Sports Betting Firm Reveals Formula One Odds

Sports betting fans could have a punt on this season's Formula One championship.

Sports betting firm Sky Bet has revealed a range of markets ahead of this weekend's season-opening Grand Prix in Bahrain.

A host of new faces will be on display this season, as well as the return of the legendary seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher.

Odds of 2/9 are available for the driver to win at least one race this season, 7/1 to record most pole positions and 5/1 to become world champion for the eighth time.

Sky Bet's Formula One betting expert Dave Pilgrim said: "It's all shaping up to be a terrific season and we really are having to employ plenty of guestimates this time around with pre-season testing offering hope to numerous drivers."

He added that despite no clear indication of any one person standing out above the rest of the field, he was looking forward to seeing how Schumacher fared.

Schumacher's first Formula One race was the 1991 Belgian Grand Prix.