Lab Notes: The extreme conditions F1 drivers face in a race
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They might be the epitome of cool, but Formula 1 race car drivers can get hot — really hot.
An F1 cockpit can heat up to 60 degrees Celsius, and this affects cognition — the last thing you want when you're fanging around a track at 300kph.
This year, a new rule was introduced to give F1 drivers a bit of relief from that heat … which is just one of the risks of F1 racing.
Because we often hear about the performance of the cars in the race, but what about the humans behind the wheel?
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