Hundreds of people visited a Lake District Spar to get close to a Formula 1 car – and one lucky fan won merchandise.
Charles Leclerc’s 2021 racing machine was on display on the Bowness store’s forecourt last month.
The car, in Scuderia Ferrari’s 2025 livery, was there courtesy of Spar’s relationship with Shell, and the weekend was part of its Summer of Fun celebrating the store’s first anniversary.
Simon Rigg, of Kendal, won a Scuderia Ferrari F1 T-shirt, cap, umbrella, and water bottle, and was delighted to collect his goodies from store team member Sharon Morton.
Simon said: “I am a huge motorsport fan, and I am thrilled to have won the merchandise. It was fantastic to see the Ferrari up close for free at Spar Bowness over the summer as these opportunities are rare. A big thank you to Spar and to Shell for putting the event on.
“While I have a soft spot for McLaren, I am a big Ferrari fan, and these cars are works of art as well as racing cars.
“The love affair with motorsport really starts with my parents. My dad went to the first British Grand Prix held at Silverstone, and my parents used to go to the Monaco Grand Prix every year for many years. That started in 1968, the year I was born, so I have gone through life with F1 and motorsport as being a part of it.
“I have been to several Grands Prix myself over the years and you really cannot beat an F1 weekend – the speed, the noise, sensational driving, and often, in Britain at least, changeable weather that makes the racing that bit more exciting.”
