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115 comments on 2012 F1 driver helmets in pictures

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   Mouse_Nightshirt (@mouse_nightshirt) said on 12th March 2012, 15:00

   Trying to admire Vettel’s helmet is like trying to admire Lady Gaga’s look. It changes so often it loses all sense of identity. Just a relief that Vettel is good at what he does (driving) as opposed to Lady Gaga (singing)

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   AlexF1 said on 12th March 2012, 15:19

   De La Rosa helmet is so 1990

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     McGregski (@mcgregski) said on 12th March 2012, 16:17

     Roughly similiar to the time when he should have stopped competing maybe?

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   anirudh said on 12th March 2012, 15:34

   Why did Paul di Resta have Italian tricolour on his helmet in the first place?

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     Alehud42 (@alehud42) said on 12th March 2012, 16:22

     Italian heritage, such the name ‘Di Resta’.

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     James_mc (@james_mc) said on 12th March 2012, 19:51

     It’s a real shame he removed it. Looks a bit too same-ey now I think :-(

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   Journeyer (@journeyer) said on 12th March 2012, 15:48

   Rosberg’s design is starting to look a bit like Ralf Schumacher’s (minus the German tri-colour).

   Nothing much in the way of radical changes to the helmets this year, though.

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   Alehud42 (@alehud42) said on 12th March 2012, 16:21

   I love the Merc ones, matches the camera on each car.
   I wished Lewis could keep the same helmet from Abu Dhabi last year, that one was amazing.

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   Darmanos said on 12th March 2012, 17:09

   Bruno Senna’s (and slightly Hamilton’s) —> not a good idea in my opinion…

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   electrolite (@electrolite) said on 12th March 2012, 18:08

   Raikkonen all the way. But a lot of these helmets look really cool from the front. Grosjean’s look really good in his car.

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   KateM (@katem) said on 12th March 2012, 18:26

   I’m not keen on the blue that Vettel’s used on his, but it’ll be changed before long! Glock has made changes for the better but Rosberg’s is horrible. As a sentimental so-and-so I do like the designs which are noticeably the same as the driver was using 10 years ago like Button’s, PDLR’s and Webber’s.

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   Rally Man (@rally-man) said on 12th March 2012, 18:46

   Massa & Button do it for me. Although I’d like to see other profiles of Massa, but side looks really good! I also like Dani Clos helmet.

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    DragonFly said on 12th March 2012, 19:02

    Here’s Karun Chandhok’s helmet, thought its cool, hence sharing . .

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    DragonFly said on 12th March 2012, 19:03

    Oooppss . . . here it is.

    http://www.google.co.in/imgres?q=karun+chandhok+helmet&hl=en&sa=X&gbv=2&biw=1440&bih=844&tbm=isch&tbnid=WfxGKSFLeg1FkM:&imgrefurl=http://www.f1rejects.com/forum/viewtopic.php%3Ff%3D4%26t%3D4370&docid=MankHH9cud0SNM&imgurl=http://www.f1wolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Karun-Chandhok.jpg&w=606&h=462&ei=y0deT66wBozPrQfzs4j5Ag&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=398&vpy=155&dur=1547&hovh=196&hovw=257&tx=104&ty=121&sig=110396157146671684989&page=1&tbnh=152&tbnw=195&start=0&ndsp=24&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0

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    il Leone said on 12th March 2012, 19:45

    So Gutiérrez, Bianchi and Closare taking part in FP1′s?

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      il Leone said on 12th March 2012, 19:46

      Clos are*

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      Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine) said on 12th March 2012, 19:59

      Bianchi and Clos are, not sure about Gutierrez, some others will too such as Rossi:

      Alexander Rossi to get F1 running as Caterham test driver

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    davidhunter13 (@davidhunter13) said on 12th March 2012, 20:04

    Must say I prefer the drivers who keep it simple. A helmet should be easily recognisable from a distance, having complex details crammed in just makes it look like someone spewed on it…. I love Kobayashi’s especially and Schumi’s, Rosbergs, Hamilton’s, Senna’s and Hulkenburg’s are all nice and distinguishable. The rest are just a plethora of poor design in my opinion :p

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      davidhunter13 (@davidhunter13) said on 12th March 2012, 20:12

      I actually meant Raikkonen’s one I especially liked, But I don’t mind Kobayashi’s either!

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    sato113 (@sato113) said on 12th March 2012, 20:27

    so much for webber saying he’s gonna make his helmet more aussie themed this year!
    i like hulks, raikonnen’s and vettels

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      JJ said on 13th March 2012, 7:36

      Can’t you see the faded Aussie flags in the blue paint on the front of his helmet? Hope he does a bit more though.

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        sato113 (@sato113) said on 13th March 2012, 10:46

        he’s always had that though.

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    Chaz (@chaz) said on 12th March 2012, 20:27

    This is great absolutely great and thank you. I have a further request. Please can this be put onto one of the drop downs on the menu bar at the top of the page to make for quick and easy reference especially during a grand prix. Also include a drop down for drivers and teams twitter accounts and drivers and teams facebook accounts for quick and easy reference and contact (i.e. perhaps create a social media drop down)? Thanks.

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