Drivers helmets 2016

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By the looks of it no longer a Schuberth helmet. Arai perhaps? Like the one Jenson is using?
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Morteza wrote:
By the looks of it no longer a Schuberth helmet. Arai perhaps? Like the one Jenson is using?
I think McLaren has a helmet deal with Arai, but because Alonso left Ferrari a year before his contract was up (???) he had to run Schuberth for 2015. I expect that Vettel had the same deal with Arai and will run Schuberth this year, since that's Ferrari's helmet deal.
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superdowg316 wrote:
Morteza wrote:
By the looks of it no longer a Schuberth helmet. Arai perhaps? Like the one Jenson is using?
I think McLaren has a helmet deal with Arai, but because Alonso left Ferrari a year before his contract was up (???) he had to run Schuberth for 2015. I expect that Vettel had the same deal with Arai and will run Schuberth this year, since that's Ferrari's helmet deal.
I don't think Ferrari is still connected to Schuberth like in the Schumacher/Massa days. Kimi switched from Arai to Bell when he was at Lotus, and I think he only drove 1 or 2 races with Schuberth in 2014, before switching back to Bell.
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xDama wrote:
superdowg316 wrote:
Morteza wrote:
By the looks of it no longer a Schuberth helmet. Arai perhaps? Like the one Jenson is using?
I think McLaren has a helmet deal with Arai, but because Alonso left Ferrari a year before his contract was up (???) he had to run Schuberth for 2015. I expect that Vettel had the same deal with Arai and will run Schuberth this year, since that's Ferrari's helmet deal.
I don't think Ferrari is still connected to Schuberth like in the Schumacher/Massa days. Kimi switched from Arai to Bell when he was at Lotus, and I think he only drove 1 or 2 races with Schuberth in 2014, before switching back to Bell.
Alonso changed from Arai to Schuberth back when he joined Ferrari in 2010 but I don't know whether they just let their drivers do what they want now. I could understand now because Seb is the #1 driver and what he wants he gets and Kimi just does whatever he wants.
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Ferrari has a Bell deal since last year. But they're not a "official suplier" (like Pirelli or Puma), justa a suplier, like OZ wheels. Anyone knows the difference?

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Scuderia1967 wrote:Ferrari has a Bell deal since last year. But they're not a "official suplier" (like Pirelli or Puma), justa a suplier, like OZ wheels. Anyone knows the difference?
Raikkonen runs a Bell HP7, which would be why they're potentially a supplier.

Edit: I imagine official supplier would be that they both had to wear a Bell for example.

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krisfx wrote:
Scuderia1967 wrote:Ferrari has a Bell deal since last year. But they're not a "official suplier" (like Pirelli or Puma), justa a suplier, like OZ wheels. Anyone knows the difference?
Raikkonen runs a Bell HP7, which would be why they're potentially a supplier.

Edit: I imagine official supplier would be that they both had to wear a Bell for example.
Maybe that's why, but then again OZ is "just" a supplier and both cars use their wheels... :wink:

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Now it's official, alonso returned to Arai.
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Being a racing driver means you are racing with other people. And if you no longer go for a gap that exists, you are no longer a racing driver because we are competing, competing to win...

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Bottas switched to Stilo??

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Alonso to Arai

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Daniil Kvyat

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Daniel Ricciardo

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No big changes for Nico Rosberg

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VarioR wrote:Bottas switched to Stilo??

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