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F1 drivers convince FIA to allow 'unrestricted' helmet design changes

Fashion-conscious Formula 1 drivers have convinced the FIA to remove a regulation which restricted the number of times helmet design changes could be implemented across a Formula 1 season. Previously, the FIA decreed that a driver should have 'substantially' the same livery at every event with the exception of one special design which could be implemented at the driver's choosing. Article continues under video The reasoning given was to make the drivers instantly recognisable to fans watching the races both at the circuit and on broadcast. However, many drivers such as Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo requested the ability to change their designs more often and finally...
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