Lewis honoured by the Germans

Lewis Hamilton received a Special Prize from the jury at the annual Bambi awards (Germany’s equivalent of the Oscars). Lewis was hounoured for his “charisma and his youthful charm which made him the new superstar of Formula 1.”

The world champion was handed his shiny Bambi by Dutch football WAG Sylvie van der Vaart, the not-unpretty wife of Real Madrid midfielder Rafael van der Vaart. And yes, Van der Vaart is a mildly amusing surname.

“I think this is my first award I’m collecting since after the last Grand Prix,” Hamilton said on the red carpet after the event. The first of many this awards season, we don’t doubt.

Crasher bonus! More photos after the jump, plus a video of Britney Spears (yes, pop fans, she’s back) performing at the ceremony:

Toro Rosso man rescued by pooch

The mind-boggling conundrum of German humour and German television means it is probably best for your own sanity that you don’t delve too deeply into this set-up. Just take it for granted that the picture above shows German F1 star Sebastian Vettel tied with his hands behind his back so that he could be released by a very talented dog. The strange scenario was part of Vettel’s appearance on zany German TV show Wetten das…?

See Vettel taking a WAG for a spin after the jump.