Is the FIA ​​targeting Hamilton with a jewelry ban?

Sebastian Vettel believes that the International Automobile Federation is targeting Lewis Hamilton by banning the wearing of jewelery in a Formula 1 car.

At the start of this season, the FIA ​​announced that it would strictly enforce the ban on jewelery racing, which has been in place for several years, much to the chagrin of Hamilton, who spent three hours in protest at a press conference in Miami on Friday. thick necklaces, and rings on almost all fingers. The Briton had previously said that he could not remove some of the earrings, but the FIA ​​gave him two races of time to settle matters without consequences.

However, the Mercedes racer removed most of his jewelry before the first training session, except for two piercings, and Vettel believes that the FIA ​​is unfairly focusing on the seven-time world champion.

"I think it's a bit unnecessary to inflate this topic," says the German. “Now it’s more about personal reckoning and it seems to me that they are primarily targeting Lewis. We also talked about underwear, but is this really the most burning thing? On the one hand, it is about safety, because in the event of a fire, unpleasant consequences can occur. But to some extent it is a personal decision, because we are old enough to make our own decisions outside the race car, so we should be given the freedom to make our own decisions in the race car as well. ”

Hamilton revealed on Friday that he had contacted FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulay, who granted the exemption to the Briton, who said he had raced for 16 years without anyone ordering him to remove the jewelry. The Mercedes racer believes the FIA ​​should allow racers to show their individuality.