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2022 Japanese Grand Prix Sleeper Picks

By Jeff Stinger

The Singapore Grand Prix delivered nothing but drama for all F1 and betting fans. Everyone looks forward to the Suzuka Circuit returning to the calendar after a two-year absence. The drivers gearing up for the second race in East Asia this season and Nitrobetting goes in-depth with the grid’s Top 2022 Japanese Grand Prix Sleeper Picks.

Top Sleeper Picks for the 2022 Japanese Grand Prix

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Lando Norris

    2022 Japanese Grand Prix Odds: +10500

The British driver nearly scored his second podium finish this year in Singapore last weekend. He was at the tail of Carlos Sainz’s Ferrari for most of the race and took advantage of every Safety Car and Virtual Safety Car appearance. However, Norrix failed to close the gap and settled with a P4 finish and teammate Daniel Ricciardo right behind him. These results allowed McLaren to overtake rivals Alpine in the 2022 Constructor Standings, which now put the former ahead by four points.

Lando recorded five top-ten finishes in his last six races. The 22-year-old is a common sight in the top-ten list and has a good grip on seventh place in the 2022 Driver Standings. Although he needs a miracle to overtake Sainz who is 70 points ahead of him, there are still a few chances left for the McLaren driver to improve on his best finish of the season.

Valtteri Bottas

  • 2022 Japanese Grand Prix Odds: +99900

Bottas won the 2019 Japanese Grand Prix with his former team, Mercedes, and scored a double-podium with Lewis Hamilton. The Finnish driver endured a bad streak of races since the summer break. He picked up a pair of DNFs and a P13 finish before last weekend’s event. The 33-year-old recorded a P11 finish at the Marina Bay Street Circuit. This is his best finish since the French Grand Prix.

The ten-time Grand Prix winner started the season with Alfa Romeo on a positive note, scoring points in eight of the first ten races before facing reliability issues and bad luck on the track. Bottas scored 46 points so far this season and tenth place in the 2022 Driver Standings. With all that, his experience around the Suzuka Circuit could give him the upper hand. The recent events in Singapore open up positive avenues for the Top 2022 Japanese Grand Prix Sleeper Picks.

Sebastian Vettel

  • >2022 Japanese Grand Prix Odds: +99900

Vettel recently scored a second P8 finish in Singapore and his third top-ten finish in the previous five races. We’ve seen a significant decline from Seb moving to Aston Martin. The German currently has 24 points and is in twelfth place in the 2022 Driver Standings. Nevertheless, his previous achievements make us believe that he can surprise us with another podium victory since his P2 finish at the 2021 Azerbaijan GP.

The four-time Japanese Grand Prix winner Sebastian Vettel makes his way to Suzuka for one last time in his career. He is one of two drivers on the grid to score four wins on the track, with Lewis Hamilton being the other one. It’s safe to say that the veteran knows his way around the track. Ultimately, a better car setup paired with a clean race can up his chances of snatching a season-best finish.

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