We rate the top helmet liveries of all time
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- Every Formula 1 driver has their own visual identity portrayed on their helmet, but which is the most iconic? Our panel debates the best from each decade and settles on the greatest of all time.
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They talked more on the lines of the most "Iconic" liveries. I feel like in terms of design. Alot of drivers had nice liveries that weren't necessarily iconic. Kimi's standard McLaren Helmet was nice but the Monaco 2005 and 2006 versions were badass. Alonso's McLaren helmet in 07. Robsergs German themed "VI" Mercedes helmet from 2014. Jenson Button's Japanese themed helmets he'd wear at Suzuka. Vettel's Singapore helmets for 2012, 2013, 2017. Hamilton's golden/colorful Abu Dhabi helmet 2017, red Michael Jackson COTA 2013 helmet, and random ass blue Maylasia helmet 2015...and the list can go on and on.
They dropped the ball here. Could have been a nice video to discuss alot of badass helmets that drivers have worn and one-offs, etc that many ppl dont remember, have never seen, or have forgotten over time. But instead we got the typical "Senna/James Hunt, etc helmet was so iconic" conversation we've all heard a thousand and 22 times.
Fantastic comment; take note Autosport: your readers/viewers are a lot more sophisticated than the bland tripe you trot out to us. You're supposed to be the experts with a history of decades in motorsport, why not show us some of that expertise and experience?
Hamilton's *Singapore 2012* helmet was quite easy on the eye too.
Shame he retired from the lead in that race.
Kimi Monaco 2005 is the most intimidating helmet I have ever seen.
Mate you are in my mind! I thought exactly the same thing, they could have done a little bit of research and they would have shown us numerous helmets that people haven't seen before. I feel like it was a bit of a rushed episode just to show off the sponsor unfortunately...
Agree! Who the driver is doesn't impact the design itself; yes, it does help make the design more memorable or 'iconic' if it belongs to a great driver. I'd like to see a more design-based discussion, looking at colour harmony, layout, optical illusion, special effect paints, and other techniques used in helmet paint, such as gold leaf, hand pinstriping, holographic vinyls etc. Some of Vettel's helmets (Jens Munser Designs) are just incredible! There's so much creativity out there to look at, these designs were rated more on the merits of the driver rather than of the design itself.
Change the video title to - The helmets our favourite drivers of each decade wore - would be more accurate.
Exactly! The best looking helmets weren't even mentioned from those turds. Just the ones of the best drivers at the time. What a weak video.
Doesn't really have a great ring to it.
Exactly what I was going to say. For example: Schumacher's helmet is not in the list, or Kimi's Maclaren helmet.
Well give an example of what one looks good. Personally I like Mikka Hakkinen the simple design and colors of white 2 shades of blue and black stripe helped the sponsors placement look clean. Helmets of today look like a mess of color and sponsors and I feel Schumacher helped make popular.
I think Hakkinen and Coulthard both deserved a mention. Simple yet classic designs that were instantly recognizable.
very much agreed!
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Yeah coulthards was cool. DC gets no respect.
Coulthard and Damon had the best teammate helmet combo of all time, Hills was an all-time great, and Coulthard's was just as good as the man he sadly had to replace, even if his career wasnt.
Yes!
Both are Really Iconic to
The disrespect to Kimi, his helmets were beautiful. And visually, one of Vettel’s many helmets has got to be in there, some were out of this world.
ryanpiyo Singapore 2010
I enjoyed Kimi's helmets to such an extent that I got a tattoo of the Algiz rune he ran on his 2013 helmet on my left forearm. His helmets have always had that element/design on the top, and it was a brilliant touch.
Alex Brunt I admit that my affection for Kimi’s helmets is probably due to him being my favorite driver, but I agree with you. His 2005 McLaren helmets, especially the one with his name on the forehead, are actually my favorite helmets ever. I use it on Gran Turismo Sport, and I can’t bring myself to switch even when driving my favored Ferraris.
Come on, Seb's matte white with the German flag stripes on
SamN it's only the last few years he has stuck to a design. As these guys said , he changed his design every race at red bull, all the others (excluding Hamilton ) kept the same basic design from day one.
@@xXScarhandXx 5 years is a long time though if he uses it next year, he raced 6 out of 13 seasons with it. That's nearly half of it.
@@xXScarhandXx still really doesn’t matter, it’s simple and elegant that would make it iconic
In my opinion the best by decade are:
60s Jack Brabham
70s Francois Cevert
80s Niki Lauda (McLaren)
90s Ayrton Senna
00s Fernando Alonso
10s Vettel (Ferrari)
And Schumacher's helmet is not in the list.
@@sam-nariman6236 it's not about most popular. It's about best looking.
I loved some of Vettel’s helmets back in his Red Bull days.
Same here! That Singapore 2010 helmet was something else. His Ferrari-era design is my current favorite. It's got the simplicity of an 80's-era helmet with a modern touch, and in the cockpit of the red Ferrari it really stands out. I think - years down the road - that's going to be the one he's remembered for the most, especially if he's able to actually win a championship with Ferrari.
I wasnt a vettel fan back in the day...but I really did used to look forward to what kind of livery he would come up with a the next race. We really got to see ALOT of creativity.
@@fortressofsoliddudes4597 Singapore 2012 was the one for me. The one with the lights imitating the night sky.
Hulkenburg helmet is sick asf😍🔥
1970s- Hunt
1980s- Senna
1990s- Mika
2000s- Hamilton
2010s- Vettel
All Time Ayrton Senna
No. Go back to the swamp.
Senna's helmet + McLaren Marlboro = the definition of speed.
Sebastian Vettel current helmet 👍❤️
60s: Jackie Stewart
70s: James Hunt
80s: Niki Lauda
90s: Ayrton Senna
00s: Anthony Davidson
10s: Fernando Alonso
Lol
@@sam-nariman6236 why lol?
1. Schumacher 2000
2. Hakkinen 1999
3. Lauda 1976
4. Raikkonen 2005
6. Coulthard 2000
7. Hill 1994
8. Senna 1988
9. Vettel Monaco 2014
10. Alesi 1995
Guy on the right actually goes by the design. Dude on the left and the host is all about how iconic the helmet is lmao
I agree that Senna's helmet design is the best. It's simple, yet just so iconic, it won't do justice not to remember.
Schumacher 97 helmet I thought was the best.
Horses for courses I suppose. But I feel at that time is when helmet designs went to being a mess of colors and sponsorship.
*shows vettel’s amazing helmet that is the best looking helmet compared to what they discussed*
*proceeds to name helmets that resemble old helmets*
We found the Vettel Stan.
Shout outs to De Angelis and then Alesi’s chrome version!
These answer are not favourite colours or designs but who’s wearing them!!!
Danny RIC’s 2019 helmet is best cos none of the sponsors rings are all over it & it’s colours break up nice out of shape design & great colours to
Every design u picked followed the same design philosophy 👎
Sorry man, Daniel hasn't won a title, so his design is irrelevant...
@@armands3153 Neither did François Cevert.
@@keyboardwarrior327 Didn't bother to watch the video at all...
Yeah, they all said they fancy yellow and didn't even mention Ronnie Peterson. Well, next year let's vote on our favourite halo design. We don't see the helmets anyways.
Ricciardo hasn't been consisted with his helmet design. That's a huge problem.
I loved Sebastian Vettel 2012 Singapore helmet it was amazing to see it light up at night
For me some iconic and good helmets of the era are the Kubica's helmet in sauber, the Massa's Helmet , the Riccardo's helmet in Renault and the Vettel's strange helmets in Red Bull
F1 did a pole on this years best design and Ricciardo was the first place.
My picks (not that anyone cares)
60s - Stewart (iconic tartan)
70s - Cevert (Tricolore racing stripes)
80s - Senna (hard to argue with that)
90s - Hakkinen (great use of Finish/McLaren colours)
00s - Schumacher/Massa (both great use of National flag colours and looked fantastic in the Ferrari)
10s - Vettel (Abu Dhabi 2011 / Singapore 2013)
All the brazilian classic liveries were created by the same man, Sid Mosca
Shame they did'nt talk about David Coulthard 's helmet...😕
Lando's helmets are amazing!! I really liked this year's Suzuka one🧡
Vettel’s white helmet with the German flag is also sick
I think Vettel's white helmet he's had at Ferrari is now pretty distinctive. Also I remember an interview with DC saying he was offered $1mil to sell his helmet space to sponsors but declined to keep the Scottish flag. My personal fave is Mika Hakkinen though 😀
If anyone is wondering, most are the comments are senna and vettel fans
Best design and most iconic are two COMPLETELY different measures.
A lot of past iconic lids are pretty uninspiring if it wasn't for the person underneath them. Senna, Hill are prime examples.
A bunch of Helmets - discussing Helmets...
Notable mentions for Frentzen, Gilles Villeneuve & Montoya
Agree on all three.
Both 2019 Renault drivers' helmets were arguably some of the best to ever grace an F1 grid.
Nico's is both simple in colours, and bold in design. Instantly recognisable as his own.
Then Dan's helmet; What needs to be said? It is unique like almost no other helmet has ever been. Colours that are almost unheard of in racing circles. A statement and a standpoint emblazoned on its side. It is an art peice more than a helmet livery.
And despite your cries foul of drivers helmets being flashy and littered with sponsors, these two were almost entirely devoid of logos.
You show those helmets to ANY casual F1 viewer and they'll know who's face is behind the visor, and that should mean something.
I love sennas it’s so iconic
100. Vettel 2013 Brazil 99. Vettel Japan 2011 ... XD 1. Vettel Singapore 2012
Senna had the most iconic helmet in F1 period.
Haha, no.
Iconic... yes
Best design/livery... no
no doubt
Very iconic. Not the best.
Francois Cevert's has always been my favourite, striking but so simple.
Graphics, colour and designs are something that drew me to motorsport as a kid and is likely what drew me to graphic design as a career. I even worked at a place that designed custom decal kits/graphics for MX bikes in part of my career. I still love seeing new designs, liveries on racing cars. It is part of what makes motorsport great.
Australian V8 Supercars do an annual "retro round" where for one race of the year they can re-create an iconic car livery for their cars as a once off livery but incorporate their current sponsors into that iconic design. Teams wear retro outfits/helmets/racewear and it creates awesome exposure for the team sponsors. I'd love to see something like this for Formula 1 (perhaps at one of the more historic circuits) once a year.
Speaking from a contest of designs, colors and brands..Senna'a 1991 Rehos and 1993 SHoei were Beautiful. Nico Rosberg's Black and Green Monster schuberth, Felip Massa's schuberth, Rowland's Bell, Alex Wurz's Bieffe.
I really like the Verstappen Dutch Lion. Honda Racing made a short video before the 2019 Japan Grand Prix to celebrate their accomplishments with RedBull Racing in F1.
The 1950s don't count?
There was one driver with a distinctive helmet design in the 1950s. Indeed, he had a nickname based on his helmet design. It was "Chequered Helmet" himself, Jean Behra.
I love Fernando's helmet not the most iconic but one of my favorites
Nelson Piquet - end of story
I love charles leclerc helmet so much
I hate his 2020 helmet and his white helmet. And this coming from a Ferrari/Leclerc fan.
Eddie Irvine's Helmet when he was at Jaguar was the greatest of all time!
Kimi's 2000s helmet was pretty iconic but if we're talking the most beautiful it's got to be Vettel's 2014 Monaco helmet. I mean it was just wow
1. Fernando's Blue Helmet with 14 on top
2. Vettel's light up Helmet
3. Hamilton's present Helmet looking like Rey Mysetrio's Mask
4. Ricciardo's Cake Helmet
5. Vettel's German Stripe Helmet
6. Hamilton's Senna Tribute Helmet
7. Lando Norris Mexican GP Helmet
8. Romain Grosjean US GP Helmet
9. Michael Schumacher Red Helmet
10. Kimi James Hunt Tribute Helmet
NOTE: I didn't put Senna's cause we already know its the top one.
70's - Lauda. Such a simple design, but the sheer overabundance of red and that small, centered, stark white/black logo of what could appear to be two crossed hammers was pretty intimidating. Of course, that decal was actually something far less terrifying, but if you didn't know what it represented and you only saw it attached to that helmet that was quickly approaching in your rear-view mirror, you might've taken it upon yourself to just go ahead and get out of the way. I'm not even necessarily a fan of that type of design (or lack thereof) but damn, did it ever work.
surely Graham and Damon Hill have a more iconic design than Stewart. the only father and son combo with same design to win WDC.
They favored iconic drivers over spectacular designs, vettel’s helmet with the German colors and Nico hulkenberg’s helmets look staggering
I could've genuinely listened to this conversation for an hour or more
60s: Stewart
70s: Villeneuve, Cevert, Fittipaldi, Lauda, Peterson
80s: Piquet, Senna, Mansell, Belloff
90s: Barrichello, Coulthard, Frentzen, Hakkinen
00s: MSC Red (2000-2006), Montoya (2001-2004), Alonso (2003-2005), Hamilton (2007-2009), Raikkonen (2003-2006)
10s: Massa, Raikkonen (2012-2013), Rosberg (2014-2016), Vettel (2015 - Present), Hulkenberg (2017-2019)
Vettel has to be on this list, he's got some amazing designs and keeps the simple base with the German stripes
Got to be Jean Alesi, about 1995, for me. Took the de Angelis design and improved it in my opinion!
Thank you, I though there are no sane people among that Senna nonsense.
11:32 That's the first time I've ever heard anybody call that rule brilliant. Goes with some of the other hot takes in the video though, I suppose. I'm not sure how Hamilton's Senna-clone helmet that he has since stopped using can be chosen over the red helmet that Schumacher used for his entire career. And how is Niki Lauda's red and white helmet with the L design left out of the discussion entirely?
I know this is F1... but Valtenino Rossi wipes the floor with all of these when it comes to helmet liveries.
Nope
@@izanagisburden9465 yep... next
One key you missed with Schumacher is that Ralfs helmet (yellow fading to red) is essentially an inversion of Michael's which was a really cool feature.
Danny Rics from 2019 season, so different from everyone els on the grid
Greatest Helmet design? One answer:Ayrton Senna’s Helmet
It was iconic but it wasn't a good design.
It was simple and the colours didn't clash as well as James Hunt or Francõis Cevert
Kovalinen's angry birds one was awesome, Alonsos was a good shout, raikkonen had a very nice one in 2005,
I think this video is their opinion of their own
Yes it is their opinion I think they should get the vote of fan's . They should look beyond the champions, of the sport for best helmet.
@@nitink.a567 yeah that was i was thinking of
Kimi Raikkonen helmet with Benz logo in middle and Kimi and West on borders is the most iconic helmet ever..2005 or 06
1960's: Lorenzo Bandini, Jackie Stewart, Graham Hill, and the minimal, elegant like the driver dark blue with white lid from Jim Clark.
1970's: François Cevert, Ronnie Peterson, Jody Scheckter
1980's: Nelson Piquet, Alain Prost, Niki Lauda
1990's: David Coulthard, Nigel Mansell,
2000's: Felipe Massa.
2010's: Valteri Bottas
Fittipaldi helmet in the late 80's at CART was just the stuff of dreams
Even though I can't stand the guy, Paul Tracy had great looking helmets.
@@rexstetson1717 his helmet was gold stuff, I agree with you.
As driver he took more risks than a reasonable competitor would take.
But a fast guy anyway
I'm surprised that Montoya's helmet designs weren't mentioned. They hearkened, in their own way, to Mansell's arrow designs on his helmets, but with the Colombian colours instead - and when he went metallic? Wowzers.
60s: Graham hill
70s: Francois cevert
80s: Lauda (white)
90s: Brundle (1991)/ Ivan capelli
00s: Raikkonen (McLarry)
10s: Alonso (USA 2017)/ hulkenberg 2017
Alexander wurz is my favourite of all time.
Ah amazing I thought wurz wouldn't get a mention.
Who's Mark Schumacher???
Seb's helmet at Singaporeans gp 2019. Metal color Ferrari's logo looking sexy
Didn't know the word liveries before, thanks for the info.
Yaaa. Idk about those 2 guys. Its more their favorite than "iconic" rate or whtvr
1960s: Jackie Stewart.
1970s: James Hunt.
1980s: Ayrton Senna.
1990s: David Coulthard.
2000s: Eddie Irvine (Jaguar).
2010s: Marcus Ericsson.
Stefan Bellof
Alain Prost
Mika Hakkinen
Kimi Raikkonen
Ronnie Peterson
Stirling Moss could arguably be added considering he's used the same white cork design his entire career to this day.
Modern helmets won't have the historic value of the older decades firstly due to the amount of changes as discussed but also because they need to be identifiable in a split second from the grandstands. I will go with Keke Rosbergs later designs with the block blue and yellow on white.
Never forget Heikki Kovalainen's Angry Birds helmet. That was badass.
Most iconic of all time; No 1 Jackie Stewart, 2 Senna, 3 Graham Hill/Damon Hill. Per decade; 60's Hill, 70's Fittipaldi, 80's Senna, 90's Mansell, 00's Alonso, 10's Hamilton. Best of all time? SENNA!
60's - Stewart
70's - Lauda
80's - Senna
90's - Mika
00's - Montoya
10's - Hamilton or Vettel (Can't decide lol)
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Who’s this Mark Schumacher guy he keeps mentioning?
12:21 did he say Mark Schumacher? Or is it me.
Yep, he said Mark
I heard it too. I mean, it's clear he didn't mean Ralf, but still. . .
I think he said Michel although he said it really fast, so it turned into mark
@@henrylindestrom5950 Could be that for sure. I've made that mistake when speaking before (although, not in a professional video where they could do another take). Or maybe they accidentally cut part of the word out during editing?
Think they should've split the 2010 period into 2010 to 2013 and 2014- present period. 2010-2013 had so many helmets to choose from given the fact that the drivers changed them almost every other race.
As a long time racing fan I'll through in my 2¢. I like the older idea of the driver picking and staying with one design for his/her career. Trade maker that design so fans know at a quick glance and leave sponser logo's and decals to the sides of the car and drivers suit.
Jenson's Button 2014 British Grand Prix Pink Helmet, You know it's a massive Tribute to his dad who died that year. He always wore a white shirt in the paddock
findlayD30 Jensons Dad wore a pink shirt not white - hence the pink helmet.
tora takagi had the best helmet colours green & white/silver, looked great
Raikkonen's helmet looks coolest, end of
My favourites helmets are those of Jacky Ickx, Gilles Villeneuve and Ayrton Senna.
i love alonso helmets, paticularly 2006, 2009, 2010-14, 2017, 2021, 2023
Micheal was the best , Simple Orangey Red in a Ferrari matches so well. Iconic
The best racing helmet of all time was in MotoGP. Valentino Rossi’s Mugello helmet that just had a giant screaming picture of himself on the top so as you saw the bike going down the straight it looked like he was staring at the camera going AAAAAARRRGGH
Even today when you go to a F1 event, you see helmets of Senna at sale and people buying it, it's incredibly iconic and memorable
Jody Scheckter had the best helmet in 70's. Bellof had the best in 80's. :D
BTW i thought this was choose the best helmet not the most popular driver of certain era.
Hulkenbergs last helmet was epic.
With Lewis' and Michael's helmets it did show your preference for GB...
Chris Amon '60's Inspired in the film Gran Prix with James Gardener wearing it ( minus the kiwi on the side)
Narain Karthikeyan’s is iconic. Represented India and captured the country’s imagination.
2012 Helmet of Heikki Kovalainen (Green - Black - White)
1. Hakkinen
2. Hill
3. Villeneuve
4. Coulthard
Helmets are a way of identifying a driver when in the car. Why don't modern F1 drivers understand that? Changing helmets every race - they mean nothing now. The Icons of the sport are unmistakable - Andretti, Fittipaldi, Stewart, Hunt, Hill (Graham & Damon), Gilles Villeneuve, Pironi, Prost, Mansell, Senna, Coulthard, Jacques VIlleneuve, Frentzen, Schumacher, and the list goes on - there was never any doubt who you were watching driving the car. Modern drivers have lost the plot.
So basically two of the guys just chose the best drivers of the period each time pretty much. Kinda lame.
MW's helmet was consistent throughout his career. Same goes for Jenson. Lauda in the 70's and 80's.