Can Lewis Hamilton Beat Rosberg to the Title?

Lewis Hamilton has been the bookie’s favorite for the Championship for most of the season. He was odds-on for the title prior to the first Grand Prix and while those odds reduced during the first five races, they picked up when he won 6 from the next 7.

Hamilton is still the favorite, but he’s no longer leading the way and as the bookies keep their faith, many fans are losing theirs. The question is, can Hamilton still win the title or will his teammate stop him?

The Season so Far Rosberg won the first four races of the season and he made the bookies a little sick to their stomachs in doing so. They were even more shocked and even more sickened when this was followed up by a Verstappen win in the fifth race of the season. It seemed implausible, if not impossible, but after 5 races and 2 winners, Hamilton had yet to claim maximum points.

Of course, he soon turned things around. He won a tight race in Monaco, and that gave him the momentum to win in Canada, Austria, Great Britain, Hungary and Germany. Since then though, he has let Rosberg get back into a rhythm. At the time of writing, the German has won the last three, claiming victory in Belgium, Italy and Singapore, and he looks set to take the silverware at the end of the season.

Hamilton is still 4/6 though, so why are the bookies still sticking with the Brit? (usually it is because they believe his chances are the best, but by delving deeper into betting strategy you might find that not always being the case though)

The Races Left There are only 6 races left. Based on this, and the fact that Rosberg is leading, you’d think the German …

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