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Ricciardo unhappy at helmet rule

Daniel Ricciardo has taken to Twitter to express his annoyance at the FIA's rule banning helmet changes.

At the start of the season it was announced a driver is not allowed to substantially change their helmet design during the year in order to help make them more identifiable for fans. The move occurred after many drivers would use multiple designs throughout a season, sometimes even more than one per race weekend.

The Monaco Grand Prix would traditionally see drivers opt for a special helmet design, and one was created for Ricciardo this year. However, with the ban in place Ricciardo is not allowed to use it and posted pictures on his Twitter account saying he is "not a fan" of the rule.

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Andrew Lewin

Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.