VALTTERI BOTTAS RAISES ALMOST €50,000 FOR RHINO CHARITY WITH F1 HELMET FUNDRAISER

Valtteri Bottas pulled in nearly €50,000 for rhino conservation with a race-worn helmet raffle tied to his Azerbaijan GP lid. The Cadillac driver auctioned off the one-off design—crafted by partner Tiffany Cromwell with a sunset and rhino silhouettes—by selling signed cards featuring a nude photo of himself. One buyer won the helmet; all proceeds went to Care for Wild, a South African charity running the world's largest rhino orphanage.

It's the same playbook Bottas used for his Movember nude calendar, and it works. The helmet, worn during World Rhino Day weekend in Baku, raised serious money for a cause he's backed before.

Meanwhile, Bottas and Cadillac teammate Sergio Perez remain pointless through the American outfit's debut season. The fundraising is a bright spot in an otherwise grim year for the 11th team, still searching for its first championship point as the calendar winds down.