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F1 drivers allowed one helmet design change per season

The FIA has confirmed that Formula 1 drivers will be allowed to run one 'joker' special helmet livery during the season. Following a rule introduced in 2015, F1 drivers had been forbidden from changing their helmet colours throughout the campaign. Teams and F1 chiefs felt that the practice of some drivers - like Sebastian Vettel - of switching helmet colours at each race made it difficult for fans to recognise them. Drivers initially accepted the situation but more recently have begun lobbying the FIA to allow a little leeway. That came ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix, with the FIA agreeing that each driver would be allowed one special livery each season. An FIA spokesman said: "We have...
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