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Lewis Hamilton reckons the ongoing FIA clampdown concerning Formula 1 drivers wearing jewellery in the car is “unnecessary” and marks “a step backwards” for ...

I sent [bin Sulayem] a message just reassuring him that I want to be an ally. I don't want to fight with you guys over this. Gasly added that he wears a “religious item” and does “not feel comfortable not having it with me driving the car”.

Lewis Hamilton has backed down in his dispute with Formula One's governing body over jewellery and will race in the Miami Grand Prix.

Purists may shudder but F1 has grand ambitions in the US and Miami it seems is very much setting a benchmark for how the sport wants to go about breaking America. The row was the last thing the sport wanted for its showcase in Miami. F1’s owner, Liberty Media, had made no secret of its desire to host races in “destination” cities, indeed to make every weekend have the sense of occasion of a Super Bowl. This weekend is surely the culmination of those ambitions. It feels like a real track, which is some achievement given it is largely built on the Dolphins’ parking lots. I want to be an ally and I don’t want to fight over this. He has been granted a two-race medical exemption by the FIA for his nose stud which cannot easily be removed. Wittich is understood to be strongly backed in the move by the new FIA president, Mohammed ben Sulayem.

Lewis Hamilton has received a two-race exemption from the FIA over the jewellery he cannot easily remove after holding talks with its medical staff on ...

"It's almost like a step backwards," Hamilton said. We've got a spare driver." The initial scrutineering document said Mercedes had not confirmed that Hamilton was "complying with the requirement to not wear any jewellery, in the form of body piercing or metal neck chains or watches" while in the car.

Lewis Hamilton has agreed to remove his ear piercings for the Miami GP despite calling F1's jewellery ban a "step backwards" and "unnecessary".

"At the end of the day, we have the responsibility to go out there, put our lives at risk... For example, if the drivers can prove to the FIA their jewellery is safe". and I do feel it should be a personal choice. Hamilton also explained: "I've been in the sport for 16 years and I've been wearing jewellery for 16 years. The ban on drivers wearing jewellery in the cockpit is focussed on safety and has been in place for a number of years. Lewis Hamilton has agreed to remove his ear piercings for the Miami GP despite calling F1's jewellery ban a "step backwards" and "unnecessary".

Hamilton will now remove his ear piercings for this weekend hours after indicating he was willing to sit out the Miami Grand Prix in defiance of F1's rules. FIA ...

Hamilton's being at-odds with FIA officials over the jewelry ban presents an off-track distraction from what has been a terrible start to the 2022 season for the seven-time world champion. But after several years of lax enforcement, the rule is now being much more strictly enforced by F1 race director Niels Wittich and FIA president Mohamed ben Sulayem. I've been in the sport for 16 years, I've been wearing jewelry for 16 years.

Miami Grand Prix officials have worked overnight to repair some minor areas of damage to the track surface that emerged on Thursday.

The problematic areas are believed to be localised, and there are no concerns about the rest of the track. The patches of damage emerged before any racing cars had run on the circuit, which thus far has only been used by the safety and medical cars, demo runs by supercars, as well as truck and crane activity associated with the building up of the circuit and bus tours of the track. The main area of concern is Turn 17, the left-hand hairpin before the final corners that lead on to the start/finish straight.

Lewis Hamilton turned up Friday at the Miami Grand Prix wearing every piece of jewelry he could fit on his body, an apparent protest of a crackdown on body ...

There’s lots of things going on in the city, anyway, so I’ll be good either way.” “Jewelry in and/or around the airway can pose specific additional risks should it become dislodged during an accident and either ingested or inhaled.” “The wearing of jewelry during the competition can hinder both medical interventions as well as subsequent diagnosis and treatment should it be required following an accident.”

Mercedes' move to introduce its biggest upgrade package so far of the 2022 Formula 1 season will not provide a “silver bullet” to fix its early struggles, ...

For the first time since 2011, it is yet to score a race win or pole position from the opening four rounds. “I think we're finally getting to a point where we feel confident that in races to come, we might be able to might be able to solve it. “But it's definitely going to give us a much better indication of the direction we need to take in future events.

Mercedes' George Russell was fastest during Miami Grand Prix practice at the Hard Rock Stadium on Friday around the newest track on the 2022 Formula 1 World ...

Leclerc was the first to spin there, along with AlphaTauri’s Yuki Tsunoda, while Leclerc’s teammate Sainz suffered a huge spin at Turn 4. Charles Leclerc Sergio Perez Lewis Hamilton Fernando Alonso Lando Norris Pierre Gasly Zhou Guanyu Esteban Ocon Kevin Magnussen Carlos Sainz Daniel Ricciardo Yuki Tsunoda Sebastian Vettel Mick Schumacher Lance Stroll Alex Albon Nicholas Latifi Max Verstappen Valtteri Bottas George Russell Max Verstappen Sergio Perez Pierre Gasly Carlos Sainz Alex Albon Lewis Hamilton Kevin Magnussen Daniel Ricciardo Lando Norris Fernando Alonso Zhou Guanyu Sebastian Vettel Esteban Ocon Lance Stroll Valtteri Bottas Yuki Tsunoda Mick Schumacher Nicholas Latifi

Formula 1 drivers have picked out Turn 7, the location of the controversial fake marina, as one of the critical areas of the new Miami Grand Prix track.

It’s a very long straight after that corner and it’s a weird braking into that, so you’re going to try and find the right line there, which I don’t think is straight forwards. So there'll be a matter of how we as drivers treat the tyres. “It's easy to get it wrong,” said the German. “But it's also an easy place to lock up. “But still from Turn 11 to 16 it's really tight corners, you don't lose much the downforce. So even if you don't overtake in Turn 11 still you can follow the cars, and you still have a chance to overtake in the second-to-last corner. “That corner, I think, will increase the chance of overtaking.

Mercedes has played down expectations for its Miami Grand Prix upgrades, but the Formula 1 team's ambitions are clearly based on a pretty innovative front ...

The beam wing elements have been revised too, with a very similar approach taken, as the chord length of the upper element has been reduced near the outboard end in order to reduce the load and drag being generated. Not only is the leading edge of the mainplane now upturned, there’s a novel approach being taken to the design of the intersection between the flapped section and the endplate in order to try to recoup some of the outwash that was lost with the new regulations. While at the back of the car, Mercedes has played things pretty conventional with its low drag rear wing, at the front it has taken things to the extreme with its endplate, which offers a hint at how it intends to push forward with the W13.

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“It feels similar to me. “They’re extremely strong in slow-speed corners. “So they might be the surprise this weekend and it would be nice if they could join the battle.” “We don’t really understand it to be honest, why we sort of hit the ground running,” said Russell. They’re looking competitive.” “They seem to be very strong, and also on the high-fuel pace they were very strong.

Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali has hinted there is interest in reviving the German GP in the future amid the planned arrived of Audi and Porsche in 2026.

"And we have to respect the process as we discuss. "Of course, that's the only thing that we have announced for next year. "We have other areas of the world, [such as] Africa, in which we may develop business there. "The US has an incredible boom in the last, I would say, two years. "The German landscape is for sure a very interesting landscape," he said in a call with Wall Street analysts. "Other regions and other countries in Europe are struggling.

Charles Leclerc a réalisé le meilleur temps de la première séance d'essais libres du GP Miami ce vendredi. Le Monégasque a ainsi devancé George Russellet et ...

Mercedes' George Russell topped a heavily disrupted second practice for Formula 1's inaugural Miami Grand Prix, leading Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc while ...

That stood as the best time to the end, even after Leclerc attempted two more fliers on the softs – the first of which was with the same set of the red-walled rubber as his opening effort, which he abandoned after losing time to Russell in the middle sector. The Canadian was concerned his left-rear tyre was not attached properly before reporting a lack of driver, after which he pulled over and stopped near a gap in the walls, which led to a second red flag stoppage of four minutes. As Verstappen came back to the pits with what was later described as a hydraulic issue, his right-rear brakes caught fire and he did not return to the action. That meant Verstappen had missed the first half of FP2, but when he did leave the pits after the red flag stoppage, he quickly reported a severe steering issue, which left him touring slowly around – also getting in Lance Stroll's way dramatically as the Aston Martin came across the Red Bull, unable to turn fast even with full steering lock on, at the Turn 11 90-degree left at the end of the long acceleration run through Turns nine and 10. As the first 10 minutes of the one-hour session ended, Leclerc's first flying lap of FP2 ended with him going to the top of the times with a 1m31.131s, before Sainz – his opening run on the same set of tyres continuing – then getting back to first thanks to his 1m30.964s. But a few minutes after this, Sainz's session was ended when he suddenly lost the rear of his car going through the Turn 13 fast left just before the tight chicane late in the second sector and hit the wall on the outside of that complex.

Hamilton arrived in the paddock wearing an all-denim outfit with several open buttons on his long-sleeved shirt that showed at least four stacked necklaces.

Hamilton has been pushing back since the FIA first announced a potential clampdown and on Friday said he'd sign a waiver assuming all responsibility. "Jewelry in and/or around the airway can pose specific additional risks should it become dislodged during an accident and either ingested or inhaled.” “The wearing of jewelry during the competition can hinder both medical interventions as well as subsequent diagnosis and treatment should it be required following an accident.” There's lots of things going on in the city, anyway, so I'll be good either way.” Hamilton later emerged in his Mercedes shirt wearing at least three watches and with four rings on each hand. Hamilton arrived in the paddock wearing an all-denim outfit with several open buttons on his long-sleeved shirt that showed at least four stacked necklaces.

There's little grip outside of the racing line on the freshly resurfaced Miami GP circuit, leading to warnings that the passing opportunities on Sunday could be ...

“There is very high grip on the racing line and very low grip off it, which will make it difficult to overtake. I think they’ve done a good job in terms of chances of overtaking, we’re going to see good racing here with the long straights, as they start with a slow speed corner, which means you can follow close, so that’s good.” “Otherwise the track’s quite nice to drive – except for the chicane. It’s restricting, you can’t do many differences compared to other people, so it limits you a little bit.” It’s sometimes wet on that side and sometimes off-line, it feels very gravelly so racing will be hard.” That’s why you’ve seen a lot of people ending up in the barriers.

Driver Lewis Hamilton protests new rule cracking down on body piercings by wearing all the jewellery he could fit on his body.

“Jewellery in and/or around the airway can pose specific additional risks should it become dislodged during an accident and either ingested or inhaled.” “The wearing of jewellery during the competition can hinder both medical interventions as well as subsequent diagnosis and treatment should it be required following an accident.” It’s never been a safety issue in the past,” Hamilton said. Hamilton has been pushing back since the FIA first announced a potential clampdown and said Friday he would sign a waiver assuming all responsibility. It said drivers may be subjected to checks before competition because “the wearing of jewellery underneath the required flame-proof clothing can reduce the protection afforded by this equipment.” There’s lots of things going on in the city, anyway, so I’ll be good either way.”

Trailblazing racer tells Giles Richards how he fought discrimination and is now a diversity advocate for Formula One.

“To have Lewis and Willy T to be the chassis with F1 as the engine, it is the greatest thing for the sport you are going to see right now in America, F1 has never been bigger.” “I see Lewis as the best ambassador for diversity and inclusion and I see Willy T Ribbs as the second-best ambassador. “When I used to talk with Muhammad Ali, he said to me that all people congregate to champions no matter what colour you are and Lewis is in that Muhammad Ali league,” he says. “We banged it up during the race, it was absolutely ruthless and fun but clean,” he says. This weekend in Miami, F1 is celebrating its new-found success in the US. There are two races in the country this year for the first time since 1984, next year with Las Vegas added to Miami and Texas there will be three. Over a long career he overcame racism that ran the gamut from what he describes as “opposition, barriers and denial based on one thing: the colour of my skin” right up to death threats, but faced it down with a fearless swagger.

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Trans-Am Series winner Willy T Ribbs appreciates Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton for helping BAME people pave their path in motorsports.

Ribbs cited examples of the students making F1 projects and how they are up to date with the sport. He is attacked for standing up for what’s right, for humanity. So others can see [what’s possible]’ the money’s there to do it. Not only has the Briton faced criticism more than any other driver for what’s right, but he is also one of them who did it out of generosity and not greed. Now, he is the new ambassador for Formula One’s diversity and inclusion program. While I have your attention, appreciation post for Willy T. Ribbs, the first African-American to set foot in an F1 car.

Lewis Hamilton says the Miami Formula 1 circuit's tight uphill chicane reminds him of driving karts around B&Q car parks as a kid.

But once you go slightly offline, if you lose the rear end, you can't catch it any more. It meant that if drivers did stray off the racing line then they were almost guaranteed to spin. “That's kind of cool,” he said. So I don't know if they will be able to grind that at night and improve it.” “It is not an easy track for sure,” he told Motorsport.com. “Definitely when the track is green, it can happen more easily. “It's a corner where maybe in future they can remove that one and it will improve the track.”

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Pour Lewis Hamilton, on ne transige pas avec les bijoux, et tant pis s'il faut envoyer valser la FIA.

Mais cette saison, le nouveau directeur de course de la FIA Niels Wittich a décidé de serrer la vis. Si l'interdiction de porter des bijoux à bord des monoplaces a été introduite en 2005 par mesure de sécurité, elle n'a jamais été réellement appliquée par les pilotes. « Nous avons des pilotes de réserve, donc nous sommes prêts et préparés pour le week-end.

Lewis Hamilton says the Miami Formula 1 circuit's tight uphill chicane reminds him of driving karts around B&Q car parks as a kid.

It meant that if drivers did stray off the racing line then they were almost guaranteed to spin. “It's kind of crazy when you think that people in this day and age should be able to make a flat road relatively easy,” he said. But once you go slightly offline, if you lose the rear end, you can't catch it any more. “That's kind of cool,” he said. So I don't know if they will be able to grind that at night and improve it.” “It's a corner where maybe in future they can remove that one and it will improve the track.”

Sebastian Vettel says his brief appearance wearing his underpants outside his race overalls at the Formula 1 Miami GP was a “piss-take.”

“If I feel really comfortable in the car, then I think there's a lot more to squeeze," he said. And then on the other hand, there is the asphalt that is breaking up. I don't care, but it's just funny that we keep talking about it."

Fernando Alonso believes he is the most competitive he has been in Formula 1 since 2012 with Alpine despite only scoring two points so far this season.

“It’s a matter of time that the result will come. We didn’t finish the job. The car also feels good. “I was not as competitive as I’ve felt in these first four races. “I think we were top six or top seven, and that didn’t happen for sure in my McLaren years or my last few seasons in Ferrari or last year with Alpine. That’s the facts that I’m referring to, and that’s pure competitive places that we achieve in free practice and qualifying so far. Speaking ahead of the Miami Grand Prix, Alonso said he thought he was in the most competitive position he has been for a decade, owing to both his own level of performance and Alpine’s pace.

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But it’s frustrating not to have that track time.” It meant the reigning world champ did not set a lap time and missed out on valuable practice time on the new track as Horner was left to rue the inability to carry out the team’s plan going into the qualifying session. Mercedes star Lewis Hamilton fired a major warning to the rest of the grid, claiming that the team’s cars “seem to be quicker” ahead of the qualifying session at the Miami Grand Prix.

"Monaco is still always going to be in Monaco and that's because of the history," said Alfa Romeo driver Valterri Bottas.

But Monaco is still always going to be in Monaco and that's because of the history and it's a different place anyway.” Alfa Romeo driver Valterri Bottas joined in the chorus to keep the Monaco Grand Prix. "It's so nice to come to these events and they're amazing events. You really need to qualify and the race is very difficult to overtake or you need to take a risk. I can guarantee you that after 2022, the grand prix will continue to take place. “Others will remain but in a different form, such as rotating between different tracks.” And it's one way to race that you don't have anywhere else.

Miami Grand Prix chief Tom Garfinkel has defended the Formula 1 race's extremely high ticket prices, saying it is driven by how much demand there is for the ...

You can see a lot of different parts of the race track. There's a lot of different things with campus passes. "I mean, we never really did a public on-sale and we had so much demand that ticket prices were partly a function of that."

Formula 1 drivers have been told that watches will be added to the sport's jewellery ban, with fines for contravention of the rules potentially as high as ...

"With something like that, like your wedding ring. It kind of feels bad to take it off. And if something was going to happen, something bad, I would want to wear my wedding ring.

Vettel protests the FIA by wearing underpants on the outside of his uniform in Miami.

When the most experienced people like Vettel and Hamilton mock the FIA, I think it's childish." "Obviously, if the car does catch fire, it will be unpleasant. the German quipped.

Le meneur au classement des pilotes Charles Leclerc a dominé la première séance d'essais, puis Russell s'est démarqué lors de la seconde, à Miami.

Mick Schumacher (GER/Haas-Ferrari) 1:31.587 (21) Daniel Ricciardo (AUS/McLaren-Mercedes) 1:31.208 (23) Esteban Ocon (FRA/Alpine-Renault) 1:30.861 (20) Pierre Gasly (FRA/AlphaTauri-Red Bull) 1:30.547 (20) Lando Norris (GBR/McLaren-Mercedes) 1:30.535 (20) Fernando Alonso (ESP/Alpine-Renault) 1:30.372 (20) Lewis Hamilton (GBR/Mercedes) 1:30.179 (18) George Russell (GBR/Mercedes) 1:31.169 (23) « Nous ne sommes pas certains de comprendre pourquoi ça va mieux, a admis Russell. Nous nous doutions que les conditions nous seraient plus favorables ici. Hamilton et Verstappen ont lutté pour le titre mondial la saison dernière, mais Mercedes a connu des ennuis en début de saison. 17:20 vendredi, 6 mai 2022. Charles Leclerc et George Russell dominent les premiers essais libresFormule 1 vendredi, 6 mai 2022.

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“But this is the first real hot race of the season. Russell added that he was “not too sure” if the updates had given Mercedes a better understanding on the development direction it was taking with the car, but acknowledged it had been a good day for the team. But Russell warned it was “absolutely” too early for people to get ahead of themselves about Mercedes’ pace, admitting he was unsure why he had been so quick out of the blocks.

Formula 1 drivers have been told that watches will be added to the sport's jewellery ban, with fines for contravention of the rules potentially as high as ...

It kind of feels bad to take it off. And if something was going to happen, something bad, I would want to wear my wedding ring. A note in the F1 race director event notes for the Miami GP said: “In the interest of safety, watches will be considered as jewellery.”

Sebastian Vettel says his brief appearance wearing his underpants outside his race overalls at the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix was a “piss-take”.

“If I feel really comfortable in the car, then I think there's a lot more to squeeze," he said. "It's a tricky one,” he said of the circuit. And then on the other hand, there is the asphalt that is breaking up.

Carlos Sainz says the Ferrari F1-75 is still “surprising” him after his nightmare recent run continued at the Formula 1 Miami GP.

And I just need a bit of a clean weekend to get my system going." “And like Real showed, in sport, everything can change in a matter of minutes. “The heat is not making it easy on tyres, and I had this little snap coming out of the previous corner.