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Originally Posted by crmalcolm
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.'
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Oh, that's interesting. And completely changes the entire situation.