Sebastian Vettel - Toro Rosso STR3 2008

Sebastian Vettel - Toro Rosso STR3 2008

594mm x 420mm Limited Edition Giclée Print (Limited to 150 prints) with Certificate of Authenticity*

Finally finished my painting portraying the nose of the Toro Rosso car in which Sebastien Vettel completed his first full season in Formula 1. The German driver regularly fought for points during the year, but his stand out weekend came at the Italian Grand Prix.

There was torrential rain all weekend at Monza but the small Italian team developed a setup that coped well in the terrible conditions. This resulted in Vettel securing his maiden pole position and a third position for teammate Bourdais.

In the race, Vettel dominated from lights to flag, while the title contenders squabbled in the pack. This performance promoted Vettel up to the senior Red Bull team for the 2009 season.

The STR3 was a beautifully sculpted car with a fantastic livery featuring very few sponsors. The contours of the nose cone, once extra aerodynamic winglets were added for the final few races, created a fantastic looking front end. To draw attention to this, I have painted the rest of the car to look out-of-focus, to draw the viewer's eye to the golden nose with the winglets protruding out above. The painting is a tribute to Sebastien Vettel's iconic career.

Formula 1 Artwork by Alex Stutchbury

SIZE

A2 | 594 x 420mm | 23.38" x 16.54"

PRINT

A high quality Fine Art Giclée print on Canson Rag Photographique 310gsm paper. This paper is traditionally mould made from 100% cotton, to high archival standards, producing a paper with genuine heritage. By using high-quality rollers, the print will go to the edge of the paper, replicating the original painting dimensions.

Note: The print is delivered unframed.

PACKAGING

All prints are professionally packaged and sent via a Fine Art Guild supplier, to ensure quality assurance.

• UK mainland: Each print is professionally rolled by the manufacturer in acid free tissue paper (rolling of prints will not damage quality and will flatten easily when artwork is displayed in a frame). Protected in an outer card wrapping. Sealed in a strong protective tube and transported using the DPD Courier Service and a tracking number will be supplied when in transit.
• UK Isles / Europe / Rest of World: Professionally rolled by the manufacturer in acid free tissue paper (rolling of prints will not damage quality and will flatten easily when artwork is displayed in a frame). Protected in an outer card wrapping. Sealed in a strong protective tube and sent by Airmail International Track&Sign to ensure safe delivery.

*Certificate of Authenticity provided by DstudioUK, member of the Fine Art Guild and registered with the Guild's ArtSure service.