Sebastian Vettel accomplished his first laps for Aston Martin on Thursday, teasing a brand new race helmet within the course of.
4-time world champion Vettel, who has joined after six years at Ferrari, drove at Silverstone throughout a filming day. The green car was unveiled in a web based launch on Wednesday.
Of notice was what seemed to be a brand new race helmet for the four-time world champion.
At Ferrari, Vettel wore a white helmet with the colors of the German flag down the center. For his first Aston Martin run, he wore a helmet which had turned these stripes pink and purple — the colors of Aston Martin sponsors BWT, which was the title companion of the group’s former guise, Racing Level.
Seb’s new pink helmet throughout the shakedown in Silverstone pic.twitter.com/pIAnOFAJmB
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Beneath that former partnership, BWT used to insist its drivers wore helmets matching that scheme.
It isn’t confirmed whether or not that is Vettel’s helmet design for the brand new season.
Aston Martin has returned to Formulation One below the steering of Lawrence Stroll, who desires to show it right into a title-winning operation. Vettel’s teammate is Stroll’s son, Lance.
Lance Stroll additionally accomplished his first laps with the brand new automobile throughout the filming day.
Aston Martin will participate in preseason testing on the Bahrain Worldwide Circuit between March 12-14. That very same venue will host the opening race of the 12 months, the Bahrain Grand Prix, on March 28.