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Bottas deviates from original helmet design, Zhou comes up with eye-catcher

27 February 2022 at 11:21
Last update 27 February 2022 at 13:12
  • GPblog.com

In addition to the all-new Alfa Romeo C42, Valtteri Bottas and Guanyu Zhou have unveiled their new helmets for the 2022 season. Bottas is moving away from his usual design in 2022, while teammate Zhou has clearly put a lot of time into his design.

Bottas and Zhou are currently still in Barcelona for a shakedown with the C42, which will take to the track for the first time with the new livery. During the test week in Spain, the two Alfa Romeo drivers were still seen wearing black helmets, while the car was camouflaged.

New helmets for Alfa Romeo drivers

As of today, the camouflage is no longer necessary, so the drivers have revealed their helmets. With Bottas, it is notable that he is moving away from the all-blue helmet he used in his Mercedes years. The Finn now combines blue with red.

Zhou's first Formula 1 helmet is immediately an eye-catcher. The Chinese has chosen a white and purple design with light green accents. There are also many flowers on his helmet and the skyline of Shanghai, his birthplace.