Singapore’s GP is risk for FIA
For the first time in the history of the F1, an official statement was issued for the heat it will make during the weekend of Marina Bay. What does it mean?
“In accordance with article 26.19 of the Sports Regulation, having received a forecast from the official weather service that predicts that the heat index will be higher than 31 ° C At some point during the race in this event, a danger of heat is declared, ”says the statement issued by the International Automobile Federation and that takes the firm of Rui Marques, the director of the F1 race.
For the first time, the FIA issued the heat risk statement. The normative was launched after the 2023 Qatar GP in which the pilots suffered very high temperatures and physical consequences. Logan Sarent, then Williams pilot, had to leave, Esteban Ocon vomited in his helmet and Lance Stroll suffered a fainting.
From that situation, a refrigerant vest was designed that has several meters of pipes through which liquid refrigerated in the superior torso of the pilot is pumped. Initially, The FIA had decided mandatory use when temperatures reached 31 degrees, but before the reluctance of some runners, the use was optional. Of course, that pilot who decides not to wear the vest, his team must apply 0.5 kilos of ballast in the car to compensate for the weight of those who do use it.
Singapore is one of the hardest races for the physicist of the pilots, The race is usually very long (close to two hours, the maximum stipulated time) and the combination of heat and extreme humidity, plus the high aerodynamic load that cars carry due to the tortuous drawing, causes fatigue in the pilots, who lose three kilos during the competition.
