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Old 18 Sep 2020, 10:46 (Ref:4003470)   #10
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Not sure if it's been mentioned before, but just to chip in with some numbers from NASCAR it's not uncommon to see temps upwards 130-140° F/50-60° C inside the cars during hot days.

In some more extreme cases they've even seen temps around 160° F/71° C, which is effin' crazy.
Nascar does however have all the hot bits on the front of the car and the spends the time running into and above some very hot air. The F1 dynamic is considerably more friendly from a heat point of view.
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