Lewis Hamilton will be permitted to continue wearing his nose stud at the Singapore Grand Prix due to medical need, but his team was fined $24,500 on Sunday for failing to alert the stewards.The governing body of Formula One, the FIA, imposed the fine after Mercedes submitted a self-scrutineering form claiming that the British driver had adhered to rules by taking out all jewellery and body piercings.
“In recent times, Hamilton had the piercing removed before the match. Without asking Hamilton, the team thought he had already followed or would follow the same process for this event “the FIA stewards concluded in their decision.
“The stewards agree that the declaration’s error in this instance was not made on purpose or deliberately. In light of these facts, we impose a 25,000 euro fine on the squad.”According to seven-time world champion Hamilton, who removed the stud because to an infection, he was advised to do so by medical professionals.
