To celebrate the first ever F1 Grand Prix in Miami, AlphaTauri and Scuderia AlphaTauri collaborated with artist and visionary Remote (aka Jay Bellicchi), part of the eclectic art collective ARTPLUG, for a special project at the amazing MetroWrapz facility to embrace local art, culture and fashion, while raising money for charity. Here is all you need to know:
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Remote has been given the opportunity to apply a unique graffiti design directly on a Formula One car, inspired by the vibrant colours of the AlphaTauri Fashion Spring/Summer collection. The colourful and stylish Showcar will be on display at the completely new and bespoke Red Bull Energy Station, which has been designed and built, especially for the inaugural Miami Grand Prix in Florida.
Before the race weekend, drivers Pierre Gasly and Yuki Tsunoda met up with Remote to discover more about graffiti culture, the Miami art scene and to have a first look at the repainted F1 car. In homage to this art project, the same graffiti design will also be featured on the headrest of both AT03 cars raced in Miami while Remote surprised Tsunoda with a special helmet paint job too.
Japanese pilot Tsunoda, 21, revealed:
I am super grateful for the special helmet design that Jay made for me. I had not seen it live before today and it looks super cool. I cannot wait to wear it on track.
Both drivers also tried their graffiti skills on blank helmets, which will be auctioned off to raise money for the Wings For Life Foundation alongside their global Wings for Life World Run on Sunday, May 8.
Not only that, both helmets will be digitalised as an NFT and can be bought on a dedicated homepage while the buyer will also be able to redeem their NFT until the end of the 2022 season to receive the physical helmet and the race gloves of each driver worn at the Miami GP.
Gasly, 26, enthused:
I am a big fan of the vibrant art scene here in Miami and I love the design…
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