Verstappen reveals new helmet design with No.1 for F1 title defence

The Red Bull F1 driver revealed his updated design, which features more gold instead of red on his usual predominantly-white helmet, in a social media post on Thursday. 

Verstappen also debuted the #1 he will sport for his title defence in 2022, while the helmet also incorporates a single gold star to signify his maiden championship. 

“As you can see, it features a bit more gold,” Verstappen said. 

“The lion [on top] is now fully in gold and of course I now have the number one, on the back spoiler. 

“I decided not really to change the design a lot, but change the colours a little bit. So it’s not basically fully gold everywhere. I also asked for a little star on the back, for my championship win.

"With all the small upgrades and the gold, I think my 2022 helmet looks cooler!”

Going gold in 2022 The champion has a shiny new lid for this season @Max33Verstappen pic.twitter.com/2Ux7bM37Fi

— Red Bull Racing (@redbullracing) January 27, 2022

Verstappen won 10 races on his way to beating Lewis Hamilton to the world title in a controversial conclusion at last year’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. 

The day after his title success, Verstappen confirmed he would switch his #33 for the #1 that is reserved for the reigning world champion. 

“Yeah, I will run it,” he replied when asked by Crash.net if he would use #1. 

“How many times can you do that? I don’t know, maybe it’s the only time I can in my life.

“I think it’s the best number out there. I will definitely put it on the car.”