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1st April 2013, 12:51 #11
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Originally Posted by Mr Alca-Tazizzle
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1st April 2013, 14:45 #12
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Originally Posted by AndyLMay the forza be with you
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2nd April 2013, 10:06 #13
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Bizznizz as usual I presume.
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2nd April 2013, 10:27 #14
The very interesting thing about Bookies and their understanding of motor sport is that they don't understand that step-wise changes can occur and that previous poor-performance can occasionally lead them to offer very good odds. Cars and drivers are just not as predictable as race horses and football teams. I often peruse the odds to see if there is an offer too good to miss. Renault's first F1 win (and first for a turbo'd car) was at odds of 100-1 - They'd been retiring that season with monotonous regularity and Jabouille had no winning record. However, if there was one GP where the drivers would be inspired and the team had THE engine in the car it was going to be France so I had £1 ew and financed that year's vacation on the procedes
In rallying, despite being advised by a journo or some other 'specialist' (same as in F1) they struggle to see the change points. After day 1 of Rally Mexico they couldn't decide how to set the odds so they had Ogier and Hirvonen at 7/4 joint fav. Now Ogier was clearly quicker than Mikko and the Polo was optimised for high alt - I laid £20 on Ogier and profited £35. Just wish I'd been able to put more on at the time as I suspect they will have Seb at very short odds for the rest of the seasonKris Meeke got fired -PSG so terrified they quit!
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2nd April 2013, 20:12 #15
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There's millions of variables. Vettel could've been taken out at the first corner, or blown his engine up on the final turn. A meteor could've knocked off his front wheel etc etc. None of these can be "managed" but can still affect the result.
Gambling is basically educated guessing. Based on previous form I imagine most people would've predicted Red Bull would allow Vettel to win over Webber if they were running 1-2, and if I'd placed money on the outcome before the race I'd have put Vettel ahead.
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3rd April 2013, 18:37 #16
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Originally Posted by MintexmemoryUseful F1 Twitter thingy: http://goo.gl/6PO1u
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4th April 2013, 11:51 #17
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IIRC after the 1998 Australian GP was void and didn't pay out on Hakkinen's 'win'.
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9th April 2013, 11:06 #18
Actually I don't really do any game as it is under any responsibility to gambling marketplaces at all. It's their mistake if individuals or activities don't get the outcomes they're after; they should have cost that in with the danger. I'm fairly sure that they aint spending any due royalties to the main prespective either . . . . . . . .
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9th April 2013, 20:42 #19
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Bookmakers would say nothing, because any person betting on F1 should be fully aware of what Formula One racing contains, including team orders. That's it as far as I am concerned.
It's like asking whether bookmakers should consider a different winner for cycling - the one, who did all the hard work and helped their team leader to get a good tow in the end. It's a natural part of the sport.
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