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‘They'll be staying': Hamilton says he won't comply with jewellery ban

Sir Lewis Hamilton has indicated that he will be physically unable to comply with the regulations prohibiting drivers from wearing jewellery. The rule was passed in 2005 to protect drivers in the event of their car catching fire following a crash, and it placed “an immediate ban on the wearing of jewellery (body piercing and heavy chains) by race and rally competitors.” Niels Wittich is sharing the role of race director with Eduardo Freitas having taken over from the removed Michael Masi following the controversial events of the 2021 season finale in Abu Dhabi, and he has evidently observed in the first two rounds of this year that there is a lack of accordance with said...
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