Certina Glam Prix Formula 1 experience in Dublin city

01/16

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Lukasz Czarnota from Poland in the Certina F1 simulator in Arnott's Department store as part of the shop's Glam Prix racing themed festival. Lukasz came 9th in the standings with a time of 48:592.

02/16

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Lukasz Czarnota from Poland in the Certina F1 simulator in Arnott's Department store as part of the shop's Glam Prix racing themed festival. Lukasz came 9th in the standings with a time of 48:592.

03/16

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Lukasz Czarnota from Poland in the Certina F1 simulator in Arnott's Department store as part of the shop's Glam Prix racing themed festival. Lukasz came 9th in the standings with a time of 48:592.

04/16

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Lukasz Czarnota from Poland in the Certina F1 simulator in Arnott's Department store as part of the shop's Glam Prix racing themed festival. Lukasz came 9th in the standings with a time of 48:592.

05/16

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The Certina F1 simulator in Arnott's Department store as part of the shop's Glam Prix racing themed festival.

06/16

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People queue to take part in the fastest laptime challenge at the Certina F1 simulator in Arnott's Department store as part of the shop's Glam Prix racing themed festival.

07/16

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Pirelli wheel on the Certina F1 simulator in Arnott's Department store as part of the shop's Glam Prix racing themed festival.

08/16

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Arnotts shop logo and Certina Swiss watch maker logos on the Certina F1 simulator in Arnott's Department store as part of the shop's Glam Prix racing themed festival.

09/16

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Jean Kavanagh from Blanchardstown,Dublin in the Certina F1 simulator in Arnott's Department store as part of the shop's Glam Prix racing themed festival.

10/16

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Jean Kavanagh from Blanchardstown,Dublin holds the steering wheel in the Certina F1 simulator in Arnott's Department store as part of the shop's Glam Prix racing themed festival.

11/16

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Jean Kavanagh from Blanchardstown,Dublin and Certina instructor Thomas Redman share a joke at the Certina F1 simulator in Arnott's Department store as part of the shop's Glam Prix racing themed festival.

12/16

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Jean Kavanagh from Blanchardstown,Dublin and Certina instructor Thomas Redman at the Certina F1 simulator in Arnott's Department store as part of the shop's Glam Prix racing themed festival.

13/16

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Certina Swiss watches on display as part of the Certina F1 racing simulator experience at Arnott's Department store in Dublin city centre.

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Certina Swiss watches on display as part of the Certina F1 racing simulator experience at Arnott's Department store in Dublin city centre.

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Louise Cronje from Dublin and Certina instructor Patrick Ward at the Certina F1 simulator in Arnott's Department store as part of the shop's Glam Prix racing themed festival.

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A sign for the Arnott's Glam Prix racing themed festival in Dublin city in which shoppers can try out the Certina F1 racing simulator.

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Shoppers at Arnotts retail store in Dublin city centre are given the chance of a Formula 1 experience as Swiss watch maker Certina brings an F1 simulator to Dublin as part of the Bavaria City Racing Festival in the capital.

Glam Prix is a special Formula 1 themed event at Arnotts. As part of Glam Prix there will be beauty themed pit stops at the department store in addition to special F1 themed give aways.

The Certina F1 simulator also gives racing enthusiasts the chance to pit their race times against each other with the fastest lap times earning special prizes such as Certina watches.

Shopper Lukasz Czarnota from Poland came in 9th place on Friday afternoon with a laptime of 48:592. The current top three laptime racers are:
1. Morgan Purcell laptime: 43:958
2. Wojciech Rabsztyn laptime: 44:800
3. David McGrath laptime: 44:859

The Glam Prix racing festival runs in Arnotts Department Store until Bank Holiday Monday and gives shoppers an opportunity to get into the spirit of the Bavaria City Racing experience in Dublin this weekend.