Giancarlo Fisichella has explained how demanding the Singapore
Grand Prix is for F1 drivers, claiming "you're nearly dead" by the
end of the almost two-hour ordeal. Formula 1 is at the Marina Bay
Street Circuit this weekend for the annual trip to the Southeast
Asian city-state, where, despite racing at night, the field will
face extreme heat and humidity during the longest race of the
campaign. George Russell recently said he would not have competed
in Singapore had his Azerbaijan Grand Prix illness struck him two
weeks later. Fisichella, who raced in F1 for numerous teams from
1996 to 2009, experienced the rigours of the original F1 night
event in his final two seasons, and pointed out how physically and
mentally difficult it is. Speaking to wettbasis.com , the
three-time grand prix winner said: "From what I remember, Singapore
and Malaysia were the toughest races physically and mentally.
"Dealing with the humidity and the heat is tough. It's so hot in
Singapore, and it usually goes over an hour and fifty [minutes].
When you're at the end of the race, you're nearly dead." "It'll be
important to drink a lot, to be in a good condition. That's the
key. All of the drivers are fit to deal with that now." A good
question mark The paddock heads to Singapore with Max Verstappen
looking to make it three victories in succession, after doubling
his tally for the season with wins in Monza and Baku. However,
Fisichella maintains the Red Bull driver will not be the favourite,
instead predicting McLaren will have the edge again, as Oscar
Piastri and Lando Norris look to shake the Dutchman off their
backs. With seven rounds remaining, the four-time F1 drivers'
champion has dragged himself back into title contention. He trails
the former by 69 points and the latter by 44. "Singapore's a good
question mark considering Red Bull and Verstappen," Fisichella
said. "If they are still quick like they've been at Monza and Baku,
they can fight for the victory in Singapore. "At the moment, I see
both McLaren drivers as favourites. McLaren will be up there,
followed by Max and then who knows?" "You need a good car with good
grip, good traction, good change of direction. At the moment, the
McLaren looks like the best car, apart from the Azerbaijan Grand
Prix — it was surprising to see Norris unable to overtake other
drivers. The pace was also not quick enough."
Grand Prix is for F1 drivers, claiming "you're nearly dead" by the
end of the almost two-hour ordeal. Formula 1 is at the Marina Bay
Street Circuit this weekend for the annual trip to the Southeast
Asian city-state, where, despite racing at night, the field will
face extreme heat and humidity during the longest race of the
campaign. George Russell recently said he would not have competed
in Singapore had his Azerbaijan Grand Prix illness struck him two
weeks later. Fisichella, who raced in F1 for numerous teams from
1996 to 2009, experienced the rigours of the original F1 night
event in his final two seasons, and pointed out how physically and
mentally difficult it is. Speaking to wettbasis.com , the
three-time grand prix winner said: "From what I remember, Singapore
and Malaysia were the toughest races physically and mentally.
"Dealing with the humidity and the heat is tough. It's so hot in
Singapore, and it usually goes over an hour and fifty [minutes].
When you're at the end of the race, you're nearly dead." "It'll be
important to drink a lot, to be in a good condition. That's the
key. All of the drivers are fit to deal with that now." A good
question mark The paddock heads to Singapore with Max Verstappen
looking to make it three victories in succession, after doubling
his tally for the season with wins in Monza and Baku. However,
Fisichella maintains the Red Bull driver will not be the favourite,
instead predicting McLaren will have the edge again, as Oscar
Piastri and Lando Norris look to shake the Dutchman off their
backs. With seven rounds remaining, the four-time F1 drivers'
champion has dragged himself back into title contention. He trails
the former by 69 points and the latter by 44. "Singapore's a good
question mark considering Red Bull and Verstappen," Fisichella
said. "If they are still quick like they've been at Monza and Baku,
they can fight for the victory in Singapore. "At the moment, I see
both McLaren drivers as favourites. McLaren will be up there,
followed by Max and then who knows?" "You need a good car with good
grip, good traction, good change of direction. At the moment, the
McLaren looks like the best car, apart from the Azerbaijan Grand
Prix — it was surprising to see Norris unable to overtake other
drivers. The pace was also not quick enough."
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