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Tom Sunderland

Drake placed £186k bet on Charles Leclerc to win Spanish GP before star forced to retire

Ferrari weren't the only ones to lose out after Charles Leclerc was an early casualty during Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix as rapper Drake lumped on the Monegasque to win.

Leclerc, 24, travelled to Barcelona as the leader in the drivers' standings but left trailing Red Bull 's Max Verstappen, who secured a third successive race win. It is the first time Verstappen has topped the Drivers' Championship this season after the Dutchman suffered two DNFs in the opening three races.

The retirement was Leclerc's first of the season, although he does have form in Spain after recording a DNF in Barcelona two years ago. Drake, 35, might have done well to consider that 2020 result before placing a $300,000 CAD (£186,000) stake on Ferrari's main man to win again on Sunday.

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