Or, at least, three billionaires. Their host for a poker weekend in the mountains at a sprawling estate named after Ayn Rand’s “The Fountainhead” is Hugo
Real Betis players celebrate after Betis’ Abde Ezzalzouli, centre, scored his side’s opening goal during the Europa Conference League final soccer match between Real Betis and Chelsea in Wroclaw, Poland, Wednesday, May 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)Real Betis players celebrate after Betis’ Abde Ezzalzouli, centre, scored his side’s opening goal during the Europa Conference League final soccer match between Real Betis and Chelsea in Wroclaw, Poland, Wednesday, May 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
Chelsea’s Benoit Badiashile, right and Betis’ Antony fight for the ball during the Europa League final soccer match between Real Betis and Chelsea in Wroclaw, Poland, Wednesday, May 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)Chelsea’s Benoit Badiashile, right and Betis’ Antony fight for the ball during the Europa League final soccer match between Real Betis and Chelsea in Wroclaw, Poland, Wednesday, May 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)Chelsea’s Nicolas Jackson, left, scores his side’s second goal during the Europa Conference League final soccer match between Real Betis and Chelsea in Wroclaw, Poland, Wednesday, May 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
Chelsea’s Nicolas Jackson, left, scores his side’s second goal during the Europa Conference League final soccer match between Real Betis and Chelsea in Wroclaw, Poland, Wednesday, May 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)Chelsea’s players celebrates after winning the Europa Conference League final soccer match between Real Betis and Chelsea in Wroclaw, Poland, Wednesday, May 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
Chelsea’s players celebrates after winning the Europa Conference League final soccer match between Real Betis and Chelsea in Wroclaw, Poland, Wednesday, May 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
Chelsea fans arrive for the Europa Conference League final soccer match between Real Betis and Chelsea in Wroclaw, Poland, Wednesday, May 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)“It is normally interesting, and we have a lot of quick guys behind us,” Norris.
Right behind Verstappen, Mercedes’ George Russell and Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton start from fourth and fifth.Verstappen, who is 25 points off Piastri’s lead, has won at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya for the past three years.
But when asked if he hoped to be closer to his McLaren rivals during qualifying, Verstappen responded with a terse “No.”“We were lacking all weekend compared to them,” Verstappen said. “I’m here, squeezing everything out of the car. We had a decent Friday, made some final changes to the car but it wasn’t enough to challenge for the pole.”