Win a limited-run Lewis Hamilton portrait

By Ben Pulman

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19 August 2009 09:00

CAR Online has teamed up with Mobil 1 to offer you the chance to win a limited-edition print of Lewis Hamilton, based on a portrait of the F1 driver which used the oil from his own race car.

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Earlier this year US artist David Macaluso painted a portrait of Lewis Hamilton using the oil from the sump of the current F1 champ’s title-winning grand prix car. And now CAR is giving away one of 50 limited-run prints being produced.

The oil was taken from the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes’ 2008 F1 car – the vehicle that took Hamilton to the world championship last year – and then Macaluso used the oil to create the portrait you see before you. ‘I’ve been recycling used motor oil into paintings since 2005, so it was exciting to do a portrait of Lewis, said Macaluso. ‘It was a privilege. When people look at my portrait of Lewis Hamilton, I want them to know it contains the Mobil 1 that circulated inside his Mercedes-Benz engine.’

And Hamilton’s thoughts? ‘I’d never have guessed you could use it to paint with; the oil gives this picture a unique look and feel.’

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This competition closes on 30 September 2009

By Ben Pulman