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Drivers should have say over helmet design says painter

Formula 1 is robbing the current generation of drivers of one of the last ways they can truly express themselves. That is the claim of Jens Munser, a helmet livery painter made famous in recent years by the ever-changing colours worn by quadruple world champion Sebastian Vettel. Last week, it emerged that, to help spectators better recognise their favourite drivers, the trend of constantly changing helmet liveries will now be banned. Munser admits that he will now have more time on his hands in 2015. 'It is also taking away an opportunity for drivers to express themselves,' he told Speed Week. 'You could say that they can still say what they want, but in formula one these days is that...
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