Actor and singer-songwriter Cynthia Erivo, who portrays Elphaba in the popular Wicked film franchise, has made an appearance at the Las Vegas Grand Prix.<\/p>\n
The award-winning actor was shown clips of both current and former Formula 1 drivers singing from the cockpit of their cars, giving her the opportunity to rank their vocal skills.<\/p>\n
Erivo was first shown a clip of McLaren<\/a> driver Lando Norris<\/a> enthusiastically singing Friday Dopamine Re-Edit. “Lando, I don’t know what the tune is. The effort is there, but I can’t hear the tune. So I’m going to give you 4\/10, for the effort,” she said.<\/p>\n Next up was a clip of two-time champion Fernando Alonso<\/a> singing We Are the Champions. “You know what, Fernando, I could hear the tunes. I understood what you were singing, and I recognised it immediately. I’m going to give you 5.5\/10.”<\/p>\n Four-time champion Sebastian Vettel<\/a> opted for a rendition of Who Let the Dogs Out, which left Erivo wanting more oomph. “Now, Seb, if we’re going to do that song, we need a little bit more like, oomph! It was very, very gentle. I’m going to have to take a few points away for the gentility there. It’s not a gentle song. We’re going to give you a 3\/10. I need more effort.”<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Then came the classic clip of Carlos Sainz<\/a> singing Smooth Operator, which has since become part of the Spanish driver’s brand. “You know what, Carlos? I love the song, but the song was not smooth. However, I do like the song choice. It’s one of my favourites. So I’m going to give you 6\/10. I know it’s a crowd favourite.”<\/p>\n The clip of the now-Williams driver was followed by 2009 champion Jenson Button<\/a> screaming We Are The Champions over his team radio. “You know what, actually, I liked it! I liked it because I can hear the potential for a vibrato in there. And it’s high up in the register. You’re singing it up there. Jenson, you know what, you get a 7\/10. That’s the most tuneful I’ve heard so far.”<\/p>\n Max Verstappen<\/a> was next, singing Viva Las Vegas, impressing the Wicked star. “Max! I’m impressed! You get an 8\/10 for that. It’s, you know, appropriate for where we are. It’s right on the tune there. Rhythm is great. Good job, well done.”<\/p>\n Erivo also had the opportunity to go for a hot lap around the Las Vegas Grand Prix street circuit with Button and visit the Williams<\/a> garage, where she used the moment to sit in the cockpit of Sainz’s car.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n We want your opinion!<\/p>\n What would you like to see on Motorsport.com?<\/p>\n