Lewis Hamilton avoids BritishGP ban and 'years of agony' by removing nose stud
CIRCUIT BREAKERF1 British Grand Prix LIVE: Date, UK start time and how to follow Silverstone raceVerstappen says 'no hard feelings' after Hamilton crash but criticises 'moaning'The 37-year-old turned up at his home race with the piercing still in place, but as he entered his Mercedes for first practice the nose stud was nowhere to be seen.
Despite criticism from the drivers towards the FIA, the head of the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association, Alex Wurz, explained why the rule is so important.“I would have probably liked a slightly different approach of how to deliver the message.But it was gone before he went out on track “I don’t want to end up in football where there are more hands in the air and verbal abuse, you have to work together. It’s a style I would have preferred in this case.”
Recalling a talk by Danish driver Kris Nissen who was burned in a sports car race in 1988, Wurz was left disturbed by the damage non-fire retardant bodywear can cause.“For him the absolute most painful thing after fire, and it wasn’t a long fire, was the rubber in his normal pants being burnt into the skin.“At this moment I said I don’t want to live these consequences, only for taking my pants off and putting fireproof underpants on. The same with jewellery.
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