Post Updated: 25 May 2013
Yup! It’s that time of year again. Drivers are known to bring new, blingy helmets to the Monaco Grand Prix and this year is no different. There are a number of cool new helmet designs we’ve spotted for the weekend so far. Here are the Monaco Grand Prix Helmet designs of a few of the drivers.
Sebastian Vettel has gone all out this year. His helmet reveals a (mostly) naked woman when it heats up. The top of the lid is a tribute of Monaco Grand Prix past, with images of moments of some of the greatest races in Monaco.
Around the back, is the pinup girl in her dainty little bikini. But that bikini is painted with heat activated paint and disappears once it’s warmed up. It becomes transparent and reveals her body adorned with two little stars in the appropriate places.
Lewis Hamilton’s Monaco Grand Prix Helmet design also stands out. A graffiti-type cartoon of Himself, girlfriend Nicole Scherzinger and his dog, Roscoe. Pretty cool helmet design really and definitely one that stands out.
Kimi Raikkonen’s Monaco Grand Prix Helmet design is a tribute to James Hunt, celebrating Hunt’s 40 anniversary debut Grand Prix. The inscription on the back above the Iceman insignia says “Kimi on the Hunt”. Lotus are also sporting Daft Punk on their side pods and at first we were unsure about the link but Sarah from @F1_Fans_Updates pointed out that it is most likely the Daft Punk song “Get Lucky” Lotus, who always use quirky hashtags for every race is using #GetLucky as their twitter hashtag for the weekend.
UPDATE: The FOM has decided that Kimi’s helmet breaks advertising rules. And he has been forced to black out the James Hunt tribute. Some say it has to do with advertising the movie, Rush. I see no Rush advertising though and the only other wording that could be a problem is the name James Hunt. For some reason last year James Hunt’s name was just fine facing the on board cameras, but this year it is a problem for the FOM. Kimi’s Helmet has been updated and the Hunt tribute has basically been blacked out.
F1sasha posted this hilarious take on the new helmet design.
UPDATE: During qualifying, Kimi had the James Hunt tribute back on his helmet so it seems as though Bernie and friends had a change of heart. Not sure what happened there, but happy that the James Hunt tribute is once again allowed.
Moving on, have a look at Charles Pic’s new Monaco helmet design. Lots of names on there so would have been strange if Kimi were not allowed the James Hunt tribute, and something like Pic’s helmet was allowed.
Jean-Eric Vergne has also brought a special helmet to Monaco. His helmet design is in honour of Francois Cevert, killed 40 years ago at the wheel of a Tyrrell at Watkins Glen. Vergne said, “I didn’t want to do the usual, glitzy, shiny Monaco helmet and this seemed like a nicer idea. For me Cevert represented ‘La Belle Epoque’ of Formula 1.”
Fernando Alonso revealed his helmet design on Twitter. A gold and white design featuring jigsaw puzzle pieces commemorating his Formula One victories throughout the years.
Daniel Ricciardo also showed off his helmet design on Twitter. His Monaco Grand Prix helmet design contains an image of Monaco’s spectacular harbour.
Romain Grosjean’s new helmet design is really just a slight diversion from his regular helmet adding a gambling stig holding all the cards 😉
Sergio Perez is another driver who took to Twitter to brag about his Monaco helmet design stating that the helmet will be auctioned off next week to raise money for charity.
Pastor Maldonado’s 2013 Monaco Helmet Design is quite unique too. A picture of Sainte Devote and the inscription, “No points … no party”. We like that. 🙂
Paul di Resta also tweeted a photo of his new helmet – a casino theme, featuring the icons of card suits on the lid of the helmet.
Jules Bianchi is also sporting a special design for his Monaco Grand Prix helmet. Not our favourite of the lot quite honestly.
Please check back for updates! This post will be updated as more images of the Monaco Grand Prix Helmet Designs become available.
Which is your favourite design so far? Let us know in the comments below.
Using the hashtag #1571, Alonso gave his Twitter followers the first look at his new helmet starting with a couple of black and white cropped drawings of the new design, and ending with a full colour look at the top and side view of the helmet.
