#No more swish swooshy 'speed' lines please!! You guys can do way more better than that @ rest of grid

[sansebastinae]

dunno if someone asked this before but top 5 helmets????????

heyo! nope, you're the first person to ask~

my memory of helmets is governed mostly by mr Seb because he just loves changing it so much, and all of them are recent year ones because there is way more creativity in all of them!

#5: Lewis' 2022 Monaco Helmet

I actually liked the concept of this helmet! I'm a huge sucker for close ups so when the came up with this one together with an artist, I was pretty please. It's a shame that the sponsors were unhappy that they couldnt see their labels and he had to change it out, but I think if he tweaked it and made it permanent, it easily could be his signature!

#4: Kimi's 2013 Helmet

Kimi's helmet is like, the maximum amount of swishy-swooshy lines that someone should/could have, without just being a mess AND keeping his character + his logo. It's subtle, but the gold on his helmet paired with the suit's red and gold accents on black is (CHEF'S KISS)

#3: Sebastian's 2012 Singapore Helmet

I'm just mad biased at this part! Seb's LED helmet is so iconic that it has to be in this post one way or another. I mean the thought process behind it was probably the most straightforward, let's just stick some cool blinking lights up there. Even when turned off and by itself, the glitter adds more 'life' to just basic black. Made even better by the FIA saying NO WE ARE BANNING THAT right after. What a guy.

(I'm horribly biased to any and all helmets he brings to Singapore. I'm glad he does the same and tells Jens Munsen to really work it every race in SG)

#2: Sebastian's 2011 Korea Helmet

Boy. I genuinely thought he couldn't get better than this. Dark dark dark navy + gold? Like, what else do you need? I'm shocked he didn't use this combo often, it's so sleek and classy, especially in the current era where all helmet designs are just (vague gesturing). (Todd Howard voice) It Just Works!

#1 however goes hands down however to...

#1: Valtteri's 2023 Australia Helmet!

Completely can't be beat. Everything about this piece of art is just gorgeous, In so many shades of blue and white of his Finnish flag, and designed with an immensely experienced hand. Best of all, it's auctioned for a good cause. This one just stuck out to me because I can really see the care the artist put in it. It just delights me in so many ways. What a great shade of blue and navy!

Bonus : Sebastian's 2020 Steiermark Helmet! Matte and white....wohohohoho.

#scumfvckflowerboy #ask #asks #I think lots of drivers can try to 'optimise' their designs even more but I don't blame them because sponsors are no fun... #No more swish swooshy 'speed' lines please!! You guys can do way more better than that @ rest of grid #if everyone on the grid did something like Kimi's with some restraint I would be actually happy...unfortunately we are not there #bonus 2nd shoutout to Albon's helmets. Unfortunately every time he has a special helmet the race results are uh....cursed