Vettel’s new colour-changing ‘disco’ helmet

Wed, 11 February 2009, 08:29

Feb.11 (GMM) An effect on Sebastian Vettel’s new helmet livery for 2009 is a world first, the Red Bull driver has told the Cologne newspaper Express

In switching from Toro Rosso to Red Bull’s senior formula one team this year, the 21-year-old German wanted to mark the occasion with a tweaked version of his usual helmet design

Vettel’s new helmet retains the basic Red Bull drinks can look, but now features flashes of yellows, purples and pinks

He told Express that these flashes change colour depending on their exposure to light and heat

“It’s my disco helmet,” he joked. “I have a friend (helmet livery designer Jens Munser) who helped me with the design.”nnMunser also collaborated with Nick Heidfeld for the BMW-Sauber driver’s new green helmet livery

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