Sebastian Vettel wants the FIA to look into potential health risks from the way 2022 F1 cars are blowing more dust into drivers' faces. “Breathing in carbon dust is something that is not really that healthy.'
The German got out of his Aston Martin after the Austrian Grand Prix with his face spattered with black carbon dust thrown up from his brake discs throughout the Red Bull Ring event.
Vettel believes that a change to the brake duct rules for this year, with teams now forced to reject airflow from the carbon discs straight rearward rather than it being blown through the wheels, means more dust is getting ejected towards the cockpit. He wants the FIA to look into the matter and find a way to improve things, as he believes there are simple solutions that could be put in place.
“To be honest with you, that is something they need to work on because the design of the brake ducts this year, with the front axle, it is blowing all the brake dust into our faces and it is not good,” he told“Breathing in carbon dust is something that is not really that healthy to breathe in. I hope the FIA looks into this very soon because it is pointless and something that is easy to change.”
It is understood that Vettel’s remarks are the first time that the FIA has been made aware of a potential issue this year regarding the brake dust situation, but the governing body is always open to listening and acting on concerns of drivers.Vettel’s complaints about brake dust are not the first time the issue has come up, with the topic having been raised back in 2019.
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