JPM on a par with Schu, say bookies

British bookmakers Ladbrokes price both drivers at 2-1 to win Sunday's race, and going on recent form it's hard to argue with them.

Montoya blitzed the opposition at Monza two weeks ago, and his BMW-powered Williams is expected to be a force once more, especially on the long, foot-to-the-floor start-finish straight at Indianapolis. The Colombian has been a victor at the circuit's oval before, winning the Indy 500 last year.

However, after a lacklustre Italian GP, Schumacher will be hoping to put on a show for the American Ferrari fans, and don't forget he won here last year, so it could be a battle royal between the two.

So if Ferrari and Williams are to dominate this weekend, getting a big return on a bet might prove difficult, so why not turn your attention to McLaren?

Although the Woking-based outfit is expected to struggle at Indianapolis, Mika Hakkinen is 20-1 to take pole and David Coulthard 10-1 to win the race, punters could well back the Silver Arrows as a profitable longshot, something you wouldn't have said about them this time last year.

Ladbrokes has a whole range of bets for the US Grand Prix, to find out more visit www.ladbrokes.co.uk


Michael Schumacher
Juan Pablo Montoya
Ralf Schumacher
Rubens Barrichello
David Coulthard
M Hakkinen
Jarno Trulli
Kimi Raikkonen
Nick Heidfeld
Jean Alesi
Jacques Villeneuve
Eddie Irvine
Giancarlo Fisichella
Jenson Button
Pedro de la Rosa
Olivier Panis
H-H Frentzen
Jos Verstappen
Enrique Bernoldi
Tomas Enge
Fernando Alonso
Alex Yoong
Each way bets 1/5 odds first three


M Schumacher
JP Montoya
R Schumacher
R Barrichello
D Coulthard
M Hakkinen
J Trulli
Any other driver


M Schumacher
JP Montoya
R Schumacher
R Barrichello
D Coulthard
M Hakkinen
K Raikkonen
J Trulli
N Heidfeld
J Alesi
J Villeneuve
J Button
G Fisichella
P de la Rosa
E Irvine
O Panis
H-H Frentzen
J Verstappen
E Bernoldi
T Enge
F Alonso
A Yoong