{"id":144032,"date":"2023-10-09T09:51:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T09:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritywshow.com\/?p=144032"},"modified":"2023-10-09T09:51:01","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T09:51:01","slug":"f1-drivers-slam-dangerous-50-degree-heat-at-qatar-grand-prix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritywshow.com\/sport\/f1-drivers-slam-dangerous-50-degree-heat-at-qatar-grand-prix\/","title":{"rendered":"F1 drivers slam &apos;DANGEROUS&apos; 50-degree heat at Qatar Grand Prix"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>F1 drivers slam &#8216;DANGEROUS&#8217; Qatar Grand Prix &#8211; after Esteban Ocon vomited inside his helmet and Lance Stroll briefly lost consciousness as temperatures soared past 50 degrees in the cockpits<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The mercury soared to over 50 degrees celsius on track at the Lusail circuit\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Russell claimed that up to 50 per cent of the grid had been affected by the heat\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Logan Sargeant went as far as retiring due to heat-induced illness on Sunday\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>George Russell believes Formula One went &#8216;beyond the limit of what is acceptable&#8217; by staging a Qatar Grand Prix that Lando Norris described as &#8216;too dangerous&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Canadian driver Lance Stroll said he faded in and out of consciousness because of the extreme heat and humidity during Sunday&#8217;s 57-lap race in Lusail and was also seen stumbling towards an ambulance moments after he emerged from his Aston Martin.<\/p>\n<p>London-born driver Alex Albon was treated for acute heat exposure at the on-track medical centre, while his rookie Williams team-mate Logan Sargeant was forced to park his car through illness. Alpine&#8217;s French driver Esteban Ocon also vomited during the race.<\/p>\n<p>Temperatures in the drivers&#8217; cockpits exceeded 50 degrees for a contest which lasted one hour and 28 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Russell, 25, who is director of the Grand Prix Drivers&#8217; Association, and revealed he came close to blacking out after driving back from last to fourth following his first-corner crash with Lewis Hamilton, said: &#8216;Today was beyond the limit of what is acceptable.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/09\/10\/76329677-0-image-a-43_1696842277725.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>George Russell was outspoken about the punishing heat at the Gulf state grand prix on Sunday<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/09\/10\/76330059-12609971-image-a-62_1696843130235.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>On-track temperatures rose to 40 degrees celsius &#8211; but it was over 50 degrees in the cockpits<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/09\/10\/76329695-0-image-a-45_1696842288341.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Russell claimed that over 50 per cent of the grid were affected badly by the humidity<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Over 50 per cent of the grid said they were feeling sick, couldn&#8217;t drive and were close to passing out.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;You don&#8217;t want to be passing out at the wheel when you are driving at 200mph, and that is how I felt at times.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;If it got any hotter I would have retired because my body was ready to give up.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>This was only the second staging of the Qatar race and the first of a 10-year deal which, in the region of \u00a345million each season, is among the most lucrative for the sport&#8217;s American owners Liberty Media.<\/p>\n<p>Next year&#8217;s edition will be held two months later in December when it is expected to be cooler.<\/p>\n<p>McLaren driver Norris, 23, who finished third, said: &#8216;We found the limit today and it is sad we had to find it this way.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/09\/10\/76329681-0-image-a-47_1696842561121.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Esteban Ocon shared that he vomited inside his helmet on lap 15 in the over 40 degree heat<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/09\/10\/76329707-0-image-a-46_1696842293919.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Three-time world champion Max Verstappen clinched victory at the Lusail International City<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It is never a nice situation to be in when people are ending up in the medical centre or passing out.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It is not a point where you can just say, &#8216;the drivers need to train more&#8217;. We are in a closed car and it gets extremely hot.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Clearly, when you have people who end up retiring or in such a bad state it is too much. It is too dangerous.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I know that next year this race is later on in the season, and it will be cooler, but it is still something that needs to be addressed. 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