Just before the preseason, Lance Stroll unveiled his helmet design for the 2021 F1 season. It matches the Aston Martin’s leprechaun green and shone very brightly during the night race in Bahrain. But do you know how that came about?
Helmet designs are very important to an F1 driver as this is the only part of their racing gear that they have creative control over. Lance Stroll is no different; After researching designs on the internet, he came across Mark Antar’s work.
“I’ve been designing F1 liveries and concept liveries for a while. I posted my work on Instagram and Twitter, but I think someone else posted it on Reddit, ”said Mark Antar.
“It seems Lance saw my helmet (design) and then it’s really like a dream come true. So they contacted me and we talked about working on Lance’s helmet because they really enjoyed my work. “
And soon his creation was realized. Stroll chose the all-green helmet with silver Aston Martin wings on the side as the official racing helmet.
Formula 1 F1 – Bahrain Grand Prix – Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain – March 27, 2021 Aston Martins Lance Stroll in action during practice REUTERS / Hamad I Mohammed
Lance Stroll is looking forward to future helmet designs from Mark Antar
F1 drivers have the freedom to race with a “Special Edition” helmet on certain race weekends. They usually choose their own home Grand Prix or the team’s home race to race with a different headgear. So Lance wants to work with Mark Antar again for his home race in Canada.
“We have to do it every year now. I’ll need some new designs here and there because it came out so great; Maybe Canada Grand Prix or something. We can already put our thinking caps on. I hope it’s the first of many, ”Lance Stroll said to Mark Antar.
Well, Sebastian Vettel is not the only one who is very interested in his helmet design. His teammate Lance Stroll shares the same enthusiasm. But Lance may have impressed Vettel with his helmet design this year, with the German wearing a Racing Point-like pink design!
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