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Button to be Crowned in Brazil?

October 15, 2009 By Carl Harris

JENSON Button is 4/7 to be crowned world champion at the penultimate race of the campaign in Brazil, according to Ladbrokes.

Button may well win world championship next weekend

The British driver- available at 80/1 pre-season- is 1/12 to take the title and 10/1 to win this weekend’s GP.

Ladbrokes spokesman, Nick Weinberg, said: “It’s going to take a huge effort from Vettel and Barrichello to keep the battle going into the final week, let alone ultimately overhaul Button’s lead.”

Button is 5/4 favourite to win the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award.

LATEST BETTING

Jenson Button to win F1 title at Brazilian GP 4/7

F1 title

Jenson Button (Points so far = 85) 1/12
Sebastian Vettel (Points so far = 69) 8/1
Rubens Barrichello (Points so far = 71) 14/1

Brazilian GP

Winner

S Vettel 2/1
L Hamilton 9/4
R Barrichello 6/1
M Webber 7/1
J Button 10/1
K Räikkönen 14/1
F Alonso 25/1
J Trulli 25/1

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BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2009

J Button 5/4
J Ennis 7/4
A Flintoff 8/1
A Strauss 8/1
S Broad 16/1
A Murray 25/1
D Haye 25/1
P Idowu 25/1
T Daley 33/1
A Khan 50/1
L Hamilton 50/1
M Cavendish 50/1
R Giggs 66/1

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Brawn, Formula One, Jenson Button

Turkish Grand Prix, Istanbul Park, 7th June, 2009 – Live on BBC1

June 6, 2009 By Carl Harris

Are Jenson Button and Ross Brawn plotting another superior race startegy to scupper all-comers in the Turkish Grand Priix?

A thrilling final qualification session saw Sebastian Vettel pip Jenson Button for pole position in the Turkish Grand Prix and since the Turkish Grand Prix has only ever been won from pole position, Sebastian Vettel must be enormously pleased with that pole position.

Watch the Turkish Grand Prix LIVE online with the BBC- Click HERE

However, when car weights are taken into account, Button would still appear to have the fastest car in the Brawn and will not pit for the first time until lap 17 compared to Vettel’s estimated first pit stop at lap 15 and I am still feeling reasonably comfortable with the bet I took before practice for Jenson Button to win the Turkish Grand Prix, since when car weights are taken into account, Button was probably a couple a of tenths faster than Vettel and a poor first sector damaged Buttons pole position challenge on his last qualification lap.

Behind Button and Vettel on the grid, come Barrichello in the other Brawn and Webber in the other Red Bull, followed by Trulli in a Toyota, the two Ferraris (Raikonnen and Massa) and then Alonso in the first Renault. Lewis Hamilton’s desperate season continued when he failed to progress beyond the first qualification session and will start from 16th on the grid in his McLaren-Mercedes.

I am taking Jenson Button to buck the trend of pole position winners in the Turkish Grand Prix and that means reliance on superior race strategy from the Brawn team (something we have seen time and again this season). Jenson Button is currently available at 2.46 on Betfair, whilst Vettel is available at 2.7. so it seems that the market agrees with my analysis. I am pleased to have taken slightly better odds on Button (2.6) before first practice on Friday because the “corrected for weight” grid shows that Button has a clear advantage on a clear track and should take advantage of his extra starting fuel and go on and win the Turkish Grand Prix. Ross Brawn has said “We’re on lap 17 – if Vettel and Webber are longer than that they have a strategic advantage, if not we do.” I dont think Ross Brawn can make things any clearer than that and you can be sure that Mr Brawn KNOWS EXACTLY which laps the Red Bull cars will pit.

Fine weather and a modern track with good run off areas make a safety car an unlikely event in the Turkish Grand Prix, especially with soaring temperatures and zero chance of rain. No Safety Car can be backed on Betfair at around 1.72 which is a little skinny, but should see you almost double your investment.
Here is a good insight into the Turkish Grand Prix, from Youtube..

We have previously made good money from backing the pole sitter to be first lap leader, but the markets have spotted this one and Vettel is only available at 1.44 on Betfair. 1.44 is far too skinny since we have already seen a change of leader on the first lap this season and I am hoping for a repeat performance to buck the trend in the Turkish Grand Prix along with the pole sitter not being the winner of the race. My reasoning is that Button was just one tenth of a second behind Vettel and that included being two tenths down on the first sector, so even with the extra weight of extra fuel on board, Button could well be faster than Vettel anyway. The Turkish track is difficult for overtaking until the the small turn 11 between the two long straights and if Button has better straight line speed and we know he can be brave on the brakes and smooth in the turns, then Button can take Vettel here, even if Vettel is able to get to the first corner ahead of the Brawn driver. At 3.95 on Betfair, I think this worth a small investment and I will certainly be taking an interest in Button in this market.

In Summary

Back Button to win at 2.46 on Betfair

Back No Safety Car on Betfair at 1.72

Back Button to be first lap leader at 3.95 (small investment only)

Filed Under: News Tagged With: All, Brawn, Formual One, Grand Prix, Jenson Button, Other Sports, Ross Brawn, Sebastian Vettel

Turkey Plays Host to Formula 1 this Weekend…Turkish Grand Prix (7th June)

June 2, 2009 By Carl Harris

TheF1 Road Show Stops in Turkey…

Jenson Button and co will be back on a track after the streets on Monte Carlo. The Turkish Grand Prix is the newest and should provide a good race. Here is the Formula One Insight from Youtube for the Turkish Grand Prix.

The track in Istanbul is anti-clockwise with a mix of low and high speed corners with overtaking being difficult on the majority of the track. A thrilling race is in store once again. Tactics will be important and Brawn have cornered the market in that department.

Jenson Button and Brawn F1 have won 5 from 6 Grand Prix and he has also started on pole 5 times. Is button beatable? Certainly you can not bet against him and is evens to win the race at this early stage. If he dominates practice he will be odds on again, so Back Jenson Button Now to win the Turkish Grand Prix…

Back Jenson Button with Betfair Now…

Button and Brawn can Win Again!

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Brawn, Formual One, Jenson Button, Other Sports, Ross Brawn, Turkish Grand Prix

Button has History on His Side as He Bids for F1 World Title..

May 23, 2009 By Carl Harris

Jenson Can Be World Champion…

Button and Brawn Look for Championship Push..

Jenson Button lines up for the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday having won 4 from the first 5 races this season. Eight other drivers have achieved these impressive statistics and ALL of them went on to become World Champion. Button certainly is showing ambition and dedication and appreciates the opportunity that Ross Brawn has given him and the old Honda Team.

The Monaco Grand Prix takes place on Sunday. A unique race through the Streets of Monaco which does not always follow the same pattern as the rest of the season but Button has been fast again in practice and at the time of writing has recorded the second fastest time.

The course is thrilling and 200,000 people will watch the cars race through the narrow streets. Have a look at the circuit – watch this Grand Prix insight from Youtube…

This looks like it will be a thrilling race…

Ao what about the betting? Betfair has Button as 5/2 Favourite to Win, and the way things have gone both in the season so far and in practice I am firmly behind Button to win. Button is now 5/7 to win the world title.

Brawn are flying and the strategy is to back on a race by race basis, but Button is value at 5/2 to win on Sunday 24th May in Monaco.

Racing Diary Betting Advice…

Back Jenson Button to Win The Monaco Grandprix on Betfair at 5/2

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Betting Exchanges, Brawn, Formual One, Formula 1, Jenson Button, Monaco Grand Prix, Other Sports, Ross Brawn

Betting Tips for Spanish Grand Prix (Barcelona), Sunday 10th May on BBC1

May 10, 2009 By Carl Harris

Will Massa take to the podium in the Spanish Grand Prix 10th May, 2009, and live on BBC1

Betting on the Spanish Grand Prix is brisk and the start of the race could be the most interesting Grand Prix start this season. With Jenson Button on pole you might expect him to be leading into the first corner and subsequently go on to be leading at the end of the first lap since overtaking is so difficult at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya. But thats without reckoning on either car weights or Kers and for the second time this season, we may see the pole position car overtaken to the first corner and still behind at the end of the first lap. Whilst Jenson Button is 1.4 on Betfair to be leading at the end of the first lap, it would be very tempting to back either Massa in a Ferrari (with Kers) at 4-1 or Vettel at 5-1 to beat him to the first corner and be leading after lap one and despite Massa’s Kers advantage, my own preference is for Vettel at 6.6 @ Betfair, since Massa would have to leap frog both the Brawn car and the Red Bull car.

Following qualification the first two cars, driven by Button (Brawn) and Vettel (Red Bull) reduced dramatically in price to be the eventual winners of the race, with Button available at 4-6 at William Hill and Vettel available at 10-3 and despite Massa being available at 9-1 and Barrichello at 8-1, we think the eventual winner will come from the the front two on the grid.

My own preference is for Vettel, the new innovation of publishing the weights of the cars introduced this season tells us that Vettel will go 17 laps before pitting for the first time, whilst Button will pit after 14 laps, Barrichello after 15 laps and Massa after 16 laps so Vettel pits last of the leading four drivers and if this puts him back out at the head of the race (assuming that he gets to the first corner first!) then it will be difficult for the other drivers to pass him.

It is ineteresting that Button thinks the Ferrari is fast, he said “Ferrari are closing very, very quickly” and “they’re one to watch over the next few races, for sure” and we take Massa for the third place on the podium at 5/4 with William Hill for his first points of the season.

Betting Tips Summary

Take Vettel to lead after the first lap at 6.6 on Betfair.

Take Vettel to win the race at 10-3 with William Hill

Take Massa for a podium finish at 5-4 with William Hill

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Brawn, Felipe Massa, Ferrari, Formual One, Jenson Button, Red Bull, Sebastian Vettel, Spanish Grand Prix

Spanish Grand Prix from Barcelona, Sunday 10th May on BBC1

May 9, 2009 By Carl Harris

Ross Brawn and Jenson Button will be plotting another win in the Spanish Grand Prix

Today is Qualification for the Spanish Grand Prix (Barcelona) with tomorrow’s race and today’s qualification shown live on BBC1. Jenson Button has won 3 of the first four Grand Prix of this season and looks well positioned to improve his points tally tomorrow. The dramatic start to the season has seen McLaren and Ferrari drop down the pecking order in favour of new boys Brawn. Red Bull seem to go from strength to strength, and the exciting Toyota team continue to improve. There is nothing to suggest that the new order of things will be changed after yesterday’s practice sessions. However, new developments introduced in Spain are likely to define the order for much of the rest of the season and these same new developments make us defer our betting choices until after the Qualification session today.

It is notable that in first practice, Barrichello ran with the old car, whilst Button was first in the early practice running a car with a modified front wing, new aerodynamics and alterations to the double-decker diffuser. In the second session Barrichello was fourth with the modifications whilst Button was sixth with further alterations to the front wing. We can be certain that Brawn are on the pace for this race and we can expect a very strong Qualification session.

Red Bull have come closest to challenging Brawn this season and I expect that trend to continue in Barcelona. Red Bull are satisfied with the modifications they have made but still have not introduced the controversial double-decker diffuser and we can expect Red Bull to improve their pace when this modification takes place.The Red Bull team are unsurprisingly “bullish” about their chances and look the best choice to challenge Brawn yet again. It would be nice to see the popular Aussie Mark Webber do well in Barcelona, but Vettel seems to have the edge in races and we expect the aforementioned drivers to occupy the first four places on the grid after qualification. If one of the Red Bull drivers can get on the front row alongside a Brawn car then we could have a very exciting start to the race indeed!

Toyota do not expect to be as competitive as they were in Bahrain, where Jarno Trulli finished third, but are expecting a leap in performance for the next race in Monaco when they say there are more car upgrades to come.

Ferrari expect better things now that racing is back in Europe and Alonso will perform well in the Spanish GP on his home soil, but it is BMW Sauber and Wiliams-Toyotas that may produce some surprises in both the qualification sessions and the race itself.

We are not placing any significant bets other than the first four for the grid because it will be interesting to see just how close the Red Bulls are to the Brawn cars during qualification and what differences all of the car modifications make before making any race predictions.

Remember to come back to Racing Diary later today for the betting tips that you need for the Spanish Grand Prix.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: betting tips, Brawn, double decker diffuser, Fernando Alonso, Formual One, Grand Prix, Jenson Button, Red Bull, Spanish Grand Prix, Toyota

Brawn agrees with us on Backing Button for World Title

April 27, 2009 By Carl Harris

Back Jenson Button For World F1 Championship

Ross Brawn has Comforting Words for Button Backers…

Well, he hasn’t commented directly on the article I published yesterday, but Ross Brawn has been talking to the press after his team and Jenson Button Won in Bahrain.

Team owner, Ross Brawn has revolutionised theRacing Diary have tipped Jenson Button to be Formula former Honda Team. Brawn said: “I have no doubts about Jenson’s driving ability and will to win. It’s up to us to produce the best possible performance in our car, do the pit stops, get the right strategies, and make sure the car is ultra reliable.

The Brawn cars have been a model of reliability, with both cars finishing the first four races of the season in the points, and with very few problems. Brawn, though, says” our car is now tired and getting a bit stale. We are in need of the fresh developments that will come in Spain. There are quite a lot of new bits.

This is news that must dismay Brawn’s rivals, but not punters who have backed Jenson Button to Win the World F1 Title. We can take further comfort from Brawns words;

“We have had no upgrades for the first four races of the year because there was nothing there to add. Getting to the first race was all we could do, there has been nothing in the cupboard until now.”

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Filed Under: News Tagged With: Brawn, F1, Formual One, Formula 1, Jenson Button, Other Sports, Ross Brawn

Jenson Button Wins in Bahrain- Back him Now for World Title

April 26, 2009 By Carl Harris

Third Grand Prix Win for Button in '09

Back Button to Be F1 World Champion at 2.9

Jenson Button proved that he is a live contender for the 2009 Formula 1 World Championship and he should be backed now to become the World Formula One Champion.

Button had said he thought his Brawn GP car was lacking in pace but that was not the case as he won the Bahrain Grand Prix very easily.

Ross Brawn has completely revitalised both the driver and the team. Brawn was a winner with Benetton and then with Ferrari and since acquiring the Honda Team has taken Formula One by storm. With Brawn behind him Button must thank his lucky stars. Only a few months ago he looked out of the sport when Honda announced they were pulling out Formula One, then came Ross Brawn and he has now won three of the first four races of the season.

Ross Brawn is a British Owner of a British Team with a British Driver, but taking away the patriotic support the pedigree of Brawn and the early form of the team can not be ignored. He can make Jenson Button the World Champion

Right now on Betfair Jenson Button can be backed at 2.9 to be the 2009 Formula One World Champion and be the second racing British Formula One driver in succession to win the title.

If you look back at Ross Brawn’s pedigree, you will see he is peerless in the sport. Jenson Button showed today in Bahrain that he is up to the task and when asked to pull out his fastest laps be Brawn he did just that. I think this is a great bet.

Brawn-Mercedes are 1.95 to win the Constructors Championship. That is a bit short, but can they be stopped? There is a way to go yet, but they look head and shoulders above the rest and I would suggest that it is still a good value bet.

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Back Brawn to be F1 Constructor World Champions – 1.95 (Betfair)

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