British GP inside line

On top of that, there's the British weather to consider. If it was dry, hot and getting hotter, then you'd expect the Michelin teams to get stronger as the weekend developed, the more rubber that went down. But this is Britain. And, surprise, some grotty weather seems to be on the way. So, even if race day itself is not wet, favouring Bridgestone directly, it's likely that the track could be repeatedly washed 'green' - again favouring Bridgestone.

Michael Schumacher is 4-9 to win the race but it's perhaps Rubens we should look more closely at. He took the pole last year remember (granted, Schumacher messed up his lap) and the Brazilian did a lot of his junior racing here and really likes the place. Odds of 11-2 for the pole look interesting, therefore, and Rubens is 15-2 to win the race.

Paddy Power is also offering an each-way bet of 5-2 for a place in the first two. Bearing in mind that Rubens has followed Michael across the line no less than six times already this season, that looks like a decent punt. Rubens is on offer at 4-7 for a podium.

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Other things to think about if it's properly wet? The first thing across the line after the two Ferraris would probably be a Sauber driven by Giancarlo Fisichella on a set of Bridgestone wets. The Italian is quoted at 66-1 for a podium. And if something happened to the Italian, there's team mate Felipe Massa at 150-1.

The last time this happened, of course, Felipe spun about 10 times a lap, so you might figure he wouldn't make it. In which case you'd have to fancy Nick Heidfeld's Jordan at 300-1. That's not as stupid as it sounds. Remember that Fisi won Brazil last year in a Jordan in similar circumstances. I'm not suggesting you put your house on it, just a little outside flutter.

If it's not wet, there's interesting odds on McLaren. Bear in mind that David Coulthard qualified third in France and Kimi Raikkonen set the third quickest race lap. DC has won this race twice and if he managed to finish in the first two, an each-way punt on an outright win would give you 22-1!

For a podium, DC is 11-1. A top three finish by Kimi would return you 6-1. Without going into detail, the new 19B should have solved the worst of the team's reliability issues and so Kimi and DC, at 4-9 and 4-7 respectively, merely to score points, look like a couple of the weekend's more astute 'safe' bets.

If you liked the look of Renault at Magny-Cours and believe that it's more than the team getting a decent handle on that circuit, then Alonso and Trulli are 12-1 and 18-1 for an outright win, with a third of the odds to finish in the top two. But, as I said, I'd very much fear a Ferrari 1-2 whatever the conditions.

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