Mirko Bortolotti was left completely exhausted due to extreme cockpit temperatures in his Lamborghini Huracan after winning Sunday\u2019s DTM race at the Lausitzring.
Ricardo FellerHowever, his post-race celebrations were rather tame due to heat exhaustion on a hot day in eastern Germany, with the ambient temperature reaching 30C and temperatures inside his car peaking at 70C. mechanics having to pour water and ice cubes over Bortolotti when he returned to the parc ferme. The Italian driver was also seen sipping a can of soft drinks in order to cool himself down after the race.
Bortolotti also struggled with heat inside the car in Saturday's opening race, where he finished second to Emil Frey Ferrari driverThe Lamborghini Huracan is one of the few GT3 cars without air conditioning, and the main cooling system on the latest Evo version is also understood to be worse than the previous model.
Maximilian Paul, who won on his first outing of the year at the Nurburgring earlier this month and made a second DTM appearance at the Lausitzring, had to retire from both races because of extreme heat. A problem with the ventilation system was to blame, with the small cooling duct on his car getting clogged due to dirt from the track.
"I didn't really have any breathing problems, but a little fresh air when getting out and before that on the slow-down lap definitely didn't hurt," he said.
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