Max Verstappen may have won in Qatar but he says it was 'silly' to be racing in those conditions.
With at least two drivers needing medical attention in Qatar, Max Verstappen says it was “way too hot” for Formula 1 to be racing at the Lusail circuit and has called for changes.
The brutal conditions have sparked calls for the Qatar Grand Prix to be moved to a different date with early October the end of the Qatar summer. “When it’s 40 degrees out there during the day I think it’s silly to to be pushing like this, especially with forced three-stops. “I think that was on the first stint when most of the drivers boxed, my front left still looked quite good,” he told the media in the post-race press conference.
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