Mercedes Power to Prevail
It was all about Ferrari in Friday's free practice for the Russian Grand Prix, but Sebastian Vettel felt Mercedes may have been sandbagging and predicted a strong resrgence.
Given the track characteristics, he could well be right, with the power unit onboard the Mercedes superior to their Ferrari counterparts. That should give Hamilton a great chance of charging to pole, and the 6/5 now available on the Brit looks a cracking bet.
Mercedes have secured pole in all three races so far this season and should extend that record here.
We will also back Esteban Ocon once again, albeit at Even money rather than the 11/4 we got last week. Force India have secured six points finishes from six starts, and have the same power unit as Lewis Hamilton and Vallteri Bottas. Ocon has proved his capability and he should continue his impressive start to his F1 career here.
We will update the bets after qualifying if anything changes.
Lewis Hamilton to set Pole Position at 6/5
Esteban Ocon to finish in the points at 1/1