He F1 Singapore GP It is known as ‘hell’ for pilots. This is one of the tracks where F1 drivers prepare thoroughly. In fact, it’s no secret that Carlos Sainz prepares every year by pedaling with a roller in the sauna, at more than 50 degrees, to get used to conditions similar to what he will find inside cockpit of your car at Yas Marina Circuit. Conditions are intense and hydration is essential during the race. The complexity of this event for all drivers in the grid is maximum. And if you add being a pilot’newbie‘, things get more complicated. But definitely, a rookie in the category, the American Logan Sargent, will add more difficulty to this task: you drive without drinking water in your car. A carelessness.
A great challenge
Imagine driving a very technical circuit, between walls, at full speed, without allowing a mistake that could turn into an accident, and doing it inside a cabin where the temperature is even higher, sitting in front of a machine. of 1,000 hp, stuffed inside a general fireproof. And also, do it at more than 30 degrees Celsius, with a humidity of 75%. The pilot was sweating and the humidity was such that the sweat could not evaporate. The feeling of being soaked, in a pressure cooker, with the added tension of not failing on a very complicated route that leaves no room for rest, is a challenge for any driver, even the most prepared. the most quality in their hands. But for Logan, the challenge will be more complicated.
“I didn’t hydrate during the race”
Logan Sargeant revealed on Thursday that he never uses the drinking system integrated into his car, with a straw in the helmet, while driving in F1 Grands Prix. It’s an important system for drivers to stay hydrated while driving, but Sargeant said he’s not comfortable using it and hasn’t done so in the first 14 races of the year. But he went further, making sure he wouldn’t do the same in Singapore.
“I live with the fact that I hydrate before the race. I think in terms of pure temperature, it’s not as bad as other places we go. It’s just the humidity that affects you, that’s why we do humidity training I think the biggest thing is dehydration in the race. I don’t drink myself, so I have to live with it during the race. But I don’t think it’s hotter than Miami. I think Miami is more humid, actually. “So , I think it all comes down to one characteristic of the track: it’s quite continuous (it’s very technical all the time and there are no long straights) and that’s what makes it so difficult,” said Sargeant.
In this sense, the American made sure that his method to face this physical challenge was to hydrate properly before the race. Although we will have to see if that is enough. In the history of the F1 Singapore GP, we have seen several drivers leave the car beyond exhaustion. Logan Sargeant had to be careful to keep his body’s hydration within safe limits so as not to pass out while driving and cause an accident.
Before each session, pilots focus part of their work on hydrating their bodies. It is normal to see them all wearing cooling vests to lower their body temperature, as well as frozen towels on their bodies. In addition, pilots also drink water or cold isotonic drinks. And after each session, most people enter a bucket of water filled with ice, with very cold water to lower their core temperature as quickly as possible so that the body recovers faster after the effort made .
Logan Sargeant had to endure 62 laps at the highest level, reaching thousandths in a sport where the slightest failure represents a massive loss of performance reflected in the data. 62 laps at 100%, without slowing down, for a total of 306,143 kilometers. Challenge or carelessness? Only Logan had the answer.
Source: La Verdad
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