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Revealed: How Rosberg keeps his cool

id="story_continues_1" itemprop="description"> Nico Rosberg has come up with a novel solution to the heat of a Formula 1 cockpit - he's taken to wearing a sanitary towel on his forehead. The German Mercedes driver made the admission ahead of the hottest race of the season in Malaysia this weekend, when temperatures are set to soar well beyond 30 degrees Celsius. Rosberg wants to avoid sweat trickling into his eyes in the humid conditions. 'I put [a sanitary towel] on my head to take up the sweat,' he said. Cockpit temperatures can reach around 50 degrees Celsius during the Malaysian race in Sepang, where drivers on average can lose up to 4kg in fluid. Formula 1's...
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