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You might have seen Santander’s new ad with Lewis Hamilton over the last few days – it debuted on Sunday – and we’ve managed to track down the ‘making of’ on good ol’ YouTube. It’s a tad cheesy, but there’s some interesting bits in it, especially the camera on a tiny dolly:
And in case you’ve missed the ad, check that out here:
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Jolly Club commented on this article
Wednesday June 10, 2009 at 12:35 pm
Now THAT’s something he’s really good at !!
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Rsh commented on this article
Wednesday June 10, 2009 at 1:00 pm
The first win of Lewis this season, isn’t it?
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Van Driver commented on this article
Wednesday June 10, 2009 at 4:01 pm
MarkP34 & FreeFalling.
It is bad for you to get stoned at this time of day.
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FreeFalling commented on this article
Wednesday June 10, 2009 at 3:23 pm
Shouldn’t they have had Jenson do this?
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MarkP34 commented on this article
Wednesday June 10, 2009 at 3:44 pm
Why’d they get Jenson to do it?
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Van Driver commented on this article
Wednesday June 10, 2009 at 3:57 pm
Because Mclaren not Brawn are sponsored by Santander.
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Van Driver commented on this article
Wednesday June 10, 2009 at 4:11 pm
PitPass had published pics of 2010 spec car build under budget cap.
http://www.pitpass.com/fe s_php/pitpass_news_item.p hp?fes_art_id=38150
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MarkP34 commented on this article
Wednesday June 10, 2009 at 6:08 pm
Just to make myself clear, I’m asking FreeFalling why he’s suggesting they should get Jenson to do it.
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MarkP34 commented on this article
Wednesday June 10, 2009 at 6:10 pm
LOL at the budget cap car!
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Van Driver commented on this article
Wednesday June 10, 2009 at 8:46 pm
Sorry MarkP34.
You can handle your smoke.
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Rob commented on this article
Thursday June 11, 2009 at 4:31 am
Why not just keep doing these..its a very good way to earn and keep the fans happy!
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Dave the hedgehog commented on this article
Thursday June 11, 2009 at 6:55 am
If Santander’s banking is as good as this years Mclaren then i pity my santander owned abbey account
How can you proudly advertise your company using Mclarens biggest dog since 1979?
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actionjackson84 commented on this article
Thursday June 11, 2009 at 7:21 am
Ya its the worst i have ever seen mclaren , far worse then what was previously seen as the dark days of 1994 & 1995.
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funky monkey commented on this article
Thursday June 11, 2009 at 8:04 am
if Mclaren concentrated on their core business instead of doing this stuff then they might have a decent car.
And before someone asks I do realise santander give them lots of cash
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Van Driver commented on this article
Thursday June 11, 2009 at 11:07 am
McLaren couln’t have used their normal way of making car better as Ferrairi is crap this year as well.
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iRep_McLaren commented on this article
Thursday June 11, 2009 at 1:23 pm
This advert is awsome!
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Podge 90 commented on this article
Thursday June 11, 2009 at 3:13 pm
aw, little dog
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shorty555 commented on this article
Thursday June 18, 2009 at 5:02 pm
shame mclaren car this year isnt on rails!
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Bill Bartmann commented on this article
Wednesday September 2, 2009 at 4:36 am
Cool site, love the info.
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