He is 58 years old and he represents the ultimate fantasy of many punters. Rico did something crazy this weekend by betting on the improbable: the two Frenchmen Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon on the podium of the Brazilian Formula 1 Grand Prix. Not only had a French double in the top 3 not happened since May 25, 1997. But given the results of the two Alpine drivers since the start of the season, such a performance bordered on the irrational.
“I started making this bet two years ago when Alpine was average,” he explains on the online betting site. They were doing small performances so I said to myself, hey, I’m going to do a recurring thing. Those were already good odds at that time but they were far from the odds of this weekend. I continued to make this bet despite everything, even if they became more and more lousy, especially this year…”
And not even out of chauvinism!
Continuing in the ideas, which one could imagine motivated by the desire to see the tricolors shine… “Not even! Originally, it was because I thought they had a bit of a chance two years ago. They are good drivers, and I told myself that in the event of favorable circumstances, they could very well finish in the top three. […] At first, I bet two euros but they were so bad that I went to one euro. Sometimes I even put in 50 cents. I didn’t really believe it but out of superstition I continued to do it. » Good idea!
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The success of the two French people smiled on another punter. Christopher, a professional firefighter from Gard, keen on Formula 1, bet 10 cents on the same outcome for the two French people on the podium. That is an incredible odds of 160,000 for a multiple bet (400 for the podium of each of them). He won 16,000 euros. “On Thursday, when I discovered that it was going to rain, I sent lots of little handsets,” he explains to RMC.
“I didn’t even watch the race anymore”
When, during the race, the red flag was brought out, the improbable took shape. “There, I’m starting to say to myself that it’s possible, but there were still more than 30 laps remaining, so it’s very long. […] In the end I didn’t even watch the race anymore, I only looked at the gaps between Russell and Gasly,” he laughs.
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On social networks, many people have since asked him why he didn’t bet more. It’s true that betting is always easier once the results are known!
