This is what Ocon suffered in Qatar after vomiting twice on his helmet mid-race

The pilots of Formula 1 They have top-level training athletes to give their all during the two-hour race, rain, shine or snow, tracking times lap after lap and managing multiple parameters from start to finish. last lap They need to maintain clarity inside the car 300km/h despite the fatigue, effort and G forces they experience in every curve. If we add that it is necessary to endure extreme conditions such as those experienced by the pilots in F1 Qatar GP last Sunday, that job became “torture“, what did you say Valtteri Bottas. One of those who suffered greatly was Esteban Ocon.

The Frenchman is very methodical in his training. In fact, he used to spend several months in the winter locked up in Fontromeu to isolate himself from everything, avoid distractions and work on his physique as much as possible, as he told MD years ago. However, the conditions in Qatar are very severe. They affected the majority of pilots. Albon suffered severe heat stroke, Sargeant had to retire on lap 41 due to dehydration, Stroll passed out in his car, and, according to Norris, several drivers passed out at the medical center. For his part, Ocon revealed what his ‘torture’ was inside the Alpine, after vomiting on laps 15 and 16 due to the extreme heat he felt in his car, in a cabin at 50-60º (80 according to Ocon) , with 75% humidity in Lusail.

“Those were the closest points I had to fight for. I felt bad on lap 15 and 16, I threw up for two laps inside the cockpit. Then I thought, ‘Shit, it’s going to be a long race.'”explained in the statements collected by the ‘RaceFans’ portal about a delicate moment in which Esteban assured that he was focused on “pacification.”

“I tried to remember that the mental part in the sport is the strongest part of the body and I was able to control it and finish the race. But honestly, I didn’t expect the race to be this difficult,” he added.

“Hell there…”

“I usually cover two race distances, even in Singapore. Physically, both in the muscular and cardiovascular aspects, I’ve always been fine, but I don’t know, At this race it was like 80 degrees inside the cabin. “I don’t think we can do the best job in terms of cooling and keeping the heat in the rear, it’s carried into the cockpit where the driver drives, and I think that’s probably why we feel so bad now. ,” he argued, highlighting that it is possible that the intense heat he suffered was greater than his rivals due to the poor cooling of his car.

The race was tough, very tough for Esteban, who had to pull himself together to endure 42 more laps to finish the race and see the checkered flag. Williams’ Logan Sargeant fell in lane 41, but Esteban said that didn’t cross his mind.

“I never felt anything like that, it was so hot that I wanted to open the visor directly because I had no air. I tried to air the helmet with my hands because I couldn’t. As I breathed to try to get it all down, more heat entered the helmet and, frankly, it was hell in there. But retreat is not an option. I would never do that. You have to kill me to retire.”