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Jenson Button is the GP world champion, it’s his home Grand Prix and he is currently second in the Drivers Championship. So why is he just 8.6 to win at Silverstone? This could just be one of those outstanding bets that brings in the profit.
After the England football team’s failure in South Africa and Andy Murray’s semi-final loss at Wimbledon most people have turned to backing foreign sports stars. Most would prefer Lewis Hamilton over Jenson Button in any case. The may have their reasons though. Button has never even made the podium at Silverstone. However that shouldn’t be counted against him.
There is a great British record at Silverstone with a British driver winning in nine out of the last 24 years. Sebastian Vettel won last year, but he has never won two GPs in a row and he won in Valencia two weeks ago. Added to this no one has won the British GP twice in a row since 2000. Hamilton doesn’t have a good record there. Last year he finished 16th and in 2008 his win was down to the wet conditions which he handled well.
The track alterations made at Silverstone will suit Jenson Button and he has the advantage of the tack throwing up a different victor each year. Could this be his? He is going into the race in good form having made a podium finish in his last 3 races. At 8.6 is this too good an opportunity to miss?
