Imagine closing down Hollywood Blvd. and doing donuts… in a Formula 1 car. So much fun. Last Wednesday, October 30 four great F1 drivers and their cars did just that as part of an event called The Formula 1 Hollywood Ride of Fame, sponsored by local mega-supercar dealer O’Gara Coach.

These weren’t backup test drivers, either, as Valtteri Bottas, Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen each took turns burning rubber on the famous street in their respective teams’ real F1 race cars. The trio diverted from their route between Mexico City, where last weekend’s F1 race was held, and Austin, where the coming weekend’s competition will take place at the Circuit of the Americas.

It appears even F1 drivers still like doing donuts.

“It was very special,” said Verstappen afterwards, tire smoke from the 2011 RB7 race car hanging in the air. “To do a show run in L.A. was already pretty cool, but to do it on Hollywood Blvd. was incredible. It was great, too, that so many people came out to see it.”

Red Bull teammate Alex Albon liked it, too.

“It was really cool. The fans were incredibly loud and passionate and the event went really well,” he said. “I really didn’t expect so many people. And the RB7? It was loud! I’m not used to driving such a loud car and I wish I’d had the chance to drive one of these when they were on track. It was great fun. It was (also) my first time doing a donut, which was interesting. I was a bit nervous before my first run, but it all went really well.”

Drivers Bottas, Ricciardo and Verstappen took part in an official F1 Donut Competition, with judging done by the roar of the crowd and by band leader Brian Tyler. Bottas won. Then all three did donuts at the same time. You’re not going to see that every day, not even in Hollywood.

Sponsor O’Gara Coach had kicked things off with three supercars on the course: a McLaren GT4, McLaren 600LT and an Aston Martin DBS. The cars were driven by professional pilotes Parris Mullins, Mark Proto and Geoff Reeves.

Red Bull then landed professional skydivers right on the street, followed by teams of stunt drivers and acrobats.

“We’re very excited to welcome the Formula 1 family to Los Angeles and introduce the city to the pinnacle series of racing,” said O’Gara Coach executive director of marketing Rhys Edwards.

It’ll be hard for COTA to top this, but we’ll tune in this weekend to see that race anyway.

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