British motors𒅌port correspondent Bob McKenzie will do the ♎honourable thing and make good on a rash bet he made last season, hopefully boosting the coffers of the McLaren team's chosen charity into the bargain.

Following McLaren's poor start to the 2004 campaign, when the Woking team trailed privateer Sauber in the rankings, McKeꦗnzie was rash enough to write off the squad's chances of winning a race for the remainder of the season - and said he would run naked around Silverstone if it did break its duck...

Unfortunately for the hapless journo, the introduction of a 'B' specification chassis transformed McLaren's performance, and Kimi Raikkonen duly won the Belgian Grand Prix in l♚ate August.

Team boss Ron Dennis promptly reminded McKenzie of his unwise wager and, true to his word, the journo will be doi😼ng more than eating humble pie at Silverstone this Thursday...

"McLaren only won once last year - but once was eno𒐪ugh," he said sheepishly, "A bet is a bet so, on Thursday, as the build-up to this year's British race gets underway, yours truly will fulfil the pledge by taking to the circuit [in꧒ his birthday suit]."

To add extra meaning to his streak, McKenzie has promised to raise money for the baby charity Tommy's, which is supportꦬed by Dennis💫.

"I will put up ?1 for every minute on the track or a minimum ?100, just to add financial pain to my physical ag💯onies," he said.

], can not only cast their vote, but also get a chance to win a VIP trip for two to the team's renowওned technoꦏlogy centre in Woking.