Ferrari have a chance to kick start their season in Shanghai

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Ferrari have had a miserable start to the season, failing to score a single half-point in either of the opening two races. With the Brawn cars receiving a thumbs-up from the FIA, they will be expected to dominate again in Shanghai but here’s why it might be worth betting on Kimi Raikkonen or Felipe Massa being the best-placed driver besides Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello at 8/1 and 10/1 with Sky Bet:

» Massa failed to score points in either of the first two races last season before winning the third and he scored more points than any other driver outside of Australia and Malaysia in 2008.

» Since joining Ferrari in 2006, the Brazilian has never finished three straight races outside of the points.

Posted: April 16th, 2009 by Michael Lintorn | Add Comment

Button is 2/1 to win in Sepang and replicate Schumacher

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Over the last ten years only one man has won the first two races of a Formula One season and that was Michael Schumacher, who was so good that he did it three times (2000, 2001 and 2004). By pricing Jenson Button at 2/1 to win in Malaysia, Bet365 and Paddy Power obviously believe he can follow in the German’s footsteps:

» Ferrari have won five of the ten races previously held in Sepang and last year’s winner Kimi Raikkonen - 7/1 with Boylesports - was the fastest in Friday practise.

» Kimi Raikkonen has won twice in Malaysia, including his first ever Grand Prix win in 2003. However he has only once ever won the same race two years running (Belgium 2004 and 2005) and has gone 15 races without winning.

» Felipe Massa has raced six times in Sepang without ever finishing higher than fifth.

Posted: April 4th, 2009 by Michael Lintorn | Add Comment

chickendinner’s favourite Grand National free bet yet

Open a Boylesports account, stake £10 then claim a free £20 bet

Boylesports have pulled out all the punches to get you betting with them on the Grand National. Anyone who signs up for an account with the Irish bookmakers, who are paying each-way on five places, before Saturday and places a £10 bet will be rewarded with a no-strings-attached free £20 bet.

Our theory on how best to take advantage of the offer is to stake your initial £10 today on one of the weekend’s shortest favourites (e.g. Man Utd beating Aston Villa, Celtic thumping Hamilton or Jenson Button in Malaysia).

Boylesports will give you access to the free bet within 24 hours and you are then free to use it on the Grand National. But who will you choose? Darkness, who is 16/1 on Boylesports, came out as the winner using our five-step elimination system.

Click here to take advantage of this fantastic offer now!

Posted: April 2nd, 2009 by Michael Lintorn | Add Comment