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.
A feud between drivers and the FIA broke out, with it suggested the clampdown was aimed at Mercedes driver Hamilton.
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.
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Hamilton was given an exemption in order to remove his jewellery after he explained how his nose stud had been fused into place.