Ryan Reynolds has briefly swapped football for Formula One, with the Wrexham co-owner left stunned by Esteban Ocon’s ‘Deadpool’ helmet design.

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Hollywood actor part of Alpine investment groupReady for high-speed action in Sin CityStill keeping an eye on events in North WalesWHAT HAPPENED?

Hollywood superstar Reynolds, along with fellow Wrexham co-chairman Rob McElhenney, has joined forces with Otro Capital and RedBird Capital Partners to acquire a 24 per cent stake in the Alpine F1 team. They have since been joined as investors by the likes of Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold and golfing superstar Rory McIlroy.

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Reynolds has been getting a taste of life on the track ahead of the Las Vegas Grand Prix. He has been rubbing shoulders with Alpine racer Ocon, who has been showing off the head wear that he will be sporting in Sin City.

WHAT THEY SAID

Reynolds has not been given a trip around the circuit in Nevada, but he admits that “things escalated from 0 to Oh-My-God-This-Is-Real in 1.4 seconds” when meeting up with highly-rated French racer Ocon.

WHAT NEXT?

Reynolds has grown accustomed to seeing sport mess with his emotions, with an eventful reign being taken in at Welsh outfit Wrexham. They secured promotion in record-breaking style last season, with plenty of drama experienced before an all-expenses-paid trip to Vegas was put in place, while the current campaign has delivered more thrills and spills at StoK Racecourse.