French GP inside line

Ferrari, without an apparent weakness, will obviously be right there and with Michael Schumacher at 2-5 for a win (a 40 percent return) and Rubens Barrichello 6-1, that is where a lot of the smart money will be going.

Despite this being France, Michelin home territory, the company does not do any private testing at the track and so it would be wrong to assume any home advantage. They did dominate the race last year through Williams, however, but last year's winner, Ralf Schumacher, will not be driving.

Test driver Marc Gene steps into his place and on the back of the Spaniard's good showing at Monza last year, when he also replaced the injured Ralf, is worth looking at closely.

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Williams will have a revised FW26 at Magny-Cours and if Williams can overcome BAR, it could be worth a punt on podium finishes for Frank's cars. Gene gets plenty of mileage in testing and it will be interesting to see what he can achieve with some time to prepare (at Monza he got a phone call early on Saturday morning). While Juan Pablo Montoya is 3-1 for a podium and 2-7 to score points, Gene's odds are 8-1 and 4-9 respectively - well worth consideration.

Jarno Trulli is also due a change of fortune after dismal luck in North America. The Italian is 5-2 for a podium and Renault team-mate Alonso is 9-4. And for the Sato fans, with Taku on a roll at the moment, a second successive podium would also net you a 9-4 return. I'd also strongly consider continuing to cover the Fisichella for points bet, available here at 7-4.

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