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Originally Posted by F1Guy
Well, looks like that was a load of bullshit after all, as most sane people had suspected. The FiA have stepped in and told (not asked) Ferrari to stop covering a FOM camera with a dry ice bag, or any other item. This was prior to the start of the Monza GP. So what did Ferrari do? They covered the cockpit with an umbrella while the car was on the grid.
Overheating camera indeed.  |
OK - what is the official instruction from FiA to Ferrari?
The overheating camera issue still remains, hence the covering of a cockpit with an umbrella. If it was to shield what the camera was seeing (as some people looking for a conspiracy theory have speculated), then an umbrella would serve no purpose.
What is clear is that Ferrari are trying to keep the camera temperature down - whether this is due to extra electronics, or another reason, remains to be seen. What we do know though is that:
'The operating temperature range of onboard cameras is between 50 and 120C. However Ferrari has discovered the heat soak from its car when stationary has been high enough to overheat the camera and cause it to automatically switch off.
The team has therefore begun cooling the camera between runs by placing a bag over it and packing it with dry ice.
The overheating problem was first discovered during the particularly high temperatures at last year’s Brazilian Grand Prix. Mercedes has recently followed suit.'