2023-10-16 19:34:23
And Big prize much commented on for the return of the format Sprint after several races, for the possible coronation of three-time champion by Max Verstappenfor him shock Between both Mercedes in the first corner of the race… and because of the terrible conditions of driving that the pilots during Sunday’s race.
And, despite being a night raceprecisely because of the high temperatures of the geographical area in which the circuit is located Losailheat and high humidity that are being seen during these weeks in Qatar have been a hell for the drivers throughout the weekend.
Already at the end of the first and only free training On Friday, it was possible to see that the drivers got out of their cars with marks of sweat and of fatigue very noticeable. However, being one of the sessions of the weekend in which you have to push the least, and also being the first of the weekend, the sensations later were not criticized not even by the pilots themselves.
However, when the Saturdayday of sprint classification and of carrera at the sprint, the pilots were already aware of the suffering what they were going to have to endure in terms of heatsweating and dehydration for the rest of the weekend.
So much so that even Pirelli and the FIA they had to agree on new measures facing the carrera on Sunday for, among other reasons, the degradation massive tire runway temperature and for the highlights so aggressive of the limits of it.
That is why it was agreed that for the sprint racet certain curves on the track would be more narrow and, for the career of domingothey should be done minimum three stops per pilot, with a maximum of eighteen turns per tire. This caused that, by not having to manage tires, the pilots In Sunday’s race they had to go lap by lap as if from one classification it was about.
That is to say, fifty seven one hundred percent laps for the pilots under a sensation atmospheric of, more or less, eighty degrees inside the cockpit, according to Esteban Ocon.
The pilot French was hero of one of the many incidents declared that day, which were the beginning of the statements of the FIA on future measures to avoid possible new effects adverse of climatology in future careers.
The pilot of the french team stated that, around lap fifteen, he found himself scrambled and dizzy y gave back inside the helmet as a consequence of that sensation of general discomfort.
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Also, his former teammate, Fernando Alonsoasked for radio that in one of the three stops minimums that the pilots had to do, they threw him agua above since its seat I was really ablaze.
In fact, at finish the raceit can be seen as the mono of the pilot of Aston Martin has a great mancha in the posterior area of the burn from body due to the great temperature of Fernando’s seat. So much so that it was declared that the Spanish pilot finished with minor burns on the right side of his body.
Also in Aston Martin, Lance Stroll He had to be treated after the race in the ambulance. As soon as he got out of the car (as he could), the Canadian driver tried to get in touch. pie on his own and it was difficult for him to stay upright, a fact that made him heading down immediately to the area of doctors to evaluate your situation. Later, it could be seen how at a specific moment in the carrerathe head and hands of Stroll They fall completely as if, in the middle of the carreraI would have lost the awareness for a few seconds.
Something similar also happened to Charles Leclercwhich began to give headbutts at the end of the race as if he were not capable of manage las G forces of the circuit’s strong curves.
Also Alex Albon and several pilots more also had to go to the area doctor at the end of the race. In fact, the pilot Thai It had to be helped for the mechanics of Alfa Romeo to get out of the car and, later, stand up, since he was not capable of it on his own.
In the zone of interviewsthe third place finisher of the race, Lando Norrisstated that there were several pilots that had been faint at the end of the race. In fact, the podium celebration was pretty “simple“in the sense of fatigue of the pilots, since it was seen that they did not have forces nor to lift the bottles of celebration.
Another of the harmed It was George. Russellthat during several laps of the race it was possible to see how opened the helmet visor or stretched arms for him cockpit to get some of it in airehowever, declared that the air that managed to enter was totally caliente because of the power of the engines of automobiles.
Even so, and with all these events, the most injured It was Logan. Sargeant. A few laps after the race began, the American driver declared for radio that was not found at all GOODbut that was going to continue struggling for team points.
After several conversations with his track engineer, where he told him that he did not have to have shame or fear of abandon If it was because he was not feeling well, the pilot Williams He decided to drop out of the race.
Later he could be seen with problems to get out of the car and to to walk alone, and the young pilot had been the victim of a severe dehydration and heat strokediagnosis that later more pilots They shared with the driver.
Despite all this, Verstappen was able to combat the heat, the dehydration already high humidity of the environment, taking the victoria without any kind of problem.
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