Brazilian social media sensation Iran Ferreira (Luva de Pedreiro) was the talk of the paddock in Sao Paulo, as he joined Envision Racing in a shock driver announcement.
The social media personality, who boasts over 20 million followers on Tik Tok and Instagram alone, posted a reel in collaboration with Envision ahead of Saturday’s race in his home country – an amusing video that garnered over one million views in less than an hour.
At the time of writing, the video has surpassed six million views, making it the most popular social media post in team history.
Alongside that, Luva spent time with drivers Sebastien Buemi and Nick Cassidy – showing off some football tips and tricks in his own inimitable style before taking his ball around the paddock.
He clearly proved a good-luck charm too, as Cassidy stormed to a third straight podium finish in the inaugural E-Prix in Brazil.
Check out more photos of Luva’s exploits in the gallery!
|Photographer: Jamie Sheldrick|Event: Sao Paulo ePrix|Circuit: Sao Paulo Street Circuit|Location: Sao Paulo|Series: Formula E|Country: BR|Season: 2022-2023|Team: Envision Racing|
|Photographer: Jamie Sheldrick|Event: Sao Paulo ePrix|Circuit: Sao Paulo Street Circuit|Location: Sao Paulo|Series: Formula E|Country: BR|Season: 2022-2023|Session: media pen|Team: Envision Racing|
|Photographer: Jamie Sheldrick|Event: Sao Paulo ePrix|Circuit: Sao Paulo Street Circuit|Location: Sao Paulo|Series: Formula E|Country: BR|Season: 2022-2023|Session: media pen|Team: Envision Racing|
|Photographer: Jamie Sheldrick|Event: Sao Paulo ePrix|Circuit: Sao Paulo Street Circuit|Location: Sao Paulo|Series: Formula E|Country: BR|Season: 2022-2023|Session: media pen|Team: Envision Racing|
|Photographer: Jamie Sheldrick|Event: Sao Paulo ePrix|Circuit: Sao Paulo Street Circuit|Location: Sao Paulo|Series: Formula E|Country: BR|Season: 2022-2023|Team: Envision Racing|Team: Envision Racing|Car: Gen3|Car: Jaguar I-Type 6|Number: 16|Car: Gen3|Car: Jaguar I-Type 6|Number: 37|Driver: Sebastien Buemi|Driver: Nick Cassidy|
|Photographer: Jamie Sheldrick|Event: Sao Paulo ePrix|Circuit: Sao Paulo Street Circuit|Location: Sao Paulo|Series: Formula E|Country: BR|Season: 2022-2023|Team: Envision Racing|
|Photographer: Jamie Sheldrick|Event: Sao Paulo ePrix|Circuit: Sao Paulo Street Circuit|Location: Sao Paulo|Series: Formula E|Country: BR|Season: 2022-2023|Team: Envision Racing|
|Photographer: Jamie Sheldrick|Event: Sao Paulo ePrix|Circuit: Sao Paulo Street Circuit|Location: Sao Paulo|Series: Formula E|Country: BR|Season: 2022-2023|Team: Envision Racing|
|Photographer: Jamie Sheldrick|Event: Sao Paulo ePrix|Circuit: Sao Paulo Street Circuit|Location: Sao Paulo|Series: Formula E|Country: BR|Season: 2022-2023|Team: Envision Racing|
|Photographer: Jamie Sheldrick|Event: Sao Paulo ePrix|Circuit: Sao Paulo Street Circuit|Location: Sao Paulo|Series: Formula E|Country: BR|Season: 2022-2023|Team: Envision Racing|
|Photographer: Jamie Sheldrick|Event: Sao Paulo ePrix|Circuit: Sao Paulo Street Circuit|Location: Sao Paulo|Series: Formula E|Country: BR|Season: 2022-2023|Team: Envision Racing|
|Photographer: Jamie Sheldrick|Event: Sao Paulo ePrix|Circuit: Sao Paulo Street Circuit|Location: Sao Paulo|Series: Formula E|Country: BR|Season: 2022-2023|Team: Envision Racing|
|Photographer: Jamie Sheldrick|Event: Sao Paulo ePrix|Circuit: Sao Paulo Street Circuit|Location: Sao Paulo|Series: Formula E|Country: BR|Season: 2022-2023|Team: Envision Racing|
|Photographer: Jamie Sheldrick|Event: Sao Paulo ePrix|Circuit: Sao Paulo Street Circuit|Location: Sao Paulo|Series: Formula E|Country: BR|Season: 2022-2023|Team: Envision Racing|