- Mahomes and Kelce both became investors in Alpine’s F1 team in October
- The Chiefs quarterback joked that Travis is too dangerous a driver to make it in F1
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Patrick Mahomes hardly hesitated when asked to name the Kansas City Chiefs teammate he would most like to get behind the wheel of an F1 car.
“I mean,” he said. Travis (Kelce).”
Mahomes, who last month became an investor in Alpine’s F1 team along with Kelce and a host of other high-profile athletes, made a brief appearance during coverage of the Netflix Cup – a unique celebrity golf event in Las Vegas that includes a number of racing matches. stars.
During a conversation with host Kay Adams, the Chiefs quarterbacks were asked which of his teammates he wouldn’t like to see driving an Alpine car – and Kelce was the name he quickly settled on.
“Anything to do with Travis and fast cars or anything that’s dangerous,” he added. “You have to keep him away from them.”
Patrick Mahomes has named Travis Kelce as the Chiefs player he would least like to have behind the wheel of an F1 car
Mahomes was briefly present at the coverage of the Netflix Cup – a unique celebrity golf event in Las Vegas that features a number of racing stars
Mahomes and Kelce became investors in the star-studded Alpine F1 team last month
Last month, it was announced that Mahomes and Kelce were part of a $211 million strategic investment in Alpine Racing Ltd through private investment firm Otro Capital.
Former world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua, four-time golf champion Rory McIlroy, Liverpool footballer Trent Alexander-Arnold and ex-Premier League player Juan Mata are also on board.
Roger Ehrenberg – an investor in the Miami Marlins and Real Salt Lake – is another prominent addition.
Wrexham owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney teamed up with fellow acting superstar Michael B. Jordan to take a 24 percent stake in Alpine this summer, a deal that valued the F1 team at more than $850 million.
At the end of his cameo in the Netflix Cup broadcast, Mahomes also had some unique advice for Alpine driver Pierre Gasly during his outing on the golf course in Vegas.
When Adams asked him to help Gasly with some golf tips, he replied, “I don’t know if this will work for him because he has a race this weekend, but every time I step on this leg I just get a pair of Coors Lights.” in me.
Chiefs quarterback believes Kelce would be too ‘dangerous’ if he drove an F1 car
“It lets me loosen up a little bit and swing hard and see if I can get some good golf shots along the way.”
“The adrenaline gives you a little bit of an advantage so you can get a few extras that you wouldn’t have on the golf course. Maybe four to five, then you’re about in that good zone.
“But when you have more, you start to touch people and fans everywhere.”