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Formula One is headed to the Middle East for the final three races of the 2021 season, and it will open with a new country debut. F1 will run the inaugural Qatar Grand Prix on November 21 at Losail International Circuit in Lusail, Al Daayen. The race was added to replace the Australian Grand Prix, which was canceled due to COVID-19.
The race is scheduled to run at 9 a.m. ET on Sunday the 21st, and Lewis Hamilton has opened as the favorite to win at DraftKings Sportsbook. He’s installed at -140 and is followed by Max Verstappen at +135. The next two drivers are a good ways back, with Valtteri Bottas installed at +1600 and Sergio Pérez installed at +2000.
Hamilton is coming off an impressive weekend in São Paulo, capped with a win at Sunday’s Brazilian Grand Prix. Hamilton dominated qualifying on Friday. A technical rules violation moved him to the back of the pack for Sunday’s sprint race but he climbed from 20th to fifth by the end of the race. An earlier rules violation gave him a five-spot grid penalty on Sunday, but he still manager to climb from tenth to first and claim the win over his rival, Verstappen.
2021 Qatar Grand Prix odds
| Finish | Driver | Start | Opening odds | Post-qualifying odds | Race day odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finish | Driver | Start | Opening odds | Post-qualifying odds | Race day odds |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 1 | -140 | -300 | -450 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | 7 | +135 | +330 | +550 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | 3 | +25000 | +6500 | +6500 |
| 4 | Sergio Perez | 11 | +2000 | +8000 | +8000 |
| 5 | Esteban Ocon | 9 | +25000 | +20000 | +20000 |
| 6 | Lance Stroll | 12 | +30000 | +25000 | +25000 |
| 7 | Carlos Sainz | 5 | +6500 | +8000 | +8000 |
| 8 | Charles Leclerc | 13 | +5000 | +25000 | +25000 |
| 9 | Lando Norris | 4 | +6500 | +6500 | +6500 |
| 10 | Sebastian Vettel | 10 | +25000 | +20000 | +20000 |
| 11 | Pierre Gasly | 2 | +6500 | +5000 | +2000 |
| 12 | Daniel Ricciardo | 14 | +10000 | +25000 | +25000 |
| 13 | Yuki Tsunoda | 8 | +30000 | +20000 | +20000 |
| 14 | Kimi Raikkonen | 16 | +50000 | +50000 | +50000 |
| 15 | Antonio Giovinazzi | 18 | +50000 | +50000 | +50000 |
| 16 | Mick Schumacher | 19 | +50000 | +80000 | +80000 |
| 17 | George Russell | 15 | +50000 | +50000 | +50000 |
| 18 | Nikita Mazepin | 20 | +50000 | +80000 | +80000 |
| 19 | Nicholas Latifi | 17 | +50000 | +80000 | +80000 |
| 20 | Valtteri Bottas | 6 | +1600 | +650 | +850 |
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