In sport there are several factors to reach victory, and in the case of Formula 1, chance can be one of the most present. The same thing happens with sports betting, existing since the Greek and Roman civilization, although it was not until the 18th and 19th centuries that they spread as a form of business.
With the regulation of this activity, millions of fans are hooked on the practice of betting, something that must always be done responsibly and being of legal age, and the world-renowned rapper Drake is one of them.
The Canadian is used to posting the moves he makes on his social networks, and last Saturday, after Charles Leclerc’s incredible pole position at the 2022 Spanish Grand Prix, he decided it was the right time to try his luck with Formula 1.
As the same artist explained in his Instagram stories , it was the “first F1 bet” and that “I would see how it was going to go”. What is striking about this is that Drake put 300,000 Canadian dollars (just over 220,000 euros at current exchange rates) at stake, with which he would win 750,000 dollars (more than 550,000 euros) if the Monegasque turned his pole into victory on Sunday.
The singer made his bet on the Stake.com portal, which was born in 2017 and is licensed in Curaçao, and it is no coincidence that he shared this game, since in March 2022 he signed an exclusive broadcasting contract on directly with the company.
However, the Ferrari driver was forced to retire due to a loss of power in his engine on lap 27, handing victory to Max Verstappen on a silver platter after controversial team orders from Red Bull to Sergio Perez.
Drake is a great fan of sports, and it is common to see him at the foot of the track at the games of the franchise of his loves in the NBA , the Toronto Raptors, from the same city where he was born. ‘ Champagnepapi ‘, as he is known on Instagram, has starred in unique moments on the courts, especially in 2019, when he celebrated like no other the ring won by the only Canadian team in the league.
Stake.com is also related to Formula 1 beyond Drake and his spectacular bet, since a couple of months ago he reached an agreement with the Fittipaldi brothers, Pietro and Enzo , to be his ambassadors in Brazil during the 2022 season.
