F1 | Hamilton returns to the exchange of helmets with Vettel: "It represents the maximum sign of respect"

For the second consecutive year the world championship challenge saw opposing sides Lewis Hamilton e Sebastian Vettel, with the Englishman from Mercedes once again getting the better of his German rival from Ferrari, becoming world champion for the fifth time in his career.

After the Abu Dhabi race, which marked the conclusion of the 2018 World Championship, the two became protagonists in exchanging their respective helmets.

An episode that Hamilton explained in detail: “He wrote to me asking 'You'd like to swap helmets? '. Footballers do this kind of thing, but helmets are much more expensive than football jerseys. They are very precious objects for us. I personally don't give up mine, I exchanged one with Michael (Schumacher, ed.). I think there have been one or two riders I've swapped other helmets with, but I don't do it lightly".

The Englishman then added: “This was an important moment, of enormous privilege, because I am next to a four-time world champion who has won a lot. He is a great man and an incredible rider, exchanging helmets represents the greatest sign of respect".