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Jewelry a No-No for Race Car Drivers.
Auto-racers for the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) were banned from wearing jewelry while driving, the organization's governing body said. Diamond earrings or piercings, gold chains and hoops were no longer permitted, as ratified by the world motor sport council summit in Paris.
The ban was proposed by the FIA's medical commission, and would apply to world rally and other pilots. Several pilots interviewed by sports media wear "an earring," or sentimental, good-for-luck amulets. The order was made for safety reasons as metal can cause burns in the event of fire the council said.
It was not clear if the ban applies to wristwatches, which if the driver wins could be seen by millions of television viewers on a driver's left wrist, providing advertising space and revenue for the bearer.
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