Scuderia Ferrari S.p.A.
Kimi Raikkonen is not one to get too sentimental about
his helmets, but that might change for the Ferrari driver after he visited the
Bell Helmet factory in Bahrain to witness the process of designing and building
one of his helmets. The Finn was once famously asked about what meaning he
placed on his helmet due to many drivers being superstitious about their
designs and the thought process that went into his. His nonchalant response was
that his helmet ‘protected his head’.
However, even the Finn appeared impressed by how much effort
went into the creation of each of his helmets, coming off the back of a visit
to the Bell Helmets factory in Bahrain. The helmet manufacturer moved their
global research and operations to a premises at Bahrain International Circuit
in Sakhir last year.
The parts of pre-impregnated carbon fiber are cut into specific shapes before being placed in a shell mould. Copyright Scuderia Ferrari S.p.A.
View the video below:
source: http://formulaspy.com/gallery/videos/video-kimi-raikkonen-watches-how-his-helmet-is-made-13354
by Thomas Maher
http://www.fzrestoration.com
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