My 2023 Formula 1 Helmet, Driver Suit & Livery Tier List

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Comment below, what's the Best Helmet, Best Suit & Best Livery...

[@TommoOnYoutube]

Best Helmet is...

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Best Driver Suit is...

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Best Livery is...

[@PantherRl]

Controversially alpine for all of the above

[@fionnualakenny1]

@@TommoOnKZbin Zhou

[@maid1.swe.]

Valtteri's testing helmet is golden

[@Glegh]

No, its valtteri

[@TommoOnYoutube]

Quite literally, golden hair

[@maid1.swe.]

​@@TommoOnKZbinhaha true

[@thesamaffliction1572]

Hayden deserves royalties considering his veloce helmet design a couple years back

[@IamErenYeager]

Valterri it's James

[@AndereRickert]

Ocon's helmet is absolutely S tier for me, the helmet is awesome with the black and red.

[@henrrryyyy]

It just looks like when you design a helmet with the limited tools available on a racing game… No really wow factor, just a bit meh

[@OwenMaers]

@@henrrryyyy It's inspired by the Spiderman 3 black suit which is just unreal, he posted a screenshot from the film on his insta story after revealing the helmet

[@darrenmackay9517]

Defo, Sith Lord vibes

[@TommoOnYoutube]

Darth Maul

[@crabnix]

Yes but I think it doesn't go with the car at all. I mean that is something to be considered as well imo.

[@opiejaye]

Considering his initials and that his team's sponsored by Duracell, Albono missed a trick by not having an AA battery on there! :D

[@madhuleenaghose7548]

Am I the only one who thinks Gasly's helmet is sick! Especially with the AH and JB inputs as tributes to Antoine and Jules ❤️

[@TommoOnYoutube]

I didn't notice those bits, nice touches.

[@alexisgasnier4293]

Apart from the tributes I think it's sickening. 🤢

[@brtomega1038]

Finally someone sees it its a banger

[@alexp2327]

Yeah i dont understand the hate, it looks super cool

[@madhuleenaghose7548]

​@@brtomega1038 That's cause it is! ❤️🔥

[@melocinefila]

Esteban's helmet is epic, sublime.

[@TommoOnYoutube]

It's pretty tron-esque

[@SchruteFarms]

I agree. Although is it just me or would pink make more sense? I know he likes the red but I just feel with the overalls it would look real nice.

[@aoifeblack_4153]

I really wish Alpine used the same theme as the french national team's kit for their livery. It would've fit so well with Gasly's helmet.

[@TommoOnYoutube]

Allez les bleus

[@ArramzyChaos]

Esteban is absolute S tier on its own for me, but taking it together with Gasly's it is almost like they intentionally went for a good/evil combo. Classic angel Vs devil stuff which I think is hilarious and definitely my headcanon now.

[@strafhoek]

Hey Tommo, the red hearts on Nyck de Vries his helmet are actually called Pompeblêden. It's some kind of leaf. It's a thing from Frisian culture (a region in the Netherlands where he comes from) We also (frisians) have our own language.

[@VW-Gaming18]

I knew that this comment whould show up when tommo said red hearts

[@SandipanNath123]

Isn’t Frisian very close to old English?

[@VW-Gaming18]

@@SandipanNath123 it is

[@elaldo2382]

Your ranking of Zhou's helmet is so different to mine. Both last year and this year, Sainz and Zhou have had the best designs for me.

[@heethsurana7065]

The Alpha Tauri livery looks dope on track, especially the wheel covers

[@TommoOnYoutube]

It's a step up from the renders for sure

[@thatonenigeriansformula]

I like it now i really didnt in the render

[@jamesorrell7462]

The only real issue is when you get a rare front-on camera angle. Then it just looks disgraceful. Every other angle looks pretty decent, though

[@Hibernathan05]

@@jamesorrell7462 yea, that front angle is the only reason I couldn't put it above C. It is absolutely hideous

[@PJTierney]

Damn, Tommo went all-in, rating ALL THE THINGS

[@TommoOnYoutube]

RANKING 2023 WHEEL COVERS

[@PJTierney]

Williams: Banger McLaren: Mid AlphaTauri: Oh God Why

[@larssonk22]

The Williams has actually turned into my favourite after seeing it during testing, when the sun hits it; it looks fantastic.

[@n0tdanish521]

Piastris and Gaslys helmets ahead of Magnussens is a crime

[@Trevor_Leach]

Can’t believe you don’t like the Haas it looks fantastic

[@TommoOnYoutube]

I don't dislike any of the liveries tbh, I'm just fully neutral on it.

[@hydralance8837]

The first time I saw Ocon on track I asked myself "Huh, is that Darth Mual" Haha. Cool helmet

[@thg7900]

Am I the only one loves the haas livery, it’s so much like the dale earnheart reference is soo nice

[@Versatilty]

Helmet for me is Yuki, Suit is Alfa Romeo, and Livery is a tie between Ferrari, Merc, and Aston Martin I just can't seperate them.

[@thelucky130]

I'm surprised how low the Haas livery is, and Hulk's lid is definitely in contention for my favorite this year.

[@c.hockey]

The leaves on Yukis helmet are Japanese Maple (acer palmatum)

[@hadliellehawkins1964]

tbh piastri's helmet s tier bc the dude has stuck with that color scheme for ages and i gotta respect that commitment

[@daninagy4173]

I like how Valtteri's helmet looks like something from Power Rangers. His RoC helmet was a banger as well.

[@Bendzsu]

23:48 I have never been angrier by a tier list before this one

[@mimikyu-]

Im surprised how low Hulks Helmet was. It’s easily my favorite helmet

[@slim9914]

esteban ocon's helmet is so good bro

[@simeonjansen5559]

putting zhou's helmet in low B tier is an absolute crime

[@paul61110]

Honestly, if Williams changed the red on the car and overalls to orange I’d put them straight up into S tier

[@DrGodzirra]

My differing opinions are: im not a fan of the mercedes after seeing it on track. the black paint along the carbon makes the car look cheap. It is just so jarring with the straigh line cutting off the carbon from the black paint. The ferrari i would put at S, I think i prefer to last years and after seeing it under the sun the new shade of red makes it looks so nice. Additionally, I actually really like that black carbon box poking out. I feel it really grabs viewers attention when you see the ferrari go around the track. Finally, as a mclaren fan I just hate the direction the liverly has been going. Just feels like skittles thrown up on the car this year and last year.

[@henry247]

Yeah...I agree with the top 3 liveries. Kmag's and Hulk's helmets are fire tho imo

[@realGrobsnelf]

Top 3 Liveries: Williams, Red Bull, McLaren Bottom 3 Liveries: AlphaTauri, Mercedes, Aston Martin Top 3 Overalls: Alpine, Alfa Romeo, Red Bull Bottom 3 Overalls: Mercedes, AlphaTauri, Ferrari Top 3 Lids: Albon, Tsunoda, Ocon Bottom 3 Lids: Stroll, Leclerc, Piastri

[@TheRealGirlWeeb]

Favourite helmet: Sainz, Ocon, Piastri, Alonso Favourite suit: Alpine, Haas Favourite livery: Williams Liveries tier-list [S] - Williams (quite appreciated last year's already, love this year's even more) - Mercedes [A] Haas (possibly my favourite Haas livery so far) - Alpine [pink] - McLaren [B] - Alpine - Ferrari (this one has grown on me since i first saw it) [C] - Alpha Tauri - Red Bull (I never vibed with the modern RB livery) - Aston Martin [D] - Sauber (where did the C29-C32 era go. Those were some bangin looking liveries)

[@NeumannKlaus]

Carlos Sainz' helmet is soooo beautiful i love Red + Yellow 🔥

[@grievousarmy4061]

I always look forward to these videos at the beginning of the season! Will you be doing a video of others rating your redesigns?

[@TommoOnYoutube]

Not sure if I can take the ego hit this year 😅

[@grievousarmy4061]

@@TommoOnKZbin hahahahaaaaa

[@AndereRickert]

Alfa Romeo is absolutely fire in terms of design this season

[@patrickdijkman8974]

Nick de Vries helmet: the red hearts are a representation of the flag of Friesland, they are waterlily leaves.

[@FormulaMarius]

I realy liked Ocons Helmet this year and also Hamiltons Helmet, both are S Tier for me. On the Overalls I think I agree 100% with Tommo what doesn´t happen very often when it comes to Design things . I think we have a very different taste :D

[@adam346]

I look at a helmet and think to myself "would I wear in on a motorbike" where everyone and anyone can sit there and gawk at it... and frankly the only ones I would absolutely wear (minus branding in a lot of cases) would be Ocon, Norris, Gasly (honestly, you can never be too flashy on a motorbike... it's like you wear camouflage when you are on two wheels) and maybe Sir Lewis. Yuki and LeClerks are also worth a mention but only because I like the leaf pattern and simplicity of LeClerk's.

[@aaronmachado13]

Best suit, Haas cause I’m an Alpinestar fanboy but honestly miss the 2021 Alpine suits, Best helmets Ocon as it’s a sinister look and reminds me how my friends used to joke how the Simpson helmets were evil and it’s a throwback to the 2020 Renault helmet which is my favorite helmet of all time

[@inf1nity_yt]

Babe, wake up. Tommo posted

[@GeorgeRacing2008]

Tsunoda's helmet is an amazing design, the acer leaves just make it standout but it's less noticable on track. S tier

[@jsantoscruz98]

Hulk's lid is my favourite ngl

[@jsantoscruz98]

@TommoOnKZbin__ got nothing better to do?

[@Tomasz987987]

Liveries: S - Aston, Alfa, Merc A - Ferrari B - Haas, RedBull C - McLaren D - AlphaTauri, Williams F - Alpine&Alpink

[@Tomasz987987]

Suits: S - Haas, Aston, Merc A - Alfa, Ferrari B - McLaren, RedBull C - AlphaTauri, Williams D - F - Alpine

[@Tomasz987987]

Helmets: S - Ocon, Fernando, Lewis, Charles, Sainz A - DeVries, Bottasx2, Sargeant, Norris, Yuki, Stroll B - Zhou, Magnussen, Hulk, Russel, Albon C - Piastri, Verstappen, Perez, Gasly

[@Jaycat48]

KMag's helmet is at least a B. His iconic large "K" on the side kind of limits what he can do with it.

[@madsracing]

I agree. This template has become iconic for him

[@loony_blocks]

yeah putting that in C is a crime

[@madsracing]

@@loony_blocks yep

[@zouavenlaan]

Those "hearts" on the helmet of Nick de Vries aren't hearts, but "pompeblêdden". Which is Frysian (the second official language of the Netherlands) for water lily leaves. Those pompeblêdden are also on the flag of his province "Friesland". That is why the Dutch say both "De Vries" (his last name) and de Fries (where he is from). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Friesland

[@mongo_sk]

Hulkenberg's helmet looks like a jawbreaker

[@tine272]

Love these ranking videos bc they make me even more pumped for the season to start ❤️‍🔥 (also agree with missing Lewis' purple helmet!)

[@TommoOnYoutube]

Soooon 🙌

[@SithMaster26]

Hulk’s helmet is a banger, what you talking about, Tommo!

[@Heleenvk]

Fun fact: Nyck is short for Nicasius not Nicholas. Which is why it is technically pronounced as like neek not nick.

[@davelangford2439]

Carlos' helmet would work perfectly for a German driver, would have been the PERFECT helmet for Mick Schumacher as it looks like an homage to Michael's helmet

[@henkelarssonvm9471]

Perfect for a german driver? its literally the spanish flag

[@davelangford2439]

@@henkelarssonvm9471 with the black bits in there it looks more like the German flag from the side

[@KayJblue]

As I expected the AT looks brilliant on track, the alpine also looks really slick with the flat nose IMO.

[@formulahank1250]

Ocon’s helmet is awesome, and reminds me a bit of Gilles Villeneuve’s old helmet in both colour scheme and design

[@philipplutki]

alonsos helmet works really well in the car because the lime matches the accents on the car and it looks sooo good

[@kolixan]

I feel like for a fashion brand, Alpha Tauri should definitley make sure their liveries are a really high standard. I, like many others, dont rate it and that isnt a good look for a fashion brand.

[@emanuellopez4874]

If those colors from Ocon helmet were in the Alpine's car :@ damn, that could maybe be better than pink and black.

[@melissapetzer3560]

Albon doesn’t have red bull on his helmet anymore? Yes king.

[@tusharreddybandi]

Putting Valtteri’s testing helmet in anything but S tier is a crime

[@andyepg]

I just love it the Strolls helmet, simple and combined with the team without forcing XD

[@warisf1876]

For me Esteban's helmet is straight S tier

[@Duval-In-The-Wall]

Red Bull did a good job moving that yellow even slightly off the nose

[@MajesticDemonLord]

Gotta disagree on Ocon's helmet not being S-Tier and Yuki's being S-Tier. Also - Stroll's helmet - the little wings on it are just absolutely cool - so I think it should be higher. Also - Bottas' altenate helmet is the top of S-Tier, by virtue of the Moustache alone.

[@_Azagoth_]

imo: liveries: 1 - Alfa 2 - Ferrari 3 - Aston 4 - Alpine 5 - Mclaren 6 - Merc (looks way worse on track in sunlight) 7 - Williams 8 - Red Bull 9 - Haas 10 - Alpha Tauri suits: 1 - Alpine 2 - Alfa 3 - Williams 4 - Mclaren 5 - Ferrari 6 - Haas 7 - Merc 8 - Alpha Tauri 9 - RB 10 - Aston Helmets: S tier - Norris, Albon, Sainz, Leclerc, Bottas, Yuki A tier - Ocon, Zhou, Verstappen, Alonso, Sergeant B tier - Perez, Russell, Hamilton, Stroll C tier - De Vries, Magnussen, Gasly, Hulkenberg, Piastri

[@gabrieleminoia]

Hey Tommo, just wanted to point out that Logan’s helmet was also designed by MDM Designs, same lad that does George’s, Lando’s, Alex’s, Oscar’s and Checo’s helmets as you mentioned midway into the video

[@TommoOnYoutube]

You're right! The painter must have been the one mentioned on the lid

[@gabrieleminoia]

@@TommoOnKZbin yeah it must be, he always likes to give credits to the painters so it would make sense

[@Rentta]

@@TommoOnKZbin Hard to say as Uffe does designs too, he did all the Kimi's lids for example.

[@Jhin224]

Vettel’s all white helmet is a throwback in 70s - 90s. So scary behind the wheel especially in a Ferrari.

[@joanmomino]

I would've put the overalls ranking almost all the way around. S for Mercedes and Alpha Romeo, A for Aston, Ferrari, McLaren and AlphaTauri, B for Williams redBull and Haas, and C for Apline

[@a88senna]

Normally I more or less agree with you on ratings, but this time I'm on a totally different wavelength on almost everything.

[@Tommy_Garrett]

I’m fairness to Hulk’s, the zombie analogy works because he did comes back from the dead to a starting job after three years out other than a few subs.

[@TyphoonUK]

Looking forward to the 2024 version of this Also thinking Tommo maybe do a redo of the 2023 tier list with all the 'special' helmets and liveries included?

[@volatilelion657]

I won't put an actual order inside the tiers. Mentioning an S tier before the other one will only depend on where they are on Tommo's tier list or if I decide to change their tiers afterwards Let's go with liveries first S: Aston Martin, Alpink A: Red Bull, Williams, Haas B: Ferrari, Mercedes, Alphatauri C: Alfa Romeo, McLaren, Alpine Suits (I guess with a bit of commentary): S: Haas (the balance is amazing and I love that almost black shade of grey), Mercedes (that full black uniform is really sharp) A: Williams (I don't like the fact that the red line under the armpits stops, otherwise it's amazing), McLaren (I don't mind the black boxes around the sponsors, but agree that it would be better without them), Aston Martin (when going with suits, simple is usually best. My only issue is that it feels like a different green from the car's) B: Alpine (both colours work well, both colours work together, both colours work with black, both colours don't work when they're together and with black. Shoulder pads being a different blue than the BWT in the center also sucks), Ferrari (needs more red), Alphatauri (see Ferrari. Either that or needs no red, but since Orlen is their main sponsor they can't do less) C: Alfa Romeo (that dark a red doesn't go with black, needs some separation), Red Bull (needs less red) Helmets (this one will go in same order as Tommo's) (won't elaborate since I want to watch the rest of the video) S: Verstappen, Tsunoda, Sainz, Leclerc, Bottas preseason, Albon A: Zhou, Sargeant, Russell (somehow this livery makes Mercedes' livery even worse), Perez, Ocon, Norris, Bottas B: Stroll, Magnussen, Hamilton, Gasly, Alonso C: Piastri, Hulkenberg, De Vries My full suit of the season (let's call it like that) (they won't work well together but whatever) Livery: Aston Martin. I love the pink Alpine livery but I fear it might have to do with the complete darkness that is the rest of the colour palletes. Aston Martin's reflective green is nothing short of mouth watering Race suit: Mercedes. What can I say. I fell in love with that simple solid colour at first sight I can't steer away from it Driver helmet #1: Esteban Ocon. I know it's not S-tier, but that's because going for red instead of the pink or either of the blues completes the circle of being a colouful mess on top of the black, but the helmet itself is absolute fire Driver helmet #2: Max Verstappen. The lion design is beautiful and the way the orange, the white and the blue work here is flawless. Most suckass look this season, nominees: -Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu: Alfa Romeo this year is the ugliest I've seen in years, but the fault doesn't lie on either of them and they're both a couple details away from having S-tier helmets (in fact Bottas is using one in preseason), so I've got to give them a pass -Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon: I would have liked my Alpine boys to sport more bleu on their helmets, but we got what we got. The suits and the car sucks as well but the helmets standing alone are fine. Maybe exchanging white and gold and turning down the brightness a bit on Gasly's would help his case a bit, but it's just fine as it is. Plus, they will be driving those outstanding pink liveries in the first lap around the middle east -Oscar Piastri: My lord that is an ugly helmet. That colour combination actually hurts my eyes. I've got something with this and last year's McLaren's. I don't like the carbon fibre on that car, and apart from that, I don't like the combination between orange/papaya and that shade of blue Those are all unhonorable mentions though. Our winner is: NYCK DE VRIES Livery is ok-ish but it could be worse. The suit could be nice going a step either side but it stayed in the middle and it sucks. The helmet feels like they had a deadline and couldn't think of anything until the last minute and hurried the lines that ended up poorly. The only thing saving Piastri is the really nice McLaren suit though

[@MrSmith717]

Overall, my tier list would be very similar to yours, Tommo, but I really don't like the stale bucket blue color of Russell's helmet (C), but I do like the ''in your face attitude'' of Piastri's (A tier). Ocon's def A tier. Lance's simple angel wings deserve more recognition I think.

[@tiboii]

20:35 Nyck is short for 'Nicasius'

[@gem87f]

I feel like I’m just about the only one actually likes the Haas livery. It gives me Andretti Indy car vibes from 90’s.

[@wii3344]

Moneygram haas us my favourite livery

[@profsmog3406]

Applying the scores S=3, A=2, B=1, C=0 points to these Lists to determine overall style for all 20 combinations, BOT and SAR are rated best with 7 each, while DEV is lowest with only 2 points.

[@alikarami2692]

Tommo proving he's a man of taste once again

[@blake6115]

We need a pit overalls tier list

[@areebsiddiqui758]

Ocon's helmet is the best. So clean and slick.

[@MrJawsbreaker]

How in the ferrari is Leclerc’s helmet S-tier while Magnussen’s helmet the worst. They are virtually the same… No consistensy, seems random

[@21akanji]

20:30 on Wikipedia he‘s called Hendrik Johannes Nicasius "Nyck" de Vries what a name 👑

[@TommoOnYoutube]

Blimey

[@Glegh]

I wanna see mintons rankings

[@PantherRl]

Based comment

[@Glegh]

​@@PantherRl based reply

[@TommoOnYoutube]

HAMilton p1

[@brycejonathan384]

Albons helmet should 100% be s tier and ocons A tie. Yuki has the best helmet in my opinion

[@Kylosgrande]

The Ferrari suit is so nice, love the black indent on the leg matches the car, the shoulders black but red in the middle. Very surprised you don’t think it’s S tier.

[@rachelkoiks]

Video is lookin' cleaaaaan I also loved how in the Mclaren interview, both microphones had a pink cover. I wonder if they could be dyed or even sharpied to the 'on brand pink'. For some reason I only thought Tommo had one.

[@rachithjedidiah]

22:51 *pink accents, I saw a video of mad56 (the painter) where the helmet is pink underneath and painted navy blue on top

[@jacksonkelley6754]

my livery tiers no one asked for (ordered within the tiers as well) Perfection: Mercedes, Alfa Romeo Great: Alpine (Pink), Aston Martin Fine: Red Bull, Ferrari, Williams Okay: Haas, AlphaTauri, Alpine (Blue) Bad: McLaren

[@krzysiekwasik5646]

Everything in one

[@RZM_Valkyrie]

Feel like I have some unpopular livery rankings so here goes S Tier: Haas, Aston Martin, Williams A Tier: Red Bull, Alpine, Ferrari B Tier: Alfa Romeo, McLaren, Mercedes C Tier: Alpha Tauri

[@sri_harsha_d]

I miss Danny ric helmet...also like the Castrol on alpine helmets

[@the302ghost]

Lando's helmets are always just drip incarnate

[@dj9299]

The Alpine livery would look way better if they really lent into the black like with their overalls.

[@Slimmeyy]

Nyck's red hearts refer to his province of birth, Friesland.

[@MrMe2459]

I like the idea of the paint splatter thing going on in hulks lid, I think it just got a bit busy and the execution wasn't quite right Definitely agree as well that a clearer and simple helmet is just always better Surprised you weren't as high on ocons, might be a case of the meanness of the helmet not suiting the driver 😅

[@justinacton6816]

Definitely agree with Logan helmet design fella 👍

[@vikingas_g2390]

Those Hearths on Nyck’s helmet is the flag of the region in The Netherlands where he is from - Frysland

[@CallumS69]

what modling program do u use?

[@JnManuelAG]

No way Ocon's helmet isn't S Tier. I don't like Ocon as a driver with his attitude but he has one of the best designs every year.

[@The_ZeroLine]

*Liveries:* Amazingly, my 1-10 were in identical order. We must have similar tastes.

[@j.j.schlachtfeld9325]

Funn fact: Nyck is short for Hendrick Johannes Nicasius. Not joking :D

[@Nikelaos_Khristianos]

Hulkenberg's helmet design is based on a Jackson Pollock painting. 🤣🤣 Though to be fair, that was the correct reaction, because if you say, "It's a bit of a Jackson Pollock", It's like saying, "It's a bit of a mess", so you weren't wrong! 😅

[@walter1824]

Ocon`s is easily S for Sith Lord

[@chrismuz]

My favs 3 Liveries: Ferrari (red!), Martin (nice 'n' simple), Alfa Romeo - (worst: Mercedes, too black, like a hearse, what happened to the "Silberpfeile"?) 1 Suits: Ferrari (worst: Mercedes), for the same reasons 5 Helmets: Yuki, Charles, Carlos, Alexis, Lance (worst: Esteban & Sergio)

[@zacdoggett6295]

Would love to see you rating 2023 merch too