Kick Sauber has already won F1 Australian Grand Prix

The 2024 F1 Australian Grand Prix will begin in earnest later today, with the first of three practice sessions scheduled ahead of qualifying.

But this week, a winner has already been decided.

As the grid heads to Melbourne, we understand that the Kick Sauber staff are keen to put on a good show. After all, his streaming service, Kick, was founded in Australia, making it one of the team’s major sponsors and home to his racing team. (It is worth noting that this is one of the weeks that another named sponsor, Stake, is absent from branding for legal reasons. Stake is an online casino that was banned by Australia in 2001. The stake operates in Melbourne but cannot advertise or offer services to Australians).

Long before the first lap was posted, Kick Sauber officials could call this week a victory.

Let’s start with Valtteri Bottas. In a sport full of charming personalities, the Finnish driver is circling the field perhaps because of his incredible themed helmet, his passion away from the sport, and his willingness to give his all for charity. , and a great sense of humor.

Many of these characteristics are reflected in this great ad for Uber Carshare.

It was so good that Australian resident and fellow F1 expert James Deiter chimed in yesterday.

This was just the beginning, as the team later released this baywatch Parody featuring Bottas again:

Of course, if you’re wearing a bodysuit, you might as well ride the waves.

When it came time to unveil the theme helmet for the Australian Grand Prix, expectations were high for Bottas. Bottas has dominated the themed helmet game for the past two seasons with the help of his partner, elite cyclist Tiffany Cromwell, and Cromwell is often behind the designs.

Their Australian Grand Prix effort ‘Sausage Sizzle’ is also a masterpiece.

This helmet pays homage to the Australian classic: the sausage sandwich. The details are incredible, right down to the sausage links that are roasted.

But as good as this helmet is for Cromwell and Bottas, his teammates might beat him to it this week.

Because Zhou Guanyu put Valtteri Bottas on his helmet:

Zhou’s Australian GP helmet has some of the usual elements you see at the Australian Grand Prix – a kangaroo – but it also features Bottas and his amazing mullet on the back.

Bottas himself liked this design.

Of course, Kick Sauber will be hoping to match this weekend’s off-track success with its on-track success. The team has struggled in the pit lane and has yet to score any points through two races. The team hopes that these issues can be resolved in time for this weekend’s race.

But even if they don’t, they’ve already put in some great performances Down Under.