Esteban Ocon Teases Peachy Valtteri Bottas Inspired F1 Lid for French GP

F1 drivers are really getting creative with their helmet designs in the past couple of seasons. We have seen them change the design of their helmet for some special races and occasions. Alpine driver Esteban Ocon has given the freedom to his fans to come up with interesting designs and he will run the best one for the upcoming French Grand Prix.

Ocon took to social media to post about the opportunity for his fans. He urged his French fans to get as creative as they want and the most creative design will get selected.

“I’d like you to design my helmet for my home race in July! Get creative, send in your designs as a reply and I’ll pick my favorite and wear it for the French GP! Can’t wait to see what you all come up with!” said Ocon. It looks like the fans may have taken the get creative part to heart.

Ocon took to Instagram to share the most outrageous but hilarious designs that the fans came up with. One of the designs has the infamous Valtteri Bottas painting on the lid. It would be really funny if he picks one of these designs for France.

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But racing in Paul Ricard is still a month away. Ocon is fully focused on racing in the streets of Baku this weekend. He went well in the first two practice sessions but complained a lot about the porpoising he experienced.

Esteban Ocon analyzes his first two practice sessions in Baku

The Frenchman finished FP2 in P9 and was almost half a second behind his teammate. The main reason for his lack of performance compared to Alonso was the porpoising issue he faced on the track. Ocon revealed he felt he might lose his helmet to explain the extent of the issue.

“The head is all over the place. I felt I was going to lose my helmet at the end of the straight line. It’s quite tricky for everybody, it’s important to get a feel for that. That’s what we’ve done today. It’s just painful on the body, really. I can feel it on the neck, it’s getting me smaller–hopefully, I will lose a couple of centimeters!” said Esteban.

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Let’s see if the Alpine driver can make any gains compared to his teammate on Saturday. He would like to start the race in the Top-10 and make progress from there on.