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Carlos Sainz, NIco Hulkenberg and Lance Stroll deliver their verdicts on the FIA mandating cooling vests for F1 Singapore GP.
Carlos Sainz, Nico Hulkenberg, and Lance Stroll shared their opinions on the FIA’s decision to mandate cooling vests for the Singapore Grand Prix in Formula 1. The addition of the ‘Heat Hazard’ rule in the 2025 Sporting Regulations came after challenging races like the one in Qatar. With temperatures expected to reach 31 degrees during the Singapore GP weekend, drivers are required to use cooling vests to reduce the effects of a heated cockpit. Those who choose not to use the vests will have to balance it out by adding extra weight to their cars. The mixed reception in the paddock ranges from indifference, like Sainz’s approach, to skepticism voiced by Stroll, who questions the device’s effectiveness under extreme conditions. Hulkenberg, who saw Alex Albon benefit from using the cooling vest in Saudi Arabia, is looking forward to trying it out in Singapore after feeling the heat in Jeddah.
