Monday, April 27, 2015

Vintage and Exotic Car Restoration Livermore - Video: Kimi Raikkonen watches how his helmet is made - 925-294-5666

Scuderia Ferrari S.p.A.
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.
Bell have also gained a new customer in recent days, with Lewis Hamilton swapping from Arai helmets, of whom he is a customer of 20 years, to also move to Bell helmets.


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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