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Renault's spruced-up sleigh for Santa

As you've probably noticed, it's very nearly Christmas. And since we don't want to be accused of being the Christmas Grinch, we're as open to sharing a little festive fun as the next Formula 1 website!

In the absence of a gallery of tasteful Xmas jumpers to share with you, thankfully our friends at Renault Sport F1 have come through with this delightfully rendered concept for a spruced-up, supercharged sleigh for the modern Santa Claus about town.

It certainly looks very much the part. With a vehicle like that, Father Christmas will surely be in pole position for the role of James Bond once his seasonal gift-giving duties are over and done with.

Renault confidently predict that the Sleigh R.S. will reach Mach 16 in just two seconds. But how fast do you think its top speed is if it's to deliver all the presents in time?

There's a competition on Renault's Facebook and Twitter social media feeds where you can make your guess using the hashtag #SantaSleighRS. If you're right, you'll be in with a chance to win race visors or caps signed by the team's drivers.

The competition is open until Christmas Eve, and there will be another after that to watch out for with different prizes.

(Please note, F1i is not affiliated with this competition in any way. Full details and T&Cs are available on the Renault website.)

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Andrew Lewin

Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.