Lewis Hamilton has chosen the winning design for his 2017 helmet contest which was conducted through social media.
The Mercedes driver admitted it was a tough choice with so many striking designs sent in to his Instagram account for review.
In the end, from over 8,000 entries, he settled for the work produced by Rai Caldato, who will also be the lucky recipient of a replica of Hamilton's new lid.
"Raí evolves my layout by adding new stripe elements on the sides," Hamilton wrote on Instagram.
"As a tribute to my hero, Ayrton Senna the helmet features the colours of Brazil - green, yellow and blue. These are accompanied with the three stars that represent my championship wins.
"There's yellow throughout that reminds me of my helmets in the past. The candy apple red balances with the yellow very well.
"Raí, I look forward to meeting you in person to present you with your prize! Thank you all for entering this competition, I'm taken back by your creativity."
My racing helmet design for the 2017 Season, by Raí Caldato. Full message on Instagram: https://t.co/reOdUChz1h @MercedesAMGF1 @BellRacingEU pic.twitter.com/kDCzaMxEUj
— Lewis Hamilton (@LewisHamilton) February 22, 2017
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