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Verstappen unveils Texas-themed helmet for United States GP

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The lion on Verstappen’s red, white and blue helmet wears a cowboy hat ahead of the October 23–25 race at Circuit of the Americas.

From the GPBeat newsroomPublished · · 1 min

Max Verstappen has unveiled a Texas-themed helmet for the United States Grand Prix, with a cowboy hat atop the lion on his familiar design.

The lion is blue against a white background, while red, white and blue run throughout the helmet. Verstappen showed the design on social media and wrote: “Texas bound. I’ll be coming to Austin with this special helmet!”

The United States Grand Prix takes place at the Circuit of the Americas from October 23 to 25.

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