What are the hair care secrets of F1 drivers?

While F1 drivers are celebrated for their impressive skills on the track, fans are also curious about their personal lives, with intrigue around their hair-care habits a major point of discussion. For one, videos related to “Carlos Sainz helmet hair” have over 111 million views on TikTok.

The current grid’s F1 drivers like George Russell and Lando Norris have also showcased their post-helmet hair, prompting fans to inquire about their hair care routines and the hair products they use.

Thankfully for curious F1 fanatics, a few drivers have spilled the beans on how they maintain their hair game in and out of the track. During various interviews, they’ve unveiled their secrets for clean, healthy, and well-styled hair.

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Niko Hulkenberg's hair gel to Carlos Sainz's shampoo - Hair care secrets of F1 drivers

With wearing a balaclava and crash helmet for races, the hair of F1 drivers are naturally going to get messed up. Let’s explore some of the hair care secrets of F11 drivers that keep their hair game on point.

• Carlos Sainz's hair care routine
• George Russell’s shampoo
• Lando Norris’ hair oil
• Niko Hulkenberg hair gel from L’Oreal

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Carlos Sainz’s “shampoo once a day” hair care routine

A sit-down interview with P1 with Matt & Tommy YouTube channel revealed Carlos Sainz’s hair care secret that kept his hair “beautiful even under the helmet.”

While the Spanish racing driver for the Scuderia Ferrari F1 team admitted that he “doesn’t do anything” special about his hair, he shared his hair care routine for fans asking about it.

“My hair care routine: I shampoo once a day. That’s it,” he said.

He further detailed:

“If I shower two or three times per day because I normally shower a lot, I’m very hygienic in that sense, I only shampoo once. Even if it gets wet, I only do it once. If I do it too much, it gets too fluffy.”

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George Russell’s Head and Shoulders Shampoo

In a February 2024 10 Things I Can’t Live Without segment of British GQ, George Russell shared 10 of his essentials. Being an athlete, he ensures to carry his trusty self-care items with him while traveling. One of them is his go-to grooming product—an unlabeled white shampoo bottle with a blue cap.

For any fan curious about what exact regular shampoo the British driver uses to maintain his effortless wavy locks, he revealed his hair care secret in a YouTube Shorts shared by the Mercedes AMG F1 official YouTube Channel. When asked about his hair care routine, Russell said:

“I’m a Head and Shoulders man.”

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Lando Norris’ Moroccanoil Hair Oil

Lando Norris with curly hair (Image via @landonorris/ Instagram)

Besides his speed on the F1 circuit, Lando Norris is praised for his foam of dark brown, curly hair and was once touted as the “best hair game” in the paddock.

In a clip of his stream shared on TikTok in 2023, he answered a fan question about the hair products he uses. The British-Belgian racing driver revealed:

“So I don’t use any waxes or paste or gel, like that’s just really bad for my hair. The only thing I do use is Moroccan, like this hair oil.”

It’s an argan oil-infused hair oil that is supposed to condition as well as detangle while adding a bit of shine to the hair without making it greasy. It can be used on all hair types, including curly hair like Lando Norris’.

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Niko Hulkenberg’s L’Oreal Indestructible Gel

For fans wanting to know Niko Hulkenberg’s hair care secrets, Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team’s official YouTube channel spilled the beans. In a 2022 interview video with Hulkenberg’s previous team, before he joined the Haas F1 Team in 2023, he shared a photo of his hair styling go-to, and it’s L’Oreal’s Xtreme Hold 48H Indestructible Gel.

This L’Oreal hair gel, with a gel-glue formula designed for unmanageable hair, can be purchased in different levels of hold, but according to the Haas racing driver:

“You need number 10—maximum strength.”

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