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up and coming

SONIA IRVINE

“ I’m a tomboy. I’ll “
climb up a ladder
and do whatever I
have to do. I wasn’t
brought up to be soft.
And it has stood me
in good stead. I can
drive anything. I’ve
never seen being a
female in Formula 1
as a problem.

Photos by: Amber Lounge and celebrity race-goers. Each Amber
Lounge ordains its own special setting and
Sonia Irvine’s entry into the entertainment is key to the parties’ magnitude.
exclusive world of Formula One With more than ten years under her belt, this
came in 1996 when her brother, energetic, single mother of two has expanded
ex-Ferrari Grand Prix driver the flagship Amber Lounge to the Amber
Eddie Irvine, began racing for Lounge Group, consisting of Amber Lounge
the Ferrari Formula One team. Fashion, Amber Lounge Dining and Amber
Lounge Hospitality. Amber Lounge Fashion
Amber Lounge was launched by Irvine charitable events are reported to have raised
at the Monaco Grand Prix in May over $3.5 million for charity including the Elton
2003. The premise was to create a truly VIP John AIDS Foundation, Special Olympics and
the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund.
party venue that reflected the glamour and
exclusivity of the racing world. Since then,
Irvine’s ‘pop up’ parties have become the party
venue of choice for the Formula One fraternity

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