Kamui Kobayashi is wearing a special helmet for this weekend’s race.
The design created by Linkin Park is to raise money for international aid for victims of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami through Music for Relief.
Vitantonio Liuzzi is also using a very unusual special helmet design for this race. Here’s what his team had to say about it:
“It is the seventh special edition designed this season by Kaos Design, but this new helmet is different to the rest and will be different to anything seen before in Formula 1. With a completely black base, the characteristic lines which Tonio has on his standard helmet will be drawn in white with the sponsors and VL logo written in golden leaves.
“The name of the helmet is ‘K-Writeme’ and it is covered in a material similar to that of a blackboard meaning that Tonio can write and erase what he wants on the surface until he is happy with the design.”
Here are pictures from Thursday at Interlagos.
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PieLighter (@pielighter)
24th November 2011, 18:17
I didn’t know Kobayashi likes Linkin Park. We have one thing in common then. XD
Slr (@slr)
24th November 2011, 18:37
Same here :) Joe Hahn has done a good job with that helmet.
celeste (@celeste)
24th November 2011, 18:40
Linkin Park rules!!!!
But I don´t really like the helmet…
BasCB (@bascb)
24th November 2011, 19:26
yeah, its a bit hm …, not sure what to call it actually.
But a nice idea to have him do a helmet design to be sold for charity non the less.
electrolite (@electrolite)
25th November 2011, 11:22
The colours are cool, execution not so…
damonsmedley (@damonsmedley)
25th November 2011, 11:23
I agree with @BasCB
His regular helmet looks much better.
mario
24th November 2011, 18:19
That helmet is horrible.
Fer no.65 (@fer-no65)
24th November 2011, 18:20
Checo Perez also revealed a new helmet for this weekend on his twitter account.
UKFan (@)
24th November 2011, 18:47
I used to like Linkin Park when I was a kid, now Im grown up they are grown up too, different band, different taste, just like that transformer helmet tasteless… Awful. Hahn and Shinoda have Japanese roots so it makes sense to use their popularity as solidarity tool for Japan still I dont think that rasing money by auctioning helmets is a solution people should donate if they will no matter what cause or country involved there are countrys that must need much more help than Japan.
celeste (@celeste)
24th November 2011, 19:19
I though Hahn was actually Korean descendant……
The Last Pope (@the-last-pope)
24th November 2011, 19:02
Grosjean looks like a stick man. How on earth does his pencil neck hold up with the corning Gs ?
Bullfrog (@bullfrog)
24th November 2011, 19:56
He looks happy though…in fact everyone is smiling in these photos, (apart from Jan Cherouz, whoever he is).
And that’s one of those uncanny Senna pics we see from time to time, I had to look twice!
Rob Wilson (@rob-wilson)
24th November 2011, 19:19
Lovin’ Kamui’s helmet, i think if i was a racing driver i would go for that kinda style. Like a purple or a pink, something that nobody else would go for.
I think Lewis should go for a completely new helmet colour next season to indicate a fresh start. Would be great if he just turned up in Melbourne with a bright red helmet or something entirely different, but i guess for Lewis the yellow is like his signature and something that he’ll never change. Just a thought though.
Magnificent Geoffrey (@magnificent-geoffrey)
24th November 2011, 19:24
Love that design, Kamui-san.
sato113 (@sato113)
24th November 2011, 21:10
me too, love it!
Ben Needham (@ben-n)
24th November 2011, 19:41
I like Kobayashi’s helmet! I think it looks great. Rubens Barrichello is also going for a one-off helmet! He has crossed his own design with Ayrton Senna’s, so the yelllow and green replaces Rubens’ red and blue. It looks good, but unfortunately I don’t have a link!
JPQuesado (@joao-pedro-cq)
24th November 2011, 19:54
Fortunately, I have. This helmet looks awesome!
https://p.twimg.com/AfBCfOaCQAA3Fky.jpg:large
Fixy (@)
24th November 2011, 20:52
Wonderful!!
PieLighter (@pielighter)
24th November 2011, 21:55
Rubens you absolute god.
damonsmedley (@damonsmedley)
25th November 2011, 11:25
I really hope this isn’t his last race. Rubens is one of the best characters F1 has ever seen, and it would be so sad to see him go. I’d rather see him announce his own retirement.
Becken Lima (@becken-lima)
24th November 2011, 20:30
It looks like Hamilton will be wearing a helmet inspired by Senna’s colors too:
Rob Wilson (@rob-wilson)
24th November 2011, 21:40
Would love to see a picture of that. Anyone got a link?
ScuderiaVincero (@scuderiavincero)
24th November 2011, 22:40
@RobWilson
Here ya go!
https://p.twimg.com/AfBCfOaCQAA3Fky.jpg:large
Becken Lima (@becken-lima)
24th November 2011, 22:41
It is Ruben’s helmet, not Lewis’s!
ScuderiaVincero (@scuderiavincero)
25th November 2011, 0:14
Whoops! Wow, silly mistake by me, very sorry!
electrolite (@electrolite)
24th November 2011, 20:34
Well that’s another thing Linkin’ Park should avoid doing anyway. Hope it raises plenty of money anyway!
GT_Racer
24th November 2011, 22:41
Speaking of Helmet’s, Should be a Helmet camera used this weekend ;)
Will be the same as the one tested in the Monza GP2 race-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohAeA0_ixz8
damonsmedley (@damonsmedley)
25th November 2011, 11:26
Where have you heard this? Who will be wearing it?
Hairs (@hairs)
25th November 2011, 0:11
“… and hopefully it will help him build a portfolio for his new career writing the lunchtime specials on blackboards outside pubs.”
bosyber (@bosyber)
25th November 2011, 9:27
My thought exactly! Also, any deficit to Ricciaro will be said to be because of the extra drag from that surface+chalk, I think.
Prisoner Monkeys (@prisoner-monkeys)
25th November 2011, 2:05
I like the blue on Kobayashi’s helmet. It’s not a colour we see much in Formula 1 these days – the closest thing I can recall is the Mild Seven/Team Spirit Renaults from 2005/06 – which is a shame, because it’s a good colour. Barwa Addax used something very similar in their GP2 livery this year, and they looked fantastic. Hopefully Sauber work it into their 2012 livery given the Telmex connection.
damonsmedley (@damonsmedley)
25th November 2011, 11:28
@Prisoner-Monkeys It looks closer to purple to me!
Burnout (@burnout)
25th November 2011, 5:34
Vettel and Charouz look so much like each other! Especially when you look at their photos one below another.
Dave (@davea86)
25th November 2011, 5:58
I love that photo of Alonso. The big KEEP CLEAR sign and he’s strolling past like ‘screw you sign!’
electrolite (@electrolite)
25th November 2011, 11:24
Haha! I think he looks pretty high, to be honest…
PieLighter (@pielighter)
25th November 2011, 8:05
LOL at Liuzzi. XD
Awesome helmet!
smifaye (@)
25th November 2011, 11:02
Tough times at HRT, they can’t even afford Liuzzi’s helmet design so he has to draw his own in crayon.
AndrewTanner (@andrewtanner)
26th November 2011, 7:58
Great helmet design from Liuzzi. I want one!