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Mercedes Drivers without Cooling Vests in Malaysia Due to F1 Cost Cap

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Mercedes drivers are unable to race with cooling vests at Malaysia this weekend as a consequence of F1's cost cap.

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Heat-warning for the Bahrain Grand Prix in Sepang! Nevertheless, the Mercedes drivers do not use their cold vests – for a curious reason.

·Berlin, Germany
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The Mercedes driver made a rather confusing revelation.

·Helsinki, Finland
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Mercedes F1 drivers George Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli will not use the driver cooling system in the 2026 F1 Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, where extreme heat is expected. This decision stems from F1's cost cap, and teams are hesitant to use cooling systems…

In Sepang the problem is the heat. For Mercedes, however, the problem is also how much it costs to fight it. In the Malaysian oven, with the asphalt beyond the 60 °C, George Russell and Kimi Antonelli will have to do without the cooling vests: not because the technology is not available, but because, in the era of the budget cap, even a little [...]

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Motorsport-Magazin.com broke the news on Friday, October 2, 2026.
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