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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Sir Lewis Hamilton has praised the job done by team-mate George Russell during the Miami Grand Prix as the 24-year-old made a long first stint work to his advantage. Russell and Mercedes were confounded on Saturday when he was unable to convert a good day on Friday into a good qualifying as he was eliminated
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff is aiming to decipher the handling troubles George Russell and Sir Lewis Hamilton are experiencing by the Spanish Grand Prix. Russell topped FP2 on Friday in an auspicious-looking day for the Silver Arrows in Florida, but he ended FP3 down in 17th as the car’s performance took a sudden turn for
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff had no strong feelings after George Russell and Sir Lewis Hamilton ended the Miami Grand Prix fifth and sixth, respectively. Russell was left “confused” after the he was unable to make it out of Q2 on Saturday having looked strong on Friday, but starting on the Hards, he slowly began
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Sir Lewis Hamilton was not best pleased with his Mercedes team after their indecisiveness regarding his strategy under the Safety Car in Miami. Hamilton had been running in sixth place behind Valtteri Bottas in Florida with Russell in fifth after starting the race on Hards due to his elimination in Q2 on Saturday skewing his
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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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Sir Lewis Hamilton appeared a relieved man after qualifying for the Miami Grand Prix as he ended the day sixth. Saturday afternoon in Florida constituted the first time the Briton has made it into the top 10 in either qualifying or the race since Australia, and the Silver Arrows’ car has been an erratic one
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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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Sir Lewis Hamilton has been given two races, including this weekend in Miami, to make transient his permanent jewellery amid the row over safety in Formula 1. Hamilton showed up at the drivers’ press conference on Friday at the Miami Grand Prix with a multitude of necklaces and rings, as well as three watches on
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