Jake Paul was on the star-studded guestlist at the Miami Grand Prix on Sunday.
The first edition of the Florida race last year attracted plenty of A-list guests and the same has been true this time. Elon Musk and fellow billionaire Jeff Bezos were in the pit lane for practice on Saturday while NFL star Tyreek Hill was spotted in full Alpine race overalls in their garage.
Plenty more showed their faces at the Miami International Autodrome on Sunday, including Paul. The YouTuber-turned-boxer spoke to Sky Sports and described his first impressions of the inner workings of the Formula 1 pit lane.
He said: "I've seen a couple of the drivers today and it's just cool to be in this environment. It's my first time at an F1 event so it's really cool. This sport is so technical and there's so much that goes into it. Just seeing the cars and talking to the teams, it reminds me of boxing in many ways."
Naturally, the conversation turned to boxing and Paul was more than happy to talk about his future. After losing to Tommy Fury last time out, the American will fight former UFC star Nate Diaz in Dallas on August 5.
"It's good, it's good. I'm ready man, I'm excited," he said when asked about the bout. "I'm filled with vengeance and just excited to come back and perform." And Paul also promised that fans will get to see him take a second crack at Fury in the future.
He added: "It's gonna happen, it's gonna happen for sure. I think it was a great fight, it was entertaining and it was the biggest pay per view buy of the last two years, so I think we have to run it back. Tommy is down and I'm excited for that."
Paul was also happy to give his views on other fights that haven't been happening of late, including what would have been a blockbuster meeting between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury which never materialised. Paul was critical of some who he accused of being scared of damaging their fighting records.
He said: "It's annoying, man. In boxing, fighters are not willing to risk their undefeated record and put it all on the line. Their legacy of being 'undefeated' is more important to them. Floyd Mayweather set that example for the sport so, if you lose, you're kind of swept under the rug in boxing.
"But more champions should go and fight other big names and that's why I respect Ryan Garcia for even taking the Tank [Gervonta Davis] fight. Even though he lost it doesn't matter, he did what a lot of other fighters in boxing aren't doing, which is making big fights happen. And it's great for the sport."
