“First F1 bet, let’s see how it goes”- Rapper Drake bets $300K on Charles Leclerc winning the Spanish Grand Prix

Janmeyjay Shukla | 22/05/2022
"First F1 bet, let's see how it goes"- Rapper Drake bets $300K on Charles Leclerc winning the Spanish Grand Prix and his connection with Nicholas Latifi

Canadian rapper Drake has staked CA $300,000 on Charles Leclerc winning the Spanish Grand Prix against Max Verstappen.

Drake with hits like Nice For What and his recent album Certified Lover Boy shared a screenshot on his Instagram. The Canadian Musician signed a partnership deal with Stake which is a cryptocurrency betting platform.

Charles Leclerc

To much of his delight, Charles Leclerc took the mighty pole yesterday. The Ferrari driver spun out on the first lap of his Q3 session but drove a roaring time of 1:18.750 to take the pole.

Max Verstappen led the qualifying before the Q3 sessions but could not gather the pace to take over the standings. As per Verstappen, in his own final flying lap, he lost power and returned to the pits.

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Drake shared a screenshot of betting over 300 million Canadian dollars which is $233 Million USD on his Instagram. He shared the screenshot with the caption “first F1 bet, let’s see how it goes.”

Drake’s Formula One connection

The Hotline Bling singer has followed F1 with interest. He hangs out with seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton and had taken interest in partnering with the Briton as well.

Surprisingly, William’s driver Nicholas Latifi chose the number six due to his liking for Drake. The Canadian driver spoke about how Drake and Toronto helped him choose the number.

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He said: “Toronto is widely referred to as the 6. It is partly down to Drake, who’s also from Toronto. He mentions the name in one of his early songs, and one of his albums was originally called ‘Views from the 6’.”

In conclusion, Latifi explains the liking for numbers. He stated: “For all these reasons the name has just stuck. Moreover, anyone who’s from North America knows what ‘The 6’ is especially if they listen to Drake.”

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Janmeyjay Shukla

Janmeyjay Shukla is an artist who contributes his expressions through words as an F1 writer and editor at The SportsRush. He is an F1 historian who has been watching the sport since he was a baby. Passed on from generation to generation, he has seen the prime of Michael Schumacher to the rise of Max Verstappen. A Mercedes fan from the days of the Brawn GP era, the sport runs in his blood. Besides Formula One, Janmeyjay is a Marketing Head and a musician who loves to sing and play Rock & Pop songs on guitar. His love for sports will never die as he is a loyal Liverpool Football Club fan as well!

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