BRISIGHELLA, Italy -- The Bandini Trophy is an unusual award. The winner is chosen by a jury of 12 -- including the founder of the Minardi F1 team Giancarlo Minardi -- and is awarded in recognition of a significant improvement over the previous racing season. It was established in 1992 in memory of Italian racing driver Lorenzo Bandini, who died racing for Ferrari at the 1967 Monaco Grand Prix, and in its 25-year history has been awarded to drivers, teams and the son of Enzo Ferrari, Piero. Nothing too unusual about that, but that's before the recipient is encouraged to collect their award by driving a Formula One car on public roads to Bandini's hometown of Brisighella in Northern Italy.
Valtteri Bottas drives Mercedes F1 car on public roads to collect Bandini Trophy
