Team Collaborates with artist Remote to raise money at inaugural race.
To celebrate the first ever F1 Grand Prix in Miami, fashion brand AlphaTauri and Formula One race team 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.
Remote was given the opportunity to apply a unique graffiti design directly on a Formula One car, inspired by the vibrant colors of the AlphaTauri Fashion Spring/Summer collection and in line with the spice of Miami.
If you are at the race this weekend, the colorful and stylish Showcar will be on display at the completely new and bespoke Red Bull Energy Station, which has been designed and built, specifically for the inaugural Miami Grand Prix.
In homage to this art project, the same graffiti design will also be featured on the headrest of both AT03 cars raced in Miami. Additionally, Remote surprised driver Yuki Tsunoda with a special helmet paint job too.
“I am super grateful for the special helmet design that Jay made for me,” said Tsunoda. “I had not seen it live before today and it looks super cool. I cannot wait to wear it on track.”
Before the race weekend, drivers Pierre Gasly and 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.
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.
Both helmets will be digitalized as a 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.
“I am a big fan of the vibrant art scene here in Miami and I love the design that Remote has created for us,” said Gasly. “Furthermore, Miami is a major hub for the crypto community, which is why I was here earlier this year for the announcement of our extended partnership with Fantom. I think it is the perfect opportunity for AlphaTauri and our F1 team to launch this special NFT project here and I hope we will raise a lot of money to support the Wings For Life Foundation.”