Lewis Hamilton goes ‘back to his roots’ with new F1 helmet design
The seven-time world champion revealed a vintage fluorescent yellow and purple design that has been inspired by the helmet he or🍨iginally used at the start of his F1 career, as well as during his karting days.
Hamilton has worn a purple and black helmet ༺design for the past two seasons but explained he wanted to “show love t𝓰o my beginnings” going into the new campaign, which begins this weekend with the Bahrain Grand Prix.
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“For this year’s helmet I wanted to show love to my﷽ begin꧋nings,” Hamilton wrote on Twitter.
“As much as I love purple and black, yellow is my history. I’m going into this season with the same dedication, drive🌌 and passion I had way back in my karting days.”
Hit that RT if you're in lov🐠e with LH's new-look '22 vintage inspired lid.
— Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team (@MercedesAMGF1)
Hamilton’s fluorescent yellow helmet matches the colour oꦗf his race number on his Mercedes car and is similar to the colour scheme used by MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi, who is a close friend of Hamilton.
Hamilton goes into the 2022 season seeking to win a record-breaking eighth drivers’ title to move clear of Mic🎃hael Schumach🐻er.
The 37-year-old Briton was beate🐎n to the 2021 world championship by Red Bull’s M💛ax Verstappen in last year’s controversial Abu Dhabi finale.
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