Green Formula 1 Williams race car so slow you can’t see it move

Flower shows are to Britain what the Westminster Kennel Club is to Yanks, and so I'd never question the skill or dedication it took to create this gold-medal winning display featuring a life-size replica of a Williams Formula 1 car -- complete with pit crew and checkered parking spot -- out of shrubs and flowers. It's not very fast, but it can claim negative carbon emissions.

It took growers King & Co. over three years to germinate this F1 car shown at the Royal Horticultural Society's Chelsea Flower Show, which included a few bits donated from the F1 team itself, including racer Bruno Senna's helmet. While the boxwood derby car was meant to honor Williams' 35 year anniversary, it also arrives days after Williams won the Spanish Grand Prix, its first F1 victory in eight years. Given that much time, think of how many cars King & Co. could pull from the weeds.

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