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[Floobert]

As I try to do every year - how are the juniors doing with their designs? Here's the F2 lot for this year. Spoiler: Some are fine. Most are pretty awful.

 

 

You have to feel sorry for Christian Mansell, who just so happens to not be related to a guy who had one of the most iconic helmets in F1 history, and has to come up with his own design. Tough job.. Montoya's is just his dad's, and that's ok, I guess. To me it felt like Browning is just throwing some early Kimi (the 1st) vibes? Esterson's is simple enough, and although personally I don't like the design, if someone came up to me and asked me to draw his helmet from memory, I think I could maybe nail it? But at this day and age I'm not really how relevant that still is... I'd almost say that there is an interesting idea in Martin's lid. A minimalist version of that could actually be something I haven't seen before. Maybe I'll come up with one and send it to him.

[Jellyfishcake]

You compare those helmets to the majority of the 99 F1, and it' just how busy they are, even when only using two colours they seem to be a complete mess 

[JRodrigues]

Esterson wins.

 

I wouldn't expect such a clean design from Troy Lee. It's simple, distinctive, memorable, but.. not my cup of tea.

 

The least bad of those is going to Martins, just because of the all black and french colors on the sides (even if the white lines are too much).

[maximilian]

I can't see any images, either - and frankly, that's a big improvement, given all these shite designs! 

[Rediscoveryx]

If Martins had just kept his clean (black background and that french flag thingy) then it would have been really great.

[pacificquay]

We can't see Stanek properly in that pic but his looks relatively clean and straightforward

[Frood]

Staněk’s is pretty good. He’s just reversed the colours from his previous one.

[Spillage]

I like Esterson's helmet a lot.

[Bleu]

Browning reminds a lot of Kimi Räikkönen's first F1 helmet

[Frood]

F3 drivers. Not much better, bar a couple of exceptions. The one driver on the grid who previously had a simple, elegant design is now a Red Bull driver, so that's that one ruined.

 

[FirstnameLastname]

Helmets from the greatest f1 season ever (probz)

[FirstnameLastname]

Wurz in f2 deffo let his dad design his helmet!

[FirstnameLastname]

F3 drivers. Not much better, bar a couple of exceptions. The one driver on the grid who previously had a simple, elegant design is now a Red Bull driver, so that's that one ruined.

These are awful. Some of them look like the same template with just different colours. Like they’ve gone to the helmet painters and chosen the budget design option…

Like a Christmas party night where multiple girls show up in the same Primark dress

[JRodrigues]

 

by 'Au Rupteur'

[jradicals]

Helmet designers these days must be getting paid per line or spike. 

Looking at some of these monstrosities it is hard to fall back on the 'sponsors are ruining their designs'....because they aren't accommodating all of the sponsor logos that F1 drivers have to.

[Psymon]

Piastri has a special design for the Australian GP:

https://x.com/mdm_de...762972107169965

[Jellyfishcake]

Honestly, whilst a bit of a joke to have a special design for the first race, that one is an improvement on his main one, 

That said, it could literally be anyones helmet design thanks to the generic shapes used

[lustigson]

Apart from a few stand-out designs, most of them are way too complicated. Simplify is the magic word, I suppose.

[Stephane]

But. There are some kangaroos if you look closely

[Bleu]

Charlie Wurz has familiar elements from his father but Brando Badoer does not. Apart from Replay as a sponsor. 

[SB]

Piastri has a special design for the Australian GP:

https://x.com/mdm_de...762972107169965

 

 

LIke Ham's tribute verisons in Brazil.

 

Whole design is a complete mess.

[RainyAfterlifeDaylight]

A new helmet is in town!

 

[maximilian]

So the ONE guy who had a reasonably recognizable "design" left and was arguably one of only 2-3 who did NOT need to change their helmet, promptly opted for an anonymous white one with what looks like fecal skid marks all over it.  You can't make this crap up. 

[Jops14]

In F3 i love Ugochukwu and Wurz helmets.

One because its simplicity and a nice colour, the other because its both simple, and complicated. I always loved Wurz sr helmets.

So many in both F2 and F3 are a mess

[JL14]

Max's Lion on his Japan lid is crying about Lawson 

 

[taz]

Tsunoda

 

[Spillage]

It's not going to be easy to tell those apart this weekend.

[Jerem]

It's not going to be easy to tell those apart this weekend.

Except by looking at the standings, probably.

Edited by Jerem, 02 April 2025 - 17:41.

[Mc_Silver]

Lando, Oscar and Charles are running Suzuka special helmets as well.

Edited by Mc_Silver, 03 April 2025 - 17:42.

[maximilian]

Tsunoda

 

 

Too bad.  Yuki is one of the few drivers who had a bit of a recognizable theme with his cannabis leaves (just kidding, Japanese maple), and as soon as he's in the limelight switches to a completely forgettable abomination.  I guess it's supposed to be a kabuki mask, but it really doesn't do much, does it?

[taz]

Albon

 

 

Doohan

 

 

Gasly

 

 

Ocon

 

 

Leclerc

 

 

Norris

 

 

Piastri

 

[maximilian]

Urgh.

[Jellyfishcake]

Helmet designs are there to exist for instagram photoshoots these days

Looking at ones like Gasly with those details or Albon with the picture on the back

 

Gone are the days of recognisable unique designs, now it's intricate designs for the sake of it

[Beri]

Doohan is a winner this round.

[midgrid]

I'm disappointed nobody went for the octopus. You know the one I mean...

[Beri]

They don't make drivers like DC and Mika anymore. Not where they fight tooth and nail over keeping their own (basic) design. Not even giving in on a million dollars.

[Mc_Silver]

Dark mode is activated for Lando. 👽

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