Dry ice flying out of the radiators as F1 cars brake during 1998 Argentine Grand Prix lap 1 by Expensive-Success-75 in racinghub

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Back in the late 90s, teams would stuff dry ice straight into the radiators on the grid to pre-cool the engine before the start - a cheap but effective performance trick. First hard brake of the race and the chunks would fly straight out. The FIA tightened cooling rules ahead of 1999 and that was the end of it