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prettiest and ugliest helmets`12

Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 9:14 pm
by c3po
take a look: http://planet-f1.com/photo-gallery/7592 ... er-Helmets

prettiest:

Raikkonen
Button
Grosjean
Hamilton


ugliest:
Glock
Pic (Eiffel Tower LOL)
Maldonado

your impressions?

Re: prettiest and ugliest helmets`12

Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 9:24 pm
by DangerMouse11
Charles Pic helmet is awful with that very phallic looking Eiffel Tower on it and Maldanados just seems messy as for the prettiest I really like Senna, Rosberg and Raikonen

Re: prettiest and ugliest helmets`12

Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 9:37 pm
by Georgest
The prettiest of 'em:
1) de la Rosa's
2) Senna's
3) Hülkenberg's

The ones that should be doused with gasoline and set on fire:
1) Maldonado's
2) Petrov's
3) Schumi's

Re: prettiest and ugliest helmets`12

Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 9:43 pm
by huggybear
Only Button, Senna, Kovalainen and Petrov's are any good. De la Rosa gets an honourable mention for not having a messy design, but I'm not a massive fan of it.

The rest are boring and generic. Jean Eric Vergne's is basically Sebastian Bourdais' with added red.

Re: prettiest and ugliest helmets`12

Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 9:44 pm
by flavio81
Best helmet by far is the Hulk's helmet... original, standout, and recognizable from a distance.

Image

Re: prettiest and ugliest helmets`12

Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 9:49 pm
by RunningMan
Like
Hulkenburg
Alonso
Hamilton
Kimi

All relatively easy to notice

Dislike
Massa - Can't stand the swirls. I wish he'd stick with his older designs
Maldonado
Glock



Vettel - He changes them every race so I don't see why they bother taking pictures of them

Re: prettiest and ugliest helmets`12

Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 9:53 pm
by Centauri
My vote goes to de la Rosa also, very much like the retro-style simple colour scheme.

Re: prettiest and ugliest helmets`12

Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 10:28 pm
by RickM
I have to say that I've not liked Marks. It just looks immediately like he forgot his helmet, so is using the RedBull branded spare.

Re: prettiest and ugliest helmets`12

Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 10:35 pm
by Lt. Drebin
Best:
Massa
Kobayashi
Hulkenberg
Maldonado
Pic

Worst:
Di Resta
Perez
Kovalainen
Glock

Re: prettiest and ugliest helmets`12

Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 10:45 pm
by Jules_b
The two Torro Rosso drivers are going to be pretty difficult to distinguish!!! Not much difference there.

I love Raikkonen, Kovaleinen and Jenson's helmet designs!!

Re: prettiest and ugliest helmets`12

Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 10:59 pm
by schnitt
I like Kimi's the best (it would be so much better if it didnt have that 9 on the visor). I don't know why people put Hamilton's int he Like? Yellow + Gree + Red + Blue make for a very bad combination of colors. I know its to resemble Senna's but its not pretty. I like Buttons better, even with the asian symbols there. Kovalinen is good too.

Re: prettiest and ugliest helmets`12

Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 11:14 pm
by dan__
I like Kobayashi & Buttons, but really like Alonso's, mainly because its just cool, but partly because it looks a little like a transformer :]

Re: prettiest and ugliest helmets`12

Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 11:22 pm
by cmax
Seb's helmet looks nice, but can't tell whether it is for one race or the whole season.
Hope he sticks to it.

Re: prettiest and ugliest helmets`12

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 12:37 am
by xECKSx58
Like: Image
Kimi
Vettel
Button
Alonso
Rosberg
Kovalinen

Dislike: Image
Karthikeyan
Hulkenberg
Maldonado
Ricciardo
Vergne
Pic

The rest are just ok.

Re: prettiest and ugliest helmets`12

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 12:46 am
by OnAGivenDay
About 20 minutes ago on twitter:

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@H_Kovalainen 
Also, new crash helmet design for this season will be unveiled today... Its looks real "angry".. I send pics soon!
I'm looking forward to seeing what he comes up with.

Re: prettiest and ugliest helmets`12

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 1:09 am
by DonkeyRhubarb
Prefer the ones with a fairly simple, cohesive colour sceme

Best:

Kimi
Senna
Jenson
Hulk
PDLR

Worst:

Di Resta
Maldonado

Just noticed that many have an extra plate at the top of the visor. Is this in response to Massa's accident?

Re: prettiest and ugliest helmets`12

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 1:25 am
by Dan's_the_man
Jules_b wrote:The two Torro Rosso drivers are going to be pretty difficult to distinguish!!! Not much difference there.

I love Raikkonen, Kovaleinen and Jenson's helmet designs!!
I don't trust those designs as being the final versions for 2012, as I think Daniel has now got some white to the top of the helmet, so problem solved!

Also, here's a photo from the back. He's got the Perth skyline on it, so showing his hometown pride there. Pretty ugly IMO

https://twitter.com/#!/danielricciardo/ ... 12/photo/1

Re: prettiest and ugliest helmets`12

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 4:07 am
by specdecible
Heikki "Angry Birds" Kovalainen anyone?

Image

Image

Re: prettiest and ugliest helmets`12

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 4:20 am
by Displacement
Vettels helmets always look nice

Re: prettiest and ugliest helmets`12

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 4:50 am
by phyz
specdecible wrote:Heikki "Angry Birds" Kovalainen anyone?

Image

Image
Awesome!

Re: prettiest and ugliest helmets`12

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 5:23 am
by ManojHS
Good

Button
Raikkonen
Kovalainen


Boring

Webber
Both TR drivers


Bad

Karthikeyan, looks old and rusty.
Maldonado
Glock


Confused:

Schumacher (Isn't he racing for Merc, why is he still with reds, the golden one in Spa looked brilliant)

Re: prettiest and ugliest helmets`12

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 5:24 am
by ferrarirocks
Is angry birds sponsoring caterham or heikki? If not, it is blatant copyright misuse.

Re: prettiest and ugliest helmets`12

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 5:45 am
by nike2die4
haha angry birds ftw!

Re: prettiest and ugliest helmets`12

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 8:17 am
by WTkFox
nike2die4 wrote:haha angry birds ftw!
I'd love to see a 100% Angry Birds helmet :lol:

Re: prettiest and ugliest helmets`12

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 8:42 am
by appletree
ferrarirocks wrote:Is angry birds sponsoring caterham or heikki? If not, it is blatant copyright misuse.
Angry Birds( Rovio company)are Heikkis personal sponsors. Later there will be some racing themes in the game and they have promised something else too which they dont reveal yet.

Re: prettiest and ugliest helmets`12

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 8:53 am
by Lotus38
specdecible wrote:Heikki "Angry Birds" Kovalainen anyone?

Image

Image
It would look more at home on a Moto GP than an F1 car I think, but it's nice all the same!

Go Cats!!

Re: prettiest and ugliest helmets`12

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 9:19 am
by Siao7
ManojHS wrote: Confused:

Schumacher (Isn't he racing for Merc, why is he still with reds, the golden one in Spa looked brilliant)
Helmet colour doesn't change with team colour. He had red with 7 stars for a long time and before that he had the red with blue top and the 7 stars.

Re: prettiest and ugliest helmets`12

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 9:23 am
by Tim!!
specdecible wrote:Heikki "Angry Birds" Kovalainen anyone?

Image

Image


Cool

Re: prettiest and ugliest helmets`12

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 9:23 am
by UnlikeUday
Prettiest:-

1). Alonso - I love the mix of blue & yellow!

2). Schumacher - The full Red Helmet looks good!

3). Hulkenberg - Quite a different colour which makes it stand out from the rest!

4). Kovalainen - A very interesting design! great colour combination!


Ugliest:-

1). Di Resta - No good colours or design!

2). Kobayashi - The designing looks quite complicated!

3). Maldonado - Seems to be very confusing!

4). De La Rosa - The most sad looking helmet on the grid!

5). Karthikeyan - The most amateurish & dull looking helmet! He needs a sponsor for a new helmet even!

6). Glock - The designing doesn't seem to make sense!

P.S - The Red Bull & Toro Rosso helmets almost look identical if they were to be seen from a distance! Anway, they look so boring & seem to have no life in them!

Re: prettiest and ugliest helmets`12

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 9:45 am
by Balibari
specdecible wrote:Heikki "Angry Birds" Kovalainen anyone?

Image

Image
OK, I'll be the first... it looks ridiculous, hate it.

Re: prettiest and ugliest helmets`12

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 10:04 am
by BBKing
Best ones in my opinion are Räikkonen, Grosjean and Kovalainen. At least the previous design that Kovalainen had was cool :)
Thoughts about the new Angry Birds design... Well... I think it's hilarious, but I wouldn't want it for myself. Suits the personality of Heikki very well though!

Re: prettiest and ugliest helmets`12

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 10:05 am
by froze
Angry Heikki chasing down the notorious pigs!

Re: prettiest and ugliest helmets`12

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 10:23 am
by mcdo
Best:
Schumacher
Alonso
Hamilton
Kobayashi (reminds me of Piquet Sr.!)

Worst:
Anything with a big Red Bull logo pasted to the side
Glock
Pic
Heikki's Angry Birds helmet will get old very fast

Hulkenberg's is unique... but I don't like it...

Re: prettiest and ugliest helmets`12

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 11:32 am
by exile
Best goes to the Angry Bird of Heikki!
Also very impressed by the subtle Aztec cues on Perez's and surprisingly by Pic's, Eiffel Tower and all.

Worst are the generic Red Bull clone helmets, bland personified.

Re: prettiest and ugliest helmets`12

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 11:41 am
by MistaVega23
Best designs:

Hulkenburg
Perez
Senna (obviously)
Button

The rest are just a mess.

(I wish Schumi ditched his all-red helmet - still reminds me of his days at Ferrari - and gave us his Suzuka '98 chrome beast :twisted: )

Re: prettiest and ugliest helmets`12

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 2:27 pm
by Zekenwolf
I think a lot of people are being unfair on poor Maldonado. It is not his fault that anything on him would look ugly.

Re: prettiest and ugliest helmets`12

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 2:39 pm
by 603Racer
Not on the helmet, but Kimi has an angry bird and their logo on his hat now.

Re: prettiest and ugliest helmets`12

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 4:19 pm
by xECKSx58
603Racer wrote:Not on the helmet, but Kimi has an angry bird and their logo on his hat now.
Yes, both Heikki and Kimi formed a partnership with Rovio.

http://www.kimiraikkonen.com/angry-birds.asp

Re: prettiest and ugliest helmets`12

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 5:37 pm
by Mercedes-Benz
I like Kimi's helmet but not sure about angry birds logo. Need to watch it on TV. Everyones are ok I guess.

Re: prettiest and ugliest helmets`12

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 7:21 pm
by Covalent
I like Pedro's and Kimi's the best.. but all in all I think they are all a bit boring.