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Lewis Hamilton helmet design competition gets over 8000 entries

Three-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton has revealed that the competition to design his helmet for the 2017 season has received more than 8000 entries.

Hamilton announced the competition just under a fortnight ago and said via his Instagram account he was overwhelmed by the interest and would need some time to decide on a winner.

The Briton posted: "Wow, over 8000...Thanks for all the helmet designs and putting in so much effort #TeamLH!!

"Some really great entries in there. As the competition's now closed I'm going to be looking through to see the design that I'd like to pick.

"There's quite a few entries to go through, so this might take some time but hoping to announce the winner in the next few days. More soon..."

As well as Hamilton using the fan design during the next F1 season, the winner will also pick up a full-sized replica that has been signed by the Mercedes driver.

F1's regulations mean that once Hamilton starts the season with the helmet design he must keep it for the entire campaign, although is allowed to run a one-off special at a race of his choosing.

Zdroj: autosport.com