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FIA ordered Ferrari to stop camera-cooling antics

The FIA will no longer allow Ferrari to place a cooling bag on the overhead camera of its SF71-H, a ploy that subtly restricted the device's lens. The Scuderia initiated the stratagem recently, invoking the high temperatures of the camera's electronics and the subsequent need for cooling. However, speculation in the paddock pointed towards a maneuver to prevent FOM footage from viewing the SF71-H's steering wheel at key moments when the car is at rest in the garage and on the grid. Alerted to the practice, FIA race director Charlie Whiting enquired about the matter and promptly told Ferrari before last weekend's Italian Grand Prix to refrain from placing the cooling bag over the FOM...
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