Lewis Hamilton was released from two races to comply with the FIA’s jewelry ban after a meeting with FIA medical staff on Friday.
FIA race director Niels Wittich reminded pilots on Friday that from this weekend, Miami jewelry and underwear for the Miami Grand Prix will be part of the pre-race inspection.
In his notes, he wrote that wearing jewelry under fire-resistant clothing “may reduce the protection provided by this equipment” while at the same time hindering medical interventions.
This led him to collide with Hamilton, a piercing driver.
And the driver of the Mercedes was defiant when he appeared in front of the media in Miami on Friday morning, saying: “If they stop me, so be it. We have a backup driver. ”
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However, he later removed the ear piercing before being granted a waiver from two nose spikes.
The seven-time world champion reportedly met with the FIA and medical delegates to discuss the issue, and as he proved unable to simply remove at least one rose from his nose, he was given the Monaco Grand Prix to fully comply. the rules.
Craig Slater of Sky Sport said that “there will be further discussions between drivers, teams and the FIA to see if the rules themselves can be changed. For example, if drivers can prove to the FIA that their jewelry is safe.
Hamilton had previously said he would be willing to “sign a waiver to take responsibility” from the FIA to continue competing with his piercing.
The driver believes that Formula 1 has bigger problems to focus on than what the drivers are wearing.
“I feel it’s almost like a step backwards if you think about the steps we’re taking as a sport and the more important issues and causes that we need to focus on,” he said.
“It simply came to our notice then. I think we’ve made such big strides in sports, and that’s so little. “
He added: “I have been in sports for 16 years and I have been wearing jewelry for 16 years.
“I think we have bigger fish to fry, bigger things to do, more impact, so I think that’s really the focus.”
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