{"id":293058,"date":"2023-10-09T23:32:41","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T23:32:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=293058"},"modified":"2023-10-09T23:32:41","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T23:32:41","slug":"jonathan-mcevoy-stifling-qatar-gp-raises-questions-over-dangers-in-f1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/racing\/f1\/jonathan-mcevoy-stifling-qatar-gp-raises-questions-over-dangers-in-f1\/","title":{"rendered":"JONATHAN McEVOY: Stifling Qatar GP raises questions over dangers in F1"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>JONATHAN McEVOY: George Russell feared he would pass out at 200mph as the cockpit heat exceeded 50\u00b0C&#8230; sweltering Qatar GP raises questions over the dangers facing F1 drivers<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The mercury soared to over 50 degrees celsius on track at the Qatar Grand Prix<\/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>Mail Sport&#8217;s new WhatsApp Channel: Get the breaking news and exclusives here<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>George Russell<span>\u00a0says the sweltering Qatar Grand Prix went \u2018beyond the limit of what is acceptable\u2019 \u2014 raising the question of what can be expected of modern Formula One drivers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Cockpit heat exceeded 50\u00b0C in stifling humidity, with no let-up across the 1hr 28min of Sunday\u2019s contest at the Lusail International Circuit, 18 miles north of Doha.<\/p>\n<p>London-born Alex Albon was treated for acute heat exposure at the track medical centre, while his rookie Williams team-mate Logan Sargeant retired through illness.<\/p>\n<p>Alpine\u2019s Esteban Ocon vomited in his helmet and Aston Martin\u2019s Lance Stroll complained of fading in and out of consciousness during the 57-lap trial, won by Max Verstappen. Stroll stumbled towards an ambulance afterwards and later fell to the floor on the way to his media interviews.<\/p>\n<p>Russell, who finished fourth despite a first-lap collision with Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton, says he was also on the brink of pulling out.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/09\/20\/76352213-0-image-a-27_1696881489230.jpg\" height=\"424\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>George Russell was outspoken about the punishing heat at the Qatar Grand Prix on Sunday<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/09\/20\/76329695-0-Russell_claimed_that_over_50_per_cent_of_the_grid_were_affected_-a-26_1696880986700.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>\u2018This was beyond the limit of what is acceptable,\u2019 said Russell, a director of the safety-focused Grand Prix Drivers\u2019 Association.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Over 50 per cent of the grid said they were feeling sick, couldn\u2019t drive and were close to passing out. You don\u2019t want to be passing out when you are driving at 200mph, and that is how I felt at times. If it got any hotter I would have retired. My body was ready to give up.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Russell\u2019s comments \u2014 echoed by several of his peers \u2014 go to the heart of what is fair to ask of drivers. Were they overexposed on Sunday to unnecessary, and unacceptable, risk? Or should they, as well-paid, elite sportsmen, be expected to face down danger they have voluntarily accepted?<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of the answer, it is unlikely such trying conditions will pertain when F1 returns to Qatar next year. Instead of being staged at the tail end of the hot season (May to September), the race is scheduled for December 1.<\/p>\n<p>Qatar pays one of the largest hosting fees on the calendar \u2014 \u00a360million a year. There are nine years left to run on a 10-year deal. Despite starting at 8pm local time, there was no respite. Just as there wasn\u2019t on Wednesday evening, when many of the sport\u2019s travelling entourage were hit by astonishing heat as they stepped outside the air-conditioned Doha International Airport.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/09\/17\/76345449-12609971-image-a-23_1696869671088.jpg\" height=\"793\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Esteban Ocon vomited inside his helmet amid stifling conditions at the Qatar Grand Prix<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/09\/17\/76329707-12609971-Three_time_world_champion_Max_Verstappen_clinched_victory_at_the-a-20_1696868905302.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Three-time world champion Max Verstappen and other F1 drivers struggled in the Qatar heat<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/09\/17\/76345059-12609971-image-a-21_1696868932077.jpg\" height=\"469\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Logan\u00a0Sargeant was forced to retire from the race after suffering from &#8216;intense dehydration&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>A breeze offered slight relief on other evenings.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But on Sunday it was back to Wednesday\u2019s furnace. The peculiar format of the race exacerbated the problem.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Three changes of tyre were mandated after some abrasive, high kerbs at Turns 12 and 13 raised safety concerns, turning the event into a series of sprints rather than the usual balance of performance and tyre management.<\/p>\n<p>The FIA said last night that they were analysing the situation and that competitors, \u2018should not be expected to compete under conditions that could jeopardise their health or safety\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/formulaone\/article-12612141\/JONATHAN-McEVOY-George-Russell-feared-pass-200mph-cockpit-heat-exceeded-50-C-sweltering-Qatar-GP-raises-questions-dangers-facing-F1-drivers.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JONATHAN McEVOY: George Russell feared he would pass out at 200mph as the cockpit heat exceeded 50\u00b0C&#8230; sweltering Qatar GP raises questions over the dangers facing F1 drivers The mercury soared to over 50 degrees celsius on track at the Qatar Grand Prix Russell claimed that up to 50 per cent of the grid had [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":293057,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>JONATHAN McEVOY: Stifling Qatar GP raises questions over dangers in F1 - Sports Life Tale<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/racing\/f1\/jonathan-mcevoy-stifling-qatar-gp-raises-questions-over-dangers-in-f1\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"JONATHAN McEVOY: Stifling Qatar GP raises questions over dangers in F1 - Sports Life Tale\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"JONATHAN McEVOY: George Russell feared he would pass out at 200mph as the cockpit heat exceeded 50\u00b0C&#8230; 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