Lewis Hamilton's winless run will come to and end in the Spanish Grand Prix, says Johnny Herbert
Saturday 14 May 2016 10:03, UK
Sky Sports F1 pundit Johnny Herbert is keeping faith with Lewis Hamilton and is backing the world champion to finally secure his first win of the season in the Spanish Grand Prix this weekend.
Hamilton has made a torrid start to the season and already trails Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg by 43 points in the race for the Drivers' Championship.
The 31-year-old has already suffered two separate engine failures and his chances of denying Rosberg a fourth straight win in the Russian GP were brought to a halt by a water pressure leak as he had to settle for second place.
But Herbert thinks Hamilton's performance in Sochi will have given him a huge boost and feels his luck will finally turn in Barcelona and is prepared to back the Briton at 5/4 with Sky Bet.
The F1 analyst said: "Eventually you feel that Lewis is going to have a clear weekend where he isn't hit with mechanical troubles, makes a good start and if so I'd back him to get his first win of the season.
"I don't believe he's driving badly, his drive to finish second in Russia showed that he just needs a little more luck and this weekend I've got a good feeling he might get it."
The former F1 driver is also prepared to take a punt on Hamilton to complete a race hat-trick (win, pole and fastest lap) at odds of 9/2 and end Rosberg's 100 per cent record this season.
He said: "I'm putting a lot of faith in Lewis this weekend but I like the price for the hat-trick and he's in the fastest car, why shouldn't he claim pole, the fastest lap and career win number 44."
Herbert successfully tipped up Sergio Perez to secure his first points of the season at 6/4 in Sochi and is again siding with the Force India driver on the Circuit de Catalunya at odds of 11/8 to get in the points.
"Force India are bringing some major upgrades to their car which should help them around this Barcelona track," he added.
"Despite getting a puncture in Russia, Sergio still battled back to claim his first points of the season and I'm expecting him to follow that up with a strong showing on Sunday."
Johnny Herbert's Charity tips this season are supporting Sporting Memories.
