Rubens Barrichello, 2008 Brazilian GP

David Coulthard came to Brazil with differently looking car, the home drivers Nelson Piquet and Rubens Barrichello are sporting different look helmets.

Nelson Piquet’s 2008 Brazilian GP helmet special includes the Brazilian national flag, design that obviously celebrates first home Formula 1 race for Piquet.

Rubens Barrichello’s 2008 Brazilian GP helmet special design honours a man who gave him his first ever racing helmet - Barrichellos family friend Ingo Hoffman. Hoffman is a Brazilian Stock Car racing legend and also raced for Fittipaldi F1 team back in 1976 and 1977.

Both Piquet and Barrichello probably hope that unlike in Coulthard’s case their special Brazilian GP designs will not also mark the final Formula 1 races of their careers …

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Last year Jarno Trulli painted his helmet with sakura flowers for the Japanese Grand Prix. This year the Toyota driver went for another Japanese trade mark - Fuji Mountain. Here is the helmet he will be sporting on his team’s home circuit:

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Robert Kubica, Monza 2008

It has been rumoured that Robert Kubica will sport special helmet for the 2008 Italian Grand Prix to commemorate the anniversary of his maiden podium back in 2006. This greenish looking one is probably it (see inside the post for detailed view). This is not a first time Kubica races with a one race only helmet design - he had a special helmet also last year for the season finale in Brazil.

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Adrian Sutil is another German driver sporting new helmet design at his home Grand Prix. Here are few pictures (click on photos to enlarge):

Photos: Force India F1

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Nick Heidfeld has a new helmet design for the German GP this weekend. He used both - his usual one and the new one on Friday. Here are several pictures of Nick Heidfeld and his Hockenheim helmets.

Photos: © BMW AG

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