Formula 1 (F1) Sportsbooks
Formula 1 motor racing has been the top racing circuit since 1950. Seventeen teams compete regularly within the Formula 1 circuit including Scuderia Ferrari, Jaguar Racing, Honda Racing F1 and Prost Grand Prix. The name Formula 1 comes from the fact that the highest standards and rules of racing apply to the construction and driving of Formula 1 cars. Since the 1994 deaths of Roland Ratzenberger and three-year World Champion Ayrton Senna in the same weekend of the San Marino Grand Prix, the safety of tracks and cars has reached an even higher standard.
Each race in Formula 1 is called a Grand Prix. Teams may have up to two cars and two drivers on the track per race. Drivers earn points based on their finishing position in each race. At the end of the season, the collective point totals determine the champions among drivers and manufacturers. Michael Schumacher holds the title as the most winning driver for his six consecutive championship titles. In 2009, season winning driver Lewis Hamilton set another record. In only his second year of Formula 1 racing, Hamilton became the youngest driver to win the World Championship F1 Title.
Betting on Formula 1 Racing
Straight bets at Formula 1 sportsbooks are the most common. Betting coupons include futures for the season’s Driver and Constructor Titles. Formula 1 sportsbook betting can be done in two main ways per race. Bettors either place outright win bets on the match or bet on seasonal match ups between drivers.
Additional specialty bets at Formula 1 sportsbooks offer prop bets that may include:
- most race wins
- constructors championship
- top three finishers
- first time winner
- winning nationality
- certain national drivers to finish first, second or third
Top Formula 1 Sportsbooks
The top Formula 1 sportsbooks offer Drivers’ Championship betting as well as Constructors’ Championship betting. Since the Formula 1 season includes numerous Grands Prix, the best Formula 1 sportsbooks offer race by race betting. Some Formula 1 sportsbooks offer live betting as well as live streaming of Formula 1 races. Formula 1 bettors may prefer a top Formula 1 sportsbook that offers both a wide selection of seasonal props bets as well as outright race wins and season win betting lines.
