Russell skips cooling vest in Malaysia heat due to cost cap

First reported 1 day, 3 hours ago · latest 5 hours ago

George Russell will not use a cooling vest at Malaysia's heat-hazard race, citing Mercedes' cost cap constraints. The decision follows his Bahrain upgrade debut and past Singapore struggles.

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Motorsport.com leads on cost cap impact, while The Times via Reddit focuses on Russell's past heat struggles. Crash.net covers the Bahrain upgrade, unrelated to the cooling vest story.

Recommended first read: Motorsport.com provides the most detailed explanation of the cost cap reasoning and context, with an image, and is not paywalled.

Russell skips cooling vest in Malaysia heat due to cost cap

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[The Times] George Russell can’t keep cool for 60C race as Mercedes put car first

George Russell can’t keep cool for 60C race as Mercedes put car first