{"id":68383,"date":"2020-07-04T19:51:12","date_gmt":"2020-07-04T18:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solopress.com\/blog\/?p=68383"},"modified":"2023-05-06T21:55:14","modified_gmt":"2023-05-06T20:55:14","slug":"safety-in-style-formula-one-face-masks-reviewed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solopress.com\/blog\/art-design\/safety-in-style-formula-one-face-masks-reviewed\/","title":{"rendered":"Safety in style – Formula One face masks reviewed"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The 2020 Formula 1 season gets underway in Austria on in early-July, although to say that the circumstances were a little unusual is an understatement.<\/p>\n

There has been little change on the track, with 18 of the 20 drivers being retained from the previous campaign \u2013 the only new faces being Nicholas Latifi at Williams and Esteban Ocon who returns at Renault.<\/p>\n

However, off the track, things could not have been more different to the normal season curtain-raiser that we have come to expect.<\/p>\n

COVID-19 caused the original opening race in Australia to be cancelled back in March, and it is still having an impact nearly four months on.<\/p>\n

All scheduled races will be behind closed doors with no spectators in attendance. Over 4,000 tests have been carried out<\/a> ahead of the first race, all of which have been negative. Social distancing is also being practised and hand sanitiser stations can be seen throughout the pit and paddock areas.<\/p>\n

However, one change that has been the most noticeable is the face masks that the drivers, pit crews and team principals have been wearing throughout the weekend. While some teams including Alpha Tauri and Haas have opted to keep their masks simple, others have decided to keep things on-brand with some extremely stylish results.<\/p>\n

Ferrari<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The mask itself is simple, plain red with a hashtag of #essereFerrari which translate as \u2018we are Ferrari\u2019. It may not win any design awards on its own, but when you combine it with the iconic red that adorns the Ferrari car and uniforms, it looks superb. It fits perfectly with the most recognisable brand in motorsports and its minimalist approach is a winner.<\/p>\n

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Our #AustrianGP<\/a> through the lens \ud83d\udcf8<\/p>\n

Presented by @Ray_Ban<\/a> #essereFerrari<\/a> \ud83d\udd34 pic.twitter.com\/EsLuHjWbCD<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Scuderia Ferrari (@ScuderiaFerrari) July 7, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n