The 2018 World Cup begins today. Putting F1 to one side, it’s one of the most exciting global sports competitions where even the casual and non-football fans take an interest, even if you have Saudi Arabia in the sweepstake – yes, that’s me. Brilliant.

But what if Formula 1 had a World Cup series? With all the changes coming in from F1’s new owners you never know, it could happen. How would it work? Who knows. What would it look like? Thanks to the brilliant graphic designer, Tim Holmes, now we know!

Have a look through some of great World Cup inspired F1 liveries below and scroll on down for the complete collection. Follow @timholmesdesign on Twitter for more, he’s rather prolific when it comes to fictional F1 liveries and they are amazing. 

And here’s the complete 2018 World Cup Collection