Sneak peek of Daniel Ricciardo's 2019 helmet?

Sneak peek of Daniel Ricciardo's 2019 helmet?

Originally written by Joas van Wingerden. This version is a translation.

Sunday 27 January 2019 12:37

Daniel Ricciardo has been up to "helmet stuff" as preparations for the 2019 Formula 1 kick up a notch, and have we had a sneak peek of his design for the season to come? The Australian will be in action for Renault this year, having ended a decade-long association with Red Bull.

Ricciardo shared an image of his helmet in progress on his Instagram feed on Sunday, with some interesting colours hinted at, if indeed we are looking at the final design.

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Sneak peek of Daniel Ricciardo's 2019 lid?#F1 #Renault
(???? @danielricciardo IG) pic.twitter.com/x3US0nmVBD — GP Fans Global (@GPFansGlobal) January 27, 2019

It certainly seems that something novel could be on the way for the Australian, who has enlisted the help of designer Nicolai Sclater, better known as Ornamental Conifer, to craft the look of his lid.

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This week I started working on @danielricciardo’s official 2019 F1 helmet, jumping in at the deep end and teaching myself new skills with new tools on a quick turn around project. Keep your fingers crossed for me. ???? @thvddeus
A post shared by Ornamental Conifer (@ornamentalconifer) on Jan 20, 2019 at 10:07am PST