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F1 teams divided over driver cooling vests
Original: What's really going on with F1's cooling vest dilemma Mercedes is among the teams that feels it can't afford to give its
Formula 1 is facing a debate over cooling vests for drivers in hot conditions. Mercedes is among the teams that feels it cannot afford to give its drivers the vests, raising questions about cost, practicality and driver safety in extreme heat. The discussion highlights a split in the paddock over whether the equipment should become standard kit for races in high temperatures.
Why now: Debate over driver heat safety has put the cooling vest question back in focus ahead of hot-weather races.
Evidence
- What's really going on with F1's cooling vest dilemma Mercedes is among the teams that feels it can't afford to give its F1 drivers cooling vests. This is why F1 · therace_F1@feedsin.space
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