Verstappen vs. Leclerc Prediction on May 26, 2024

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Learn all there is to know about betting on the Formula One 2024 Monaco Grand Prix, which will take place on Sunday, May 26, at 3 p.m. local time over 78 laps of the 3.337-kilometer Circuit de Monaco in Monte Carlo.

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Although Max Verstappen’s remarkable run has been one of the most impressive feats in Formula 1, he has been less dominant recently due to the rise of Charles Leclerc and Lando Norris, especially the latter, as prospective successors to his position of dominance.

Though Verstappen prevailed once more, his superiority was far from what his fans were used to. Less than a second separated the Dutchman’s triumph at the Emilia Romagna GP from Lando Norris, who is starting to settle into his role as McLaren’s top driver. Verstappen has therefore seen his opening odds at any Perfect Money betting site that punters could come across sit longer than they have in a long time, despite the fact that he’s still the favorite. Let’s take a look at the top 3 favorites for Sunday, May 26, the day of the legendary Monaco Grand Prix.

It makes sense that Verstappen is consistently rated as the clear favorite in every race; we’ve grown accustomed to it. He surpassed his own record of 15 in 2022 to achieve the all-time record for the most victories in a Formula One season with 19 in 2023. He was winning by enormous margins, setting a record by winning 10 straight races. It appears that the cracks are beginning to show. Though he won the Emilia Romagna GP last Sunday, Verstappen’s victory was by less than a full second. Even so, Verstappen is still the favorite in the betting until someone upsets him because he has won two of the last three Monaco Grand Prix. Even yet, out of the seven races he entered to begin the season, he has won five of them.

After Lewis Hamilton won the Saudi Arabian and Qatari Grand Prix in 2021, Lando Norris came dangerously close to becoming the first F1 winner to win two races in a row without being named Verstappen. Norris has finished on the podium three times in a row. His only podium in four attempts at Monaco came in 2021, when he finished third, but his current performance has solidified his position as Verstappen’s main rival. In the past, McLaren has performed admirably at the Monaco Grand Prix, winning 15 races, more than any other constructor. But it has been a long time since. When Hamilton triumphed in 2008, McLaren took the last triumph.

Despite all of Norris’ well-deserved praise, Charles Leclerc has performed better overall in 2024. He has four podium finishes, including back-to-back third-place finishes, and has never finished lower than fourth in a race. The 26-year-old Monte Carlo native has never placed higher than fourth in Monaco (2022), so it hasn’t been profitable for him. Though let’s not start counting chickens just yet, Leclerc is another name that could pose a threat to Verstappen if his command of the Formula One standings is actually starting to loosen.

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Perhaps this is the ideal moment for Verstappen’s pursuers to put him behind. Therefore, we advise a hazardous bet on Leclerc as the race winner, for which Adjarabet set odds of 4.80.