Barcelona 2010 was only Oriol Pascual’s third grand prix – but it will be his most memorable after he walked away from the Circuit De Catalunya with Mark Webber’s helmet.
Following his victory in Spain, Mark threw his crash helmet into the crowd and the 17-year-old Barcelona student got to it first… but not without a struggle.
“I did have to fight to get the helmet,” said Oriol. “A man who didn’t catch it tried to take it off me when I was on the floor. At that moment, my father helped me stop him and all the crowd shouted that it was mine!”
Oriol was tracked down by Spanish TV company TV3 who got Mark to sign the helmet before returning it to its new owner in Spain.
The whole thing has made Oriol – already a Red Bull Racing fan - a confirmed Webber supporter and he’d like to see our Australian driver win the title this year.
And he had a message for Mark: “Thank you very much for throwing and signing the helmet. Congratulations for the victory in Hungaroring, now you are closer to winning the championship!”
It's Not Mark's Helmet... It's Mine!