DESCRIPTION

Here we have something pretty cool, a keyring made from the actual bodywork of Romain Grosjean's 2014 Lotus E22 Formula 1 car.

This isn't just black bodywork either, under the lights of the night races these cars in their iconic black and gold livery really stood out and this is because in the car's topcoat there was actual gold fleck added, a thing Lotus has been known to do on their road cars for many years. Under the light you can see this gold fleck reflecting and it really looks cool. I've tried to show this with the camera flash.

Each keyring can differ slightly in shape, but on the whole they are the same, this is due to the shape of the bodywork but also due this being a race used item, so there are marks and scratches from being bounced over kerbs, gravel and other track debris being kicked up and smashed against the car.

The keyring has been finished with a gold decal of his autograph

These will come with an artiF1ed COA art card and Romain Grosjean's F1 race number branded gift box.

Each keyring will slightly differ in shape, but are mainly the same rounded design.

WHY I DO THIS

Having witnessed the waste produced by Formula One over the past 20 years I decided 

that I could make a difference and at the same time give fans of the sport a unique 

opportunity to own the ultimate in F1 memorabilia. There are stories about fields in 

southern England having shipping containers packed full of F1®  cars and parts being buried, certainly this was true of teams up the early 2000's. More recently many teams archive parts, but these archives have to be emptied, many items are destroyed (see the secretly filmed video of what one of the largest teams in F1®  do when clearing out their archives) and due to their inability to be recycled, are put into landfill, something which will only have a huge detrimental effect to our environment in the future. Below I have embedded video of what McLaren do with their parts they no longer have a use for, pretty saddening and shocking that so much material like this ends up in landfill.

ABOUT ME

I had always wanted to do something about the waste our sport creates, when about 15 years ago the idea of selling obsolete, damaged, scrapped car parts came to mind. I didn't want to just sell on the parts on as is, I wanted to give my fellow fans the chance of owning the best memorabilia I could possibly offer and with my arts background I found that these F1®  car parts really leant themselves to being redesigned and re-purposed into something new, something beautiful, something cool. 

Over the years however I have had to call a halt to this process due the ongoing battle I'm having with Multiple Sclerosis and the inability to physically be able to put these gifts together. Right now I am having periods of good health which enable me to get back to doing what I absolutely love, the design and manufacturing of upcycled F1®  car part gifts. I am using this opportunity to give something back to the organisations which have helped not only myself, but every single person with MS to maintain, manage and cope 

with the symptoms this illness presents.

POSTAGE

Due to the Royal Mail losing so many parcels and the increase in scam buyers I have been forced into sending all parcels by recorded delivery and as such I can no longer offer a free postage method. I'm trying to find an alternative courier service but in the meantime I will make sure to only charge what is quoted and where I can, I'll try and be cheaper than what the Royal Mail quotes.

UK Postage-  Postage within the UK will be sent via 2nd class signed for. If however, you require a speedier  method of postage then please select 1st class recorded upon completing your order.

International Shipping- I will ship worldwide, if you can't see a price for the country you reside in then 

please message me before bidding and I will get a shipping quote sent over ASAP.