It\u2019s that most wonderful time of the year when Secret Santa made his way around the Formula 1 paddock, the drivers exchanging gifts after drawing a name out of a hat.<\/p>\n
PlanetF1.com ranks the five best gifts, from the sentimental to the naughty.<\/p>\n
No5. Kimi Antonelli\u2019s \u2018well thought\u2019 gift<\/p>\n
Kimi Antonelli\u2019s first Secret Santa present as a Formula 1 driver was \u201cwell thought\u201d, Lando Norris gifting the Mercedes driver two special gifts.<\/p>\n
The first of which was a cushion shaped like a person.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is 23, this is Jordan, and this is myself,\u201d Antonelli said of his new cushion.<\/p>\n
The Italian had previously revealed that his sporting GOAT was Michael Jordan.<\/p>\n
As for part two, that was a Lego McLaren driven by Ayrton Senna.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd I\u2019m an Ayrton Senna fan. That\u2019s really nice,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m going to have to build this.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhoever did this, thank you very much, thank you very much. Well, well thought.\u201d<\/p>\n
Want more PlanetF1.com coverage? Add us as a preferred source on Google<\/a> to your favourites list for news you can trust.<\/p>\n No2. When your hero remembers you<\/p>\n Lando Norris has a new poster for his bedroom wall, and no, it\u2019s not his final lap of the F1 2025 season or even standing on the podium or receiving the Drivers\u2019 Championship trophy, it\u2019s Alex Albon.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s the cutest thing I\u2019ve ever seen,\u201d Norris said as he unrolled a poster of Albon as a youngster. \u201cThat\u2019s adorable.<\/p>\n \u201cIs it from Mr. Albon himself?<\/p>\n \u201cWell for the people that didn\u2019t know, Alex used to be my hero. I had a Alex, not him himself, him driving, he had his helmet so it\u2019s less weird when you say it like that but\u2026 I had a big picture, must have been like this big, of Alex on my bedroom wall for like ten years.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is now going to replace it, yeah.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s adorable\u201d \ud83e\udde1<\/p>\n Lando Norris received a wholesome gift from his Secret Santa! Watch in full on our YouTube channel now \ud83c\udf81 #F1<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/nCvDvvnIk1<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Formula 1 (@F1) December 23, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n No3. Pierre Gasly\u2019s helpful advice for Charles Leclerc<\/p>\n As the saying goes, \u2018happy wife, happy life\u2019 and Pierre Gasly clearly wants his good friend Charles Leclerc to have a happy life when he marries his fianc\u00e9e, Alexandra Saint Mleux.<\/p>\n He gave the Ferrari driver a book in French title \u2018Comment etre un box EPOUX?\u2019 A book of advice for men wanting to ensure they have a happy wife.<\/p>\n Translating the title, Leclerc said: \u201cHow to be a good husband. I love reading so I\u2019ll read it.\u201d<\/p>\n Gasly had seemingly inscribed inside the book, \u201cI\u2019ll have it back when you\u2019re done\u201d, making Leclerc chuckle.<\/p>\n Asked what else was written on the cover, Leclerc replied: \u201cA guide approved by one million women.<\/p>\n \u201cBut my woman is very special.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m sure there will be amazing advice.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThank you, Pierre! But he knows how good of a boyfriend I am already.\u201d<\/p>\n No2. George Russell\u2019s \u2018naughty\u2019 gift from Charles Leclerc<\/p>\n They may be rivals on the track but there was some good natured ribbing between George Russell and Charles Leclerc when the Mercedes unwrapped his present.<\/p>\n Pealing back the paper on a photo frame, Russell proclaimed \u201cnaughty, naughty, naughty\u201d before turning the frame around to show the camera.<\/p>\n The photograph? The moment that Leclerc overtook him at the Dutch Grand Prix.<\/p>\n Better yet, it then came with a video of the pass in a second frame.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s so kind of him,\u201d Russell said with a chuckle. \u201cHe can only overtake illegally, that\u2019s all he\u2019s got in the locker \u2013 bashing people off the track.\u201d<\/p>\n Le cadeau de Charles \u00e0 George pour le Secret Santa : une photo encadr\u00e9e du d\u00e9passement du Mon\u00e9gasque sur le pilote anglais \u00e0 Zandvoort. \ud83e\udd23#F1<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/FeH8ByMF7Z<\/a><\/p>\n \\\u2014 Le Sprint (@LeSprintEdition) December 23, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n No1: Fernando Alonso jokingly threatens Nico Hulkenberg over his gift<\/p>\n Fernando Alonso, the oldest driver on the grid at 44 years old, was given a gift by a fellow elderly statesman, one that may just become handy in the decades to come.<\/p>\n The Aston Martin unwrapped a long box and started to guess what could be inside, guessing a club. It was a walking stick.<\/p>\n As for who gifted it to the double World Champion, the Spaniard surmised: \u201cI\u2019m the oldest, Kimi\u2019s the youngest so maybe Kimi can see me as a grandfather.<\/p>\n Told the giver was not too young himself, he guessed: \u201cNico? Nico Hulkenberg.<\/p>\n \u201cI will use it to hit him.<\/p>\n \u201cWe see [each other] sometimes in Monaco and I will hit him. No what\u2026<\/p>\n \u201cThank you very much, it will be useful. Not now, not yet, but one day.\u201d<\/p>\n The perfect gift for a rookie\u2026<\/p>\n A festive Fernando unwrapped his F1 Secret Santa gift in Abu Dhabi. pic.twitter.com\/HxIPWDcm2f<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team (@AstonMartinF1) December 23, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Want to be the first to know exclusive information from the F1 paddock? Join our broadcast channel on WhatsApp<\/a> to get the scoop on the latest developments from our team of accredited journalists. Read next: \u2018Only driver who can compete with Verstappen\u2019 named, and it\u2019s not Norris<\/a><\/p>\n
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