Formula 1: Max Verstappen Wins the Canadian Grand Prix

Formula 1 came to Canada last weekend with the Canadian Grand Prix. The race featured rain, DNFs, changing track conditions, a safety car and more. Mercedes driver George Russell started the race in pole position, but couldn’t finish off the weekend with a win. The race was won by a driver who has a few race wins under his belt this season. His prize? Formula 1’s first AI-inspired trophy that features a maple leaf and Montreal’s St. Lawrence river. 

Max Verstappen wins his sixth race of the season, the Canadian Grand Prix

Max Verstappen won the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal on Sunday after starting the race from second. The Canadian GP was Verstappen’s sixth win of the season, bringing him to 194 points in the driver standings. “I think that it was a very good team effort today. Made the right calls and remained calm when it was sometimes a little bit hectic to make the right call,” Verstappen said after the race. “It’s been a challenging weekend again for us, but to come out of it as a winner, I will take that.” The Spanish Grand Prix is up next. Qualifying is on June 22. The race is on June 23.

Something a little different for the trophies in Canada 👀

Our podium-sitters were awarded the first-ever generative AI-inspired F1 trophy, complete with details including a maple leaf and Montreal’s St. Lawrence River.#F1 #CanadianGP @awscloud pic.twitter.com/uycIqywBNq

— Formula 1 (@F1) June 10, 2024

Lando Norris and George Russell finished second and third in the Canadian GP. This was the first time Russell reached the podium this season. And Norris claimed his fourth podium finish of the season. Norris is currently third in the driver standings with 131 points. He spoke about his performance in an interview after the race. “We had the speed to win, but I got unlucky with the safety car. I was leading by 15 seconds, and the safety car screwed me over. But sometimes it’s like that. The safety car in Miami helped me win the race. Today it helped me lose the race,” Norris said. Canadian Lance Stroll finished in seventh. 

Bet on more than the race result

Although this season of Formula 1 has been more competitive than last season, Verstappen continues to dominate with six wins out of nine races so far. Bettors looking to bet on Formula 1, but something other than the race winner have a few options. Bodog is one sportsbook that has a lot of betting options outside of the race winner. Bodog is taking bets for some drivers to finish ahead of others head to head in the driver standings. Bettors can bet on Fernando Alonso at +475 vs Geroge Russell at -800. There are currently 10 matchups to choose from, including Charles Leclerc vs Norris, Zhou Guanyu vs Valtteri Bottas, Alonso vs Stroll, and more.

Bodog is also taking bets for a few more results other than the race winner. How many thousandths of a second the winning time will be at the Spanish GP? How many thousandths of a second will the winning qualifying time be? Which driver will win one or more races? Futures for the drivers’ championship and constructors’ championship are also available.

Spanish Grand Prix betting details

Verstappen is the early betting favourite heading into the Spanish GP. Verstappen is a big favourite again. He has -190 odds to win the race. Ferrari’s Leclerc and McLaren’s Norris have the next best odds. Leclerc and Norris currently have +650 odds to win their second grand prix of the season. Bettors also have the option to bet on a driver to finish in the top three. Verstappen, Leclerc, and Norris lead the grid with the best odds. Verstappen is at -500, Leclerc at -185, and Norris at -185. Sergio Perez has the next best odds with +175.