The 2010 Formula One season kicks off this weekend from Bahrain with new Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso favoured to take the chequered flag ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel.
Alonso is a two-time Formula One champion but his previous three seasons have been largely unproductive and he had only one podium finish in the whole of last term. However, the Spaniard moved to the iconic Ferrari team in the off-season and is now being offered at odds of 9/4 by SportingBet.com to win the season’s first contest.
The 28-year-old will partner Brazilian driver Felipe Massa for the 2010 season with Bwin.com showing odds of 23/10 on victory for Alonso this weekend followed by BoyleSports.com with 12/5. Slightly longer, Bet365.com, StanJames.com, PaddyPower.com currently shows 5/2 while BetFred.com is going with 13/5.
The Oviedo-born driver is one of the favourites to win the 2010 Driver’s Championship and is being listed at odds of 261/100 by BetDaq.com to triumph in Bahrain while WilliamHill.com, SkyBet.com, BlueSq.com, VictorChandler.com, 888Sport.com, Coral.co.uk and Ladbrokes.com show 11/4. At the tail end of the spectrum, Betfair.com shows Alonso at 14/5 to win Sunday’s race while ExtraBet.com is offering 3/1.
Another favourite for this weekend’s race is McLaren Mercedes driver Hamilton, who is being offered at odds of 10/3 by WilliamHill.com while ExtraBet.com, BoyleSports.com, BetFred.com and Ladbrokes.com are going with 7/2.
The Brit had an unproductive season last time out and will be hoping to get off to a good start with BetDaq.com showing odds of 389/100 on a win for the 25-year-old this weekend. This is being followed by SkyBet.com, Bet365.com, 888Sport.com, VictorChandler.com, BlueSq.com, PaddyPower.com, StanJames.com and Coral.co.uk with 4/1 while punters can get 43/10 from Betfair.com.
Hamilton is partnering defending champion Jenson Button this season while being offered at odds of 9/2 to win in Bahrain on Sunday by Bwin.com and SportingBet.com.
After a slow start to last season, Vettel managed to finish as runner-up in the Driver’s Championship and is being offered at odds of 4/1 by VictorChandler.com and StanJames.com to win at Sakhir. This is followed by 9/2 with ExtraBet.com, Bwin.com, BlueSq.com, PaddyPower.com, Ladbrokes.com and 888Sport.com while SportingBet.com, Bet365.com, WilliamHill.com, Coral.co.uk and BetDaq.com currently show 5/1.
The 22-year-old German driver has remained with Red Bull Racing alongside Australian Mark Webber with SkyBet.com offering odds of 11/2 on a victory in Sunday’s big race while Betfair.com is going with 57/10 and BetFred.com and BoyleSports.com showing 6/1.
