The (down)Force was with them

As the latest instalment in the Star Wars saga - Episode VII: The Force Awakens - finally hit the screens worldwide, let’s look back at a time when film director George Lucas, Darth Vader, Chewbacca and a slew of Stormtroopers hung out in the Red Bull garage. That was during the 2005 Monaco Grand Prix, with the PR stunt aimed at promoting the release of Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.

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