The FIA, Formula One’s governing body, will make some changes to promote drivers’ safety during the Qatar Grand Prix. It came after drivers reported getting dizzy and vomiting due to the heat. According to
bookie per head reports, temperatures in the cockpit reached around 50 degrees Celsius. Also, track temperatures did not drop below 36 degrees Celsius.
Esteban Ocon of Alpine remarked that the track conditions were "like a sauna," and rookie driver Logan Sargeant of Williams had to pull out of the race on Lap 41 due to severe dehydration, according to the team. The team claimed that the heat had made his "flu-like symptoms" much worse.
After the race, Aston Martin driver Lance Stroll said he had been passing out in the car. Also, he and Williams driver Alex Albon had difficulty getting out of their vehicles.
