Sky Sports reporter Ted Kravitz believes that Sir Lewis Hamilton’s row with the FIA regarding jewellery could get more and more heated depending on what happens at the Monaco Grand Prix. Race director Niels Wittich gave the drivers a further reminder before the Miami Grand Prix of the regulation prohibiting jewellery from being worn in
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Sir Lewis Hamilton is not sure why it has taken 17 years for the FIA to start clamping down on the wearing of jewellery in the car amid the continued debate in Formula 1. The regulation was introduced in 2005 when Red Bull drivers Christian Klien and Vitantonio Liuzzi both wore ear piercings and, while
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Ferrari were given a reliability exemption on their power unit by the FIA which allowed them to slightly modify its specification. Amid the new technical regulations in the pinnacle of motorsport is a freeze on engine development, with the ICE already prohibited from being worked on by manufacturers. Electrical components will be frozen midway through
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Sebastian Vettel has earned himself a new nickname from Formula 1 fans after his defiance of the reinforcement of the fireproof regulation. Ahead of the Australian Grand Prix earlier this year, race director Niels Wittich reminded the drivers of the importance of removing all jewellery before entering the car to prevent fire hazards. Sir Lewis
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Mercedes driver Sir Lewis Hamilton has no intention of removing his jewellery when he steps into a race car despite the clampdown by race director Niels Wittich. Wittich sent out a reminder to the drivers of the 2005 regulation that jewellery is not to be worn in the car. At the time, both Red Bull
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Carlos Sainz and Esteban Ocon have both revealed they were ignored by the FIA regarding the safety of the barriers when they crashed at Turn 14 in Miami on Friday and Saturday respectively. The 5.4 kilometre Miami Autodrome, which winds around the Hard Rock Stadium and an artificial marina, features a tight, street circuit-type section
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Former Formula 1 driver Ralf Schumacher is concerned by what he perceives as a risk averse attitude from Sebastian Vettel and Sir Lewis Hamilton surrounding safety at this weekend’s Miami Grand Prix. Race director Niels Wittich sent a reminder to the drivers ahead of the weekend that the wearing of jewellery inside the cockpit is
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Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz insists that he has no knowledge of the claims levelled against the Scuderia after the controversial fallout from the Pirelli tyre test in Imola. Having been knocked out of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at the start of the race by Daniel Ricciardo, Sainz joined Charles Leclerc in a prototype tyre
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2009 Formula 1 world champion Jenson Button has advised that Sir Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel take the debate on jewellery a little more seriously after their protestations at this weekend’s Miami Grand Prix. Race director Niels Wittich once again reminded the drivers ahead of the race this weekend that wearing metallic objects in the
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Aston Martin driver Sebastian Vettel has defended Sir Lewis Hamilton amid race director Niels Wittich’s reinforcement of the regulation banning jewellery from being worn inside the cockpit. The rule was introduced in 2005 in a bid to limit the risk of ignition during a crash, as well as to avoid aggravating potential burn injuries in
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