F1 Singapore Grand Prix: Russell pips Verstappen to pole at Marina Bay<\/a><\/p>\n\u201cWhere are you going to put the dry ice? The cars are not designed really to have this extra kind of space, and within 15, 20 laps, it\u2019s anyway gone. And then you have hot water … or tea,\u201d he said.
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Ferrari driver Hamilton, who won six of his seven titles with Mercedes, told reporters the vests should not be \u201cforced\u201d on anyone.
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\u201cThey keep saying it\u2019s a safety issue, but there\u2019s no driver that\u2019s ever died from overheating in the race, apart from obviously in flames back in the day. It\u2019s just getting silly. That should be our choice to have it,\u201d said the 40-year-old Briton.<\/p>\n
The heat hazard regulation was introduced after drivers suffered exhaustion in the 2023 Qatar Grand Prix. Some are also fans of the vests.
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Mercedes\u2019 George Russell, a director of the Grand Prix Drivers\u2019 Association, said after securing pole that he had used it already in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.
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\u201cOf course, here it is much hotter. The dry ice will melt faster,\u201d he said, adding that the team had also managed to reduce cockpit temperatures by moving electrical boxes and hydraulic lines.
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McLaren\u2019s championship leader, Oscar Piastri, third on the grid, said he had used the vest in practice but was yet to be convinced, and it was important to have a choice.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think the problem with the suit is it\u2019s great when it works, but if it fails, it\u2019s even worse than not having it,\u201d said the Australian.
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Williams\u2019 Carlos Sainz, another GPDA director, said he would be happy for it to remain optional even though he was convinced the vest worked and had advantages.<\/p>\n
\u201cI agree with the guys who don\u2019t want to use it. If they don\u2019t want to because they feel really uncomfortable, then don\u2019t use it,\u201d said the Spaniard. <\/p>\n
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