[Keith Collantine]

Here’s a nice bit of PR from the United States Grand Prix promoters – they’ve got the whole field to pick their favourite driving anthems:

Lewis Hamilton:
Wavy – Ty Dolla $ign
Campaign – Ty Dolla $ign
I Want – MadeinTYO

Nico Rosberg:
Beautiful Day – U2
Surfin’ U.S.A. – The Beach Boys
Sex On Fire – Kings of Leon

Sebastian Vettel:
Born in the USA – Bruce Springsteen
Little Red Corvette – Prince

Kimi Raikkonen:
A Horse with No Name – America
Born to Be Wild – Steppenwolf
Pikkuveli – PMMP

Daniel Ricciardo:
Keep The Wolves Away – Uncle Lucius
Stubborn Love – The Lumineers
The Western – Mr. Wives

Max Verstappen:
Billy Jean – Michael Jackson
Thriller – Michael Jackson

Valtteri Bottas:
Born in the USA – Bruce Springsteen
Sweet Home Alabama – Lynyrd Skynyrd
Pretty Fly (For a White Guy) – The Offspring

Felipe Massa:
Happy – Pharrell
Uptown Funk – Mark Ronson/Bruno Mars
Hotel California – The Eagles

Esteban Gutierrez:
All These Things That I’ve Done – The Killers
Use Somebody – Kings of Leon
Life is a Highway – Rascal Flatts

Romain Grosjean:
Can’t Stop the Feeling – Justin Timberlake
Uptown Funk – Mark Ronson/Bruno Mars
Billie Jean – Michael Jackson

Sergio Perez:
Vertigo – U2
Viva la Vida – Coldplay
Bailando – Enrique Iglesias

Nico Hülkenberg:
Hotel California – The Eagles
Surfin’ U.S.A. – The Beach Boys
(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction – The Rolling Stones

Daniil Kvyat:
Whisky in the Jar – Metallica
Ace of Spades – Motörhead
Strangers in the Night – Frank Sinatra

Felipe Nasr:
Sharp Dressed Man – ZZ Top
L.A. Woman – The Doors
Even Flow – Pearl Jam

Marcus Ericsson:
Simple Man – Lynyrd Skynyrd
Hotel California – The Eagles
Back In Black – AC/DC

Jolyon Palmer:
Californication – Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Chain – Fleetwood Mac

Kevin Magnussen:
Born in the USA – Bruce Springsteen

[Adam Blocker]

Ericsson, Kvyat, and Bottas all have a good taste in music. Or at least they share my taste in music.

[HUHHII]

Must be the only list of current F1-drivers where Marcus Ericsson is competitive :) Driver of the Day!
Some of Ericsson’s Spotify playlists are public. Just google “marcus ericsson spotify” if you’re interested.

I’m sure many drivers chose songs like Surfin’ USA and Born in the USA just to please American race organisers and local fans.

[Nick]

Kimi Raikkonen:
A Horse with No Name – America

I wonder if Kimi played GTA San Andreas when he was with McLaren..

Pretty safe choices from everyone, at least expected some Parkway Drive from Ricciardo or some YG or Future from Hamilton.

[JackySteeg]

Interesting little feature! Sauber seems to have the strongest lineup for once – I think Felipe is spot on with LA Woman.

[Anonymous]

@npf1 Hamilton actually chose a song with Future on it, it’s Campaign which features Future.

Although I like hiphop, Hamilton by far has the worst music taste I’ve ever come across. Verstappen’s choices also made me laugh, both songs are older than he is! Not that it’s not possible of course, other drivers have also picked some old songs, but the fact he picked nothing from his era is surprising. Does he actually listen to music?

Most surprising for me were Kimi and Sergio. Kimi for his Finnish song and Sergio for his choice of U2 and Coldplay which I didn’t expect.

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