The Qatar GP was acknowledged by every driver on the Formula 1 grid as one of the toughest they have ever done, with Esteban Ocon summing the evening up as 'hell.'
Drivers are super fit athletes, and thus the state of some of them when they met the media having walked straight from parc ferme told its own story. Others were careful to quietly head back to their team hospitality buildings, catch their breath, change out of their soaking overalls and have a shower. They then returned to undertake media duties feeling a little more refreshed. Two never made it.
It also felt more humid compared to the dry heat we usually experience at the other Middle Eastern F1 venues. Despite it being an evening race, the cars themselves soaked up the heat and worked like ovens on the drivers sitting in the cockpit. Fernando Alonso complained of a burning sensation coming from the right side of his seat, usually an indication that it's close to an electronic box or hydraulic lines.
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