Those items are vital to F1. Safety helmets were introduced in 1953 for all professional racing drivers.
During the current season, an incident experienced by the driver from Guadalajara ended up influencing the revelation of how much one of the helmets that the F1 steering wheel uses during the races costs.
It was during the promotion of the Miami Grand Prix that Pérez lost one of the helmets that he would wear on that weekend, in April of this year. In an interview for a news portal, Checo confessed that he did not know where the helmet was, whose value, according to other specialized Formula 1 portals, amounts to 7 thousand dollars (about 138 thousand 600 pesos).
For this year’s Mexican race, Pérez wore a helmet with the phrase “Viva México!”; replacing the classic “Never Give Up!”, a quote that has distinguished him throughout his sports career.
This protection is made of carbon fiber. It is made of 17 layers of said fiber, a layer of high-density foam, and another lighter foam, which fits perfectly to the shape of each pilot’s skull.
In addition to all these features, F1 cases have to be certified with a series of security tests. The included visor is made of a bulletproof material.
Of course, to get one of the original Sergio Pérez helmets, you must have a special place in motorsports.
In an interview for Who, in 2021, Sergio Pérez’s father revealed where one of the most important helmets in his son’s career is, the one he used at the 2021 Mexican Grand Prix, and with which he became the first local to get on the podium of the Hermanos Rodríguez.
after the race, the Pérez attended a dinner with the Slim familywhere Checo presented the helmet of his third place in Mexico to the engineer Carlos Slim.
Now, in 2022, prior to the race in the capital, Pérez gave one of the special edition helmets, like the one he wore at the Mexican GP, to the Head of Government of Mexico City, Claudia Sheinbaum.