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Olympic Legend Usain Bolt, Marcell Jacobs and Vin Diesel Surprise Fans at Formula One Italian Grand Prix

Published 09/13/2021, 9:49 AM EDT

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It was raining celebrities at the Italian Grand Prix 2021. Olympic legend Usain Bolt, Olympic gold medalist Marcell Jacobs, and Celebrity actor Vin Diesel all attended the prestigious Formula One Italian Grand Prix race.

The race took place at Autodromo Nazionale di Monza circuit, also known as the ‘Temple of Speed’ as it is the fastest track on the Formula 1 calendar. Notably, three of the leaders in their respective fields attended the fastest race in the world.

Usain Bolt meets Lewis Hamilton before the race

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Usain Bolt loves attending different sporting events, and he couldn’t have missed the F1 race. It was a special moment for fans as they saw the GOAT of sprinting and GOAT of F1 together. Before the race, Usain met Lewis Hamilton and wished him luck.

Usain Bolt has attended the F1 races before as well and had met Lewis Hamilton. The F1 star had shown the sprinting legend how to do a “donut” stunt during the US Grand Prix 2017. He even celebrated his winning moment by posing with Usain Bolt.

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The ‘Fast and Furious’ star, Vin Diesel, surprised everyone by showing up at the race. Vin was on vacation with his family in Italy and took time out to watch the best racers in the world.

Diesel also met the eight-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt and legendary racer Lewis Hamilton at the F1 race.

Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Lamont Marcell Jacobs waved the chequered flag

Italy’s Lamont Marcell Jacobs recently clinched the gold medal in the 100m race at Tokyo Olympics 2020. He also won the gold medal in the men’s 4*100m relay race.

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The reigning Olympic champion was invited to the F1 Italian Grand Prix to wave the chequered flag. The current Olympic champion was seen standing in front of all the drivers waiting to start their campaign to win the race. Marcell is a fan of the F1 race and supports team Ferrari. Albeit he’s also an admirer of seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton.

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