The 2023 F1 season is effectively underway, and the Miami Grand Prix will return to the Miami Worldwide Autodrome this weekend. Forward of the race weekend, IWC Schaffhausen invited a bunch of well-known athletes and celebrities to a pleasant basketball match at Jungle Plaza within the coronary heart of the enduring Miami Design District. The 2 groups competed had been captained by seven-time F1 Champion Lewis Hamilton on “Staff Pink” whereas Canadian actor and writer Simu Liu took on the opposition “Staff Inexperienced”. 

Known as the “IWC Chrono Problem”, the match was organised with Miami-based non-profit organisation Dibia Dream, which is on a mission to spark social change by means of STEM schooling and sport for underserved younger individuals in Miami. The girls and boys within the programme additionally participated as ball ladies and boys. A full-sized basketball courtroom was created to host the sport, and after the occasion, will probably be donated to Dibia Dream and the Metropolis of Miami. Within the background is a giant-sized mural of Hamilton carrying the newly introduced Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Method One group watch that includes a Miami Pink rubber strap.

Staff Pink comprised Hollywood actor James Marsden and former NFL participant Antrel Rolle, whereas Staff Inexperienced consisted of Olympic skateboarder Jagger Eaton and Dibia Dream founder and CEO Brandon Okpalobi. The 2 groups confronted one another in three basketball talent challenges, which included lay-ups, free throws and one-on-one video games. Internet hosting the sport was David Coulthard, a F1 legend, and IWC model ambassador and Hollywood actress Monica Barbaro was the timekeeper and likewise stored the scores for the match.

Based on IWC, the newly introduced timepiece is the primary official group watch the model had made for its companion. IWC and the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Method One Staff kicked off their partnership in 2013, and a decade on, this relationship has grown stronger and it’s crystallised within the chronograph. The Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Method One group watch pays tribute to the “ardour and willpower of the group’s designers, aerodynamicists, race engineers, strategists and mechanics.” Its pink strap enhances the driving group’s look on the race monitor, and this eye-catching pink hue additionally finds its means onto the gloves and sneakers.

However earlier than its official debut on the race circuit, members of Staff Pink had been seen carrying the brand new Pilot’s Watch Chronograph 41 Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Method One watch that includes a Miami Pink rubber strap. Staff Inexperienced, alternatively, sported carrying the inexperienced rubber strap. 

First unveiled on the 2022 Miami Grand Prix, this timepiece is produced from extremely sturdy grade 5 titanium, a cloth launched to the watch trade by IWC within the Nineteen Eighties after they launched the primary wristwatch with a titanium case and bracelet. Titanium is often used within the automotive trade to provide elements subjected to excessive strain, reminiscent of engine valves, whereas boasting different properties like being corrosion-resistance and skin-friendly. The watch has a black dial with “PETRONAS” inexperienced printing and luminescence, which enhances its placing design. It options the IWC-manufactured 69385 calibre motion, a sturdy chronograph motion with a column-wheel design that includes 242 elements. The watch’s energy reserve is 46 hours the wearer can view the spectacular motion by means of the sapphire glass again.

Hamilton mentioned extra in regards to the occasion: “It’s nice to be again in Miami with IWC for his or her takeover of Jungle Plaza within the Miami Design District. It’s been some time since I’ve performed basketball, so I used to be slightly rusty, however I managed to hit a couple of hoops at the least! I’ve been with the group for 10 years now and IWC have been with us for that total journey, so I’m tremendous proud to be carrying our IWC group watch with the Miami pink strap this weekend. Right this moment we acquired to spend time with the Dibia DREAM charity who invited some superior youngsters from the native Miami group. Dibia DREAM’s mission is to indicate youngsters that by means of schooling you possibly can obtain something you set your thoughts to, so it was nice to be a part of that.”

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