Reynolds on the mend after challenging Sydney finale
David Reynolds on the mend after challenging Sydney finale
Team 18 driver claimed finishes of 12th, fifth and 16th in Sydney
Reynolds and Will Brown return to paddock after hot Sunday
David Reynolds is on the mend after joining Will Brown in the circuit medical centre after Sunday’s scorching DUNLOP Sydney 500 finale.
Reynolds leaves Sydney eighth in the championship, but is more focussed on making a swift recovery after a cool suit failure left him hot and bothered.
The Team 18 driver was attended to by medical staff after Sunday’s race, and was discharged — along with Triple Eight rival Brown — afterwards.
It came after drivers toiled through some of the toughest conditions in recent years, with extreme heat and rain making for a challenge for even the fittest of drivers.
Notably, winner Broc Feeney had his own issues, before being able to complete podium and media commitments. Elsewhere, the likes of Aaron Cameron and Cam Waters also fought through flu-like ailments to claim podiums across the weekend.
“To have no cool suit when it's like super hot, super humid. It's not fun at all,” Reynolds said on Monday.
"I don't recommend it. You couldn't pay me a hundred million dollars to do that again. That was just a horrible feeling.”
Reynolds managed to bring home good points, but once the race stopped and his adrenaline wore off, it was decided that intervention was required.
Medical staff took good care of both Reynolds and Brown, despite needing time to rehydrate.
Ironically, both drivers shared a sauna together earlier this week.
Reynolds has long battled with the heat, notably purchasing a personal sauna to prepare for the hotter races, while also gaining weight to combat challenging conditions.
“You're trying to drive the car on its limit but your brain starts like playing tricks on you and you can't feel the grip properly,” the 2017 Bathurst winner continued.
"You go up to the corner and you don't know how much brake pressure you had, so you arrive at the corner way faster than you should be.
“Things like that start to creep in. But like we have adrenaline on our side, so that sort of gets us to the end of the race.
“But then you get out of the car and it feels like that's when the problems start.”
The 2026 Repco Supercars Championship continues at the Melbourne SuperSprint from March 5-8.
