It is still a fortnight to go till the Valencia GP so I went around looking for my F1 fix by searching for YouTube video clips of F1 drivers who appeared in TV adverts. There is quite a lot. I suppose with all the sponsors for each team, part of the deal would be for these drivers to appear in marketing activities. Anyway, these are the ones I liked the best and perhaps I will dig out some other later. Meantime, enjoy!
It begins with this Vodafone advert with Hamilton and Kovaleinen as black cab taxi drivers.
And from there, I discovered a Mercedes Benz advert with Hamilton, Alonso and Hakkinen. Loved the music track used on this one!
There is also the “making of” video of this Mercedes advert here.
From Mercedes McLaren, I looked for those made by my favourite team, Scuderia Ferrari (the best, yeay!). Iceman Kimi Raikkonen had made plenty. This one with Johnnie Walker is cool.
Then, there is this advert for MTV3MAX stars Raikkonen as a taxi driver.
Of course, this compilation will not be complete without the great Schumi. This one is part of a series for Shell called “What would Schumi do next?” They were probably released after his retirement from F1 in 2006. I’ll find more of this series in future posts.
And lastly, this one was made for Vodafone at the time when they were still Ferrari sponsors. It features Schumacher and Barrichello.
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