Heidfeld will therefore have a special helmet for his home Grand Prix at the N\u00fcrburgring, just like Jenson Button at Silverstone. The winner is a Hungarian named Tam\u00e1s Simon. His work will be unveiled in a little over a week.<\/p>\n
\u00ab This helmet stands out from the others, \u00bb said BMW driver Nick Heidfeld. \u00ab In fact, as soon as I saw it, I thought I could win the race, that was my first impression! \u00bb<\/p>\n
Jens Munster, professional helmet designer, was also impressed by the model: \u00ab Tam\u00e1s Simon had a great idea, \u00bb he explained. \u00ab I have never seen a design like this before, whether for a racing driver or an ordinary motorcyclist. The design is composed exclusively of circles that are very well made. The design has clearly been influenced by new technologies. With its spherical shapes, it is reminiscent of industrial robots’ arms and joints. For me, as a professional, this model is one of the most difficult to achieve. \u00bb<\/p>\n
“I had no preconceived ideas at the start of this adventure,” said Tam\u00e1s about his design. “I simply got a good inspiration from the situation, I guess I was particularly creative that day.”<\/p>\n
After next Sunday’s race (July 12), the helmet will be auctioned via the German television channel RTL. The proceeds will go to ‘Wir helfen Kindern’ (literal: Let’s Help Children), a charity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The name of the big winner who will have the opportunity to design Nick Heidfeld’s helmet for the German Grand Prix has been revealed. Through the German driver’s personal website, fans had the opportunity to design their idol’s helmet. The contest organizers had the difficult task of choosing a winner from 9,000 entries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":43165,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,1749],"tags":[1096,1235],"class_list":["post-24117","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-f1","category-news","tag-heidfeld","tag-pilotes"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n