F1 In Play Betting

F1 In Play Betting

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anonymous-user

53 months

Wednesday 19th September 2018
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How would team orders fit in with betting?

If, say, someone put a few quid on Räikkönen to win and he’s leading but then moves over (substitute Bottas, whoever’s number 2 to Verstappen, etc) under orders; that could be annoying.


Kraken

1,710 posts

199 months

Wednesday 19th September 2018
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REALIST123 said:
How would team orders fit in with betting?

If, say, someone put a few quid on Räikkönen to win and he’s leading but then moves over (substitute Bottas, whoever’s number 2 to Verstappen, etc) under orders; that could be annoying.
That's part of the game. Anyone who is betting on a sport should know it well enough to realise the circumstances that would happen.

thegreenhell

15,110 posts

218 months

Wednesday 19th September 2018
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Do you think it will let me place a bet on how long it will be before the first spot-fixing scandal in F1?

RemaL

24,967 posts

233 months

Wednesday 19th September 2018
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ELUSIVEJIM said:
Does F1 know exactly what F1 wants?

Let's save the World with hybrid engines, ban grid girls and cigarettes.

But on the other hand, gambling and alcohol is fair game.

Great way to educate the grid kids.

confused
Exactly my thoughts

williamp

19,213 posts

272 months

Wednesday 19th September 2018
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The format already exists. Just show the racing, with a voiceover asking to place bets on who will pit then...



StevieBee

12,794 posts

254 months

Wednesday 19th September 2018
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RemaL said:
ELUSIVEJIM said:
Does F1 know exactly what F1 wants?

Let's save the World with hybrid engines, ban grid girls and cigarettes.

But on the other hand, gambling and alcohol is fair game.

Great way to educate the grid kids.

confused
Exactly my thoughts
I think that F1 is just going with the flow...or what sixth form philosophy students might call the Zeitgeist.

They're also going where the money is and vices have always provided plenty of it.


Some Gump

12,671 posts

185 months

Thursday 20th September 2018
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Gamblers are the most tedious people to talk to. The advertising of gambling also gets my goat. Portray them as.clever happy people all you like, whilst anyone that people watches the door of a betfair will realise that 95% of what they will see is depressing as fk.

No idea why it's not more highly regulated - can't portray a car as fast; cant portray drinking as fun. Advertising an addictive and sometimes dangerous hobby known to destroy lives? Aye crack on lads do what you want. Madness.

IforB

9,840 posts

228 months

Friday 21st September 2018
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Is there much betting on F1 by F1 fans?

I can't say that I've ever thought about putting a bet on it and from a few perspectives, it is not an ideal sport for betting. It is so technically biased and it is obvious which teams are better than others, that the human element and therefore the uncertainty is lessened compared to other sports.

A moment like Hamilton suddenly finding over a second in qualifying is a rare event. Normally you can call the grid with a fairly decent sense of certainty from Practice. OK, not exactly, but you generally know a Ferrari or a Merc will be on the front row and that the the first 3 rows will generally be exclusively RB, Merc and Ferrari.

I suppose some people will bet on anything though.

Stan the Bat

8,841 posts

211 months

Friday 21st September 2018
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Don't you remember MG John on here?

Always trying to derail F1 threads with his gambling wibble.

carinaman

21,214 posts

171 months

Tuesday 25th September 2018
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Joe Saward on gambling on Missed Apex podcast from 30 minutes in:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqdWRTBDVoI
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