After Lewis Hamilton announced his helment design for this year we started naming the best helmets to have graced a Formula 1 grid. The office delayed completing the April edition while we named the likes of Chris Amon, Emerson Fittipaldi and James Hunt.
Here’s our pick – any more to add? Interestingly the majority seem to centre around a theme of block colours (blue, red or white) and a lack of advertising…
My racing helmet design for the 2017 Season, by Raí Caldato. Full message on Instagram: https://t.co/reOdUChz1h @MercedesAMGF1 @BellRacingEU pic.twitter.com/kDCzaMxEUj
— Lewis Hamilton (@LewisHamilton) February 22, 2017
Ayrton Senna
Chris Amon
Stefan Bellof
Carlos Pace
Daniel Ricciardo (2016 United States Grand Prix)
Elio de Angelis
Emerson Fittipaldi
François Cevert
Graham (and Damon) Hill
Jackie Stewart
Jenson Button (2014 British Grand Prix)
James Hunt
John Watson
Jo Siffert
Marc Surer
Nelson Piquet
Peter Revson
Rubens Barrichello (2003)
Ronnie Peterson
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