Lewis Hamilton Mocks Valtteri Bottas’ Outfit During Hungarian GP Parade

Valtteri Bottas has just lately been attracting fairly a little bit of consideration not solely resulting from showing in quirky ads but additionally because of the adjustments in his styling. One thing comparable occurred throughout the build-up to the Hungarian Grand Prix when the Finnish driver joined the parade with a cooling vest on and his former teammate Lewis Hamilton couldn’t resist however roast him for it.

Hamilton first joked with Bottas in regards to the vest however when requested what he was saying to him by F1 presenter Laura Winter, the Briton proudly stated that he would have made the vest right into a lollipop pack.

“I used to be simply saying if I had this, I’d design it as a lollipop pack,” Hamilton informed Winter. “And I’d simply sit there, simply eat lollipops the entire time.” Hamilton then smirked and referred to as himself a “Genius” for pondering of that.

Bottas was additionally sporting his iconic mullet as he has accomplished currently however this time he complimented it with a blacked mustache, making it appear to be a pretend milk or cappuccino mustache.

Whereas Hamilton loved roasting Bottas for his cooling vest, it wasn’t there only for enjoyable. The Hungarian Grand Prix weekend has been unusually hotter this season and Bottas, being a Finnish driver, is used to cooler climate situations.

Components 1 is quickly to check air con within the driver cockpits

The cooling vest, which is worn by the drivers normally for the Grand Prix on Sunday, is a vital a part of driver security. The temperature contained in the cockpit simply goes north of fifty levels Celcius throughout a race and the drivers should be cooled down to forestall extreme dehydration.

The Qatar GP final season was an excessive instance of what occurs to drivers when issues get too scorching, with a few of them even passing out whereas driving. Nonetheless, resulting from their design, they too come right down to regular temperatures shortly throughout the race, making the FIA consider a distinct resolution to the cooling downside.

In consequence, the governing physique is pondering of implementing an air con system inside the motive force’s cockpit, which can undergo its first trial part at one of many observe classes throughout the Dutch Grand Prix in Zandvoort.

In accordance with stories, the air con system for the Components 1 automobile is not going to be a single huge unit on the entrance or the perimeters, however as a substitute, it is going to be constructed by utilizing a number of smaller aircon vents surrounding the motive force to make sure most cooling for the drivers.