Video: Vettel’s Singapore 2012 helmet with flashing LEDs
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- 21st September 2012, 15:41 at 3:41 pm #132110
Keith Collantine
KeymasterSebastian Vettel was wearing a special helmet with flashing LEDs on top during practice at Singapore today:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrR0I7Tjb6c
Apparently the lights arrangement on top is different constellations of stars.
21st September 2012, 15:46 at 3:46 pm #210839damonsmedley
ParticipantTed Kravitz said on Sky that they are the constellations attached to his siblings & parents’ birth dates. Awww…
21st September 2012, 15:55 at 3:55 pm #210840Carlitox
ParticipantNow that’s something new :O really love it.
21st September 2012, 16:12 at 4:12 pm #210841celeste
ParticipantI love this helmet… is really cool and nice tip about the constellations @damonsmedley
21st September 2012, 16:50 at 4:50 pm #210842matt90
ParticipantAlmost as gaudy as when Hamilton had one covered in diamonds.
21st September 2012, 17:52 at 5:52 pm #210843dot_com
ParticipantWouldn’t it be slightly distracting if that was flashing in your mirrors? You’d almost expect a siren to accompany it.
21st September 2012, 19:23 at 7:23 pm #210844James_mc
ParticipantWell, I am impressed! I was scathing of the “helmet to mark yet another helmet design design” of the other week – a self-importance piece of ego-feeding.
However this one is just excellent! Top marks to Vettel!
An aside – I wonder how this works with respect to the structure of the helmet? (Or indeed driver safety etc., has been noted above the distraction of it!)
21st September 2012, 20:21 at 8:21 pm #210845Kingshark
ParticipantFinally a good new helmet for Vettel!
21st September 2012, 23:26 at 11:26 pm #210846Pelican
ParticipantI’m kind of stunned – I wonder how it looks on the racetrack. wrt the structure and safety, the LED’s, battery, and wiring are probably pretty tiny, so it could just sit on top of the outer functional layer, and it wouldn’t be too expensive to crash-test the whole set-up. I think I read that the diamond helmets were for show only, because to use it in a race, they would have to be strength tested diamonds and all.
21st September 2012, 23:31 at 11:31 pm #210847Altrim
Participantcool
22nd September 2012, 0:26 at 12:26 am #210848Adam Tate
ParticipantThat’s awesome. People knock Vettel for his antics, all the helmet designs, the dreaded finger, but at least he feels comfortable enough to show off his personality. It adds a bit of character and light hearted fun to the series. Plus LEDs are just cool. They are already set to be the future of every conceivable type of lighting, but for someone to stick em on a helmet is definitely inspired.
22nd September 2012, 1:10 at 1:10 am #210849Prisoner Monkeys
ParticipantCongratulations, Sebastian. You’ve somehow managed to make your helmet designs even tackier.
22nd September 2012, 6:31 at 6:31 am #210850BrawnGP
ParticipantThe problem is that its powered by redbulls KERS… so it won’t last a whole race…
22nd September 2012, 7:46 at 7:46 am #210851robk23
ParticipantFrom what I saw in FP2, the LEDs are on top of the helmet and then the top design is a layer of vinyl (or similar) which goes over the top of the LEDs. The top of the helmet was bumpy so this clearly has no effect at all on the structural rigidity.
22nd September 2012, 8:28 at 8:28 am #210852Abidal
ParticipantNice helmet, i think this is start of that helmet’s in f-1, or something like this.
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