The European Grand Prix is on this afternoon and for a man living in the UK with no access to RTE it is probably the sporting highlight of the day.
Vettel is accurately priced at 4/6. Last year he led from pole to the chequered flag and it would be a big statement to say that he isn’t able to do the same again today. Button made the podium last year after qualifying 7th, this year he qualified 6th. His fluent driving and smooth braking appear to be giving him an advantage in the closing stages of races this year as he seems to be able to preserve the Pirelli tyres better than the majority of his competitors. He will be one to watch.
Massa, the winner here in 2008, is starting from 5th will not be seen in many tipping columns today. He is definitely the number two driver at Ferrari and he could easily be asked to move over for Alonso if Ferrari are running 1st and 2nd. However he is currently over 100/1 on betfair which is a ridiculous price. If you ran this race 100 times, Massa would win at least once and hence is value. It is not going to happen but it is definitely worth a cheeky bet.
The weather will be perfect today in Valencia so we will not see the topsy turvy race that we witnessed two weeks in rain drenched Montreal. However there are some interesting prices in the top 6 betting market. Schumacher 15/8, Heidfeld 3/1 and Petrov 4/1. Those three start on the grid from 8th, 9th and 11th respectively. Heidfeld probably represents the best value at 3/1. He qualified for the final qualifying session but did not complete a lap in order to save his tyres as Renault felt that this represents their best strategy for Sunday. All three are worth a bet in my very unqualified opinion.
