Hamilton unveils 2017 helmet designed by fan

A helmet design from graphic designer Rai Caldato of Caldato Design is the winner of Lewis Hamilton's fan design competition.

Hamilton called for submissions through his website in January, asking for participants to download a template design and post their entries on Instagram. The winning design ties in a tribute to his hero, Ayrton Senna, his past championships and past helmets.

"Raí evolves my layout by adding new stripe elements on the sides," Hamilton wrote. "As a tribute to my hero, Ayrton Senna the helmet features the colours of Brazil - green, yellow and blue. These are accompanied with the 3 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."

Here it is. The winning helmet design, a creation by Raí Caldato - @caldatodesign from Brazil. Raí evolves my layout by adding new stripe elements on the sides. As a tribute to my hero, Ayrton Senna the helmet features the colours of Brazil - green, yellow and blue. These are accompanied with the 3 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. #LH44Design #TeamLH #Blessed @mercedesamgf1 @bellhelmetseurope #bellhelmetseurope​​​ T&C’s: http://lewis.social/TCsA post shared by Lewis Hamilton (@lewishamilton) on Feb 22, 2017 at 6:58am PST

In a series of posts, Caldato presented several looks at his designs, including the one below.

Design 04 Front View | My fourth entry to @lewishamilton design contest shows a completely new design. The big side element, that connects to the black Monster Energy top, has a "H" shape, that combined to the smaller red element bellow the visor feature a "44" shape as a result. #lh44design @bellhelmetseurope @mercedesamgf1 @monsterenergy @bose @epsonf1 #teamlh #helmetart #helmetpaint #helmetdesign #lewishamilton #custompaint #customhelmet #formula1 #f1 #racing #motorsport #motorracing #automobilismo #Brasil #Brazil #caldatodesign #RaíCaldato #uk #england #raicaldatoA post shared by Caldato Design (@caldatodesign) on Feb 5, 2017 at 10:42pm PST