‘You need to kill me to retire’ - Esteban Ocon wasn’t prepared to stop despite F1 Qatar GP "hell"

Esteban Ocon insists he wouldn’t choose to retire from a race under any circumstances, despite driving through “hell” at the F1 Qatar Grand Prix. 
Esteban Ocon (FRA) Alpine F1 Team on the grid. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 18, Qatar Grand
Esteban Ocon (FRA) Alpine F1 Team on the grid. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 18, Qatar…

The Alpine driver said he had vomited several times in his helmet but still manag✱ed to finish seventh as extreme conditions made for a gruelling race in Qatar. 

Several drivers required medical attention after Sunday’s race, wꦰhich took place in temperatures in excess of 30C and high humidity. 

Williams driver 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Logan Sargeant retired because he could not co🐻pe with the conditions any longe🐎r after reporting he felt unwell. 

“I never felt something like that, it was so hotꦚ that I wanted to open the visor on the straight-line because I had no air,” Ocon is quoted as saying by&🤪nbsp;. 

“I was trying to also guide with my hands someꦡ air into tꦡhe helmet because I couldn’t. 

“The more I was breathing to try and ge🎐t everything lower, the more heat was coming inside the helmet and honestly it was hell in there.”

Esteban Ocon (FRA) Alpine F1 Team A523. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 18, Qatar Grand Prix, Doha, Qatar, Race Day.-
Esteban Ocon (FRA) Alpine F1 Team A523. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 18, Qatar Grand Prix,…

While Ocon admitted the conditiꦦons were like nothinꩲg he has ever experienced before, the Frenchman said he was not prepared to stop, no matter how ill he felt.

“It’s🌠 not an option, retiring,” he str♛essed. “I was never going to do that. You need to kill me to retire.”

The FIA has vowed to take action to help F1 deal with extreme weather and ♕ensure driver safety in future events. 

Next year’s Qatar ra𓄧ce will take place six weeks later, on December 1. 

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