Lewis Hamilton reveals FIA jewellery mockery

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Hamilton reveals FIA jewellery mockery

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GPFans Staff

Thursday 11 August 2022 12:45

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Lewis Hamilton has revealed how he made light of F1's jewellery controversy in the early stages of the season.

New FIA race director Niels Wittich posted a reminder of a driver's obligation to remove jewellery before entering the cockpit for safety reasons in his briefing notes for the Australian Grand Prix.

Whilst the removal of such accessories has always been a part of the rulebook, the governing body has been lenient with its policing.

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A feud between drivers and the FIA broke out, with it suggested the clampdown was aimed at Mercedes driver Hamilton.

Sebastian Vettel defended the seven-time world champion and asked in the September issue of Vanity Fair if he felt targeted, Hamilton replied: “I mean, yeah because I’m the only one that has jewellery on, really.”

Hamilton's response to the furore was to add a multitude of different accessories during media obligations at the Miami Grand Prix - the Briton completing interviews with multiple chains, a ring on almost every finger and three watches adorning his wrist.

“I just put on as much as I could," he explained.