Motor racing-Meals on wheels? Moet and F1 combine fine dining with a lap of the track


SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium, ⁠July 17 (Reuters) - Fans of Formula One and fine dining ⁠can now enjoy the ultimate in meals on wheels.

The Liberty ‌Media-owned sport has joined with Champagne and spirits partner Moet Hennessy to produce "The Out Lap" --a 10,000 pound ($13,450) a head experience offering Michelin-starred cuisine while on a ​lap of the track.

It may be food ⁠on the go, but fast ⁠it is not.

Guests will be wafted from garage to starting grid ⁠on ‌a "travelling dining room" -- a luxury glass-sided truck that can seat 12 guests at a time -- to enjoy the culinary ⁠creations of a world-famous chef, paired with fine ​wines and spirits.

The ‌experience debuts at this weekend's Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps ⁠and willreturn ​later in the season at Zandvoort (Netherlands), Monza (Italy) and Madrid.

There will be stops at the key corners of each circuit with a former racing driver ⁠on hand to offer a personal ​perspective.

Spa is the longest lap on the calendar, at 7.004 km, a historic track with famed corners such as Eau Rouge, Raidillon, Pouhon ⁠and La Source that has been part of the championship since the outset in 1950.

French chef Yannick Alleno, billed as the world's most Michelin-decorated chef with 18 stars across 21 restaurants and an ​ambassador for F1's official Champagne Moet & Chandon, ⁠has created the first menu.

A Moet Hennessy spokesman said the experience -- ​running twice on Friday and twice on ‌Saturday after the end of on-track ​activities -- was fully booked for Spa with some availability remaining at other venues.

(Reporting by Alan BaldwinEditing by Christian Radnedge)

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