The Singapore Grand Prix is the next appointment on the Formula 1 calendar and this race has various peculiarities, not only because it is a street circuit in Marina Bay , but also the difficulty that humidity and high temperatures represent for the bodies of the pilots. .
The race in Singapore returns to the F1 calendar after being absent in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID19 pandemic, and concentration is being tested to the max. The layout does not allow mistakes because a false brake or an overconfidence can end up against the wall, but the physical wear and tear can cause you to lose concentration.
The mental and physical wear and tear are the reason why the pilots have been working for a few days on their acclimatization to the challenge that Singapore will entail. Despite being a night race every year, the competitors face temperatures of 50 degrees Celsius inside the car, but also high dehydration due to the 90 percent humidity in the environment that makes them sweat like no other track.
Competitors have begun to demonstrate their routines on social networks, with drivers like Sergio Pérez, from Red Bull Racing, or Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc, from Ferrari, stuck in saunas doing exercise routines to try to simulate the challenge they will face in the Marina Bay’s return to the calendar.
Also showing his preparation was George Russell, a Mercedes competitor, who works in sweat clothes to simulate the physical challenge he will have inside the car.
Previously, Singapore was also a race where the drivers had to work different schedules. When the event arrived on the calendar, it became the first night event and the drivers had to adapt to sleeping at different times than the rest of the calendar, but this has changed with the introduction of more competitions such as Bahrain, Arabia or Qatar.
What will be new is the rebound effect with the 2022 cars. Street tracks have proven to maximize porpoising and, although the issue seems almost controlled by the teams, it could be revived on a track that has been characterized by unevenness.
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