George Russell heads into Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix as the bookmakers’ favourite after producing a strong performance in qualifying to secure pole position.
The Mercedes driver is priced at 11/8 with Sky Bet to convert his front-row advantage into victory and claim what would be his second Grand Prix win of the season.
Russell has looked comfortable throughout the weekend, and starting from pole puts him in a strong position to add another win to his campaign.
Lining up behind Russell in the betting is Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli, who is available at an enhanced price of 11/4.
The highly-rated Italian has enjoyed a sensational season, already collecting five victories, although his remarkable winning streak came to an end at the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona last time out.
Despite that setback, bookmakers still expect Antonelli to be one of Russell’s biggest challengers as he looks to bounce back with a sixth win of the year.
F1 odds: Sky Bet’s favourites for the Austrian Grand Prix Sunday
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc is next in the market at 7/2, with the Monegasque driver hoping to capitalise on any opportunity at the front after showing competitive pace during qualifying.
Leclerc has consistently been among the frontrunners this season and will be aiming to return Ferrari to the top step of the podium.
Fresh from his victory in Barcelona, Lewis Hamilton is priced at 5/1 to make it back-to-back race wins.
The seven-time world champion arrives in Austria full of confidence after ending his wait for a victory at the previous round and will be hoping to carry that momentum into another strong performance this weekend.
Completing the top five in the betting is reigning world champion Max Verstappen at 14/1.
Despite enjoying immense success at this track in recent years, the Dutchman faces a tougher task this weekend after failing to match the pace of Mercedes and Ferrari in qualifying.
Nevertheless, Verstappen’s racecraft and impressive record at the Austrian circuit mean he cannot be completely ruled out.
With Mercedes locking out the front of the betting following an impressive qualifying display, Russell enters race day as the man to beat.
However, with Antonelli eager to restart his winning run, Leclerc looking to challenge for Ferrari, Hamilton chasing consecutive victories and Verstappen always capable of producing something special, today’s Austrian Grand Prix promises to be one of the most intriguing races of the season.
- All odds are correct at the time of publication
