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GPDA boss not backing Hamilton's jewellery stance

May 17 Lewis Hamilton's stance against the jewellery clampdown in Formula 1 is not backed by the president of the Grand Prix Drivers' Association. With the seven time world champion and new FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem at loggerheads over the new safety push, GPDA president Alex Wurz admits he is on the FIA's side on this issue. 'There are good reasons for this rule,' the former F1 driver is quoted by Kronen Zeitung newspaper. 'But I probably would have liked a slightly different approach to getting the message across.' Indeed, the media has framed GPDA member Hamilton's opposition to the jewellery clampdown as being in stark defiance of the clear regulations, having already...
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