“Together as one” is the message adorned by Sebastian Vettel’s special helmet, which the German wore at this year’s Turkish GP and the Bahrain GP. In this way the Ferrari driver wanted to promote a message of diversity and integration, while paying tribute to the famous pilot, Amelia Earhart, giving the helmet the name Diversity.
The four-time world champion once again trusted graphic designer Jens Munser to design his helmet, which depicts a multitude of different features, the colors of the rainbow, and a background that starts in white and ends in black, with its selected message is at the top.
This was the motto of the aviation pioneer, Amelia Earhart, and states:
Without borders, only horizons – only freedom.
Seb retains in his collection all the helmets he wore during his Formula 1 career, except for three he has given to friends and one he gave to the Red Bull charity, Wings For Life, during his tenure with club. Diversity is the only helmet that will not last from his six-year tenure at Ferrari, as he put it up for auction to raise money for two charities working with children in Uganda (Children A Chance) and Togo (Smiles For Togo). ).
The auction started on December 3 and ended yesterday, with the highest bid reaching the astronomical amount of € 225,000, and is a record for the amount allocated for a helmet.
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