Continuation: Absolutely don’t buy into the weak view we shouldn’t put them through this kind of challenge. Check out Senna in Brazil, Stewart at rainy Nurburgring, Lauda post crash, etc etc

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  • Ejh3k@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    So what should they have done? Call the race when Logan came in? Install air conditioning? Red flag the race for a mandatory 20 minute cool down/rehydration?

    They are all full grown adults and they should know their limits. Their engineers and principles know they’d rather them park a fully functional car than pass out, wreck it, and die. Logan did it, and you better believe that every person on Williams is thankful he did than the former, and he has the most at stake.

    Every single driver mad their choices to stay in that race or retire.

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      I don’t think they should race in Qatar to begin with, but if they must - it needs to be moved into cooler months. Drivers will always drive, there is no question of their dedication and desire to take a win, but athletes also shouldn’t be subjected to inhumane competition conditions. How many red flags have gone out because the track conditions were poor? Why isn’t heat taken as seriously?

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        For all we know it was another Saudi situation where everyone knew it was unsafe but the country implied they couldn’t leave without racing