Kick Sauber has already received F1 Australian Grand Prix

The 2024 Components 1 Australian Grand Prix doesn’t start in earnest till later right this moment, with the primary of three apply classes schedule forward of qualifying.

However the week already has a winner.

With the grid heading to Melbourne you knew that the oldsters at Kick Sauber wished to place in a very good present. In any case Kick, the streaming service, was based in Australia making this a house race for one of many group’s essential sponsors. (It’s value noting that this is among the weeks the place one other named sponsor, Stake, is absent from their branding for authorized causes. Stake, is a web based on line casino, which had been banned by Australia in 2001. Whereas Stake operates out of Melbourne, it can’t promote or provide their providers to Australians).

Nicely earlier than the primary lap was even posted, the oldsters at Kick Sauber can name this week a win.

It begins with Valtteri Bottas. In a sport full of fascinating personalities the Finnish driver is probably lapping the sphere, because of his unbelievable theme helmets, his passions away from the game, his willingness to do every little thing he can for charity, and his improbable sense of humor.

Lots of these traits had been on show on this sensible commercial for Uber Carshare:

This was so good our resident Australian and fellow F1 skilled James Dator needed to chime in yesterday.

That was simply the beginning, because the group later launched this Baywatch parody once more that includes Bottas:

In fact, if the bodysuit is on, you would possibly as properly catch some waves:

Then it was time to unveil the theme helmets for the Australian Grand Prix, and expectations had been excessive for Bottas. With the assistance of his accomplice, elite bicycle owner Tiffany Cromwell, Bottas has been dominating the theme-helmet recreation the previous two seasons, with Cromwell typically behind the designs.

Their effort for the Australian Grand Prix — Sausage Sizzle — is one other masterpiece:

The helmet pays tribute to the sausage sandwich, an Australian staple. The small print — all the way down to the sausage hyperlink getting roasted — are unbelievable:

Nevertheless, pretty much as good as this helmet from Cromwell and Bottas is, his teammate might need him beat this week.

As a result of Zhou Guanyu PUT VALTTERI BOTTAS ON HIS HELMET:

Zhou’s helmet for the Australian Grand Prix has among the components you typically see on the Australian Grand Prix — particularly, kangaroos — nevertheless it additionally options Bottas, and his unbelievable mullet, on the again:

Bottas himself even cherished the design:

In fact, Kick Sauber can be hoping to match their success off-the-track this weekend with some success on it. The group has but to safe some extent by means of two races, undone partially by some struggles on pit lane. Hopefully for the group, these issues can be sorted out in time for this weekend’s race.

If not, nevertheless, they’ve already put in an important efficiency Down Beneath.