Eddie Irvine nearly became Formula One World Champion in 1999, during which Michael Schumacher was recovering from a broken leg. Pipped to the world championship by two points by Mika Hakkinen. Having started his career with Jordan, he spent his final three seasons with Jaguar Racing prior to the team becoming Red Bull Racing. One of the more colourful drivers from the sports - often sporting his bleached blonde hair in the paddock!

Used during Irvine's race-winning Grand Prix weekend of Australia 1999 this Bieffe Predator helmet is signed and dedicated by Eddie as Mel' 99. Eddie almost won the Drivers World Championship in 1999, therefore this helmet comes from his best season in Formula One. The helmet comes with a certificate of authenticity from Chris Grint of Grand Prix Topgear one of the first mainstream resellers for F1 Memorabilia in the UK.

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