Valtteri Bottas gifts ex-Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton a photo of him NAKED as pair reunite ahead of Monaco GP

LEWIS HAMILTON has been gifted a NUDE photo of ex-team-mate Valtteri Bottas as they pair reunited on a boat in Monaco.

Bottas, 32, raised over £50k for charity within the first 24 hours of the cheeky snap being on sale.

The Finn driver presented a framed and signed copy to his former team-mate

Posters have been sold for charity and raised a large sum

Bottas’ partner Tiffany Cromwell, took a naked shot of the driver posing in a Colorado stream as they remained in America for a holiday after the Miami GP.

And the Finn posted a video on Instagram of him handing a framed and signed copy to the seven-time champion Hamilton.

Bottas wrote the caption: “Saved the last print for my buddy Lewis.”

During the Spanish GP weekend, Hamilton had let it be known that he would buy one for charity.

The Brit even said: “It’s one of the best photos I’ve seen actually“.

It is a case of “be careful what you wish for” regarding the Mercedes driver.

Bottas – now racing with Alfa Romeo – joked that Sir Lewis could hang it up in his apartment.

It was all jokes for the old Mercedes pair before they go head-to-head this weekend in Monaco.

Meanwhile, Hamilton could be banned from racing in the Monaco Grand Prix if he does not remove ALL of his piercings, warns Ted Kravitz.

FIA rules forbid drivers wearing jewellery during races and Hamilton acquiesced by removing his earrings to race in Miami last weekend.

But removing his nose stud proved more problematic with the Brit possibly requiring minor surgery to get rid of the piercing.

Hamilton was granted a two-race exemption from the rules to give him time to remove the nose stud – but now the seven-time world champion wants to keep it.

Sky Sports’ Kravitz believes there is a “storm brewing” between Hamilton and the FIA which could see the driver banned from the Monaco GP.