{"id":31419,"date":"2025-04-18T23:13:12","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T23:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/31419\/"},"modified":"2025-04-18T23:13:12","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T23:13:12","slug":"lewis-hamilton-argues-f1-should-be-tough-amid-extreme-condition-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/31419\/","title":{"rendered":"Lewis Hamilton argues F1 should be “tough” amid extreme condition concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"

Seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton<\/a> has addressed complaints about driving in extreme conditions, arguing that the sport is meant to be “tough.”<\/p>\n

While speaking to the media, including Motorsport.com, Hamilton argued:<\/p>\n

“I’ve only had like two races in my career where it’s been like Malaysia. My first year in Malaysia, the drink machine didn’t work, so I was just dehydrated at the end of the race and Singapore last year was pretty brutal.<\/p>\n

“But I love that, we’re supposed to be the top, the highest of the highest in terms of athletes, and it\u00a0needs to be tough.<\/p>\n

“If anything, you know, the cars today are easier to drive than when I started in F1. They’re a lot heavier, but I don’t want to use it [the cooling system] if I can avoid it.<\/p>\n

“It’s not something for me. I want to look at how I can prepare better, how I can use a cooling vest before, how I can pre-cool my body, and how I can make sure I’m hydrated.<\/p>\n

“That’s a part of the whole process, but I do understand that it’s tough and we don’t want the drivers passing out and we go to Qatar where I think that one race where it was extremely hot for the drivers, which I actually crashed out so I didn’t get to do it.<\/p>\n

\"Lewis <\/p>\n

Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari<\/p>\n

Photo by: Sam Bloxham \/ Motorsport Images<\/p>\n

“I think it’s good that they’ve got the technology in there, but for me, it’s not what I want to see in my car.”<\/p>\n

In previous races, such as the 2023 Qatar Grand Prix, drivers raised safety concerns regarding racing in extreme heat. The 2023 race at the Lusail International Circuit saw Esteban Ocon<\/a> throwing up in his helmet, Lance Stroll<\/a> passing out, and multiple others attending the medical centre due to heat-related health issues after the race. Stroll said at the time:<\/p>\n

“It’s ridiculous. These temperatures — everything goes blurry. The last 25-30 laps it’s just blurry in the high-speed corners. Blood pressure dropping, just passing out, basically, in the high-speed corners with high loaded G-forces.<\/p>\n

“The kerbs are now painted because they’re worried about punctures. I couldn’t see where I was going because I was passing out. I was fading in and out. The temperature was too much.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

Photos from Saudi Arabian GP – Thursday<\/p>\n

In this article<\/p>\n

Lydia Mee\n<\/p>\n

Formula 1\n<\/p>\n

Lewis Hamilton\n<\/p>\n

Ferrari\n<\/p>\n

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