The Italian Grand Prix has been declared a heat-hazard race as excessive temperatures proceed within the nation following the summer time heatwave.
A warmth hazard is an official designation for an occasion the place it’s forecasted that temperatures will probably be greater than 31C in some unspecified time in the future through the race on Sunday.
The ambient temperatures round Monza, north-east of Milan, are anticipated to be within the mid-30C area all weekend.
They peaked at 36C on Wednesday afternoon close to Milan’s Linate airport.
The ruling means drivers can use a system that flows cooled liquid, equivalent to glycol, by way of a system of pipes in a fireproof prime worn beneath their overalls.
The cooling equipment isn’t necessary, however any driver who chooses to not use it has to hold 5kg of ballast of their automobile to make sure they don’t have a aggressive benefit.
