Paul Ripke: Last News

Lewis Hamilton ahead of this weekend's Formula One Monaco Grand Prix, gifting the Brit a signed bare-bottom photo. The Alfa Romeo driver went viral following the inaugural Miami Grand Prix earlier this month after taking some time to travel in the United States with his partner and taking a dip in a Colorado stream in his birthday suit.That sparked a charity idea for the Finnish driver, who partnered with photographer and creative Paul Ripke to do a special one-day-only print run of his social media storm - and raised a whopping amount of over £42,000 in the process.Over 5,000 images were sold and Bottas has confirmed that there won't be a re run of the release - but he made sure he had a special gift for former teammate Hamilton, presenting it to him ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix."I just wanted to come and give you something.

F1 driver remained in the United States following the inaugural event in Miami, taking time to travel with his partner Tiffany Cromwell, a professional cyclist. During his travels, Bottas went for a dip in a stream in Aspen, Colorado and posted a picture with his bare-bottom peeking out of the water, which went viral and led to a fresh idea that left the experienced Formula One racer confused.After causing a stir on social media, Bottas partnered with photographer and creative Paul Ripke to do a special one-day-only run of prints of the photo to raise money for charity - and it was a huge success, with over 5,000 images sold.The sales raised more than €50k (£42k) for charity but Bottas was left confused by the success of the stunt and, when asked how he felt that 5,000 people owned a picture of his backside, he admitted it was 'weird'.“I still haven't signed any, maybe in autograph session tomorrow, maybe I'll see some," he said.