Ranking F1 Drivers by Their Single WEIRDEST Merch Item

0:00 Good morning, race fans. Today, I will be ranking the weirdest Formula 1 driver merch. A while ago, I set out to find the worst item from every F1 team. So, this time around, we're going to look at every driver's individual stores to try to find the weirdest, cringiest, and possibly the most bamboozling items. And at the end, I will be ranking all 22 drivers from least to most weird. However, if a driver doesn't have a merch store, then they are automatically out DSQued. FIA check that Plankware while you're at it. And if that's your fave, then I'm sorry, babe. Should have picked a better one. So, with that out of the way, let's get started with we're starting with Max because I've heard crazy things about his merch store, so I want to see if they hold up. And one of the first things I saw was

0:45 the official Max Versstappen scarf. Wait, how is this a Max Versstappen scarf? Uh, what do you mean? It obviously says so, right? Uh, hold on a sec. Right there. Duh. Yeah, right off the bat, this is kind of taking me to that Ferrari store. TBH. Ladies, do we think that this cap is actually like that or did they just forget to smooth out the wrinkles before they took the photo? Overall, the clothing section is pretty nice and well-designed. We also have the kids section, which is just delightful. Like, look at this baby clothes set. It's adorable. Kids, are you even real Max Versstappen fans if you don't even have the Max Versstappen onesie and the Max Versstappen PJs? And that's not me saying that. That's them saying that. There's also the Max Versstappen

1:31 lunchbox and cup if you want to be literally the coolest kid at your school or office. We don't judge. But if that's not really doing it for you, let's have a look at the gifts and accessories section, shall we? Because we have the Max Versstappen towel, the Max Versstappen glasses, so you can match them with the Red Bull glasses, of course. Max Versstappen bedding, which I think is also reversible, so that's sick. Official Red Bull blanket and the Max Versstappen puzzle, which would drive me insane, I fear. But there are two items that are sadly not being sold anymore. And guys, [music] they were the greatest thing I've ever seen in my life. Ladies and gentlemen, the Max Versstappen play rug and our first winner of this video, the Max Versstappen shampoo and shower gel. I

2:16 don't think you understand how sad I am that these no longer exist. Like, I'm not Max's biggest fan, but I'm also not immune to good marketing. Let's move on to our next driver, Sir Lewis Hamilton. So, Lewis has his Plus 44 brand, and unfortunately, it's all like really nice stuff, so I feel like I'm not really going to find anything [gasps] great. I'm going to cry now. That's just wonderful. I will say the drawing looks suspiciously AI generated, but I'm going to pretend I didn't see that for Rosco's sake. Anyway, all I could really find was this pretty ugly shirt and also a collab with Tekashi Murakami. And [music] personally, I don't really like his art, so uh yeah. Oh, this sucks. Learn to be more whimsical, Louis Francoin. I looked through Franco's website and he doesn't really seem to have any merch.

3:02 He has digital collectible cards and some sick wallpapers that you can download. And to be fair, I think throughout this video, we're going to have to cut the rookies a bit of slack. I mean, I'm sure they're still getting their bearings around here. But I did find something pretty incredible here. Remember how Franco once told everybody to not buy official merch because it was overpriced and to buy fake merch instead? >> And people started actually doing it. >> [laughter] >> To be honest, I don't know if this ever really left the Hispanic side of the F1 fandom. So maybe you should subscribe to my channel to find out about this kind

3:47 of stuff. Well, it turns out Renault Espirit Alpine, of which Franco is an ambassador, made a website dedicated to that. And it's basically a bunch of designs that you can download so you can then make your own fake merch with it. And I'm sorry if that isn't just the funniest thing an F1 driver has ever done, then I don't know what is. What an absolute power move, bro. Call a Pinto fans. If you ever want your own Franco merch, but you can't design, I better not catch you making that with AI when you have an entire gallery right here. Puntos. Isak Hajar. We're in luck, boys, because Isak Hajar just released his first merch line a few weeks ago. And of course, the store is called Lebout Boutique. The collection is pretty small, but it does look very nice and welldesigned. So,

4:35 nice job, Isac. Uh, yeah. Please take me to the fun section. Because it's a small collection, there isn't a lot for us to go off of. So, I'm going to say the weirdest item is the not one but two t-shirts of Isac flexing. This one even says, "Oh god, he's flexing again." Is this like a thing that Isak is known for doing a lot? Like, I have no idea. I will say I might have to buy one of these because I love them. It's giving Senior low key. Think about it. Lando Norris. Naturally, Lando has all of his world champion stuff, which is definitely not overpriced at all. Like, I get it. It's about the prestige, but $54 for a t-shirt is crazy work. Again, we have a similar issue as with Lewis, where it seems like his team is allergic to making bad merch. Thankfully though,

5:22 I did not have to look too far to find this absolute gem. I believed in Lando Norris WDC 2025 with the broad font. To be honest, I think if I was a Lando stand, I would have bought this cuz I think it's pretty funny. Although, sorry to say, but the caption is corny as [ __ ] Also, how is the brat meme not dead yet? It's been 2 years. By the way, before we move on, can I just take this moment to say shout out to all the drivers who sell football scarves because I love football scarves. I need all of us to make it a thing at the races. Okay, not you, Orange Army. are doing fine, but the rest of us need to lock in. Estabban Aon, remember how I said great things about Akon's website in that other video? Well, the store site looks like they just took the first template they saw and ran with it. In terms of the merch, it's pretty straightforward. Just

6:08 like a couple of hoodies here and there type of vibe, but here I got to spice things up a little. I got to differentiate myself. I'm going to include my parents in the photos. Boom. What about that? I don't know what made him think that this would sell more merch, but it's honestly so adorable. Listen, I may not like Acon so much as a driver, but the fact that he made it to F1 after all the sacrifices his parents needed to make never fails to bring a little tear to my eye. You know, in general, most of his merch is kind of mid, though. Like, what is this word art as font here? Who removed the background here? Fire them, SD. Fire them. However, I do love him posing like those sorority girls that do like sexy car washes in movies. Hey, remember Bear Tour? Turns out we also have Okonour. And for the

6:54 Brazilian Grand Prix, Okonho, which is really cute. Oh, finally a Miami t-shirt that's not super weird. Wait, what the [ __ ] is that? But the worst product in my opinion is this sticker pack, which is just all the greatest hits of his worst designs. First of all, why are they all black and white? That is so boring. Put some color in there. I get why these are here, but that was a long time ago, man. And why do I need five iterations of the same sticker? Six [music] technically. I don't know. It's not that bad, but it just leaves a lot to be desired. Sorry, Austy. Carlos sign. Sadly, from what I could find, Carlos does not have any merch other than what's on the Williams [music] page. Damn, who knew that some rookies would have better merch than a driver who's been 11 years in F1. I do want to mention though this amazing piece of

7:40 Williams merch, the world's fastest unicorn t-shirt. Unfortunately though, this is off the website now. Just like my beloved Williams cardigan. RIP Serio Czech Perez. Obviously, we'll have to wait to see what merch he drops with Cadillac, but for now, we can still go to his personal store. I'll just say that the self-glazing that's happening here is insane. By the way, Serio Perth arrived to break paradigms. He put an end to decades without a Mexican driver in Formula 1. And after half a century, made the national anthem resound again on the podium of the highest category. Czecho is the greatest legend of Mexican motorsport. Okay, buddy. We get it. The oddest thing I can find on this website as of right now is this shirt, which is a collab with a Mexican sportsear brand.

8:26 And like that's great, but what sport do you want me to wear this to? Exactly. Because I don't think a white shirt would be useful, nor stay white in like any of these. But what do I know? I just think it's ugly. Anyways, Lance Stroll. Turns out the merchandising button on Lance's website just takes you to the Aston Martin website. Oh, that's cheating. So, I think it's only fair that the weirdest product has to be the lance stroller. Sadly, this is no longer available on the Aston Martin website. But if we made an exception with Max, then we can make an exception here. By the way, did you know that Aston Martin also sells watches and weirdly shaped whiskey decanters? They truly love collabing with the most random brands imaginable. Gamelli. Kimmy doesn't even have a website. And you think he's going to have merch?

9:11 Be serious. George Russell also doesn't have any merch. His website just links you to the Mercedes store. George, get it together, bro. You have important customers. And since we're already going through these, Liam Lawson also doesn't have any merch. Or maybe he does. But for some reason, I'm no longer able to access his website at all. What are you hiding in there, Liam? Damn. Maybe my website video embarrassed him too much and he took it down. Nico, oh my god, finally a driver with a store. No, [screaming] the website is completely empty. A few days ago, at least there was a singular helmet model, but now there's nothing. Nico, what the hell, man? You've been an F1 for over a decade. What a joke. >> Pierre Gastley. I know that Pierre has a

9:57 lot of merch, so hopefully he'll save us from this drought. He has this golf apparel collection, which is called Boogeie Gang. And guess what? He also has a Gastly Tour t-shirt. Okay, you guys really need to stop copying each other's homework. Eat pasta, drive faster key ring is uh something. I was going to say that my favorite item is this liked by Pierre Gastley cap because I love when drivers know their own memes and own them. And actually my man got really into this meme. Like really really into it. But I think the funniest thing is that he has a graphic novel of his own career. And like if he was a world champion or something that would make sense, but like you're just a guy here. My brother in Christ, I love you, but your ego is visible from Neptune. Magic Alonso. The only thing that really

10:43 pops up for Alonzo is actually the gift shop from the Mo Fernando Lono in Atorias. And folks, words cannot express the absolute treasure trove that is this site. But I'll just say I've never seen anything so beautifully outdated and cheoogy and random. Literally, name another driver that's selling gems such as Alonso Cufflinks. Hello, gentlemen. If you want to make them love you, this is what you need. Sorry, I don't make the rules. Official Fernando Alonzo thimble, a neck gator with a radio quote, although sadly it's not even one of the funny ones. A cedra glass specifically. Iconic as [ __ ] if you ask me, and actual Fernando Alonzo olive oil. What the [ __ ] This man is truly a gift that keeps on giving. I know my

11:30 goat, Alex. We already had a sneak peek at Albon's stuff last time out. like this really nice green collection. Listen, usually I like when drivers keep their merch pretty minimalist, but then there's Alex's Monaco collection, which is so minimalist you basically can't even tell it's merch like at all. Like, this might as well be from Target, you know? He has made a pair of sneakers, which is unusual enough, tbh. And then he has this merch line for some of his pets, and no wonder it's all sold out. It's literally the cutest thing ever. 10 out of 10. But I think the weirdest merch, and I guess we can argue whether this is or isn't merch, but also I can do whatever I want, is the official Alex Albon wine. Excuse me, Albonovino. I feel like it is very trendy for celebrities to make their own wine. So,

12:15 this feels pretty on brand for an F1 driver. I guess I just didn't expect it to be Alex, but I'll take it. Now, who would be the most likely driver to start a beer company? I answered my own question instantly. It's Valdry Botas. Moving on to Gabriel Bortalto, who as you probably expected, does not have any merch of his own, which is sad because he has a lot of fans. But again, we're going to cut him some slack. So, let's go to the next one. Arvid Lindblad. And needless to say, Arvid also doesn't have any merch yet. What a surprise. So, I thought instead we could look at the man he replaced, Yuki Cenoda. Once again, we have the classic minimalist look. I appreciate that he offers every design in like five different colors. Very thoughtful. These sweatpants feel extremely on brand for Yuki. By the way, I'm sorry I can't with these

13:01 translations again. Thickness of thing. I think probably the most random thing on this site is this adorable Yuki Cenoda AirPods case. It's honestly a pretty clever idea. Like actually, yeah, I would buy an AirPods case of my favorite F1 drivers. Although, he's never beating the performative mail allegations like this. Char Lair. I'm sure a lot of you might remember that Charl actually released his first ever merch collection last season. And as you might expect, the whole thing is very nicely curated and designed. However, it's also really [ __ ] expensive. Like, take a guess how much this shirt costs. Plain cotton, gray, logo barely visible. Just guess. Okay, that's enough time. If you said, "Okay, Lando was selling t-shirts at

13:48 like $54, so this will probably be even more overpriced, so I'm going to say $69.99," then you're correct. It is more overpriced. But you're also wrong. It's actually $83. Ah, yes, a keychain for your keys. Move aside, Yuki. He's the performative male final boss. Also, oh my god, this scarf is so cute. Like I'm not even alair fan, but if I had $176, I would totally buy it. I guess the most interesting thing in this collection is the dog sweater technically, but like is it really that weird? I mean, we know this guy's obsessed with his dog. This wasn't interesting enough for me. So, I thought, hm, what else does sell? That's right. For those of you who don't know, let me introduce you to Lee. The whole

14:35 point of it is that it has fewer calories and also protein, I guess. So, it's like healthy ice cream, whatever that means. I think in some European countries, they sell it at the supermarket. So, if you live in any of these, then please try to find it and let me know if they're good because I'm so curious. I just wonder if they sell it at theair supermarket. I'll be here all week. Oscar Pastray. Surprisingly, Oscar does sell his own merch. I kind of assumed that he wouldn't care enough to sell some. Overall, I like the design because it's mostly very normal, like stuff any well-dressed person would wear on the street. Like, just nice. I feel like usually Oscar dresses worse than this, actually. He has this Texas collection, and I love it because it just looks like they downloaded the graphics from the

15:20 internet and just snuck an OP81 in there. Okay, wait. This jacket actually [ __ ] rules. There's actually nothing super weird around here, which is maybe not surprising, actually. So, for me, I guess the worst things are another horrendous sticker pack, whatever these pants are. Yikes. And I guess the most random, this cross body bag. Very Australian, though. Olly Bon. Our second to last driver left is Olly. And folks, I've got a very good feeling about this. Okay, right off the bat, I love it. Here, this this is how you make a sticker pack. Take some notes, Estabban. The way the Italy sticker says ciao. Ollie, you need to stop being so funny. They will fire you. He even has a mascot teddy bear named Obby. I'm literally going to cry. I love him so much. Okay,

16:06 turns out Olly doesn't actually have that much merch at all. So, unfortunately, he will probably end up as a back marker in the ranking. That's what you get for being so cool and nice and amazing and adorable. And so, last, but certainly not least, let's see if our last driver, the one and only VR Butas, can give us something weird to end with. But I don't just want to talk about the nude calendar because that's old and I feel like everybody knows about it already. So it kind of feels like cheating. I had to find something else and what I found was an absolute gem. Apparently Botas is above selling merch like all these other losers. He's selling experiences. He has this entire website where he sells super luxury trips to Finland, to stay in his fancy Airbnb and drive snowmobiles, and also a

16:54 VIP package to any Grand Prix of your choice to stay with his hospitality team and have private dinners with him and his partner. Genuinely, what is going on here? Honestly, this was so weird to me that for a second I genuinely thought it was some kind of scam. But Bata seems to have at least tweeted about it back in 2023. So, I guess it's real. And even now on his Twitter, he has a link to a website to rent rooms in some Australian valley that he owns residences in. What is this, Valkyrie? Are you just bored? Are you lonely and you want some people to give you and your girlfriend company? Like, what's going on, man? I would call and try to find out if it's still a thing, but I'm too shy to do that. So, someone else can do that and report back, please. Anyway, I trusted this man to give us something funny and I

17:40 literally can't think of anything funnier to end this video. Vry my king. So, here's how the final ranking shakes up. Disqualified drivers are Carlos Science, Kimmy Anteneelli, Nico Hulenberg, George Russell, Gabriel Bortalto, and Arvid Limblad, and Liam Lawson. I can't believe I forgot about him. My bad. And for the ranking in P5, we have Hamilton because his merch was just really nice and therefore really boring. And tied with Louiswis, I'm also going to add Olly Bearman because I forgot about him as well. Whoopsies. In P14, we have Aon with that ugly sticker pack. In P3, we have Pastri with the cross body bag. In P12, we have Paris with the ugly shirt. In P1, we have the Albon wine. In P10, we have Hajar with the two t-shirts of him flexing. In P9, we have Cenod with the AirPods case. In

18:26 P8, we have Norris with the I believe in Lando Norris WDC t-shirt. In P8, we havelair with Lech ice cream. In P six, we have Pierre Gassley with his graphic novel, which is really cute, but I think if you're not a world champion, it's crazy work. In P5, we have Stroll with the Lance Stroller. In all fairness, he should technically be disqualified because it's not actually his own merch. But I'm going to make an exception here because I just think the Lance stroller is too funny to pass up. In P4, we have Colipinto with his DIY fake merch. And now for our podium. In P3, we have Max Verstappen with his official shampoo. In P2, we have Valtry Botas with his private luxury travel experiences. And in P1, we have Fernando Alonso with his everything. Basically, my goat has done

19:12 it once again. Lent, come on. There is 0% bias here, by the way. I definitely did not rig this so that Alonzo would win. Definitely not. I'm just saying it's not that easy to beat the most veteran driver, you know. But that's going to be all for my ranking of the weirdest F1 driver merch. If you enjoyed this video, please make sure to leave a like and subscribe to the channel if you want to keep up with my content. Stay fueled and yeah, go ahead and comment about the broken window. I don't even care at this point. [music] >> [music]