Heat alarm in Singapore: The race management of Formula 1 obliges the teams to take precautions. A decisive limit is to be exceeded at the weekend.
After the official meteorology service provider of the World Association for the first time predicted the crossing of the limit of 31 degrees, the teams must now take precautions to protect the pilots at the units with the climax of the race on Sunday (2 p.m. CEST).
The rules stipulate that in the event of a called heat risk, all components of a cooling system must be installed in the car and must be functional. However, the drivers have the option of not wearing the corresponding vest with cooling hoses if they find the tube elements are a hindrance. However, if you decide against an assignment, you have to compensate for the weight difference.
Drivers were passed out in Qatar in 2023
The FIA has been sensitized since the Grand Prix of Qatar 2023. At that time, the extreme heat in the desert caused dramatic scenes: some drivers were briefly passed out in the cockpit, some had to hand over, Logan Sargeant gave up.
The FIA introduced the measures for the current season. In Singapore, heat meets a high humidity of sometimes more than 80 percent. In the past, the drivers lost up to five liters of liquid in the almost two -hour races, only one liter fits in the drinking bottle. Various pilots, including George Russell (Mercedes), already voluntarily wore cool vests in heat races below the limit values.
Already at the swimming World Cup in Singapore in July, the heat load for the athletes was an issue.