Famous sports stars are very much used to daubing their signature on programmes, clothing, pieces of memorabilia and even simple pieces of scrap paper – but every now and then comes a particularly strange request.
That happened at last weekend's British Grand Prix, as the racers met some fans after the race to say hello and give their John Hancock. One man had clearly forgotten to bring something more suitable to be signed, as he decided the best thing to do was to produce what may well have been intended to be his tea.
As reported by NorthantsLive, he whipped out a quiche still in its supermarket packaging – much to the surprise of those drivers who stopped to sign. The first was Daniel Ricciardo, who was clearly taken aback when casually handed the Morrison's tomato, pesto and mozzarella quiche.
"Oh my god," the Australian said as he held the cardboard box in his hands, before asking: "Is this an English thing?" Clearly that was not the case, as his McLaren team-mate Lando Norris was just as perplexed as he was handed the unlikely souvenir – before signing it anyway.
Fellow Brit George Russell was also happy to put pen to quiche, in a light-hearted moment after the heartbreak of crashing out of the race at the first corner. Race winner Carlos Sainz, Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc and Red Bull's Sergio Perez also came over to make sure their signatures were on the box.
The fans stood around the man asking F1 drivers to sign his dinner were clearly enjoying the weirdness of the whole situation, as footage showed them cheering whenever someone new signed. A chant of "sign the quiche" even erupted at one point, catching the attention of Silverstone officials.
Footage of several drivers signing the box was even posted to the race track's official social media accounts, with the caption: "Only at Silverstone would F1 drivers be asked to sign a quiche."
In total, the box featured more than 20 signatures by the time the signing session was over. As some amused fans on social media pointed out, the quiche is likely to be worth a lot more than its usual RRP of £2.30 now that it has been graced by some of F1's top stars.
Cracking a joke about the whole thing, one fan wrote: "That's officially the most expensive quiche in the world" whilst another warned the owner not to "let your concentration slip and put the box in the recycling bin when you've eaten the quiche".
