Black day for bookies as Hamilton joins F1
November 24th, 2006
Some clever clogs placed bets on Lewis Hamilton to win races in Formula 1 several years ago. With the announcement that Hamilton is to partner Alonso, the bookies who took these bets are beginning to regret their eagerness.
“In the last five years we have taken hundreds of bets on Lewis Hamilton to win a Grand Prix at some fancy odds, and I fear we will be paying out in the forthcoming season. In June 2003 I actually took a bet of £100 at 100/1 that Hamilton would win the F1 title in or before 2013, which will pay the Kent customer £10,000 if it comes off.” said William Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
Considering McLaren signed Hamilton over 8 years ago as his talent was apparent even then, that 100/1 was a bet well worth taking. Now if only we could find a bookie who would take bets on a certain John Edwards or a Chris van der Drift 
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1. Formula One news, comment&hellip | November 25th, 2006 at 12:13 pm
[...] Black day for bookies as Hamilton joins F1 - Apparently a few smart people placed bets on Lewis Hamilton winning an F1 race years ago - and are set to cash in as he hits the big time with McLaren next year. I wonder what the odds will be on him emulating Giancarlo Baghetti and winning his debut Grand Prix? Or, for that matter, Heikki Kovalainen doing the same? [...]
2. Hamilton gets 2nd McLaren&hellip | November 26th, 2006 at 7:26 am
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