A FANATICAL Formula One couple from Coventry are planning to name their baby boy after two racing champions.
Motor-mad Trevor Sutton and his partner, Mandy Smith, 35, of Longfellow Road, Wyken, will be naming their tot Jenson Lewis.
It pays homage to Brit-racers Jenson Button, winner of the F1 World Champion title this year and previous winner Lewis Hamilton.
Trevor, 37, has been a fan of the sport for 25 years and is a passion he shares with his partner, who are engaged.
Trevor, who works as a controller for Rico Logistics, said: “We had already thought about names and were going to name him after a friend, but when Button won the championship we decided we should name him Jenson to celebrate him winning.
“We already think he’s going to be into his racing as we had a 4D scan and in one of the photos he looks like he’s holding a steering wheel.
“Family and friends don’t know that we’ve decided to name him Jenson Lewis so it will come as a surprise to them when they read it in the paper.”
Neither of the pair are new to parenthood as between them they have 10 children, but the baby expected to arrive on November 22 will be the first to be named after a racing driver.
“If we were able to meet Jenson that would be unbelievable,” added Trevor.
“We saw Lewis at the British Grand Prix, we were in the crowd and he was giving a speech, so the opportunity to get the two Jensons together at the show would be amazing.”
Baby Jenson Lewis will get his first taste of live motorsport at next season’s British Touring Car Championship meeting at Silverstone.
Before that Sutton and baby Jenson will see his namesake at Autosport International, which takes place at the National Exhibition Centre, in Birmingham from January 14 to 17, 2010.
For more information on Autosport International visit www.autosport-international.com.
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