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FIA ready to tackle Vettel's carbon brake dust concerns

The FIA is set to sit down with F1 teams to discuss how they can modify their brake duct designs to avoid the ingestion of carbon dust by drivers, a concern brought to the fore by Sebastian Vettel after the Austrian Grand Prix. Vettel appeared in the media pen after finishing a lowly P17 at the Red Bull Ring with traces of carbon dust on his face. On F1's new-spec cars, the residue and powder produced by the front brakes are now blown directly towards the rear, towards the cockpit, rather than through the wheels as was the case in the past and last year. Vettel says drivers are likely ingesting the carbon particles, which may constitute a health hazard. The Aston Martin driver said the...
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