MIAMI, Florida — Thursday during media day at the Miami Grand Prix, Oscar Piastri met wide receiver Justin Jefferson and received a quick Griddy lesson.
Oscar Piastri’s Griddy after the Miami Grand Prix gets one big rave review
After winning the Miami Grand Prix, Oscar Piastri had to make good on a bet with Justin Jefferson
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Piastri then made a bet with the Minnesota Vikings receiver that if he were to win the Miami Grand Prix, he would celebrate with a Griddy.
After his qualifying effort on Saturday left him starting in fourth, Piastri decided not to practice what he learned on Thursday, assuming he would not need to pay up on his bet with Jefferson. But as luck would have it, Piastri picked up a few spots after the start of the Miami Grand Prix, chased down race leader Max Verstappen, and pulled away to secure the win here in Miami, his fourth win of the season and his third-straight victory.
Meaning it was time to pay up on his bet, despite the lack of practice:
Speaking in the FIA Press Conference after his win, Piastri spoke about his attempt at the Griddy, and admitted that this was a one-and-done situation.
“I knew that was going to be the question! It was an attempt at a Griddy, as you can tell, poorly executed. I met Justin Jefferson on Thursday, who has essentially made the Griddy world famous, and stupidly made a bet with him that if I won the race, then I would do one for him,” said Piastri. “After qualifying yesterday, I didn’t practice because I thought that was definitely not going to be needed. So yeah, that was my first attempt at a Griddy live on world TV. I stayed true to the bet, but that’s the one and only time you’ll be seeing me do that.”
However, at least one sports fan approved of the attempt.
Jefferson himself.
That should count for something, right?
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