The chromed out texture of Zhou's helmet's design is inspired by 螺钿(Luo-dian), a type of traditional Chinese craft made by inserting nacre or mother of perl into a carved surface of lacquer (usually black). Definitely one of most creative and well designed integration of a driver's own culture into helmet design, it makes so much sense with his template
Tommo when a driver creates a new helmet with lots of small details and new template 😡 tommo when a driver uses the same template with their same team colors 😍
I absolutely love Zhou lid, especially during a night race, those flood lights are gonna make it pop. That and Gasly I think is quite smart and gives it an almost “ high end “ style with the blue and white
Russell's helmet is such a clanger IMO. It has a unique shade of blue (not any more though because of Gasly) but that's all it has going for it. It doesn't even have an interesting or memorable design like they had in the 70s-80s, such as Graham/Damon Hill's helmet. He needs some kind of actual design that isnt either A) Identical to several other drivers (Ocon, Leclerc, Stroll) or B) a uniquie element like Gilles Villeneuve or Jody Scheckter's helmet
Hey Tommo, when you said Logan’s helmet design could inspire an unreal livery for Williams I couldn’t help but want to see it 😍 This would be great as a bonus livery vid to end the offseason, maybe with an alternative inspired by Albon’s design too. KUTGW!
I'm glad you moved Tsuonda's up, because I think Minor Clang was a bit harsh. Mid is perfect. I disagree with you a lot on KMag's. I love how they use the Haas logo as the centerpiece and everything plays off of that. But the other two in Clanger...they are horrendous. Williams has it going on with their helmets. I also would've moved Verstappen down to Small Bang, and I'm glad you moved the lime green one down to small bang.
I was watching some onboard footage of Zhou during the night session, his helmet especially on top looks like it is moving with the chrome on top giving off different colors when the lights hits it. It’s really amazing to watch
This might be an unpopular opinion but I loved the bright green helmet (and number on the car) Russell briefly had at the start of last season before switching back to blue.
So objectively to me ocons helmet is better than leclercs im afraid. My issue with your ratings too is that you call out contrasting colour schemes but then love alonsos. It just doesnt make sense 😅
My fav is Lando's Gil De Ferran helmet the simplicity is so nice, but also Yuki's helmet is really cool! Haas have a mid car and mid helmets what is going on there
My guess is Tommo says a few controversial statements in the opinion based videos to create engagement like putting George’s flat bland helmet towards the top
@@jirouhanz2 They stand out better than the yellow ones did on the white last year 😁 I far prefer the contrast between the leaves and the navy to the white of last year's. Also I just don't think I like white helmets much... Hulkenberg's (or should I say Hlknbrg?) is awful! I like the green but that's about it...
Honestly the one I liked the most is Lando's tribute to Gil. It's just an amazing throwback, I will always prefer simplicity in both design and colours over anything else. Albon's also pretty amazing, and I think Leclerc's one would take my third spot on the podium. Clangers are pretty much the same, but i do think Hulkenberg's is the worst of them all.
Valterri’s was a banger Tommo. Valterri is the king of vibes these days, and that helmet is epitome of him and this point in his career. Rare miss from you Tommo, with respect.
Vettel was (and still is) the undisputed king of F1 Helmet designs. Also how is Piastri minor clang and Alonso minor bang if they're basically identical? Also, and that's personal taste i don't care much for Logan's helmet and i really don't like Max's. Max best colour combination in my opinion was the "world champion" dark blue helmet last year. I do agree on Albon's helmet looking great, and I really like Charles' too.
Tbh love the way Russel’s helmet matches his car. A lot of drivers don’t match their helmet to their car, which I get, but it just makes sense to match it with the car for me
One of my favourite schemes was Merc with Nico in a neon yellow helmet, gloves and boots and Michael with the red helmet, gloves and boots to match their T cams.
Would be nice if you did a helmet redesigns for each driver the same way you do car liveries. At least give it a shot based on the knowledge you have of their designs in the past.
I got choked up when you showed Lando's tribute helmet. It was perfect - simple, clean, and by copying the design of de Ferran, it completed its "mission". I'm sure that for those of us old enough to have watched that gent race, it brought back some awesome memories. I'm not normally into livery and helmet designs, though it helps when the drivers more or less stick to one throughout their career - like Graham and Damon Hill's London Rowing Club one. It helps me spot them on a smaller screen. I must admit that I have a particular taste for "minimalist" decoration, regardless of what it's on, so any "fussy" designs are automatically on the clanger list. But to surprise myself, because I hate neon green (and lime), of the "regular" helmets, Valtteri's is one of my faves. I think you were right saying that the slightly swirly green on black represents the northern lights, and I know that the star cluster is a constellation, probably one permanently in the north (which of course I can't remember right now!). My assumption is that it's all in reference to Finland (probably bloody obviously!?). The green is just that bit less intrusive than the green on the car, which makes it easier to like. Though I do like some others, this one _not_ being full of smaller images and lots of writing, just sets it off a treat.
LEC's looks like a loo seat, when viewed from above. SAR's and RIC's are some of the standard helmets you can choose from in a video game. I just don't see what Tommo can see, apparently
i must say... i was okay with everything (not happy, just okay) up until Gasly went to the end of small bang. That's a banger ALL DAY. easily beats George's.
My banger is Lando's helmet. Checo's color combo is my favorite, but the design is my definition of mid. Never did understand the yellow on Lewis' purple lid - still a clanger in my books compared to the black base from years back.
Idk that but the blend of purple and yellow was because he couldnt use it when rossi was racing so when he retired hamilton started using it@@walover165
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It’s clearly a matter of personal taste and understanding/appreciation of design principles as applied to helmets. Mostly good ones with a few that feel a bit flat, so I think your distribution in numbers per category (not necessarily actual helmets) is about right! Cheers mate!
Interesting list, I definitely don't agree with it though. Here is how I would rank them kind of in this order: Banger: Zhou, Tsunoda, Leclerc, Norris, Verstappen Small Bang: Hamilton, Alonso, Sainz, Stroll, Magnussen, Sargeant Mid: Ocon, Piastri, Russell Minor Clang: Ricciardo, Hülkenberg, Pérez, Gasly Clangor: Albon, Bottas
I agree with Tommo. His helmet has too many colors which don't blend well together. Plus I'm sick of the neon yellow. Too many drivers have it, so it's not special anymore. Valentino Rossi had it as his signature color, and that's fair, but 4 drivers ?
I don’t like how helmet designs these days don’t really serve as an identifier for the driver, they change so often it doesn’t carry any value anymore. Not that you can really see the design anyway when in the car.
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I love Gasly’s design, just so clean, the best lid on the grid imo, apart from that I pretty much agree with your rankings apart from Albon, I despise that light pink colour and on top of that the design is terrible, worst helmet on the grid for me. Sorry Tommo 😂
Honestly think you should rank them from the drivers perspective, there’s so much going on with each design that no one but themselves can explain the reasoning behind. Helmets like Lewis’ is defo not mid and Max’s is just full of sponsors with no unique touch to it. Piastri’s is literally like Fernando’s but you have them two tiers apart. I just don’t get it, respectfully
Max's is unique. Its the same template his dad used in his racing career and Max as well when he was young. Its actually a classic and really smartly composed.
Yeah I can't see a reason for ranking max's so high and lewis' mid other than falling for the hype around all the max fans and believing he can do no wrong.
I never understood why Hamilton moved away from the all-purple design, it was so good and became so iconic. He should ditch the highlighter yellow and go back to that.
I think he wants people to see the purple design as remember the dominant years. And Lewis's yellow helmet, with the yellow parts on the car is just looks so good. In my opinion.
I really don’t get how Ocon’s helmet ended up at the bottom. Sure the logos clash a bit but aside from that the red, black & white comes off really clean
I looooove Logan’s helmet design it’s just so good, every color and trinket on the design fits well together. The worst one for me is probably ricciardos, idk I just don’t like the flames… I loved his helmets when he was at McLaren
Thought you were pretty harsh with esteban's helmet lol. The "background carbon fiber" is an "E" for Esteban. I feel like the E is supposed to be more of the foreground and the reddish is the background.
Zhou's Helmet bangs every year. Great colours, cultural elements to design, goes with the cars. Perfection each year. I hope he does well in the new Sauber
gasly is the clear number one for me. my favourite driver, my favourite colour, really really nice design. bosh. so clean. edit: i commented before i saw the last one, and yeah ok albons is *slightly* better 💀
I usually hate that peachy pink that you use but yeah Albon's is the best regardless. It really works with the metallic navy blue and the design is just amazing. If the majority of the helmet was that pink I would hate it.
Hmm plenty of disagreements from me here haha. Lando's (his actual one) is right up there with Alex's IMO. Ocon's is good! The Ferrari ones do little for me, especially Charles'. Lewis' and Yuki's are both bangers for sure! And of the two light blue helmets, Pierre's is FAR better than George's. Gasly's bangs but Russell's clangs.
This video answers the question how interesting F1 Testing was this year...it happened so little interesting stuff that we talk about helmet designs the day after.
A couple of quick observations and I’ll post my ranking later: - I never realized that Max’s has the old school Red Bull can quadrants 🤯 - Hulkenberg using green and purple… smart. Still not a good helmet but the colours make sense - Ocon trying real hard to land that Deadpool tie in but for me, neither Marvel inspired helmet quite works
lol outrageous video. The Sauber boys have the best ones and Riccardo. I especially love the Bottas one. That green goes beautifully with the new car colors and i am a sucked for the night sky.
Litterally Bottas's and Zhous Helmets are better than anything you've put in Banger especially Landos neon which is an absolute clanger, same as Albons, it's grim. Shocking list for the most part I'm afraid lad but each to their own, still love the content!
Bottas' looks awful, I like the idea but it just looks like a cheap spraypaint job! Easy clanger, I can't believe he rated it so high. And Lando's is THE BEST ONE imo! Well it's up there with Albon's which I agree with Tommo, is amazing. And I don't even like that disgusting salmon pink that Tommo uses but it somehow works here.
My tier list. Only gave opinions where I disagree with yours: BANGER: - Sargeant - Leclerc - Zhou === The iridescent really pops next to the black. Just looks really nice. SMALL BANG: - Norris deFerran tribute - Gasly - Alonso - Sainz - Ricciardo === Little too basic for my liking but definitely solid. MID: - Perez - Russell - Bottas - Norris === Prefer his normal iconic design. - Stroll - Tsunoda === I don't mind this rendition. Not as good as his 2023 lid, but not bad. - Albon === The lack of any dividing colours is my main issue with it. These colours just don't work together without a mediator like black. His logo on the side also isn't centered between the top and bottom pink lines. MINOR CLANG: - Magnussen === Looks a little unconventional, but the colour palette is interesting. - Verstappen === I just don't like it. Looks more like a motocross helmet. Significantly prefer his 2023 lid. - Hamilton === Too much neon green. - Piastri CLANGER: - Hulkenberg === The colour palette is just too YIKES. - Ocon
Carlos Sainz was a “disappointing take on a good base” got small bang. Yuki Tsunoda got the same criticism and minor clang? 😢 Yukis Helmet is so good to me. But great video tommo. ILY
Yuki's is an improvement IMO. Definitely a banger. The leaves stand out better against the navy than they did on white. Plus I guess I just don't like white helmets much. Sainz's isn't great, both the Ferrari ones seem too noisy to me, just a bunch of lines, but at least the yellow makes it more interesting than Charles'. As far as red helmets go, I prefer Esteban's, it's not too complicated, and for some reason I like the big E on the side. It's pretty mid but it's definitely not a clanger.
For me, lando’s, zhou’s and russell’s/gasly’s are my favorite, I would swap all the small bangers with the bangers, but hey, its cool everyone has different perspectives🤙🏼
how can zhous helmet not be a banger
Small bang
Zhou's is the best of the bunch
Ye way more creative then Lando just Black and 1 Colour...same with Lewis easily up there
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Agree. The mother of pearl inspired top makes it by far number one for me.
I usually agree with your livery rankings and such but we have VERY different taste in helmets, I was just screaming at the screen all video
Same here. I disagreed a lot throughout the vid
Same
Same. He’s just biased. Honestly I’m convinced 70% of viewers would rate the drivers designs more honestly than him.
Same💀
Sameeee
nahh that zhou helmet is filthy gorgeous
I agree
The chromed out texture of Zhou's helmet's design is inspired by 螺钿(Luo-dian), a type of traditional Chinese craft made by inserting nacre or mother of perl into a carved surface of lacquer (usually black). Definitely one of most creative and well designed integration of a driver's own culture into helmet design, it makes so much sense with his template
Zhou has always had the best helmet designs.
I don't know why he doesn't get enough credit for it.
Zhou's helmet looks amazing
Small bangazing
This whole list is a clanger imo.
You spelt banger wrong.
Lmao but I gotta agree with the guy
But everyone's views are their own so fair
Agreed
Agreed, but helmet taste is super personal
@@Giezbro true, i just cannot fathom how sargeants helmet is one of the best
If Hulk's helmet had a black base instead of white it would bang
It'd be better for sure
Definitely!
Tommo when a driver creates a new helmet with lots of small details and new template 😡 tommo when a driver uses the same template with their same team colors 😍
I FREAKING love Valtteri's and Zhou's Helmet. Can't decide which one is my favourite
Both of them some of my favorites too
How Valterri’s wasn’t a banger is beyond me
Agreed. Both those up a tier at least. I'd say swap Zhou's with Max's and Bottas's with Alonso's.
Funny, Zhou's is my favorite, but Bottas' is my least favorite.
@@ruuuuudiii yeah that's funny lol
Nah tommo. Magnussen's helmet is at least a small bang. It is unique it has nice colours and it also has a bird on it.
I agree, though Magnussen's helmet was pretty neat
Absolutely not, shockerrrrr
@@TommoMcCluskey we are all entitled too our opinions but you're wrong.
@@TommoMcCluskey the ratio speaks the truth but opinions and back sides and all that
Personally I'd move KMag to mid and Max to minor clang.
Tsunoda's Helmet not being at least mid - small bang is a violation
I absolutely love Zhou lid, especially during a night race, those flood lights are gonna make it pop. That and Gasly I think is quite smart and gives it an almost “ high end “ style with the blue and white
Landos Neon lid bangs more than Leclercs imo
Bottas's helmet at mid is crazy. Most interesting helmet on the grid, outside of maybe albons.
I want a shiny version of bottas lid though thats why its a small bang for me. Zhou is best of the bunch though!!
Russell's helmet is such a clanger IMO. It has a unique shade of blue (not any more though because of Gasly) but that's all it has going for it. It doesn't even have an interesting or memorable design like they had in the 70s-80s, such as Graham/Damon Hill's helmet. He needs some kind of actual design that isnt either A) Identical to several other drivers (Ocon, Leclerc, Stroll) or B) a uniquie element like Gilles Villeneuve or Jody Scheckter's helmet
Its mid on its own but contrasts well with the Mercedes suit
Gonna call it and say Tommo rates Alex’s helmet with his pink a banger
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Hey Tommo, when you said Logan’s helmet design could inspire an unreal livery for Williams I couldn’t help but want to see it 😍 This would be great as a bonus livery vid to end the offseason, maybe with an alternative inspired by Albon’s design too. KUTGW!
Stroll has had the best helmet in f1 since 2021, the green can’t miss with the aston martin. He just blends with the car so much, it’s unreal
Lando's helmet is a banger.
On the cusp
I kinda miss George’s red helmet that he wore in 2020 and when he subbed for Lewis at Sakhir. The red and black was a banger for me.
Pierre’s helmet is absolutely brilliant imo, definitely a banger for me
I'm glad you moved Tsuonda's up, because I think Minor Clang was a bit harsh. Mid is perfect. I disagree with you a lot on KMag's. I love how they use the Haas logo as the centerpiece and everything plays off of that. But the other two in Clanger...they are horrendous. Williams has it going on with their helmets. I also would've moved Verstappen down to Small Bang, and I'm glad you moved the lime green one down to small bang.
Albon and lando are so good. I’ve never been a fan of typical helmet color layouts
I was watching some onboard footage of Zhou during the night session, his helmet especially on top looks like it is moving with the chrome on top giving off different colors when the lights hits it. It’s really amazing to watch
This might be an unpopular opinion but I loved the bright green helmet (and number on the car) Russell briefly had at the start of last season before switching back to blue.
His 2022 Helmet was very nice as well. I think he should rotate the helmets he wore in 22, 23 greens & the blue lid
So objectively to me ocons helmet is better than leclercs im afraid. My issue with your ratings too is that you call out contrasting colour schemes but then love alonsos. It just doesnt make sense 😅
Nah, Lando's is a certified banger
Is Hulkenberg's helmet in purple and green as a nod to Marvel's Hulk in the comics who shares those colours? Wouldn't be surprised
To me it looks a lot like Buzz Lightyear, don’t you think?
My fav is Lando's Gil De Ferran helmet the simplicity is so nice, but also Yuki's helmet is really cool! Haas have a mid car and mid helmets what is going on there
nah man tommo zhous helmet is a banger the mattish type black is a killer but thats just my opinion
My guess is Tommo says a few controversial statements in the opinion based videos to create engagement like putting George’s flat bland helmet towards the top
By putting Zhou in small bang!! Like COME ON
Both Haas helmets and Yuki's helmet would be in my top 5
Hulk's is absolutely shocking. Him and Oscar are the worst helmets by far.
I think if Yukinused white again instead of a dark color as the bg, it would’ve been a small bang
@@jirouhanz2 I prefer the RB navy blue to the white of last year
@GergoKovacs24 the dark red leaves don't stand out much to me in the navy blue tbh
@@jirouhanz2 They stand out better than the yellow ones did on the white last year 😁
I far prefer the contrast between the leaves and the navy to the white of last year's. Also I just don't think I like white helmets much... Hulkenberg's (or should I say Hlknbrg?) is awful! I like the green but that's about it...
Honestly the one I liked the most is Lando's tribute to Gil. It's just an amazing throwback, I will always prefer simplicity in both design and colours over anything else. Albon's also pretty amazing, and I think Leclerc's one would take my third spot on the podium.
Clangers are pretty much the same, but i do think Hulkenberg's is the worst of them all.
Valterri’s was a banger Tommo. Valterri is the king of vibes these days, and that helmet is epitome of him and this point in his career. Rare miss from you Tommo, with respect.
Yuki is manifesting a main RB team seat with that colour change
I absolutely love danny ric’s and zhou’s helmets, minimalist + silver 😍
Sperm cell helmet
Can you do a tier list of the suits as well Tommo
Vettel was (and still is) the undisputed king of F1 Helmet designs. Also how is Piastri minor clang and Alonso minor bang if they're basically identical?
Also, and that's personal taste i don't care much for Logan's helmet and i really don't like Max's. Max best colour combination in my opinion was the "world champion" dark blue helmet last year.
I do agree on Albon's helmet looking great, and I really like Charles' too.
Tbh love the way Russel’s helmet matches his car. A lot of drivers don’t match their helmet to their car, which I get, but it just makes sense to match it with the car for me
yeah, Ocon's especially is jarring in the car
One of my favourite schemes was Merc with Nico in a neon yellow helmet, gloves and boots and Michael with the red helmet, gloves and boots to match their T cams.
I love that Max use the same type og design as he did in karting. So iconic at this point
Iconic is alonso helmet or Valentino Rossi and even Lewis old yellow helmet
@@harryvarney7594 to me Its iconic. I used to race against max in karting and he always had the same style in the front..
Would be nice if you did a helmet redesigns for each driver the same way you do car liveries. At least give it a shot based on the knowledge you have of their designs in the past.
I got choked up when you showed Lando's tribute helmet. It was perfect - simple, clean, and by copying the design of de Ferran, it completed its "mission". I'm sure that for those of us old enough to have watched that gent race, it brought back some awesome memories.
I'm not normally into livery and helmet designs, though it helps when the drivers more or less stick to one throughout their career - like Graham and Damon Hill's London Rowing Club one. It helps me spot them on a smaller screen.
I must admit that I have a particular taste for "minimalist" decoration, regardless of what it's on, so any "fussy" designs are automatically on the clanger list. But to surprise myself, because I hate neon green (and lime), of the "regular" helmets, Valtteri's is one of my faves. I think you were right saying that the slightly swirly green on black represents the northern lights, and I know that the star cluster is a constellation, probably one permanently in the north (which of course I can't remember right now!). My assumption is that it's all in reference to Finland (probably bloody obviously!?). The green is just that bit less intrusive than the green on the car, which makes it easier to like. Though I do like some others, this one _not_ being full of smaller images and lots of writing, just sets it off a treat.
Yukis is amazing!
LEC's looks like a loo seat, when viewed from above. SAR's and RIC's are some of the standard helmets you can choose from in a video game. I just don't see what Tommo can see, apparently
This year tommos ratings and redesigns have absolutely clanged
Lando's Gil tribute helmet looks so clean on the onboard
i must say... i was okay with everything (not happy, just okay) up until Gasly went to the end of small bang. That's a banger ALL DAY. easily beats George's.
i like how the helmet (with the visor down) immediately hits you as the dutch flag full frontal when you see max in-cockpit camera view
My banger is Lando's helmet. Checo's color combo is my favorite, but the design is my definition of mid. Never did understand the yellow on Lewis' purple lid - still a clanger in my books compared to the black base from years back.
The yellow on hamiltons im pretty sure thats like a. tribute to rossi or smth , he said before when rossi retired he would use his purple and yellow
The original yellow was for Senna.
Idk that but the blend of purple and yellow was because he couldnt use it when rossi was racing so when he retired hamilton started using it@@walover165
just go for a pink helmet and u have a banger spot reserved on Tommo's list
Easily pleased
2:55 tommo, the OakBerry is an açaí brand. Açaí is a brazilian fruit from the amazon rainforest, not quite an frozen yogurt, not quite an ice cream. It's very unique and it's amazing
Tommo trying to say açaí is funny asf
I really don’t agree with your rating of Logans helmet. That is for me a mild clang at best
It’s clearly a matter of personal taste and understanding/appreciation of design principles as applied to helmets. Mostly good ones with a few that feel a bit flat, so I think your distribution in numbers per category (not necessarily actual helmets) is about right! Cheers mate!
Interesting list, I definitely don't agree with it though.
Here is how I would rank them kind of in this order:
Banger: Zhou, Tsunoda, Leclerc, Norris, Verstappen
Small Bang: Hamilton, Alonso, Sainz, Stroll, Magnussen, Sargeant
Mid: Ocon, Piastri, Russell
Minor Clang: Ricciardo, Hülkenberg, Pérez, Gasly
Clangor: Albon, Bottas
Interesting that you think Oscar's helmet looks like Alonso's, but it actually reminds me of Mark Webber's.
Landos just coppied the arsenal away kit 😂 and oscar will make his helmet colour pallete iconic 🥶
I love how Sargeant's helmet makes Tommo want to time travel back to the 1700s and throw tea into Boston Harbor
Putting Piastri's helmet in minor clang is criminal, thats a great design
I agree with Tommo. His helmet has too many colors which don't blend well together.
Plus I'm sick of the neon yellow. Too many drivers have it, so it's not special anymore.
Valentino Rossi had it as his signature color, and that's fair, but 4 drivers ?
@@kilendoskingdom actually agree on the neon thing, even tho Ive been a Lewis fan since 2012, he has to get rid of the neon and just stick to purple
I don’t like how helmet designs these days don’t really serve as an identifier for the driver, they change so often it doesn’t carry any value anymore. Not that you can really see the design anyway when in the car.
hii tommo!! don't mean to be rude, just a little curiosity for you: açaí is native to the brazilian rain forest and here in Brasil we call it aasaaee (just like you said it, but the ee in the end is the tonic syllable, almost like a -y sound). love your content and learn a lot from you!
I'd have picked landos number 1 for sure. It's so bright and stands out so well.
I love Gasly’s design, just so clean, the best lid on the grid imo, apart from that I pretty much agree with your rankings apart from Albon, I despise that light pink colour and on top of that the design is terrible, worst helmet on the grid for me. Sorry Tommo 😂
Finally
Helmet Tier List is here 🔥
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Honestly think you should rank them from the drivers perspective, there’s so much going on with each design that no one but themselves can explain the reasoning behind. Helmets like Lewis’ is defo not mid and Max’s is just full of sponsors with no unique touch to it. Piastri’s is literally like Fernando’s but you have them two tiers apart. I just don’t get it, respectfully
Max has a very unique personal touch to it, have you never seen his dads helmets?
clearly don't know shit about max's helmet lmao
Max's is unique. Its the same template his dad used in his racing career and Max as well when he was young. Its actually a classic and really smartly composed.
Yeah I can't see a reason for ranking max's so high and lewis' mid other than falling for the hype around all the max fans and believing he can do no wrong.
Opinions bro 🤷♂️
I never understood why Hamilton moved away from the all-purple design, it was so good and became so iconic. He should ditch the highlighter yellow and go back to that.
I think he wants people to see the purple design as remember the dominant years.
And Lewis's yellow helmet, with the yellow parts on the car is just looks so good. In my opinion.
The moment i saw Albon's helmet, I immediately said that's the Tommo Pink. He is gonna have a great time with this
Best intro so far, “Which means all 20 drivers…… Helmet.” 😂😂
I really don’t get how Ocon’s helmet ended up at the bottom. Sure the logos clash a bit but aside from that the red, black & white comes off really clean
I looooove Logan’s helmet design it’s just so good, every color and trinket on the design fits well together. The worst one for me is probably ricciardos, idk I just don’t like the flames… I loved his helmets when he was at McLaren
HUL helmet gives me Google Maps vibes, like someone has stumbled across the city of HLKNBRG, somewhere in Germany
Thought you were pretty harsh with esteban's helmet lol. The "background carbon fiber" is an "E" for Esteban. I feel like the E is supposed to be more of the foreground and the reddish is the background.
Zhou's Helmet bangs every year. Great colours, cultural elements to design, goes with the cars. Perfection each year. I hope he does well in the new Sauber
I’m a fan of the more simple designs, and that Gil deFerran tribute is absolutely perfect.
That Albon's helmet is just *chef's kiss*. Also my favourite for this season
I think it'll be great to make a special edition helmets ranking at the end of the season
the Hulk is purple & green in the comics so I kinda get what Niko is going for but could've leaned more into the theme than doing stars ....
and Lando's helmet is straight up Arsenal's third kit design for this current season
gasly is the clear number one for me. my favourite driver, my favourite colour, really really nice design. bosh. so clean.
edit: i commented before i saw the last one, and yeah ok albons is *slightly* better 💀
I usually hate that peachy pink that you use but yeah Albon's is the best regardless. It really works with the metallic navy blue and the design is just amazing. If the majority of the helmet was that pink I would hate it.
Hmm plenty of disagreements from me here haha. Lando's (his actual one) is right up there with Alex's IMO. Ocon's is good! The Ferrari ones do little for me, especially Charles'. Lewis' and Yuki's are both bangers for sure! And of the two light blue helmets, Pierre's is FAR better than George's. Gasly's bangs but Russell's clangs.
If I ever end up in F1 I would design my helmet just for Tommo to put me on top of the bangers
Hulkenberg’s purple and green is an Incredible Hulk theme… he’s always green with purple pants.
You should do a live stream or video at the end of the season with every other helmet that the drivers have throughout the season
This video answers the question how interesting F1 Testing was this year...it happened so little interesting stuff that we talk about helmet designs the day after.
Just saw it in IMAX and it cooked! 😉
Seriously though, it's a masterclass in filmmaking. Definitely needs to be seen in theaters. Enjoy all!
"Compared to previous " kind of defeats the purpose of this being to compare the helmets from this year doesn't it
A couple of quick observations and I’ll post my ranking later:
- I never realized that Max’s has the old school Red Bull can quadrants 🤯
- Hulkenberg using green and purple… smart. Still not a good helmet but the colours make sense
- Ocon trying real hard to land that Deadpool tie in but for me, neither Marvel inspired helmet quite works
lol outrageous video. The Sauber boys have the best ones and Riccardo. I especially love the Bottas one. That green goes beautifully with the new car colors and i am a sucked for the night sky.
Very good idea !
Would like to watch your all-time top 10 best f1 helmet designs.
If you’re gonna make a video on helmet deliveries, you should probably also name the helmets too for that Element.
Litterally Bottas's and Zhous Helmets are better than anything you've put in Banger especially Landos neon which is an absolute clanger, same as Albons, it's grim.
Shocking list for the most part I'm afraid lad but each to their own, still love the content!
Bottas' looks awful, I like the idea but it just looks like a cheap spraypaint job! Easy clanger, I can't believe he rated it so high.
And Lando's is THE BEST ONE imo! Well it's up there with Albon's which I agree with Tommo, is amazing. And I don't even like that disgusting salmon pink that Tommo uses but it somehow works here.
Out of interest, what did you think of Ricciardo's McLaren era helmets? Tommo seems to love them but I think they were absolutely hideous.
@@PiousMoltar not the biggest fan but all for a good cause so I'm all for it
My tier list. Only gave opinions where I disagree with yours:
BANGER:
- Sargeant
- Leclerc
- Zhou === The iridescent really pops next to the black. Just looks really nice.
SMALL BANG:
- Norris deFerran tribute
- Gasly
- Alonso
- Sainz
- Ricciardo === Little too basic for my liking but definitely solid.
MID:
- Perez
- Russell
- Bottas
- Norris === Prefer his normal iconic design.
- Stroll
- Tsunoda === I don't mind this rendition. Not as good as his 2023 lid, but not bad.
- Albon === The lack of any dividing colours is my main issue with it. These colours just don't work together without a mediator like black. His logo on the side also isn't centered between the top and bottom pink lines.
MINOR CLANG:
- Magnussen === Looks a little unconventional, but the colour palette is interesting.
- Verstappen === I just don't like it. Looks more like a motocross helmet. Significantly prefer his 2023 lid.
- Hamilton === Too much neon green.
- Piastri
CLANGER:
- Hulkenberg === The colour palette is just too YIKES.
- Ocon
Carlos Sainz was a “disappointing take on a good base” got small bang. Yuki Tsunoda got the same criticism and minor clang? 😢 Yukis Helmet is so good to me. But great video tommo. ILY
Yuki's is an improvement IMO. Definitely a banger. The leaves stand out better against the navy than they did on white. Plus I guess I just don't like white helmets much.
Sainz's isn't great, both the Ferrari ones seem too noisy to me, just a bunch of lines, but at least the yellow makes it more interesting than Charles'. As far as red helmets go, I prefer Esteban's, it's not too complicated, and for some reason I like the big E on the side. It's pretty mid but it's definitely not a clanger.
For me, lando’s, zhou’s and russell’s/gasly’s are my favorite, I would swap all the small bangers with the bangers, but hey, its cool everyone has different perspectives🤙🏼
Spot on with Sergeants. VB's helmet is a huge banger though. Aurora Borealis, located entirely on his helmet??? cmon Tommo
12:20 that helmet looks like freedom
Bottas’ lid is kind of giving the Honda Earth livery. Not sure how I feel about it good or bad
No shot Lando's is a banger, it's completely lacking identity / soul. Looks more like a black and yellow QR code than a driver helmet. Clanger!
i really liked the color matchup on Yukis helmet, but his helmet would suit him more if he was in the red bull seat with max
i also think its cool that maxs helmet is using the same colour scheme as jos did
I love you tommo but how could you put valtteris helmet in mid😭