The FIA has formally declared a warmth hazard for the Method 1 Bahrain Grand Prix, which will probably be held on the Sepang Worldwide Circuit in Malaysia this weekend.
The inevitable resolution has been made by the game’s governing physique, with temperatures forecast to be within the low 30s alongside excessive humidity and probabilities of rain all through the race weekend.
This resolution implies that workforce are required to suit elements of the Driver Cooling System on the automobiles. Drivers can select to put on a specialised cooling vest in the course of the race, although in the event that they select to not an extra ballast will probably be required to account for the additional weight.
While the cooling system is designed to decrease physique temperature, some drivers, resembling Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton, have referred to as the non-obligatory cooling vest pointless and ineffective over a full race distance.
Sepang is an particularly bodily demanding observe for drivers. The circuit options lengthy straights, quick corners, and heavy braking zones, which mix with Malaysia’s sizzling and humid local weather to create a big bodily problem.
This the third race in 2026 to have a warmth hazard declared. The laws come into impact every time temperatures will exceed 31C at any level of the race, as occurred in Austria and Italy this 12 months.
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