Former Formula One driver Martin Brundle has decried the “weak view” that the Qatar Grand Prix should not have gone ahead amid oppressive conditions that saw drivers claim they were passing out mid-race.
With a raft of criticism for the race going ahead in temperatures that remained over 30 degrees Celsius despite being held at night, alongside over 70 per cent humidity, Brundle came out on social media to present an opposing view, which was shared by fellow pundit Will Buxton.
Brundle’s reference to the legendary Ayrton Senna was particularly cutting, given that Senna himself died during the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix in circumstances deemed unsafe after the fact, and that his death is largely credited with a revolution in the sport’s attitudes to safety. “Every single one of those drivers he cites got out of the car after those exact specific races to be like ‘yeah let’s never do this kinda sh*t again’.
“My first year of WEC, 10 drivers left Circuit of the Americas in September in an ambulance,” the younger Brundle wrote on social media after the Qatar Grand Prix.“I can confirm, The ‘other motorsport drivers’ chat is very much ablaze with ‘thank god it’s happened in F1 so people will finally start caring about it’ style discussions.
“I think of triathletes pushed beyond their limits. The Brownlees. That show of ultimate sportsmanship. “This is the toughest race, I think, for every driver in F1 of our career, for everybody,” Charles Leclerc of Ferrari said.“The feeling is like torture in the car. Any hotter than this would not be safe.”“Then I was throwing up for two laps inside the cockpit,” he said. “Then I was like, ‘s**t, that’s going to be a long race.’”
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