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F1 Stars Including Russell, Raikkonen & Horner Attend the Latest Bond Movie Premiere

Published 09/29/2021, 4:14 AM EDT

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‘No Time to Die’, Daniel Craig’s last James Bond film finally had its world premiere, 18 months after it was originally supposed to, because of the Covid pandemic. Superstars from various diverse fields attended the gala event in London. In the star-studded event, quite unsurprisingly, a few people from the world of F1 were also spotted.

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Star-studded Bond premiere

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The latest Bond movie has been a part of Formula One for quite some time now; the two have Aston Martin as their point of intersection. The Aston Martin F1 team has been running a 007 branding on their car and all over the paddock, as a way to promote the new film.

So, it was not a surprise when Aston Martin F1 driver Lance Stroll was seen during the World Premiere of No Time to Die. Lance visited the event with his girlfriend Sara Pagliaroli.

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Along with Lance, Williams driver George Russell also attended the event with his girlfriend, Carmen Mundt. Kimi Raikkonen was also seen in attendance, along with his wife, Minttu Raikkonen.

Red Bull F1 team boss Christian Horner attended the event as well. He was accompanied to the premiere by his wife, Geri Horner. The former Spice Girl put on a sensational white asymmetrical maxi dress as she arrived at the event.

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Speaking of stars, the event was also graced by the Royal Family. Daniel Craig was seen talking to Charles, Prince of Wales, and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall. Prince William and Catherine, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, were also spotted at the event.

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Aston Martin F1 performance not Bond-esque

Aston Martin is the car that James Bond falls back to; however, the performance of the Aston Martin team in this season of Formula One has not been Bond-esque.

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Currently sitting in seventh position with 59 points, Aston Martin have failed to achieve their target of leading the midfield till now. With Sebastian Vettel 12 and Lance Stroll 13 in the drivers’ standings, the car hasn’t been able to beat the AlphaTauri or the Alpine regularly.

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With the 2022 season bringing in new regulations, maybe Aston Martin will jump back to where they aspire to be.

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Riddhi Mondal is an F1 Author at EssentiallySports. Having previously worked as a student reporter at The Statesman, she is an ardent follower of all things F1. A nerd through and through, the complicated physics that goes into the cars is what drew Riddhi to the sport.
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