Drivers vomited, passed out and retired early due to the temperatures during the F♕1 Qatar Grand Prix.

Former drivers, notably Brundle who now works as a broadcaster f꧃or Sky Sports, had strong views on the current crop’s criticism of the conditions in Qatar.

Brundle posted to social media: “It’s races like Qaꦛtar and very rainy days which make F1 drivers look the heroes and athletes they are. 

“Absolutely don’t buy into the weak view we shouldn’t put them through this kind o🍨f challenge. 

“Check out Senna🌄 in Brazil, Stewart at rainy Nurburgring, Lauda post crash, etc🌺 etc.”

“I train with three layers of clothes ahead of these ho🦩🙈t races. I do a huge amount of saunas to adapt to the heat.

“These guys who are commenting on this? We're driving cars 20 seconds-a-lap faster than they were. Going through corners and pulling 5G in𝕴 every single aspect.

“Of course we🌄 need to be gladiators. But when it comes to the heat, there's only so much the body can take.

“The race cars in ꦺthe 90s and 80s didn’t have𒉰 all the electronic boxes round the cockpit heating the cockpit up.

“They didn’t have the power steering system which was꧃ running at 50, 60 degreꦯes, radiating heat. 

“We have hydraulic lines running all around the cockpit which is at 120 degrees. 🌠The cockpit was closing in on 60 degrees through that race and we have a thicker fireproof underwear than they ever wore.

“Since the Grosjean crash the fireproofꦬs are sustainably thicker, it’s like wearing a fleece.

“People can say what they ♋like. Things are different now, the same way they were diff🌱erent 40 years ago.”

Alex Albon, who was treated for acute heat exposure after the Qatar Grand Prix, added: “It’s not fitness-related at that point, it’s pure heat exhau💃stion.

“Everyone’s passingꦉ out on the floor trying to strip off their clothes after the race, so it’s not really a fitness point.

“It’s one of those things, we can’t communicate it because we’re the onlꦕy people that drive it so when we say it’s bad I hope people just take our word for it and know ꦺthat we’re not being divas.”