{"id":189739,"date":"2025-10-10T05:30:21","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T05:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/189739\/"},"modified":"2025-10-10T05:30:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T05:30:21","slug":"sparkles-the-story-so-far","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/189739\/","title":{"rendered":"Sparkles: The Story So Far"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every great story starts with a little bit of magic \u2013 and in this case, that magic came from Thea.<\/p>\n

It all began when we invited fans to send in their dilemmas for our brand-new series, Call Carbono<\/a>. Among the first to take part was Thea, a young fan from the UK with one very important question:<\/p>\n

Should her unicorn be called Sparkles or Sprinkles?<\/p>\n

Carbono loved it. And so did everyone watching. Thea\u2019s sweetness stole the show \u2013 and sparked something even bigger. During the chat, she asked our duo if they could wear the unicorn on their helmet. Carlos didn\u2019t hesitate: \u201cIf you send it in, I promise I will wear a unicorn sticker.\u201d<\/p>\n

The moment that started it all…<\/p>\n

Baku: The Birth of Sparkles<\/p>\n

True to his word, Carlos carried Sparkles on his helmet for the very next race \u2013 the 2025 Azerbaijan Grand Prix.<\/p>\n

What followed truly was fairytale stuff. Carlos qualified on the front row, then stormed to P3 on race day, claiming his first podium for Atlassian Williams Racing and the team\u2019s first full-race podium since 2017.<\/p>\n

Sparkles had officially entered Formula 1 folklore.<\/p>\n

And the best part? Carlos\u2019 manager, Carlos Onoros, found a spare sticker and placed it on the back of the P3 trophy \u2013 making Sparkles forever part of that moment in history.<\/p>\n

Singapore: Sparkles Fever<\/p>\n

Ahead of the next race in Singapore, fans were calling for one thing \u2013 Sparkles merch.<\/p>\n

So, we teamed up with Thea herself to make it happen. Together, we created a special run of Sparkles tees for adults and kids, with a portion of every sale going directly to Thea and her family. The reaction was unbelievable, and the collection sold out faster than Sparkles herself.<\/p>\n

Then, as if powered by Sparkles once again, Carlos delivered another memorable drive \u2013 charging from P18 to P10 under the lights to grab our first point in Singapore since 2017.<\/p>\n

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All the necessary equipment in our Singapore garage… <\/p>\n

What\u2019s Next for Sparkles?<\/p>\n

From Call Carbono to podiums and points, Sparkles has not only galloped her way into hearts across the F1 world, but also into our history books.<\/p>\n

Now, it\u2019s over to you. We want to know what Sparkles magic you\u2019d like to see next. Cast your vote in the poll below.<\/p>\n

And as a thank you, you\u2019ll unlock the exclusive Sparkles badge and Driver Card assets for your collection.<\/p>\n

Complete the poll to get your badge:<\/p>\n

What would you like next?<\/p>\n

Let us know what Sparkles merch you want to see…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Every great story starts with a little bit of magic \u2013 and in this case, that magic came…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":189740,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[1687,372,6537,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-189739","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-f1","tag-f1","tag-formula-1","tag-formula1","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189739","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=189739"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189739\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/189740"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=189739"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=189739"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=189739"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}