The seven-time world champion revealed a vintage fluorescent yellow and purple design that has been inspired by the helmet he originally used at the start of his F1💝 career, as well✤ as during his karting days. 

Hamilton has worn a purple and black helmet design for the past two seasons but explained he wanted t🅘o “show love to my beginnings” going into the new campaign, which begins this weeken♛d with the Bahrain Grand Prix. 

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“For this year’s helmet I wanted to show love to my be𓃲ginnings,” Hamilton wrote on Twitter. 

“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.” 

Hit that RT if you're in ꦺlove with LH's new-look '22 vinta🌟ge inspired lid.

— Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team (@MercedesAMGF1)

Hamilton’s fluorescent yellow helmet matches the colour of his race number on his Mercedes car and is similar to🐼 the colour scheme used by MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi, who is a close friend of Hamilton.  

Hamilton goes into the 2022 season seeking to win a record-breaking eighth drivers’ title to move clear of Michael Schumacher.&n🐻bsp;

The 37-year-old Briton was beaten to the 2021 world championship by Red Bull’s Ma༒x Verstappen in last year’s contr♛oversial Abu Dhabi finale.