Formula E’s CEO bets £250k on end result of F1 season as a result of it is so predictable
Formula E CEO Jeff Dodds vows to present £250,000 to charity if anybody apart from Max Verstappen wins the F1 title.
That’s as a result of he believes F1 is so predictable, he can put any amount of cash on the road and it will likely be secure.
Verstappen had record-breaking ranges of dominance through the 2023 season, successful 19 of the 22 races – and at one level an unprecedented 10 in a row.
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Formula E, alternatively, had seven totally different winners of their 16 outings in 2023. They additionally have already got three totally different winners within the opening three rounds of this yr.
Dodds, who took over as CEO of Formula E in mid-2023, informed Daily Star Sport shortly after he took over that regardless of being an F1 fan, he discovered it boring as compared to different sequence. And he has reiterated that together with his newest remarks.
Speaking to Jermaine Jenas, who hosts Formula E protection for TNT Sports, he stated: “I tell you what, if he doesn’t win it, there’s 19 other drivers in Formula One, if one of those other drivers wins it, we’ll give a quarter of a million pounds to the charity of choice of the driver who wins it.
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“It wouldn’t be the worst day in the office to give a load of money to charity, but absolutely he is nailed on to win the season.
“I run Formula E, you’re a part of the presentation staff, I’m going to point out up in Sao Paulo and neither of us have any concept who’s going to win that race, so I’m fairly excited by that.
“As a fan of Formula One, the season is about to begin and yeah, I’ll watch it and all of the fanfare that comes with it, however I completely know who’s going to win.
“You can’t win 19 races in the season, go in the off season, have a bit of development in the cars and come back for the next one and not win it. I just can’t see it.”
Watch Formula E’s Sao Paulo E-Prix on Saturday March 16 reside on TNT Sports.
