{"id":290576,"date":"2023-10-09T09:53:59","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T09:53:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=290576"},"modified":"2023-10-09T09:53:59","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T09:53:59","slug":"formula-one-driver-vomits-inside-his-helmet-during-qatar-grand-prix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/racing\/f1\/formula-one-driver-vomits-inside-his-helmet-during-qatar-grand-prix\/","title":{"rendered":"Formula One driver VOMITS inside his helmet during Qatar Grand Prix"},"content":{"rendered":"
Formula One driver Esteban Ocon has revealed he was sick inside his crash helmet during a sweltering Qatar Grand Prix that left several of his rivals feeling sick.<\/p>\n
A number of racers complained of illness after humid evening temperatures subjected them to either dehydration or heat exhaustion around the Lusail circuit.<\/p>\n
Some even required attention and took themselves to the medical centre post-race, with the farcical spectacle criticised as being ‘beyond the limit’ and ‘too extreme’.<\/p>\n
Alpine’s Esteban Ocon admitted that he had vomited in his helmet on lap 15 but managed to complete the race despite the mercury ticking over 40 degrees.<\/p>\n
Williams driver Logan Sargeant was forced to retire as he struggled to cope with the relentless conditions and was spotted clambering out of his car unsteadily.<\/p>\n
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Alpine driver Esteban Ocon vomited inside his helmet during the sweltering Qatar Grand Prix<\/p>\n
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Mercedes’ George Russell described the race as ‘brutal’ and said he was close to passing out<\/p>\n
His team later said he had been cleared by medics on-site after ‘suffering from intense dehydration’ during the race and ‘flu-like symptoms earlier in the week’.<\/p>\n
Sargeant’s team-mate Alex Albon was also checked over at the medical centre and treated for acute heat exposure. After a short period, he too was cleared.<\/p>\n
Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll was forced to find an ambulance to receive treatment, while race winner Max Verstappen was among those to cool down on the floor.<\/p>\n
Mercedes driver George Russell said: ‘It was an absolutely brutal race, by far the most physical I have ever experienced. I felt close to fainting.’<\/p>\n
He then went on to add he had ‘never experienced anything like that before’.<\/p>\n