Seven-time Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton was granted a two race exemption from the FIA’s ban on piercings and jewellery after a showdown of sorts between the 37-year-old and the sport’s governing body.

Reuters, citing a source, reported on Friday that Hamilton had backed down from the tussle and will be racing at Miami this Sunday without any jewellery after his team submitted documentation to the FIA claiming that they were in compliance with the ban.

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However, Hamilton will still have his body piercing for Sunday’s race, but will have to get it removed prior to the Monaco Grand Prix on May 29.

The seven-time World Champion had showed up to the press conference ahead of the Miami GP practice on Friday clad in jewellery as a statement of protest against the FIA’s ban.

“If they stop me [from racing], then so be it. We’ve got spare drivers ready and prepped for weekends. There’s lots of things going on in the city, anyway, so I’ll be good either way,” a defiant Hamilton had told the press.

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The row between Hamilton and the F1 body started on May 5, when the FIA announced new safety regulations requiring drivers to not wear jewellery or have piercings on their bodies while racing. The sport’s governing body also mandated that drivers wear FIA-approved fireproof underwear during races.

Under the new regulations, the FIA said that drivers could and probably would be subjected to checks prior to races to ensure that all regulations regarding safety were being adhered to.

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“The use of non-flameproof materials in contact with the driver’s skin, and in particular synthetic materials, can reduce heat transmission protection and thus increase the risk of burn injuries in the event of a fire. In the worst case such materials may melt which can hinder treatment in the event of a burn injury,” the FIA wrote, explaining its underwear regulation.

“The above noted regulation is written in consideration that the wearing of jewellery underneath the required flameproof clothing can reduce the protection afforded by this equipment. Metallic objects, such as jewellery, in contact with the skin can reduce heat transmission protection and thus may increase the risk of burn injuries in the event of a fire,” the F1 governing body further said, explaining the jewellery and piercings ban.