DOHA, Oct 9 — Formula One drivers yesterday declared the Qatar Grand Prix as the toughest physical test of their career, some calling for a review of its October date in the...
Formula One drivers yesterday declared the Qatar Grand Prix as the toughest physical test of their career, some calling for a review of its October date in the calendar. — AFP picDOHA, Oct 9 — Formula One drivers yesterday declared the Qatar Grand Prix as the toughest physical test of their career, some calling for a review of its October date in the calendar, after a gruelling race that saw several vomiting in their helmets and some taken to the medical centre afterwards.
“Let’s bring it in and call it a day,” he said. “Let us look after you. There is no shame in retiring.”Afterwards, he said he had “thrown up” on laps 15 and 16 and felt ill, but had managed to re-focus mentally and continue. He said he had tried to cool down by diverting airflow to his face and body with his hands while racing on the straights.
“It felt twice as bad as Singapore. It was right on the limit even for us and we are all prepared for this. We have to consider this race’s place on the calendar at this time of the year.”Fernando Alonso, at 42 the most widely-experienced driver on the grid, compared it with the races he endured in Malaysia, with daylight starts, and in Bahrain.Alonso said: “I asked my team on the radio if they would tip water over me in a pit-stop, but it was not allowed.
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