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Hungarian Grand Prix Betting: Hamilton odds-on favourite after landing pole
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Joe Dyer /
02 August 2008 /
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McLaren's British star dominates the F1 betting and is expected to underline recent superiority with victory in Budapest.
Lewis Hamilton is the heavy odds-on favourite for the Hungarian Grand Prix following an imperious qualifying performance today.
The British driver trades at [1.43] to land the 11th race of this year's championship after wins in his last two F1 outings.
It was a good day for McLaren with Heikki Kovalainen taking second spot on the grid. But at [10.5] punters do not expect him to interrupt his team-mate Hamilton.
Ferrari's resistance continues to come largely from Felipe Massa ([6.8] for victory) who took third, with fellow driver Kimi Raikkonen ([15.0]) way back in sixth.
Hamilton's latest pole has seen his price for the Drivers' Championship shorten to its lowest price yet at [1.64] - despite only holding a four point lead...
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