They got McLaren and Ferrari in basically a dead heat. I gotta say I think the Red Bull odds at +450 shows zero confidence from the odds makers, and yet I would not be surprised if Red Bull came out swinging with some speed. You never know. With Checo now gone and a likely more balanced Liam whom will do as told with no resistance, they will have a better team showing to say the very least. With a much better driver than Checo (my god I hope so), I think Red Bull have better odds than +450. Maybe more like 350 or 300. I also think Merc at +900 is maybe the dark horse of both lists. I know, I know, they likely will be still behind, but George will be ON FIRE to win and try and save a Merc ride for 2026, and young boy Antonelli will not know any fear, and will want to live up to expectations. I mean, he looks like Senna, yanno??


It will be interesting to see how much testing changes these odds, and then after the first race. Though I am not a gambling man, I do find it interesting what the odds makers think.
DRIVERS
Lando Norris: +200 (Bet365, FanDuel), +175 (BetMGM), +250 (DraftKings)
Max Verstappen: +225 (Bet365), +200 (FanDuel), +175 (DraftKings), +275 (Caesars)
Charles Leclerc: +450 (DraftKings), +420 (FanDuel), +550 (Sports Gambling Podcast)
Lewis Hamilton: +700 (Sports Gambling Podcast), +850 (FanDuel), with odds as low as 7/1 elsewhere (Oddschecker)
Oscar Piastri: +900 (FanDuel), +1000 (Sports Gambling Podcast)
George Russell: +2000 (Sports Gambling Podcast)
Liam Lawson: +3500 (Sports Gambling Podcast), +6500 (DraftKings)
Andrea Kimi Antonelli: +5000 (Sports Gambling Podcast)
Fernando Alonso: +12500 (Sports Gambling Podcast)
Carlos Sainz: +20000 (Sports Gambling Podcast)
Yuki Tsunoda: +20000 (Sports Gambling Podcast), +7000 (FanDuel)
Pierre Gasly: +25000 (Sports Gambling Podcast)
Alexander Albon: +25000 (Sports Gambling Podcast)
Esteban Ocon: +30000 (Sports Gambling Podcast)
Lance Stroll: +40000 (Sports Gambling Podcast)
Oliver Bearman: +40000 (Sports Gambling Podcast)
Gabriel Bortoleto: +75000 (Sports Gambling Podcast)
Nico Hulkenberg: +75000 (Sports Gambling Podcast)
Jack Doohan: +75000 (Sports Gambling Podcast)
TEAMS
McLaren: +130 (Sports Gambling Podcast), 5/4 (OLBG)
Ferrari: +120 (Sports Gambling Podcast), 5/4 (OLBG)
Red Bull Racing: +450 (Sports Gambling Podcast)
Mercedes: +900 (Sports Gambling Podcast)
Aston Martin: +6500 (Sports Gambling Podcast)
Williams, Sauber, Racing Bulls, Haas, Alpine: All at +25000 (Sports Gambling Podcast)