Lewis Hamilton was spotted with a new helmet at the Bahrain practice session. Lando Norris seems to like the Mercedes driver’s new helmet and even appreciates the Briton for it. The seven-time world champion usually wears a black and purple helmet; however, Hamilton opted for a yellow helmet for the 2022 season. Lewis lost his eighth world championship last season to Max Verstappen. So, he’s going to fight for it once again this season and thus, choose a new helmet color to represent a new beginning. This color scheme is also a tribute to his karting career.

The Mercedes driver expressed, “As much as I love purple and black, yellow is my history. I’m going into this season with the same dedication, drive, and passion I had way back in my karting days.”

But Hamilton‘s new helmet also coincidentally gave a tribute to young Lando Norris. The young McLaren prodigy also wears a helmet with a similar color scheme. However, Lando wears those colors on his helmet to promote his e-sports team, Quadrant, with his F1 helmet.

Recently, Norris went to his Instagram and shared Hamilton’s new helmet and, in a playful way, thanked the seven-time world champion for the unplanned Tribute that even Lewis didn’t know about. Norris on his Instagram Story, “Thanks for the helmet tribute to me, Lewis Hamilton.”

Lewis Hamilton will pay the FIA Gala fine

The 37-year-old might have been heartbroken to lose the championship and therefore, he didn’t attend the FIA Prize Gala. But according to the FIA rule, the top three drivers have to attend the Gala. If they miss the occasion, then have to face penalties. Therefore, FIA will penalize Hamilton even if he’s the seven-time world champion. The Mercedes driver himself is willing to pay the fine although, he wants FIA to invest the fine money to help underprivileged youth from different backgrounds.

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The Silver Arrow driver had a hard time during the pre-season testing in Barcelona and Bahrain. Further, the Briton also failed to shine in Bahrain during the first two practice sessions; finishing P7 in the FP1 and P9 in the FP2. Meanwhile, his rival, Max Verstappen, finished P5 and P1 respectively in the first and second free practice sessions.

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Fans should keep their eyes on Lewis Hamilton. Because it would be fascinating to see whether the Briton will make a comeback to the top three and even win the first race of 2022.