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Hamilton hits out at F1's air conditioning plan

Jul.22 Lewis Hamilton has hit out at the plan to install a kind of air conditioning system in Formula 1 cars. 'The fastest air conditioner in the world,' proclaimed the Italian newspaper La Repubblica. The reports suggest the idea is to safeguard drivers from the kind of extreme heat exposure that led to multiple drivers suffering health effects in the Qatar GP last year. A test of the system, apparently involving small conduits around the cockpit channelling cool air to the driver, will reportedly take place at the Dutch GP after the summer break. The FIA has now confirmed the reports, with an official explaining: 'If these tests prove successful, the FIA will mandate the installation of...
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