It’s the story of a completely crazy bet. Imagine the two Alpines of <a href="https://www.archysport.com/2022/01/formula-1-salaries-hamilton-verstappen-and-co-should-earn-this-much/" title="Formula 1 salaries: Hamilton, Verstappen and Co. should earn this much”>Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly, probably among the worst single-seaters in Formula 1, both settling, at the same time, on the podium of the Brazilian Grand Prix. Even sports betting sites with odds of 160,000 struggled to believe it for a single second. And yet, the miracle took place this Sunday in Interlagos. At the end of a race in Dantean conditions, the two French drivers signed the first French double on a podium since 1996.
“I would like to know the person who bet on that,” joked Esteban Ocon after the Brazilian Grand Prix. “If there is one, it’s a real genius,” continued Pierre Gasly. Well, Christopher, a professional firefighter in Gard, keen on F1, certainly had a keen nose. By betting 10 cents on this unreal scenario, the 33-year-old young man pocketed the tidy sum of 16,000 euros.
“I remained quite calm”
“The question I’ve been asked the most since then is: why didn’t I put more?Christopher tells RMC Sport, who put together a real strategy this weekend. On Thursday, when I got the news that it was going to rain, I sent lots of little combos to the Top 2, top 3, top 6. 50 euros in total to spice up my race a little. »
As the accidents, safety cars and red flags progressed, the young man saw his scenario take shape when Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly found themselves, second and third behind triple world champion Max Verstappen. “At the end I didn’t even watch the race anymore, I only looked at the gaps between Russell and Gasly, which hovered around a second,” he laughs today. I’m a fairly introverted person, so I didn’t scream or jump. I stayed pretty calm, it was internal, but I’m super happy. » The bettor now only wants one thing: to immortalize this moment with a pretty frame. With 16,000 euros in your pocket, there’s plenty to do!
