Gambling on F1

[Webber2011]

I was wondering if any one else here like to have a punt on motor sport, particularly Formula 1 ?

Both my Brother and I normally place a few small bets each race, mainly for a bit of fun, and it tends to make the races a little more exciting if you've got someone to cheer on.
He actually backed HAAS to finish in the top 6 in Australia, at the fantastic odds of 81/1
Unfortunately he only had $2 on it, but was pretty impressed to turn that into $162 =D>

We both have online betting accounts but with different agencies.
It's a little surprising how much the odds change between the two, but I guess that only reflects how many people have backed certain things within each.

I thought it might be fun if I posted the odds for each race if any one's interested.
It might give a glimpse of what the public, (well the betting public), thinks the likely outcome will be.

No odds up for Bahrain yet, but I'll post them within the next day or two.

Anyone else have a gamble on F1 ?

[hemichromis]

Was seriously tempted when one company was offering 3/1 on a Mercedes winning in Abu Dhabi.
I was tempted to put a lot of money on that!

[ME4ME]

Back in 2013 i started betting on F1 races, but just with a small amount of money which i basically was prepared to lose if I failed to win. Trippled the amount over that season. Than in 2014 I lost some, because of taking too much risk. Still got more than i started with, so the fun continues and i place a bet every now and then. I just put a conservative €3 on Raikkonen to win the Bahrain GP at 17/1

[Webber2011]

Back in 2013 i started betting on F1 races, but just with a small amount of money which i basically was prepared to lose if I failed to win. Trippled the amount over that season. Than in 2014 I lost some, because of taking too much risk. Still got more than i started with, so the fun continues and i place a bet every now and then. I just put a conservative €3 on Raikkonen to win the Bahrain GP at 17/1

That's pretty much what we have done mate.
We never bet too high and have lost a little over the years, but only a small amount and it's fun to get a win now and then.

I use CentreBet here in Aus' and they've only just put the odds up for Bahrain.
Kimi is 13/1.

I'll have a good look and post all the odds shortly

[Webber2011]

Ok, so they have only just put the odds up.
Usually within the next day or two there will be many more options, but for now all they are showing is race win.
So here you go, these are the odds I'm offered.

Bahrain Race Winner

Lewis Hamilton 1.80
Nico Rosberg 2.75
Sebastian Vettel 5.50
Kimi Raikkonen 13.00
Daniel Ricciardo 41.00
Felipe Massa 67.00
Valterri Bottas 67.00
Daniil Kvyat 81.00
Carlos Sainz 101.00
Fernando Alonso 101.00
Sergio Perez 101.00
Max Verstappen 101.00
Nico Hulkenberg 101.00
Jenson Button 151.00
Romain Grosjean 251.00
Esteban Gutierrez 501.00
Kevin Magnussen 1001.00
Jolyon Palmer 1001.00
Marcus Ericsson 1501.00
Felipe Nasr 1501.00
Pascal Wehrlein 2501.00
Rio Hayanto 2501.00

[Vettel Maggot]

I will give you a hot tip than has won me thousands.

First retirement.

Watch the pre race, and live bet. There is mountains of cash to be made. Just be very careful and read the terms and conditions of the betting agency in regards for first retirement. Some state that they must complete the warm up lap and some dont. That is where you clean up.

[PlatinumZealot]

I think whiteblue used to do this. It was ctually fun seeing how the odds change throughout the year.

[Webber2011]

Now we are closer to the action there are a few more selections to choose from.

Pole Position
Lewis Hamilton
1.85
Nico Rosberg
2.75
Sebastian Vettel
6.00
Kimi Raikkonen
17.00
Valterri Bottas
51.00
Felipe Massa
51.00
Daniel Ricciardo
51.00
Daniil Kvyat
67.00
Carlos Sainz
67.00
Max Verstappen
81.00
Nico Hulkenberg
101.00
Sergio Perez
101.00
Fernando Alonso
151.00
Jenson Button
201.00
Kevin Magnussen
501.00
Joylon Palmer
501.00
Romain Grosjean
1001.00
Esteban Gutierrez
1001.00
Felipe Nasr
1001.00
Marcus Ericsson
1501.00
Pascal Wehrlein
1501.00
Rio Hayanto
1501.00

Winning Team
Mercedes
1.15
Ferrari
5.00
Williams
17.00
Red Bull
37.00
Toro Rosso
51.00
Force India
51.00
McLaren
67.00
Renault
151.00
Haas
301.00
Sauber
301.00
Manor
301.00


Fastest Lap
Lewis Hamilton
2.40
Nico Rosberg
3.50
Sebastian Vettel
5.00
Kimi Raikkonen
7.00
Daniel Ricciardo
15.00
Felipe Massa
17.00
Daniil Kvyat
21.00
Carlos Sainz
41.00
Valterri Bottas
51.00
Max Verstappen
51.00
Nico Hulkenberg
67.00
Sergio Perez
67.00
Kevin Magnussen
101.00
Jolyon Palmer
101.00
Fernando Alonso
101.00
Jenson Button
151.00
Romain Grosjean
151.00
Esteban Gutierrez
251.00
Felipe Nasr
251.00
Marcus Ericsson
301.00
Pascal Wehrlein
501.00
Rio Hayanto
501.00

[Pierce89]

Surprised to see Sainz is at better odds for pole and fast lap than Verstappen.

[Pierce89]

I think whiteblue used to do this. It was ctually fun seeing how the odds change throughout the year.

Its the only thing I miss about WB. Well, I also miss pissing him off.

[Juzh]

I put tonnes of cash on merc winning the 2016 constructors back when odds were still at 1.25. Easiest money of my life. Got a few low bets of couple € on bahrain.

[PlatinumZealot]

I think whiteblue used to do this. It was ctually fun seeing how the odds change throughout the year.

Its the only thing I miss about WB. Well, I also miss pissing him off.

The Mods should bring him back..

[Webber2011]

I think whiteblue used to do this. It was ctually fun seeing how the odds change throughout the year.

Its the only thing I miss about WB. Well, I also miss pissing him off.

The Mods should bring him back..

I'll do my best not to piss everyone off....................or is that a good thing sometimes

Just a quick question for you guys, because I'm a computer dumbo to be honest.
Is there an easy way for me to make this into some sort of table for each race ?
At the moment I'm just copying and pasting from the betting site, and it looks like crap here.
If I put all the odds for a race weekend up, we would be scrolling down for eons !

Any suggestions ?

Cheers

[pob]

You could do it as code like this:

Bahrain

Driver to win:

Code: Select all

   1.85 Lewis Hamilton
   2.75 Nico Rosberg
   6.00 Sebastian Vettel
  17.00 Kimi Raikkonen

  51.00 Valterri Bottas
  51.00 Felipe Massa
  51.00 Daniel Ricciardo
  67.00 Daniil Kvyat
  67.00 Carlos Sainz
  81.00 Max Verstappen

 101.00 Nico Hulkenberg
 101.00 Sergio Perez
 151.00 Fernando Alonso
 201.00 Jenson Button
 501.00 Kevin Magnussen
 501.00 Joylon Palmer

1001.00 Romain Grosjean
1001.00 Esteban Gutierrez
1001.00 Felipe Nasr
1501.00 Marcus Ericsson
1501.00 Pascal Wehrlein
1501.00 Rio Hayanto

Team to win:

Code: Select all

  1.15 Mercedes
  5.00 Ferrari

 17.00 Williams
 37.00 Red Bull

 51.00 Toro Rosso
 51.00 Force India
 67.00 McLaren

151.00 Renault
301.00 Haas
301.00 Sauber
301.00 Manor

Driver to get fastest lap:

Code: Select all

  2.40 Lewis Hamilton
  3.50 Nico Rosberg
  5.00 Sebastian Vettel
  7.00 Kimi Raikkonen

 15.00 Daniel Ricciardo
 17.00 Felipe Mass
 21.00 Daniil Kvyat
 41.00 Carlos Sainz

 51.00 Valterri Bottas
 51.00 Max Verstappen
 67.00 Nico Hulkenberg
 67.00 Sergio Perez

101.00 Kevin Magnussen
101.00 Jolyon Palmer
101.00 Fernando Alonso
151.00 Jenson Button
151.00 Romain Grosjean

251.00 Esteban Gutierrez
251.00 Felipe Nasr
301.00 Marcus Ericsson
501.00 Pascal Wehrlein
501.00 Rio Hayanto

Or as images with graphical representations of the odds

[ARF1]

Can you bet on the fastest lap during the race? If one of the top four or five teams boxes a car for fresh options with 10 or 15 laps to go they'd be a pretty sure bet for fastest lap (e.g. Ricciardo in Australia)... If you were quick I guess you could place a bet before the odds changed drastically?