Favourite Helmet Design

stupot94 · Post by **stupot94** » 05 Aug 2011, 17:38

This topic is for users to put their favourite Helmet livery of all time.

You can only have one pic.
Heres mine:

DOSBoot · Post by **DOSBoot** » 05 Aug 2011, 17:48

Boy, that's a tough one. I guess I'll go for Alain Prost's helmet from 1993. Mostly because it has Sonic the Hedgehog on it. I was a big fan of those games back then.

Aerospeed · Post by **Aerospeed** » 05 Aug 2011, 17:54

Kimi Raikkonen's helmet circa 2009:

Pointrox · Post by **Pointrox** » 05 Aug 2011, 18:50

HWNSNBM's helmet is one of my favourites.

By the way - this photo was taken on March 23, 2011 - Zsolti is still in the business... sort of

I also like Milka Duno's design - it's simple and I love it

Post by **tommykl** » 05 Aug 2011, 19:26

I always liked the simpleness of Amon's helmet.

QuickYoda41 · Post by **QuickYoda41** » 05 Aug 2011, 20:55

Two favourites. A third one is Heidfeld's Williams-helmet, I couldn't find a good picture of it.

Pointrox · Post by **Pointrox** » 05 Aug 2011, 20:57

Ralf Schumacher and Eddie Irvine, am I right?
That jaguar scheme is just straight awesome

QuickYoda41 · Post by **QuickYoda41** » 05 Aug 2011, 21:00

Irvine's right

, but the other one isn't Schumacher's

stupot94 · Post by **stupot94** » 05 Aug 2011, 21:04

QuickYoda41 wrote:Irvine's right , but the other one isn't Schumacher's

Tim o' Glock

stupot94 · Post by **stupot94** » 05 Aug 2011, 21:05

stupot94 wrote:
QuickYoda41 wrote:Irvine's right , but the other one isn't Schumacher's

Tim o' Glock

That famous Irish driver

QuickYoda41 · Post by **QuickYoda41** » 05 Aug 2011, 21:05

If guessing, it's a more difficult one. It's beautiful and a bit similar to HWNSNBM's helmet - sorry for the quality, though.

Bleu · Post by **Bleu** » 06 Aug 2011, 14:50

Stephane Sarrazin?

Well, I mainly like simple helmet designs and I also hate that some drivers change their helmet too often

QuickYoda41 · Post by **QuickYoda41** » 06 Aug 2011, 15:20

Sarrazin's it is. 8-)

I think that both simple and more creative designs can look great. I completely with you in the case of changing the design, though.

stupot94 · Post by **stupot94** » 06 Aug 2011, 15:22

Bleu wrote:Stephane Sarrazin?

Well, I mainly like simple helmet designs and I also hate that some drivers change their helmet too often

So I suspect you dont like Vettel then

Bleu · Post by **Bleu** » 06 Aug 2011, 19:18

I have nothing against him as a driver, but don't like him changing helmet.

Aerospeed · Post by **Aerospeed** » 06 Aug 2011, 20:57

Another fav:

Kovvie's helmet in 2009. Now could he have kept that sans the sponsorship when he came into Lotus??

RainierSassetti · Post by **RainierSassetti** » 06 Aug 2011, 21:32

I am deeply sorry for my un-originality, but this is truly my favorite helmet design, simple and recognizable.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 07 Aug 2011, 07:54

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 07 Aug 2011, 09:37

Simplicity and a design that hasn't changed in 50 years, still being used by their grandson and son now.

Plus this:

Jeroen Krautmeir · Post by **Jeroen Krautmeir** » 07 Aug 2011, 09:50

Sorry, but I just had to choose 3!

Greg Moore:

Nigel Mansell:

Nick Heidfeld:

whatisdeletrazdoing · Post by **whatisdeletrazdoing** » 07 Aug 2011, 20:00

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 07 Aug 2011, 20:29

whatisdeletrazdoing wrote:(Button's helmets)

Nice choice!

Phoenix · Post by **Phoenix** » 08 Aug 2011, 19:01

Nick Heidfeld's 2011 helmet:

Nelson Piquet Sr.:

Alan Jones:

Johnny Herbert:

stupot94 · Post by **stupot94** » 08 Aug 2011, 19:03

Phoenix wrote:Johnny Herbert:

To be honest, That is a great design. but I will stick to my guns and still stick with the Villeneuve one I chose

nome66 · Post by **nome66** » 08 Aug 2011, 19:36

DOSBoot wrote:Boy, that's a tough one. I guess I'll go for Alain Prost's helmet from 1993. Mostly because it has Sonic the Hedgehog on it. I was a big fan of those games back then.

sonic is the boss. also jaque villeneuve's and ayrton senna's helmets are my favourites.

Cynon · Post by **Cynon** » 08 Aug 2011, 23:29

I couldn't find a good picture of it, but I really liked Robby Gordon's old helmet when he was in CART...

...and Katherine Legge's...

...and Danica Patrick's...

I'm also rather fond of yellow driver helmets, and use a very simple yellow and black stripe pattern on my NR2003 and rFactor cars. It has more to do with my obsession for the color combination of yellow and black than any idolization for Senna.

FullMetalJack · Post by **FullMetalJack** » 09 Aug 2011, 19:32

I don't have time to post pictures, but a few of them are:

Jenson Button's current helmet
Nick Heidfeld's 2007-08 helmet
Robert Kubica's 2010 helmet
Luca Badoer's Ferrari helmet

stupot94 · Post by **stupot94** » 09 Aug 2011, 20:37

redbulljack14 wrote:Luca Badoer's Ferrari helmet

Fisichellas Ferrari helmet was a thing of beauty

Vepe · Post by **Vepe** » 09 Aug 2011, 21:36

Vepe · Post by **Vepe** » 09 Aug 2011, 21:39

stupot94 wrote:
Fisichellas Ferrari helmet was a thing of beauty

you mean this?

stupot94 · Post by **stupot94** » 09 Aug 2011, 22:03

Vepe wrote:
stupot94 wrote:
Fisichellas Ferrari helmet was a thing of beauty

you mean this?

Yeah. It just looks great. If they sell a half scale version of that I will snap it up immediately

Benetton · Post by **Benetton** » 11 Aug 2011, 20:37

Fisichella

jpm · Post by **jpm** » 23 Aug 2011, 14:33

I do love Helio Castroneves' helmet...

I also really liked the helmets of the two Minardi drivers from 2005 Albers and Friesacher.

leywso · Post by **leywso** » 23 Aug 2011, 17:36

I always thought that Olivier Grouillard's helmet design summed up his on-track character perfectly.

Quite what Ken Tyrrell was thinking when he partnered Grouillard with De Cesaris for 1992 I don't know... wouldn't have wanted an insurance quote for the cars that year!

FullMetalJack · Post by **FullMetalJack** » 23 Aug 2011, 17:57

leywso wrote:I always thought that Olivier Grouillard's helmet design summed up his on-track character perfectly.

Quite what Ken Tyrrell was thinking when he partnered Grouillard with De Cesaris for 1992 I don't know... wouldn't have wanted an insurance quote for the cars that year!

I would have gone for EVDP to partner him in 1992.

Sunshine_Baby_[IT] · Post by **Sunshine_Baby_[IT]** » 02 Feb 2012, 21:45

My favourite is Alex Wurz's:

And Button's too:

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 02 Feb 2012, 21:58

De Stormtrooper

wmetcalf68 · Post by **wmetcalf68** » 02 Feb 2012, 22:53

I like Ayrton Senna's helmet!

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 03 Feb 2012, 05:27

kostas22 wrote:
De Stormtrooper

Is that Mario Andretti's helmet by any chance?

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 03 Feb 2012, 09:35

Wizzie wrote:
kostas22 wrote:
De Stormtrooper

Is that Mario Andretti's helmet by any chance?

No, that's Elio De Angelis. The only other driver I'm aware of that used this same style of helmet is Jean Alesi.