After a summer break the world of F1 betting returns to our smallscreens this weekend over the 27th-29th August with the Belgian F1 grand Prix betting. During the drivers relaxing break we have had Lewis Hamilton fined £228 for his boy-racer stunt of pulling ‘donuts’ in a Melbourne street.

Elsewhere, F1 have confirmed a sponsorship partnership with global financial outfit, ‘USB’. The Swiss bank has not revealed just how much of an outlay they have agreed upon with the F1 management but you can be assured it won’t have come cheap. Sponsoring just one F1 race is estimated between between £5m and £20m.

All attention turns to the Spa Francorchamps circuit, home of the Belgian Grand Prix. The Red Bull pairing of Vettell and Webber are extremely optimistic ahead of the F1 Belgian Grand Prix. German driver, Vettel, stated, “It (Belgian Grand prix circuit) has some of the best corner sections in Formula One, they’re long, fast-flowing and suit our car. We were very competitive in the race there last year.”
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If you look down the catalog of homegrown winners of the British Grand Prix you’ll see an impressive list of household names synonymous with motor racing such as Damon Hill, Johnny Herbert, Lewis Hamilton, Nigel Mansell, David Coulthard, Stirling Moss and Jackie Stewart. There is one name missing from that list of British F1 magnificence and that is Jenson Button.

Button’s best ever finish at Silverstone was 4th back in 2004 and looking at the current bookie odds on Formula One betting, they don’t fancy Button to do any better this year with Victor Chandler offering a best bet of 8/1 for Button to win the British GP.
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It’s the home circuit of Ferrari’s, Fernando Alonso, and both he and Ferrari will be hoping it’s not a pain in Spain as Alonso looks to cut into Jenson Button’s 11 point lead in the Drivers Championship. Formula One betting fans will remember that Button claimed the Spanish Grand Prix title last year but we all know that Ferrari were caught cold at the start of last years F1 Championship. They’ll be looking to boss the podium again this year, well, they have won the Spanish Grand Prix six times since 2001 – albeit four of those wins were under Schumacher when he was at his best.

Speaking of Michael Schumacher, the uncomprimising German released a press statement saying he is ‘extremely motivated’ after many were raising eyebrows over his current desire for the sport after only accumulating 10 points on the F1 drivers leaderboard. An optimistic Schumacher said, “The good news is that after three years away, I am feeling extremely motivated. So I am clearly ready to take this challenge.”
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Vettel vs Alonso! Red Bull vs Ferrari! Speed vs Experience! Yes, it’s the Australian Grand Prix, and we are only 1 race into this season and already F1 commentators have it down to a 2 man battle for the drivers championship. Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) and Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) seem to have the edge this season judging their car’s performance in Bahrain. Lewis Hamilton managed 3rd but even he’ll admit that McLaren have a little bit to go in the speed department.

Button is a little out of things at the moment – I guess he’ll continue to feel that way for the rest of the season – how do you except that you are the reigning champion, yet, you play second fiddle in your team. F1 betting fans understand that you can’t be rivals and teammates at the same time, cracks will appear in time, and Mclaren’s PR team will be in overdrive to prove that all is well in the Hamilton-Button partnership ahead of the 2010 Australian Grand Prix.
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March heralds the start of another exciting Formula One season. Bahrain hosts the big start on Sunday the 14th of March and this year looks to be a close fight between McLaren, Mercedes, Red Bull and Ferrari. Williams, Sauber and Renault will no doubt play their part in this years F1 Championship as well. The good thing is, we are starting this seasons campaign without all the neg press that was hanging over the sport this time last year.

Of course, we welcome back a Formula 1 great in Michael Schumacher, who’ll be driving for Brawn-Mercedes. Jenson Button, last years winner, joins forces with Lewis Hamilton as the pair go all out to make hat-trick of F1 successes for Britain. Fernando Alonso joins forces with the fit again Felipe Massa at Ferrari. Red Bull have a seriously srtong pairing in Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber who both finished 2nd and 4th respectively last season.
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This Sunday is the penultimate race in the F1 season. We visit Sao Paulo for the Brazilian Grand Prix and with Jenson Button stuttering to wrap up this competition, Sebastian Vettel looks a great outside bet to become champion with F1 betting punters.

Vettel trails Button by an incredible 16 points with only two races left to compete. Yet, with the pressure mounting on Brawn and Button many bookmakers have confirmed Vettel as clear favourite to drive to victory at the Brazilian Grand Prix.
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Brawn have somehow found themselves in a rather stong position as we head into the last 4 races of the F1 championship. Brawn are leading the constructors championship with a whopping 40.5 point lead over nearest rival Red Bull-Renault. However, it is in the drivers championship that really has got the hands-rubbing together in earnest as to where this years crown will be going.

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Formula One is buzzing today as news begins to reverberate around the industry about the return of F1 legend, Michael Schumacher, to replace injured Ferrari driver Felipe Massa. The 40 year old former 7 times champion, Schumacher, has stated that he will drive for Ferrari until Massa has fully recovered. Now, Schumacher has just a few weeks to gear himself up for the European Grand Prix held in Valencia on 23rd of August.

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Formula One racing giants, Ferrari, have spectaculary claimed they will quit the sport next season if the FIA successfully impose a budget cap. Renault have also made it clear that they will follow Ferrari, out-the-door, if the FIA get their way. But is it really just toys thrown from fuel-injected prams from Ferrari and Renault or are their threats real? Could Formula One survive without Ferrari? Is this the beginning of the end for the troubled sport?

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Jenson Button is confident he can add to his fantastic start to the Formula One championship and make it 4 wins out of 5 by winning the Spanish Grand Prix (10 May 2009). The Brit and his Brawn-Mercedes team are currently sitting 12 points clear, with his team mate, Rubens Barrichello 2nd with 19pts and Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull-Renault on 18pts. Lewis Hamilton is currently languishing in 7th position with a solitary 9pts after a dissapointing start to his defence of the championship.

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