F1’s toughest race? Qatar GP pushed drivers to their physical limit
New York TimesStay informed on all the biggest stories in Formula One. “I don’t believe anyone that’s says it’s not.” As the drivers came one by one to the media pen after the race, the efforts of their exertion were written all over their faces and bodies. “Honestly, it was hell in there.” Ocon has a very high level of physical dedication, even by the standards of F1 drivers.“I can normally do two race distances, even in Singapore,” he said. “The whole day, it’s like you’re walking around in a sauna, and then in the night, the humidity goes up.” Finding the limit It prompted a number of drivers to say F1 had found — or even surpassed — the maximum heat for them to be racing in, making it a discussion point for the future. This is something we’ll have to discuss.” Norris said F1 had “found the limit” in Qatar, and that it was “sad we had to find it this way.” “It’s never a nice situation to be in, if some people are ending up in the medical center or passing out, things like that,” said Norris.
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