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F1 racers name their favourite driving music

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    Here’s a nice bit of PR from the United States Grand Prix promoters – they’ve got the whole field to pick their favourite driving anthems:

    Lewis Hamilton:
    Wavy – Ty Dolla $ign
    Campaign – Ty Dolla $ign
    I Want – MadeinTYO

    Nico Rosberg:
    Beautiful Day – U2
    Surfin’ U.S.A. – The Beach Boys
    Sex On Fire – Kings of Leon

    Sebastian Vettel:
    Born in the USA – Bruce Springsteen
    Little Red Corvette – Prince

    Kimi Raikkonen:
    A Horse with No Name – America
    Born to Be Wild – Steppenwolf
    Pikkuveli – PMMP

    Daniel Ricciardo:
    Keep The Wolves Away – Uncle Lucius
    Stubborn Love – The Lumineers
    The Western – Mr. Wives

    Max Verstappen:
    Billy Jean – Michael Jackson
    Thriller – Michael Jackson

    Valtteri Bottas:
    Born in the USA – Bruce Springsteen
    Sweet Home Alabama – Lynyrd Skynyrd
    Pretty Fly (For a White Guy) – The Offspring

    Felipe Massa:
    Happy – Pharrell
    Uptown Funk – Mark Ronson/Bruno Mars
    Hotel California – The Eagles

    Esteban Gutierrez:
    All These Things That I’ve Done – The Killers
    Use Somebody – Kings of Leon
    Life is a Highway – Rascal Flatts

    Romain Grosjean:
    Can’t Stop the Feeling – Justin Timberlake
    Uptown Funk – Mark Ronson/Bruno Mars
    Billie Jean – Michael Jackson

    Sergio Perez:
    Vertigo – U2
    Viva la Vida – Coldplay
    Bailando – Enrique Iglesias

    Nico Hülkenberg:
    Hotel California – The Eagles
    Surfin’ U.S.A. – The Beach Boys
    (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction – The Rolling Stones

    Daniil Kvyat:
    Whisky in the Jar – Metallica
    Ace of Spades – Motörhead
    Strangers in the Night – Frank Sinatra

    Felipe Nasr:
    Sharp Dressed Man – ZZ Top
    L.A. Woman – The Doors
    Even Flow – Pearl Jam

    Marcus Ericsson:
    Simple Man – Lynyrd Skynyrd
    Hotel California – The Eagles
    Back In Black – AC/DC

    Jolyon Palmer:
    Californication – Red Hot Chili Peppers
    The Chain – Fleetwood Mac

    Kevin Magnussen:
    Born in the USA – Bruce Springsteen

    #329806
    Adam Blocker
    Participant

    Ericsson, Kvyat, and Bottas all have a good taste in music. Or at least they share my taste in music.

    #329807
    HUHHII
    Participant

    Must be the only list of current F1-drivers where Marcus Ericsson is competitive :) Driver of the Day!
    Some of Ericsson’s Spotify playlists are public. Just google “marcus ericsson spotify” if you’re interested.

    I’m sure many drivers chose songs like Surfin’ USA and Born in the USA just to please American race organisers and local fans.

    #329808
    Nick
    Participant

    Kimi Raikkonen:
    A Horse with No Name – America

    I wonder if Kimi played GTA San Andreas when he was with McLaren..

    Pretty safe choices from everyone, at least expected some Parkway Drive from Ricciardo or some YG or Future from Hamilton.

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    JackySteeg
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    Interesting little feature! Sauber seems to have the strongest lineup for once – I think Felipe is spot on with LA Woman.

    #329825
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    @npf1 Hamilton actually chose a song with Future on it, it’s Campaign which features Future.

    Although I like hiphop, Hamilton by far has the worst music taste I’ve ever come across. Verstappen’s choices also made me laugh, both songs are older than he is! Not that it’s not possible of course, other drivers have also picked some old songs, but the fact he picked nothing from his era is surprising. Does he actually listen to music?

    Most surprising for me were Kimi and Sergio. Kimi for his Finnish song and Sergio for his choice of U2 and Coldplay which I didn’t expect.

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