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Originally Posted by dumptruck
Hahaha, so low tech. 
That would technically make their cars lighter at end of race. |
Low tech ? Yes and No .
I agree the container is low tech , but how do they get the cold air from the dry ice in the container to the brakes and tyres ?
I think the container has one or two valves , controlled by a sensor that opens the valves with a variable volume according to the speeds of the car and the tyre temps.
And I don't see another way that the cold air must be transported via tubes or channels to the brakes and tyres .
I'm pretty sure , Rob Marshall is not an idiot and his tyre cooling invention is extremely sophisticated (!)
Make their car lighter ? Yes.
But that's no issue ,that is of course very carefully calculated. As long as the cars weight is not less than 800 KG at the end of the race.