SILVERSTONE -- Lewis Hamilton has removed his nose stud ahead of the British Grand Prix, seemingly ending the controversy over Formula One's jewellery ban. This year the FIA has clarified a long-standing rule in F1's regulations banning drivers wearing items of jewellery during races, something Hamilton had been in defiance of. The seven-time world champion said he could not easily remove his nose stud as it was welded in. At the Monaco Grand Prix Hamilton was given a two-race exemption to remove the stud. Hamilton had previously suggested a ban was on the cards if he refused to take the stud out, saying ahead of the Miami Grand Prix he would not race if the FIA wanted to enforce the rule....
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