--- title: "Senna’s Helmet Artist Painted This Honda Civic Type R to Honor the F1 Legend" date: "2024-09-20" modified: "2024-09-20" authors: - name: "Jerry Perez" job_title: "Deputy Editor" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/jerry-perez" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/sennas-helmet-artist-painted-this-honda-civic-type-r-to-honor-the-f1-legend" categories: - "F1" - "News" - "Racing" tags: - "Civic Type R" - "honda" - "sports car" --- # Senna’s Helmet Artist Painted This Honda Civic Type R to Honor the F1 Legend ![]() *\Sid Special Paint/Instagram\* Ayrton [Senna]()'s helmet livery is hands-down the most recognizable in [Formula 1]() history—if not all of racing. The Brazilian national colors (yellow, green, and blue) have been worn by many F1 greats, but none have made the *Verde Amarela* more famous than Senna. And while nowadays it can feel that there's almost too much Senna merch out there, I recently came across what I think is the coolest Senna helmet memento ever: A [Honda]() [Civic Type R](). Of course, this isn't the first time someone's [decorated their car]() to look like Senna's helmet, or even his famous [McLaren MP4/4](). However, this isn't just a random wrap job by a random person; this Type R has been hand-painted by none other than Alan Mosca from Sid Special Paint. If you know your Senna history, you'll know that Sid Mosca—Alan's father—is the man who came up with Senna's famous helmet livery. Not just that, but he remained Senna's helmet painter until the Brazilian's final race and stayed involved with the family and Instituto Senna until he passed in 2011. > [View this post on Instagram]() > [A post shared by Sid Special Paint (@sidspecialpaint)]() > [View this post on Instagram]() > [A post shared by Sid Special Paint (@sidspecialpaint)]() Alan worked alongside his father even back in Senna's racing days and has since carried on the torch, growing the business and doing cool one-off projects like this Type R. There are two [videos]() shared on the Sid Special Paint [Instagram]() account, including one of the finished product posing with Senna's helmet, but there's another before it [showing the creative process](). In that video, you can see Alan painting the Honda in that iconic yellow and carefully drawing the side stripes by hand. As a huge fan of both Senna and the Type R, this is almost too much for me to watch. Unfortunately, this custom Civic isn't being auctioned or anything of that sort, it's actually owned by a private individual. So if you thought about calling down to Brazil and making an offer, you'll be disappointed. I'm not sure if Sid Special Paint is at liberty to recreate this scheme on another car, but if you've got the money to commission such a project, it's worth asking. Perhaps what could be even cooler than a Type R dressed like Senna's helmet would be an [Acura NSX](). Anyone at Honda marketing reading this? *Got a tip? Email us at tips@thedrive.com* ## Author Jerry is responsible for upholding The Drive's ethos as an audience-first, enthusiast-driven car blog that serves up industry-leading news, reviews, culture, and motorsport coverage. Overseeing a staff of writers and editors from his home base in Indianapolis, he helps curate the site's daily rundown, as well as its medium- and long-term content strategies. Jerry joined The Drive in 2018 as a writer and worked as news editor and managing editor before becoming the deputy in 2023. As a lifelong car enthusiast and racing fan, Jerry believes that all cars are cool, but the people behind the machines are even cooler. This belief often gives The Drive a slightly different focus from most other car sites, where we explore the humanity behind the machines. When he's not obsessing over the day's biggest stories or hanging out at a race track, Jerry can be found behind the wheel of a car, most likely sharing a laugh with his teenage son or daughter. ### Author social links [Instagram]()