During his time as an illustrator, looking at a picture of
Stig Blomqvist in his driver's overall and helmet, Bamber began to practice cartoon drawing of drivers in overalls and a full-face helmet, of whom Blomqvist was the first caricature drawn by Bamber. Rather than drawing faces of drivers, a common feature at the time, he shortcutted it by drawing a ball as a helmet and adding names above their visors to identify drivers. In 1983, Bamber took his first commissioned job as a cartoonist for the monthly car magazine
Car & Car Conversions, titled
"Yumping Yarns", to which he contributed monthly specialising in
World Championship Rallying. In 1998,
Stirling Moss became the only driver to have been given his own distinctive helmeted design, differing from Bamber's standard full face helmet style, incorporating his overalls,
helmet and
goggle that he had worn during his professional career, with which he has become associated. His cartoon incorporates a
Damon Hill fan being asked a question by an
ITV F1 correspondent, "Who's the greatest driver"; he is threatened at gunpoint from behind by a
Michael Schumacher caricature, who in turn is threatened at gunpoint from behind by Moss, who says, "Moss – pass it on!". Bamber claimed the cartoon was not as funny with only Schumacher; as such, he drew in Moss, and found that it increased the humor of the cartoon. There have been many people who have been given their own caricatures, namely top-line personnel including
Bernie Ecclestone, incorporating his suit and sunglasses (which often include the dollar symbol on the lenses), and
Max Mosley, and team managers including
Jean Todt,
Frank Williams and
Ron Dennis, and drivers, sans helmet, such as
Mika Häkkinen and
Michael Schumacher A large
mural illustrated by Bamber is in the café of
Castle Combe Circuit. ==Sculpture==