Carlos Sainz joked to sing ‘Smooth Operator’ in the crowded O2 Arena de London
MADRID, 18 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Spanish pilot Fernando Alonso has seen “incredible” the car of his team Aston Martin Aramco for the imminent world championship of Formula 1, whose presentation was held this Tuesday with an evening at the O2 Arena in London, and in which the Spanish Carlos Sainz has also joked with singing next to his Atlassian Williams Racing car.
A Roquera performance by Machine Gun Kelly opened this gala designed to celebrate the 75 years already completed by F1. The humorist Jack Whitehall presented the ceremony, in which each team taught its new car for this 2025, and did so in reverse order to their respective positions in the last World Cup in Builders.
In this way, Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber opened fire with his pilots, the German Nico Hülkenberg and the Brazilian Gabriel Bortoleto. Then it was Williams Racing’s turn with Thai Alexander Albon and Madrid’s Carlos Sainz escorted by 16 people dressed in team monkeys, presumably the mechanical engineers themselves.
“Thank you for the hot welcome. I think it is the best opportunity to sing ‘Smooth operator’ in a pavilion, but I don’t think it happens … I think it’s great to be here for such an event of the season. I am enjoying the moment and I am looking forward to next week and start driving the car, “Sainz alluded to the next F1 tests in BARÉIN.
The next team was the renamed Cash App Racing Bulls with Japanese Yuki Tsunoda and the Frenchman Isack Hadjar, whose whiter car gave way to Kane Brown’s musical performance; Behind her, the Frenchman Esteban Ocon appeared on stage with the British Oliver Bearman to show the new MoneyGram Haas cars.
Disc-Jockey Brian Tyler (Are We Dreaming) entertained the presentation of French Pierre Gasly and Australian Jack Doohan with Bwt Alpine. And then Aston Martin set up a James Bond -style show, with 35 violinists and singing live topics. The Canadian Lance Stroll was brief and then Fernando Alonso grabbed the microphone.
“We are looking forward to starting the season, jumping inside the car in a few days in Baréin. The car looks incredible, now we have seen the most beautiful car of the night, so please enjoy the rest of the evening,” Speed the Asturian to the London pavilion, just in front of an AMR25 that repeats with green as a dominant note.
Later, the Englishman George Russell and the Italian Andrea Kimi Antonelli next to the Mercedes-Am Petronas car, and immediately touched Oracle Red Bull Racing, with his boss Christian Horner being booed by the stands; But they did not speak the Neozyre Liam Lawson or the Dutch Max Verstappen, current world champion.
It was clear that Ferrari was going to monopolize the attention by another English pilot, the World Cup Hepacampeón Lewis Hamilton. His ‘rampant cavallino’ for this year, which will also conduct the Monegasco Charles Leclerc, incorporates many more white areas and is more than evident the visibility of HP as the main sponsor.
Finally, McLaren revealed his usual Papaya colors and with vitola of favorites with Verstappen and Hamilton to fight for each title. The Australian Oscar Piastri and especially English Lando Norris will try to squeeze ‘Mad Max’ and heptacampeón in his persecution to the champion pilot crown.