Jenson Button is using a helmet design based on that from his world championship-winning year with Brawn for what is set to be his swansong F1 race.
Button has switched to a day-glo helmet of the type he used in 2009 to match the livery of his Brawn F1 car.
The McLaren driver indicated yesterday he is treated this weekend as his final race despite the fact his contract may allow him to return in 2018.
“Wearing my old 2009 helmet design today was great,” said Button after practice “The colours are fantastic, but the memories are even better.”
Neel Jani (@neelv27)
25th November 2016, 9:44
Excellent! Great idea and a tribute to a fantastic career with the helmet that I relate to JB more than his traditional helmet design
pSynrg (@psynrg)
25th November 2016, 10:13
ZZZzzz… Wake me up once he’s gone will you please?
OmarRoncal - Go Seb!!! (@)
25th November 2016, 10:50
Sweating envy?
Tim Edwards (@timpey)
25th November 2016, 11:25
Aww, feel better now?
Peppermint-Lemon (@)
25th November 2016, 13:16
Nah we will leave you to sleep so we get peace, quiet and more respectful comments to focus on
Strontium (@strontium)
25th November 2016, 20:05
@peppermint-lemon +1, I’m quite disappointed with what I have read
Baron (@baron)
25th November 2016, 20:37
Classy.. (@psynrg)
Andy (@andybantam)
26th November 2016, 0:33
Spot the WUM…
Matt Jones
25th November 2016, 11:10
Luckly for him McLaren have hardly got any sponsors to mess the design up.
Andre (@lheela)
25th November 2016, 12:06
So the reason McLaren still don’t have a title sponsor is because they didn’t want to ruin Jenson’s retro helmet design? How nice of them.
QuadQuantum
25th November 2016, 13:04
I wish he had used the pink one. That was my favorite design of his my a mile!
Akshat
25th November 2016, 17:09
+1
Mikhail (@zukman)
25th November 2016, 13:50
Whos name is on the visor?
Stephen Crowsen (@drycrust)
25th November 2016, 19:32
Bridge Stone.
Jason (@jmwalley)
27th November 2016, 3:07
@drycrust, I think @zukman meant K. KHULAR. Does anyone know who that is?
Uzair Syed (@ultimateuzair)
25th November 2016, 18:09
Ah yes, the Brawn design. Very nice indeed! My second favourite JB helmet design, most favourite being the classic red and blue.
Andy (@andybantam)
26th November 2016, 0:40
+1
Yup, despite winning the title using this design, I’ll always remember, back in the day, those eyes poking out of the red and blue helmet at Hungary.
Captain Pie (@captainpie)
25th November 2016, 19:05
What a lovely way to finish your career!
To all the people who aren’t fans, at least respect his achievements.