Helmut Marko has thrown his support behind Lewis Hamilton in the argument with the FIA over the jewellery ban. Although it has been in the rule book for decades, Formula 1's new race director Niels Wittich announced earlier this year the ban on drivers wearing jewellery would be enforced. Before each grand prix, the teams have to submit in their scrutineering reports comments about the driver's jewellery and also his underwear. The Miami Grand Prix was the first race in which the ban was upheld, with Hamilton given a two-race exemption as some of his piercings cannot be easily removed. The driver has until Monaco to do so but has already made it clear he will not – he feels it is a...
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