Sebastian Vettel is the favorite at the sportsbook to win the German Grand Prix that takes place on Sunday.Vettel is +155 in offshore sportsbook odds, followed closely by Mark Webber and Lewis Hamilton.Sportsbook odds list Fernando Alonso as the fourth choice while Jenson Button is the fifth choice. The field is the other option in the German Grand Prix and it has some value this week at 7-1.
The reason that the field might have some value is that Michael Schumacher is really focused on winning this weekend. He has not done well this season in his comeback but he really wants to do well at the German Grand Prix in front of his home crowd. His teammate Nico Rosberg might actually have a better chance based on his recent performance but the fans will be cheering for Schumacher.
Mercedes needs a good week if they are to hold on to the fourth spot in the constructors’ standings. They are just 37 points ahead of Renault. Rosberg was strong in the British Grand Prix as he finished third behind Webber and Hamilton. McLaren leads the constructors’ standings by 29 points over Red Bull. Ferrari is a distant third followed by Mercedes and Renault.
The favorite this week is Webber who won this race a year ago. Two years ago it was Hamilton taking the German Grand Prix. Schumacher won the race four years ago and he also won it in 2002 and 2004 so he has had some recent success.
Hamilton leads the F1 driver standings by 12 points over Button with Vettel very much in the picture. Hamilton has not been able to put much distance between himself and Button even though he has two wins and two seconds in his last four races. McLaren is not favoring one driver over the other but Hamilton does seem to have a little bit of an edge. Webber is the driver who could make a charge as he is 17 points back of Hamilton but he is not the favorite in the German Grand Prix. That honor goes to his teammate Vettel who is the +155 at the offshore sportsbook. Vettel has 121 points which puts him in fourth place in the standings, 24 behind Hamilton.