Inside Motorsports Vol. 1 2018/Q1 - Part I | Page 13

1980's: Al ain Pr ost 's
Hel met
Hel met of t he er a hist or y
and anal yzis
I n t he '80s not so much changed ar ound
hel met s: i nner ar ea became even mor e
comf or t abl e, vent i l l at i on i mpr oved, and
wi t h
t he
r adi o
connect i on's
i nt r oduct i on, hel met s got posi t i on f or
usi ng i t . I t was i mpor t ant - al t hough not
f r om t he saf et y poi nt of vi ew - t hat
hand pai nt ed desi gns became r eal l y
common, and i t became one of t he dr i ver 's
uni que mar ks. I 'm sur e many of You can
st i l l r ecogni ze Ni gel Mansel l , Nel son
Pi quet , Al ai n Pr ost , Ayr t on Senna,
St ef an Bel l of and ot her dr i ver s, j ust by
l ooki ng at t he hel met desi gn! Funny
t hi ng i s t her e was at l east one
si t uat i on, when Your r ecogni t i on was
r i ght , but t he dr i ver You t hought
wear i ng t he hel met was somebody el se,
and not who t he desi gn suggest ed! :)