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68 comments on The many helmets of Sebastian Vettel

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   dpod (@dpod) said on 15th January 2013, 19:24

   He was eight years old and he wanted the crab from The Little Mermaid on it, which was called Sebastian too.

   So Jens Munser was his helmet designer since he was eight years old?! Did Vettel grow up in a fairly well of family or has he been receiving backing from such a young age? I would think that someone of Mr. Munsers reputation would be quite costly…

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     dpod (@dpod) said on 15th January 2013, 19:25

     off*

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       celeste (@celeste) said on 15th January 2013, 20:34

       @dpod well his father is a carpenter, but I don´t think they were rich, but I don´t think a simple crab will be that expensive, after all it was a kart helmet not an F1 one… but I have no idea how much they cost…

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         tmax (@tmax) said on 16th January 2013, 1:16

         yeah I knew the fact that his dad was a carpenter . he has managed to keep his private life private so far. even after so much limelight on him.

         I guess when Seb was 8, Jens Munser might not have been famous as he is today. He might have been Seb or his dad’s friend from the same town or region . that might explain the ease with which Seb could walk up to him and ask for the crab on the helmet !!!!!

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     S said on 15th January 2013, 20:30

     http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/groups/f1/forum/topic/a-chat-with-helmet-painter-jens-munser/#post-82806
     “The crab thing was pretty funny. Jens actually designed this helmet for Seb when he was 8 as word around Germany was that he was going to be the next Michael Schumacher. Looks like they were right…”

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     Jon Sandor (@jonsan) said on 15th January 2013, 21:54

     has he been receiving backing from such a young age?

     Pretty much. There’s a photo around of an eight-year old Vettel receiving a karting trophy from (then two time WDC) Michael Schumacher. By the age of 11 he was signed to the Red Bull junior team. The parallels between Vettel and Hamilton are striking – and strikingly unknown among most F1 fans.

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   Nick.UK (@nick-uk) said on 15th January 2013, 19:45

   Silverstone 2010 is perhaps the only one I like.

   I don’t necessarily mean that I dislike all the others. Just that I don’t particularly care for them one way or the other.

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   OmarR-Pepper (@omarr-pepper) said on 15th January 2013, 20:04

   http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/2009-14-sing-2-e1358253359716-208×117.jpg

   Man I had to look twice at this pic. I thought he was showiing the middle finger on this pic…

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   Lewis Glover said on 15th January 2013, 22:44

   The only reason he changes his helmet after every Grand Prix victory is so that in twenty years time he can say that “that was the helmet I used to win X grand prix” which in turn will make it unique and therefore more valuable… he’s just making sure he has a nice retirement fund.

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     xjr15jaaag (@xjr15jaaag) said on 27th January 2013, 21:42

     That’s a bit shallow isn’t it?
     As a karter, I enjoyed the moment when the helmet came out of the box and there was a fresh design on it, and maybe Vettel likes it, and seeing as he can afford it, why not?
     It also keeps Jens Munser in business, so that can only be a good thing as well

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   James_mc (@james_mc) said on 16th January 2013, 0:08

   On reflection, some are quite good.

   However I really struggled with the “commemorating 50 helmet designs” one. It’s a bit like the Kim Kardashian or Paris Hilton of the helmet world – famous for being famous (or in the case of the helmet – a new design to commemorate new designs… :-/)

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   Steven (@modtl) said on 16th January 2013, 1:36

   Must admit I do like Sebastian’s helmets. Always interesting to see what design he picks race after race and also they all look vaguely similar – you can always tell it’s him not Mark. And that’s the important thing.

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   Sri Harsha (@harsha) said on 16th January 2013, 3:05

   Vettel was Proving of his words ” I’m Not Baby Schumacher I’m a New Vettel” in every aspect
   Micheal has the Red colored helmet for most of his career. But Vettel already has 50+ designs.

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   Abdurahman (@abdurahman) said on 16th January 2013, 4:32

   This gave me a headache……….

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   juergen (@juergen) said on 16th January 2013, 6:57

   Thanks for all the pictures. Like someone else commented here, I used to look for info about thinks like this as a spare time. I feel I have been overloaded with the amount and quality. With that said, I honestly do not like the changing of his designs. For me it is like changing a logo every other month in a company.

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     juergen (@juergen) said on 16th January 2013, 6:59

     *things like this in my spare time

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    Cyclops_PL (@cyclops_pl) said on 16th January 2013, 9:39

    At first glance I’ve read “too many helmets of Sebastian Vettel”. And there is something to it actually, because I personally like when drivers stick to one design and thus become recognizable on track. Not that Vettel’s helmet are ugly or something like that, they are graphically interesting and on most occasions pleasing for the eye. It’s just that they don’t necessarily make distinguishing Vettel from Webber easier.

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      mnmracer (@mnmracer) said on 16th January 2013, 11:39

      Not really. Vettel is the not-Webber helmet :P

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    Chris Yu Rhee (@chris-yu-rhee) said on 16th January 2013, 12:13

    I wonder how much each helmet costs to paint? I heard the helmets themselves are around 14,000 GBP. Is that right?

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      xjr15jaaag (@xjr15jaaag) said on 16th January 2013, 20:20

      if you bought an Arai GP-6RC from say Demon Tweeks or GPR, it would cost about £3,200 plus at the least £700 for a design with the complexity of Vettels helmets.

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    AndrewTanner (@andrewtanner) said on 16th January 2013, 21:04

    I don’t get how people find this a) annoying ) confusing.

    a) It’s a unique characteristic in Vettel pretty much, surely we ought to encourage that?

    b) Confused which RBR driver is Vettel? Simple, it’s the one without the yellow helmet.

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    Ale Vettel. said on 27th January 2013, 14:29

    I had an orgasm over 40 times I think, I became addicted to Formula 1 then I think … Seb is the best!

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    Joe Papp (@joepa) said on 6th February 2013, 19:52

    I love that Vettel changes the design so frequently, at really got a kick out of the LED’s. Some of the designs fail, imo, but can’t fault him for trying. Bravo.

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