Those are some of the most legendary Formula 1 helmets, biased to my own opinion:
5. Chris Amon
Classic.
Chris Amon or Pete Aron?
4. David Coulthard
No comment.
3. Jackie Stewart
He's got a good career in Indianapolis as well.
Whooaa.
2. Michael Schumacher.
Schumi's helmet was transformed - a source said red is Corinna Schumacher's color of choice - because his previous helmet was deemed too similar to Rubens Barrichello's. The transition from Bell to Schuberth did give Schumi a lil bit contract trouble.
Schumi has a small head size, 54 - too small for the reporter above. The names of his children Gina Maria and Mick are also written inside his helmet in Chinese characters.
1. Ayrton Senna
Legendary. Simply legendary.
Sadly, Senna's helmet was not able to prevent his death in 1994. Yeas later, his compatriot Felipe Massa escaped a horrible accident at the 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix when a loose spring from Rubens' car (another Brazilian driver) struck Felipe's helmet.
Hmmm...
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Here's an incomplete list of Formula 1 drivers and their helmets:
AGV - Andrea de Cesaris, Niki Lauda, Alan Jones, Vittorio Brambilla, Lella Lombardi, Emerson Fittipaldi, Ingo Hoffman, Bruno Giacomelli, Alex Ribeiro,
Arai - Alain Prost, Olivier Grouillard, Michele Alboreto, Jean Alesi, Philippe Alliot, Marco Apicella, Julian Bailey, Nelson Piquet, Rubens Barrichello, Paul Belmondo, Gerhard Berger, Mark Blundell, Jean-Christophe Boullion, Thierry Boutsen, Adrian Campos, Ivan Capelli, David Coulthard, Elio de Angelis, Martin Donnelly, Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Bruno Giacomelli, Roberto Guerrero, Mauricio Gugelmin, Mika Hakkinen, Johnny Herbert, Damon Hill, Eddie Irvine, Stefan Johansson, Ukyo Katayama, Jan Lammers, Pedro Lamy, JJ Lehto, Jan Magnussen, Nigel Mansell, Pierluigi Martini, Andrea Montermini, Gianni Morbidelli, Roberto Moreno, Satoru Nakajima, Jonathan Palmer, Olivier Panis, Max Papis, Riccardo Patrese, Emanuele Pirro, Alain Prost, Roland Ratzenberger, Keke Rosberg, Luis Sala, Jean-Louis Schlesser, Michael Schumacher, Philippe Streiff, Gabriele Tarquini, Eric van de Poole, Jos Verstappen, Derek Warwick, Karl Wendlinger.
Bell - Patrick Tambay, Kenneth Acheson, Chris Amon, Mario & Michael Andretti, Derek Bell, Tom Belso, Jean-Pierre Beltoise, Mike Beuttler, Michael Bleekemolen, Vittoro Brambilla, Tony Brise, Martin Brundle, Tommy Byrne, Luis Bueno, Francois Cevert, Dave Charlton, Eddie Cheever, Piers Courage, Chris Craft, Jim Crawford, Derek Daly, Christian Danner, Andrea de Adamich, Elio de Angelis, Andrea de Cesaris, Patrick Depailler, Mark Donohue, Johnny Dumfries, Guy Edwards, Harald Ertl, Bob Evans, Teo Fabi, Emerson Fittipaldi, Christian Fittipaldi, Gregor Foitek, George Follmer, Nannti Galli, Howden Ganley, Peter Gethin, Mike Hailwood, Brian Henton, Graham Hill, David Hobbs, Denny Hulme, James Hunt, Jacky Ickx, Jean-Pierre Jarier, Alan Jones, Helmut Koinigg, Jacques Laffite, Gerard Larrousse, Niki Lauda, Michel Leclere, Brett Lunger, Nigel Mansell, Helmut Marko, Jochen Mass, Arturo Merzario, Francois Migault, John Miles, Stefano Modena, Roberto Moreno, Gunnar Nilsson, Jackie Oliver, Carlos Pace, Riccardo Paletti, Olivier Panis, Riccardo Patrese, Henri Pescarolo, Ronnie Peterson, Nelson Piquet, Alain Prost, Tom Pryce, David Purley, Bobby Rahal, Brian Redman, Clay Regazzoni, Carlos Reutemann, Peter Revson, Alex Ribeiro, Jochen Rindt, Richard Robarts, Pedro Rodriguez, Bertil Roos, Keke Rosberg, Eliseo Salazar, Jody Scheckter, Tim Schenken, Michael Schumacher, Ralf Schumacher, Vern Schuppan, Ayrton Senna, Chico Serra, Johnny Servoz-Gavin, Jo Siffert, Jackie Stewart, Rolf Stommelen, Danny Sullivan, Marc Surer, John Surtees, Mike Thackwell, Gijs van Lennep, Gilles Villeneuve, Jacques Villeneuve, Rikki von Opel, Dave Walker, Derek Warwick, John Watson, Mike Wilds, Roger Williamson.
GPA - Patrick Depailler, Gilles Villeneuve, Rene Arnoux, Nelson Piquet, Stefan Bellof, Jean-Pierre Beltoise, Allen Berg, Raul Boesel, Martin Brundle, Eddie Cheever, Derek Daly, Andrea de Cesaris, Patrick Gaillard, Jo Gartner, Brian Henton, Jean-Pierre Jabouille, Jean-Pierre Jarier, Jacques Laffite, Niki Lauda, Jochen Mass, Francois Migault, Henri Pescarolo, Ronnie Peterson, Nelson Piquet, Didier Pironi, Alain Prost, Hector Rebaque, Patrick Tambay, Derek Warwick, John Watson, Manfred Winkelhock.
Jeb's - Clay Regazzoni, Michele Alboreto, Conny Andersson, Vittorio Brambilla, Loris Kessel, Patrick Neve, Carlos Pace, Mauro Baldi, Alessandro Nannini, Johnny Cecotto, Lamberto Leoni, Pierluigi Martini, Siegfried Stohr.
Schuberth - Michael Schumacher, Ralf Schumacher, Rubens Barrichello .
Simpson - Elio de Angelis, Mario Andretti, Alan Jones, Johnny Herbert, James Hunt, Jan Lammers, Geoff Lees, Tiff Needell, Nelson Piquet, Hector Rebaque, Keke Rosberg, Eliseo Salazar, Marc Surer, Manfred Winkelhock.
Kiwi - Jody Scheckter, Stefan Bellof, Marc Surer.
Bieffe - Gerhard Berger, Jean Alesi,
Nava - Eddie Cheever, Mario Andretti, Riccardo Patrese.
Shoei - Bertrand Gachot, Stefan Johansson, Jean Alesi, Ivan Capelli, Johnny Herbert,
Rheos - Ayrton Senna, Gerhard Berger
Nolan - Corrado Fabi, Ivan Capelli, Manfred Winkelhock.
Griffin - Tony Brise, Harald Ertl, Mike Hailwood, Brian Henton, Graham Hill, Jochen Mass, Francois Migault, Henri Pescarolo, Tom Pryce, Brian Redman, Rolf Stommelen, Hans Stuck, Gijs van Lennep, Rikki von Opel, Mike Wilds.
Vitaloni - Arturo Merzario.
Lazer - Derek Warwick.
Boeri - Hans Stuck.