Nov 04 2008
Lewis Hamilton drifted to odds of 16 on Betfair during final lap
Lewis Hamilton drifted to odds of 16.0 on Betfair to be Formula One World Champion during the final lap of the Brazilian Grand Prix. Hamilton seems to have driven better under pressure as he kept his cool on the final few corners when he overtook Timo Glock and grabbed the fifth-place finish he needed to wrap up the title.
The McLaren driver was the 1.32 favourite to be crowned champion at the start of the race and around the 7.0 mark to win in Brazil, with his rival Felipe Massa a 4.0 chance to be crowned champion and just 1.85 to win on his home circuit.
Massa led the race for almost its entirety. Despite that, Hamilton traded at around the 1.08 mark to be champion as he looked certain to get the points he needed.
But the British driver from Stevenage was overtaken on the final lap by Glock. At that particular moment, odds drifted to 16.0 for Hamilton to be World Champion, with Massa trading at a low of 1.1 just before Hamilton overtook Glock to secure the points he was chasing.
The spectacular manner of Hamilton’s win has propelled him to main favourite for the BBC Sports Personality Of The Year award on Betfair where he is now just an 1.71 chance. His most likely rivals, Rebecca Adlington and Chris Hoy are matched at odds of 3.75 and 6.6 respectively.
Here is a betting summary of the juicy prices to be World Champion during the race:
At the off:
Hamilton - 1.32
Massa - 4.0
Midway through the race:
Hamilton - 1.08
Massa - 9.0
Three laps to go (18:43):
Hamilton - 1.28
Massa - 4.0
Final Lap (18:45), Hamilton is overtaken:
Hamilton - 3.0
Massa- 1.5
Midway through final lap, (18:46), Hamilton behind Glock:
Hamilton- 16.0
Massa - 1.1
As Hamilton crosses the line:
Hamilton - 1.32
Massa . 4.0
As a conclusion, live betting on Formula One during the final lap of the Brazilian Grand Prix could have brought you a considerable amount of money if you had placed a bet on the brave man from Stevenage…
