Formula One Betting Analysis - Spanish Grand Prix
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Formula One Betting Analysis from PinnacleSports.com
The Catalonian capital is one of the most culturally rich locations in Europe; unfortunately the Grand Prix it hosts has often failed to live up to the vibrancy of the city. The Spanish Grand Prix is the kind of race spectators hate, but punters love, regarded as the most predictable race on the circuit, providing so few overtaking opportunities it has often described as more of a procession than a race. Circuit modifications could be about to change all that but at www.PinnacleSports.com, the Internet’s leading online sportsbook, you’ll still find unbeatable F1 prices.
Circuit Changes Could Spice Up Spanish Grand Prix
Built in 1991, the Circuit de Catalunya is F1’s most heavily tested circuit. As a result drivers are so familiar with the Spanish track that inevitably there have been few surprises come race day, to the detriment of the viewing public. The first turn stands out as the most obvious overtaking point, but the turbulence caused by lead cars on the fast final corner prevents them getting close enough to attempt a pass, contributing to uneventful races.
Consequently, teams normally line-up two-by-two, and in each of the last five Spanish GP’s the driver starting in pole position on the grid has taken the chequered flag. The same would also have been true in 2001, but for Mika Hakkinen’s clutch failure on the final lap, handing the race to a fortunate Michael Schumacher, 30 seconds in his wake. Under the weight of those overwhelming statistics it shouldn’t come as a surprise to see the driver qualifying first on the grid occupying the head of the betting market at PinnacleSports.com on race day.
The organisers of the race appear to have responded to the criticism regarding the predictability of the race, and its relation to the track design, by adding a significant new feature. A chicane strategically placed before the final corner has ostensibly been added to improve safety between penultimate Europcar turn - which has been tightened as a result - and the final New Holland corner. The more significant additional impact, however, is the anticipated slower speed of cars through the final section of the circuit. A fast exit into the start-finish straight will be essential if there is to be an increased likelihood of overtaking.
Fernando Alonso has joined a growing list of drivers critical of the new chicane "I don’t like it much," the 25-year-old Spaniard said after testing in February. "I really liked the two final corners here and I will miss them, but hopefully the chicane will give us some good moments during the races." While race fans will be pleased, punters at PinnacleSports.com should take note of the important implications the new feature has for a race where past results have so closely reflected starting grid positions.
Alonso was the winner of last year’s race which once again failed to provide an upset. He led from start to finish, but it was an emotional victory for the 2005 & 2006 World Champion being the first time a Spaniard had won on home soil. Chasing a hat-trick of world titles, Alonso will be sitting behind the wheel of a McLaren in an attempt to get the constructor back to winning ways after the team drew a blank last season for the first time in a decade.
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