British Grand Prix Betting Tips: Lando to Pour More Misery On Max

The stage is set for a thrilling British Grand Prix at Silverstone this weekend.

World champion Max Verstappen finished only fifth in Austria last week after a clash with his closest current rival Lando Norris, but extended his championship as the McLaren man was unable to complete the race.

The Dutch Red Bull driver won by a narrow margin in Britain last season for his second success at the track but faces some stiff competition after George Russell's Spielberg success saw Mercedes become the fourth team to win a race this season.

Tip 1 - Lando Norris to win race @ 3/1

Verstappen failed to win a third race in a row on his third attempt this season in Austria but the victory in Spielberg would have gone to either him or Norris if they had not got in each other's way and it's hard to look past the top pair when seeking this week's winner.

Verstappen is no longer enjoying the comfortable victories he has been cruising around to collect for the past couple of seasons and Norris looks the better value bet of the pair at the odds on offer.

Verstappen beat Norris by 2.2 seconds in Spain two weeks ago and 3.8 seconds in Montreal in the previous round and, while the Red Bull star had the edge in qualifying last week, Norris seemed to have the faster car in the race.

The McLaren's ability to retain performance in its tyres for longer could be valuable on the unforgiving Silverstone surface so losing out to Verstappen again in qualifying might not be a disaster for the Englishman, even though it would bring the added risk of having to attempt to pass the championship leader on the track.

Norris and team-mate Oscar Piastri harried the Red Bull as a pair in the sprint in Austria, but were not able to do that in the race due to the Australian having his best qualifying time deleted for a marginal track limits violation and dropping from third to seventh on the grid.

Piastri should be on the scene to provide assistance and give McLaren tactical options this week and he was not far off catching Russell for his first grand prix win last week, but Norris should be able to lead the team's challenge again.

Tip 2 - Lewis Hamilton to beat George Russell @ Evens

Russell is the man of the moment at Mercedes after celebrating the second victory of his career in Austria. However, no driver has a better record at Silverstone than Lewis Hamilton and the veteran racer looks worth backing as the outsider in a race match bet between the team-mates at the British Grand Prix.

Hamilton's name became known to race fans across the world even before he had arrived in F1 with a sensational overtake on his way to victory in the 2006 GP2 race at Silverstone and it was the scene of one of his most famous triumphs two years later when he won the British Grand Prix by more than a minute for McLaren in the rain.

The seven-time world champion has won his home race a record eight times, beating the previous best of five wins by legends Jim Clark and Alain Prost.

He dominated at the Northamptonshire track during his heyday with Mercedes, winning seven of the eight races between 2014 and 2021, while the last of those successes was notorious for his clash with Verstappen at Copse which sent his rival into a high-speed crash.

Russell has also had some good days at the home of British motorsport, winning there in Formula 4, Formula 3 and GP3 and finishing runner-up in both races there in his Formula 2 championship season in 2018.

The King's Lynn racer caught the eye in 2021 when qualifying eighth in a poorly performing Williams but fifth place last year was his best F1 finish at the track and Hamilton could get the better of him this weekend.

Tip 3 - Nico Hulkenberg points finish @ Evens

Nico Hulkenberg finished in the top six in Austria for his best result of the season and the Haas driver has a decent chance of staying in the top 10 at Silverstone.

The German has finished no worse than 11th in nine of the 11 races this season and, while his five placings in the top non-scoring position of 11th will have been frustrating, he impressed in Spielberg, qualifying ninth and pipping the Red Bull of Sergio Perez for sixth place in the race.

That achievement was assisted by the Mexican having damaged his car early in the race, but Hulkenberg was comfortably in the points and has been a regular visitor to the top 10 at Silverstone for Williams, Sauber, Force India, Renault and Racing Point over the years.

There is a chance of rain in the forecast, with race day most likely to be affected, and any failures to complete by the top teams or chaos in the race would assist Hulkenberg's chances of another strong finish.