Sebastian Vettel’s Japanese GP Helmet Pays Tribute to Arai

This weekend, the FIA Formulation 1 World Championship is visiting Suzuka Circuit for the primary Japanese Grand Prix since 2019. Friday’s follow classes had been working in moist circumstances, so solely time and the climate radar will show if right this moment’s monitor mileage will be useful on Sunday. Although, one attention-grabbing improvement did come off form. We obtained a very good take a look at the special helmet that Sebastian Vettel will likely be sporting for his remaining F1 race at Suzuka.

Sebastian Vettel’s helmet art work for this weekend is a tribute to Arai, the four-time F1 World Champion’s helmet provider for his whole profession, beginning again in 1995. The imaginative helmet artwork created by Jens Munser Designs is supposed to resemble the bins wherein the Japanese producer ships its helmets. The helmet’s horizontal stripes mimic the Arai field’s stripes whereas near-seamlessly integrating the logos of Aston Martin’s group sponsors. There’s additionally the German tricolor flag stripe, seen on Vettel’s helmets since 2015, as packing tape with a crumpled plastic texture. The entrance of the helmet’s crown even contains a perforated cardboard field hand-hold. The way in which Vettel’s particular helmet designs in current seasons by no means wildly deviate from his iconic white-and-tricolor-stripe base design whereas additionally utilizing delicate particulars to spotlight a particular theme is extraordinarily underrated.

Together with Sebastian Vettel, McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo and Alpha Tauri’s Yuki Tsunoda additionally put on helmets produced by the Japanese producer. The Arai GP-7SRC ABP is the mannequin presently utilized by these drivers in competitors and is out there at retail from $4599.95. Bell is the most well-liked helmet provider in Formulation 1, with 12 of the championship’s 20 full-time drivers utilizing its helmets. As Sebastian Vettel winds down his legendary profession, it’s good to see him nonetheless expressing himself by his helmet designs whereas thanking those that have contributed to his efforts on monitor.