When David Coulthard and Mark Webber roll down the Silverstone pit lane at the start of Friday free practice, their Red Bull Racing RB3s will be sporting a unique one-off livery. The Faces For Charity initiative was announced at this years Monaco Grand Prix with the aim of raising money for Wings For Life, a charity that supports research into a cure for paralysis caused by back injuries. The charity was set up by Austrian motocross rider Heinz Kinigadner. A total of 30,000 photos were uploaded onto a special web site by fans who have pledged money to the charity. These photos were then turned into finished artwork, transformed into decals and applied to Davids and Marks cars. The stickering process was complicated by the fact that the British GP weekend follows straight on from the race in France. Coulthards car was rushed back to the UK on Sunday night so the work could begin, with Webbers car following on the race truck. Fans chose where on the car they want their photo and a template for each car was produced before being printed onto one large sheet of vinyl. Of course, the race engineers had their say, which is why there are no decals on the front and rear wings and the leading edges of the various parts are also devoid of stickers, to ensure the aerodynamic integrity of the cars. In the build up to the British Grand Prix, some of the fans who have their photos on the car were invited to the Red Bull Racing factory in Milton Keynes to see the livery going on the cars. The final part of the stickering process will not be completed until Wednesday in the team garage at Silverstone. Source: Red Bull Racing Bulletin #557 ugly! Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Seems like a committee thunk that one up. Wouldn't a logo for the charity get the message across a little better?
It's not about the Paint scheme and impressing people.... IT's about the various people who helped donate to a good cause... I am one of them......
I'd say having your photo on an F1 car (albeit a photo which you definitely won't see during race coverage) is a far better incentive for people to donate than just a logo on the car. I know it's a bit shallow in taking the focus off the main thing at hand here (the people that will benefit from donations), but I think as long as people are helped - why not?
Thank you. Everyone wins here. Donators get a perk, Red Bull gets some good press, F1 looks a little better. And your charity gets some benefit. Looks great to me.
Coulthard 11th Webber Last Suggestion: Spend more time and effort on making the car go faster not the paint/decal scheme.
