{"id":293616,"date":"2023-09-23T08:20:40","date_gmt":"2023-09-23T08:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=293616"},"modified":"2023-09-23T08:20:40","modified_gmt":"2023-09-23T08:20:40","slug":"lewis-hamilton-unveils-bespoke-helmet-for-japanese-grand-prix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/racing\/f1\/lewis-hamilton-unveils-bespoke-helmet-for-japanese-grand-prix\/","title":{"rendered":"Lewis Hamilton unveils bespoke helmet for Japanese Grand Prix"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Lewis Hamilton unveils bespoke helmet for Japanese Grand Prix after working with a famous illustrator&#8230; with the unusual design featuring a light-up visor<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lewis Hamilton is third in the drivers&#8217; championship after a mixed campaign<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Brit came third in Singapore for his fifth podium finish of the 2023 season\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span>Hamilton\u00a0is now sporting a funky new helmet design for the Japanese Grand Prix\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Mail Sport&#8217;s new WhatsApp Channel: Get the breaking news and exclusives here\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Lewis Hamilton will be wearing a funky new helmet for the Japanese Grand Prix in Suzuka this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>It has been a mixed season for Hamilton, with the Brit &#8211; who signed a new two-year deal with Mercedes last month &#8211; achieving five podium finishes, meaning he has risen to third in the drivers&#8217; standings.<\/p>\n<p>However, Hamilton and his team and have been well off the pace of the dominant Red Bull, who are able to win the constructors&#8217; championship in Japan, despite there being six more races still to come this season.<\/p>\n<p>Japan&#8217;s race weekend began on Friday with practice and Hamilton is sporting a new look for the action.<\/p>\n<p>Eagle-eyed viewers may have noticed the Brit wearing a bespoke helmet design, which looked markedly like the helmets worn by former dance duo Daft Punk.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/23\/06\/75752921-12551883-image-a-44_1695448134517.jpg\" height=\"600\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Lewis Hamilton will be wearing a funky new helmet for the Japanese Grand Prix in Suzuka\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/23\/06\/75752551-12551883-image-a-2_1695447044713.jpg\" height=\"439\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Hamilton has his own fashion brand and the bespoke design even features a light-up visor\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The music icons split in 2021 but they were renowned for the way they assumed robot personas for public appearances, with helmets, outfits and gloves to disguise their identities.<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton &#8211; who is well known for his fashion and has his own brand, PLUS 44 &#8211; shared photos of his new design on Instagram on Friday and revealed he had been working with famous Japanese illustrator\u00a0Hajime Sorayama.<\/p>\n<p>He wrote on social media: &#8216;LIMITLESS. Worked with @hajimesorayamaofficialon this helmet and so proud of how it came to life!!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I\u2019ve been a fan of him and his work for a long time and since the dawn of launching @plus44world, collaborating with him has been a personal goal of mine. Can\u2019t wait for you all to see it on the track.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Sorayama also shared a post of the pair and said: &#8216;@LewisHamilton. You shall win Suzuka.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The most unique feature of the design is the fluorescent strip on the centre of the visor, which allows the helmet to illuminate.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/23\/06\/75752793-12551883-Hamilton_revealed_he_had_been_working_with_famous_Japanese_illus-a-33_1695448043330.jpg\" height=\"659\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Hamilton revealed he had been working with famous Japanese illustrator Hajime Sorayama<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/23\/06\/75752813-12551883-image-a-6_1695447763466.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The unique helmet has seen comparisons to former dance duo Daft Punk (pictured in 2006)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton endured a tough start in Suzuka however, coming 16th and 14th in Friday&#8217;s practice sessions.<\/p>\n<p>One week on from his impressive podium finish in Singapore, Hamilton bemoaned his Mercedes car\u2019s lack of balance and cut a dejected figure in the paddock in the aftermath.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It was a really bad day, to be honest,&#8217; he said. \u2018A real struggle out there.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018[We were] a long way off, two seconds off in the first session and over a second off in the second. We&#8217;re working away at just trying to fix the car&#8217;s balance.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/formulaone\/article-12551883\/Lewis-Hamilton-Japanese-Grand-Prix.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lewis Hamilton unveils bespoke helmet for Japanese Grand Prix after working with a famous illustrator&#8230; with the unusual design featuring <span class=\"more-text\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":293615,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Lewis Hamilton unveils bespoke helmet for Japanese Grand Prix - Sportstons<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/racing\/f1\/lewis-hamilton-unveils-bespoke-helmet-for-japanese-grand-prix\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Lewis Hamilton unveils bespoke helmet for Japanese Grand Prix - Sportstons\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Lewis Hamilton unveils bespoke helmet for Japanese Grand Prix after working with a famous illustrator&#8230; 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