The Visa Cash App Racing Bulls team has unveiled a striking new look for the British Grand Prix, thanks to a boundary-breaking collaboration with Nigerian-British artist Olaolu Slawn and fashion powerhouse HUGO.
In a move that fuses motorsport with contemporary culture, Slawn has transformed the team’s VCARB 02 car, driver suits, and paddock wear with his signature graffiti flair. A one-of-a-kind livery ready to turn heads on and off the track.
The collaboration was revealed at Flannels X in London, where the bold white chassis was adorned with Slawn’s caricature-style art and Red Bull branding. His open-eyed figures and raw strokes, often spotted on the streets of London, now decorate not just the car but the team’s entire race-weekend identity.
“Art meets speed and I brought the madness,” Slawn said, thrilled at merging his roots in Yoruba culture and London’s street scene with the high-octane world of F1. HUGO, meanwhile, crafted fresh race suits echoing the same red, blue, and white aesthetic, splashed with Slawn’s hand-drawn motifs.
But the excitement isn’t just skin deep. After a breakout drive in Austria, Liam Lawson is heading to his home GP on a high. The young Kiwi secured P6 at the Red Bull Ring and held off a charging Fernando Alonso with nerves of steel. “It was a great weekend, the one-stop strategy worked perfectly,” Lawson reflected.
Isack Hadjar fought through adversity to finish P12 after floor damage curtailed his charge. “We were so close to double points,” he said, urging focus for Silverstone.
Sporting Director Laurent Mekies praised the squad’s grit: “Liam defended for 70 laps, unbelievable. Isack was unlucky, but our direction is clear.”
