Hamilton unlikely to face sanction over piercings at Monaco GP

Lewis Hamilton is unlikely to face sanction for continuing to wear piercings at the Monaco Grand Prix this weekend, Sky Sports News has learned.

The FIA told Hamilton at the Miami Grand Prix earlier this month that he had two races to remove his jewellery, which the Briton said he had no intention of doing.

That grace period elapsed after last week's Spanish Grand Prix but further talks are planned.

Constructive discussions on the issue of jewellery have been undertaken by the FIA, individual drivers and the Grand Prix Drivers' Association (GPDA).

GPDA chairman Alex Wurz said earlier this month that Formula 1 is right to ban jewellery from the cockpit, saying it is in the best interests of the drivers, but believes the FIA could have enforced the rule in a less confrontational way.

"It is a rule for the right reasons," said Wurz, a former Benetton, McLaren and Williams driver.

"I would have probably liked a slightly different approach of how to deliver the message.

"I don't want to end up in football where there are more hands in the air and verbal abuse...you have to work together. It's a style I would have preferred in this case."

The ban on jewellery, as well as the wearing of non-compliant under-garments, has long been in the rules but rarely enforced until the FIA clamped down this season.

FIA President Mohammed Bin Sulayem said he was cracking down to ensure F1 drivers are seen as 'good role models' to younger drivers working their way up the ranks.

Hamilton has opened up on the challenges and demands of the iconic Monaco GP, admitting he was too tired to even celebrate his last victory in F1's "most draining" race, which he describes as a "lottery".

In a Sky Sports F1 special reflecting on Hamilton's Monaco