Alfa's striking one-off art livery for charity

Alfa Romeo are to auction off a one-of-a-kind car to raise funds for the Save the Children charity.

The car is adorned with a striking, unique livery from Swiss-based artist BOOGIE that we rather wish could be the team's actual race look for 2023.

It will be displayed at events around the world for a year, before ultimately being auctioned through F1 Authentics.

“The opportunity to paint a Formula 1 car doesn’t come every day," said Basel-based BOOGIE. "It’s a once in a lifetime chance, and to do it for a team based in Switzerland has a special meaning for me.

"With my design, I have tried to convey the spirit of this team: the letters all coming together to form the art symbolise all the people, partners and organisations that contribute to create this car."

BOOGIE said that that embodied the spirit of Alfa Romeo itself, "a group of people with a vision that is more than the sum of its parts."

“We are proud to bring this project to life together with an incredible artist such as BOOGIE," said Sauber managing director and team representative Alessandro Alunni Bravi.

"He is like us, the embodiment of talent who came to call Switzerland home and evolved a unique style and way of doing things.

"Like BOOGIE, we are not afraid to challenge the way things are done and the Art Car project is the best example of this."

Alfa Romeo will be revealing its official 2023 racing livery and new carat a launch event in Zurich next week.

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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.