Comments on: 2009 F1 drivers helmets (Pictures)

By: voicechat

voicechat — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 12:46:45 +0000

very good pictures and a very good website
perfect�.thanks�!

By: bambos

bambos — Sat, 23 May 2009 16:56:22 +0000

very good pictures and a very good website
perfect….thanks…!

By: manatcna

manatcna — Fri, 22 May 2009 23:02:21 +0000

I tend to use the camera mount colour, I find it’s usually easier to see, especially from a distance.

(obviously not from the back)

By: Phil

Phil — Mon, 18 May 2009 10:42:57 +0000

The rear of Hamilton’s helmet:

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_BVrTEs9IT5I/Sc1em_Vc3NI/AAAAAAAAAPw/R_uexOn9RWI/s1600-h/lewis+cartoon.jpg

By: McPhil

McPhil — Thu, 14 May 2009 18:46:10 +0000

Hi Keith

Could you perhaps get a picture of the back of Hamilton’s helmet. I saw he has some sort of picture on the back, and I’d like to see what it is. Thanks for a great website!

And to “Brawn”, perhaps you should find out why his helmet is yellow in the first place…

By: Brawn

Brawn — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:59:41 +0000

Lewis’ (Lewser) helmet is by far the worst, trying to pass himself off as senna.

By: hiya

hiya — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 21:28:16 +0000

I agree what you are all saying that the drivers should ot change their helmet design to match the car but arnt you all forgeting Raikkonen’s helmet?

By: Vettel the next Schumacher

Vettel the next Schumacher — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 17:06:56 +0000

For as much money as Formula 1 drivers make, and as hip and young they are, they really need to take a look a AMA motocross stars helmets because all of these are freakin’ lame!!! Seriously, the only one that has any design on it is the crown of Kimi’s helmet… and whats with the advertising all over their helmets- It’s too much and F1 teams need to realize you can’t put a sticker on every single piece of physical matter and expect people to really become die-hard about them. It’s a shame really. Give the drivers back their helmets… people will buy stuff if they like the personality of the driver and that is why they pay for the sponsorships anyway- they want to latch onto the drivers popularity. I’d go into how poorly cars are stickered/painted up, but its just too much… suffice it to say the India car looks like some sort of funland/mexican christmas nightmare.

In summary, I’ve been disappointed in the drivers helmets for a long long time and Heidfeld’s new green helmet is actually quite boring and, being a Kimi fan, I’m disappointed that someone who has tatoo’s doesn’t have more personality on his helmet.

By: Pink Peril

Pink Peril — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 02:00:24 +0000

Glocks helmet is fantastic, although it does have that sort of ‘motorcross’ feel to it.

Kubica’s colour scheme looks like he is going for a job at McLaren. Could this be a hint of things to come ?

The 4 x red bull helmets will all look like they are driving around with a can of Red Bull on their heads. Yikes.

I’m not keen on the red on top of Nando’s, but I LOVE the Aces. There’ll be another one to add to that pair soon, I’m sure.

I think though, that I’m going to vote for – now there’s an idea Keith, set up a poll for best helmet – Fisi. Clean lines, uncluttered and that ectoplasm green is just awesome.

By: GarethW

GarethW — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:34:11 +0000

The best looking helmet there has to be Kovalainen’s if u took all those sponsors off the helmet it would look even better. The worst looking one there has to be Hamilton’s I don’t know why but I just don’t like it.

By: Jose maria

Jose maria — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 13:17:20 +0000

Fernando must to draw one more card on the helmet:09
2009 world drivers championship for Fernando.
PUXA ALONSO

By: Toby

Toby — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 23:58:11 +0000

I have trouble telling Button and Barrichello apart when at the track. I know the camera mounts are different colours, but I instinctively look at helmets to tell drivers apart. Those two look too similar at speed, much the same as when Webber was at Williams. The Toro Rosso drivers will be easy to tell apart, as the top of the helmet is what matters to me.

Hands down, in my opinion, the best helmet designs are Kubica, Heidfeld, Alonso (he’s gone national AND regional) and Rosberg, in that order, partly due to the above-mentioned reason.

By: anirudh

anirudh — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:54:55 +0000

reminds me of Narain Karthikeyan’s helmet…. :-C

By: SYM

SYM — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:28:39 +0000

I like Lewis’s, some of the others are bit over designed.

By: staggington

staggington — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:32:03 +0000

of course renault have the ugliest helmets to match the ugly cars, but i’ve never liked LH’s helmet. i think the world champ needs to come up with something more creative!

By: ajokay

ajokay — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:22:35 +0000

It annoied me when Eddie Irvine changed his Irish colours for jaguar print when he joined Jaguar.

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:59:51 +0000

It’s not like the good old days where they kept the same design for life.

By: sumedh

sumedh — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 10:36:58 +0000

Renault now have the ugliest car. The worst driver : Piquet.

And the worst helmet : Piquet again.

By: ajokay

ajokay — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 09:58:48 +0000

Oh, I know, and have added spits and spots in the past. But I’m guessing adding something to a driver’s template involves playing around with the layout of a page, rather than just editing a paragraph.

And stuff like that scares me!

By: anirudh

anirudh — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 08:51:30 +0000

hey Paul, I don’t think those helmets companies actually have any websites they don’t even have any retail showrooms, they are sold at footpaths. They are just small nd little known companies.

But i got this site which sells F1 Helmets, but im not sure whether you can use it on normal roads
http://www.f1fanstore.com/