F1 1000

Ricciardo and Hulkenberg's #Race1000 lids are pretty epic

Matthew Scott Thursday 11 April 2019 14:57 Updated: 17:22

Renault drivers Nico Hulkenberg and Daniel Ricciardo will both be sporting amazing retro helmets for the Chinese Grand Prix – the 1000th World Championship race. Drivers have been given free reign to bring one-off designs to Shanghai this weekend, but these might be our favourites.

Ricciardo's regular 2019 lid has already turned heads this year, but his China effort is a stripped-back silver effort, paying tribute to Jack Brabham, with Hulkenberg opting for a retro twist on his existing design.

Close up of those lids! #RSspirit #ChineseGP #Race1000 pic.twitter.com/x5OkjJhX84
— Renault F1 Team (@RenaultF1Team) April 11, 2019

It'll soon be back to coded messages and overly elaborate patterns, but for now we can bask in the glory of these amazing designs.

A special @F1 race ahead.. so I’ve gone back to old school 1950’s to celebrate the #Race1000! 😎#retrostyle pic.twitter.com/e7KAdwtBQ0
— Nico Hülkenberg (@HulkHulkenberg) April 11, 2019

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1000th Grand Prix for @f1 this weekend. @jmd_helmets went retro for me 👌🏼 #sirjackbrabham

A post shared by Daniel Ricciardo (@danielricciardo) on Apr 11, 2019 at 3:12am PDT

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Ricciardo and Hulkenberg's #Race1000 lids are pretty epic

Ricciardo and Hulkenberg's #Race1000 lids are pretty epic