Oscar Piastri improves to a big odds-on favourite to win the Drivers' Championship following his Miami GP victory - while his teammate Lando Norris is next at 15/8
Oscar Piastri strengthened his lead atop the Formula One driver standings with a win at the Miami Grand Prix on Sunday.
It marked Piastri's fourth win of the season in six starts - with the Australian also securing victories at the Chinese GP, Bahrain GP and Saudi Arabian GP.
As a result, at the time of writing - Piastri leads the standings on 131 points, while his McLaren teammate Lando Norris is in second on 115 points.
With the above in mind - it shouldn't come as a surprise that Piastri and Norris are the best-backed to be crowned champion this season, with the pair priced at 8/13 and 15/8 respectively.
Meanwhile, four-time reigning champion Max Verstappen is third in the market at a boosted price of 10/1.
Verstappen is currently third in the standings on 99 points with a win and three podium finishes to date this season.
Lastly, for those after an outsider - George Russell and Kimi Antonelli round out the five favourites in the market at 33/1 and 50/1 respectively.
Sky Bet favourites to win the 2025 Drivers' Championship:
Oscar Piastri 8/13
Lando Norris 15/8
Max Verstappen WAS 8/1 NOW 10/1
George Russell 33/1
Kimi Antonelli 50/1
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