You would think Formula One racers would be used to images of beautiful women. I mean, a bunch of drivers are already dating some very delectable dames, such as Lewis Hamilton & Nicole Scherzinger and Jenson Button & Jessica Michibata.
But I guess it’s one thing to witness such beauty in person, and another thing to spot it on a billboard when you’re trying to concentrate on the track. A collection of trackside ads for Martini featuring the lovely lady pictured above had become too much for F1 racers preparing for the Grand Prix in Monaco. So the distracted drivers asked for the bothersome billboards to be taken down.
What kind of an advertisement could be so aggravating to the auto racers? See for yourself (along with more pics of the marvelous mischief-making Martini model) after the jump.
Really? That’s the ad that’s been causing such an uproar? Well, it was apparently enough to cause Hamilton to crash just a few meters away from one billboard during qualifying rounds last Saturday. But Button didn’t seem too bothered by it, as he went on to win the Monaco Grand Prix. I suppose this somehow makes Jessica more hotter than Nicole, since Jenson seems more familiar with striking beauty.
As for the Martini model in question, she is Jessiqa Pace, a 29-year-old Californian who’s reveling in the newly-found attention - but only up to a certain point. As she tells the LONDON DAILY STAR:
“I find it really funny. Obviously it’s very flattering that I’m distracting the drivers so much, but I’d feel terrible if someone got hurt.”
It’s nice to know a Martini model who cares. I bet she all wants us to please drink responsibly, too. In the meantime, let’s all drink in the prettiness of Ms. Pace:
(Big high-five to LUXIST for the tip.)












10:11 am on May 29th, 2009
I'd like to take a "Pace" lap please.
10:56 am on May 29th, 2009
First picture makes her look like Phoebe Cates in Fast Times.
12:35 pm on May 29th, 2009
Love the last pic…
2:09 pm on May 29th, 2009
Boing
9:02 am on May 31st, 2009
Did she borrow those bathing suits from her grandma?
11:53 am on June 1st, 2009
Anon:
Jessiqa must have one hot grandma!
12:16 am on June 4th, 2009
Would I crash after seeing her? No, but I might miss third gear, strip the clutch, burn up a disc rotor, or at the least fog up the camera lens above my head.
2:52 am on June 13th, 2009
She models bathing suits for Venus Swimwear (a perk of helping my wife shop for suits). She's always been my favorite model….just never knew her name.