Australian Grand Prix F1 Betting Tips & Predictions: Verstappen & Perez 1-2 Finish

Australian Grand Prix Predictions & Tips

Max Verstappen will be looking for his second win of the season and his first victory in Melbourne when the Australia Grand Prix takes place this weekend.

The defending back-to-back world champion won the opening race of the campaign in Bahrain, before fighting back from 15th on the grid to claim second place in Saudi Arabia behind Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez

Whether you think the cars are too good or easy to drive nowadays, you cannot deny that Verstappen is a talented driver and deserves all the accolades that come his way.

With any champion in sport, he has his detractors who want him to fail, but I feel that just spurs him. Verstappen is not racing cars to be liked, he is doing it to win, and he is doing a very good job of it.

I am backing him to win the race in Melbourne and extend his lead at the top of the rankings. His team-mate Perez will not give him an easy ride and I am backing him to finish second for a Red Bull 1-2 for the third Grand Prix in succession.

The real battle is who will finish third. Legendary racing driver Fernando Alonso has finished third in the first two races, and he will be determined to claim another podium finish.

He loves his new team in Aston Martin and he is rolling back the years to when he was one of the drivers to beat.

It would be great if Alonso could be a genuine title contender, but I am expecting him to be tipped to third by Mercedes driver George Russell.

Russell is quickly becoming Mercedes’ go-to guy when it comes to getting the big points, so I am backing him to claim his first podium finish of the season.

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Australian Grand Prix: Circuit Guide

The Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit has been hosting the Australian Grand Prix since 1996. A street circuit that surrounds Albert Park Lake, one lap is just over three miles long and it is considered one of the least-challenging circuits on the calendar due to is fast and undemanding corners. However, there are also very few straights on this track so chances to overtake are limited. It has been a popular track for drivers from the United Kingdom and Germany since returning to the F1 schedule.

A British driver has taken the chequered flag on nine occasions, with a German driver also winning nine times, and the most successful driver in the circuit’s history is Michael Schumacher who has won four instalments of this famous race. In terms of active drivers, Sebastian Vettel leads the way with three successes, having followed up his win in 2011 with back-to-back victories in 2017 and 2018.

Location: Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia
Number Of Laps: 58
Lap Length: 3.296 miles
Lap Record: Michael Schumacher, 1 minute 24.125 seconds (2004).

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