bring two new young drivers to the F1 grid every year. The car will hopefully be better than last year’s effort although they did lose talented driver, Gustav Brunner to Toyota. The engine is no better than average.
Alex Yoong
Usual sort of rent-a-driver who gets to F1 because they’ve got a lot of backing. Performed really badly at the end of last year, expect more of the same this season.
Mark Webber
Talented Australian who is using Minardi as a springboard into a real F1 drive. Needs to thoroughly outperform Yoong at every opportunity.
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| Betting Verdict |
1pt Mclaren to win Constructors Championship at 7/1
Drivers Championship - Coulthard for the title 12/1 is an excellent price. In Australia he was emerging as the main challenger to Schumacher, even with a misbehaving engine management system that kept launching him off the track. Admittedly much of his hopes rest upon the performance of the Michelin tyres and Mercedes engine, but that’s motorsport. Michael Schumacher at 2/5 is a non-starter.
Constructors Championship – The ominously good form of Ferrari has given them very poor odds at ½, but this is based on Michael Schumacher dominance. If Coulthard and Mclaren can raise their game, particularly when Ferrari run the new car for the first time to take advantage of the inevitable teething problems then they have an excellent chance at the title. Another major factor is the simple fact that if Coulthard is challenging for the title, then Schumacher is not running away in the points and so teammate performance will have a much larger effect on the outcome. This is where I feel Mclaren are better equipped to make a challenge with rising star Kimi Raikkonen.
Take the 7/1 on Mclaren winning the Championship
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