

This is supposed to speed up the cars but also makes them more of a physical challenge to drive - expect lap times to improve by more than three seconds on most courses.
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Verstappen, Ricciardo and Raikkonen are the only other drivers given a hope at between 8 and 10/1 with all other drivers in the hundreds and even thousands.īig changes to bodywork and tyres for this season with both elements becoming wider to improve grip and downforce. His closest challenger comes from Ferrari's Vettel, who is at 10/3 with the same bookmaker, followed by Hamilton's new fellow Mercedes driver Bottas at 11/2.
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It may be a somewhat hollow victory with his great rival gone but Hamilton is fire up and eager to justify 11/10 (SkyBet) favouritism. Rosberg's shock retirement after overcoming his team-mate leaves only one man to beat this season - Lewis Hamilton. Williams Martini: 18 Lance Stroll (Canada), 19 Felipe Massa (Brazil) Who is the favourite and what are their odds? Scuderia Toro Rosso: 26 Daniil Kvyat (Russia), 55 Carlos Sainz Jr (Spain)

Sauber: 9 Marcus Ericsson (Sweden), 94 Pascal Wehrlein (German) Renault: 27 Nico Huklkenberg (Germany), 30 Jolyon Palmer (Great Britain) Red Bull: 3 Daniel Ricciardo (Australia), 33 Max Verstappen (Holland) Mercedes AMG Petronas: 44 Lewis Hamilton (Great Britain), 77 Valterri Bottas (Finland) McLaren Honda: 2 Stoffel Vandoorne (Belgium), 14 Fernando Alonso (Spain) Haas: 8 Romain Grosjean (France), 20 Kevin Magnussen (Denmark) Sahara Force India: 11 Sergio Perez (Mexico), 31 Esteban Ocon (France) Scuderia Ferrari: 5 Sebastian Vettel (Germany), 7 Kimi Raikkonen (Finland)
