re: F1 2019 Season Thread (Next race: Dec. 1 Abu Dhabi)

Also this is supposedly the 1000th F1 Grand Prix, and several drivers have special commemorative helmets. The drivers are usually only allowed one special helmet during the season, but this year they were given one more exception. Here's a page showing all the special helmets:

https://wtf1.com/post/f1-drivers-are-running-a-bunch-of-special-helmet-designs-to-celebrate-the-1000th-gp/



However, some are arguing that this will only be the 974th F1 Grand Prix, and this is why: (1) For 11 years (1950-1960) the world championship included the Indy 500, but they were run under completely different rules and obviously weren't F1 cars, and (2), in 1952 and 1953 the world championship was run under F2 rules, so there were a total of 26 races that were not run with F1 cars / under F1 rules.