Russell's Bahrain test revealed as Lewis Hamilton urges against rule change

The F1 continues to refine the pilots' cooling systems. In Bahrain last weekend, they were available and George Russell used it, without saying what it had brought him. Lewis Hamilton does not feel the urgent need, but he has heard positive feedback from his counterparts. "It's a process in progress. I think people are still developing it. It's not mandatory at the moment. I think that (...)

Russell's Bahrain test revealed as Lewis Hamilton urges against rule change

George Russell raced in Bahrain using a cooling vest according to the new Heat Hazard regulations, the first driver to do so.

George Russell drove in Bahrain with K hlweste - voluntarily, as the only Formula One driver. The entire system actually costs five kilograms. But Mercedes can afford it.

Russell's verdict after debuting F1's under-the-radar innovation

George Russell has revealed how he gave one of Formula 1’s latest innovations an under-the-radar race debut, after using a cooling vest en route to his runner-up finish in Bahrain last weekend. The use of cooling vests had originally been intended to be made mandatory by the FIA this season for races where temperatures got too hot – in a bid to avoid a repeat of the problems drivers faced at the 2023 Qatar Grand Prix.  However, complaints from s…