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Mercedes cannot do much to help Nyck de Vries secure a Formula One drive and may let him go, team boss Toto Wolff said after the Dutch reserve replaced ...

I can't really help him," added Wolff. Mercedes are also pulling out of Formula E at the end of this season, with the team sold to McLaren who have their own roster of drivers. De Vries, 27, is the reigning Formula E champion with Mercedes and also won the Formula Two crown in 2019.

Carlos Sainz led Charles Leclerc at the top of the times on Friday as Ferrari dominated second practice for the French Grand Prix ahead of world ...

The heat appeared to have a soporific effect on everyone for a short period before Leclerc returned to beat his Ferrari teammate’s time by 0.186 only for the Spaniard to respond and jump six-tenths clear. As expected, it was a tight contest and four minutes later Verstappen edged ahead by 0.010 seconds only for Sainz, facing a grid penalty on Sunday, to sweep clear at the top by 0.850 in 1:33.322. The session was uninterrupted and largely uneventful as the teams adapted to the heat – the track temperature was 50 degrees and the air 34 degrees – in front of a big holiday crowd. “But we’re still not as quick as those front guys – and we’re a little bit further back than we were in the last race.” Mercedes had hoped to fight at the front on the smooth circuit that suits their car, but instead, said Hamilton, they “have a lot of work to do – a lot of ground to cover.” Kevin Magnussen was seventh for Haas ahead of Pierre Gasly of AlphaTauri, Daniel Ricciardo in the second McLaren and Sergio Perez, in the second Red Bull. Carlos Sainz led Charles Leclerc at the top of the times on Friday as Ferrari dominated second practice for the French Grand Prix ahead of world championship leader Max Verstappen of Red Bull.

As Circuit Paul Ricard basked in the glorious sunshine and sweltering temperatures, F1 teams got down to business trying to understand how their cars and ...

There’s work to do on the balance, and like their rivals, the team found the hot conditions challenging. They ran it on Gasly’s car in FP1 so they could get a back-to-back comparison and the step was impressive, particularly over one lap. According to our data, they were the fourth fastest in terms of qualifying simulations, a solid 0.2s clear of nearest rivals AlphaTauri, so Q3 with both cars is a realistic prospect. They topped both practice sessions, with a one-two in second practice that put the Italian squad more than half a second clear of the field. With a little work overnight, Hamilton is optimistic they can put themselves in the fight for a podium. And when they turned up with a series of upgrades, it only served to support that chatter.

Carlos Sainz led Charles Leclerc in a Ferrari 1-2 in second practice for Formula 1's 2022 French Grand Prix, with Max Verstappen 0.5s adrift in third for ...

Magnussen later ran wide on the exit of the second corner and was likewise concerned the kerbs had damaged his car, while Russell also had to catch a late snap through the Turns 3/4 chicane and shot through the runoff claiming he could not "get to the bollard" far to the left in the runoff as required by the race director's event requirements. Sainz had pitted after his first softs flier and after Ferrari had made a few adjustments he returned to action on the same set of C2 softs. Russell ran heavily over the kerbs at the exit of Le Beausset a few moments later, but unlike Verstappen at the same spot in FP1 he quickly jinked left to try and avoid damaging his floor. A few minutes later, Leclerc came back out and was now running the softs, which he used to jump ahead of Sainz on a 1m33.136s as he edged out his teammate in sectors one and three, while pretty matching him in the middle third to run 0.186s clear. The season's big hitters – Ferrari and Red Bull – had yet to leave the pits at this stage, before Leclerc emerged just before the 15-minute mark and on his first flier moved to the head of the times with a 1m34.182s, which immediately put him 0.6s clear of the pack. The Spaniard took the red-walled rubber to purple sectors in all three segments and took first place with a 1m33.322s, an improvement of 0.850s over Verstappen's best effort on the mediums.

Carlos Sainz was fastest during French Grand Prix practice on Friday, the 12th round of the 2022 Formula 1 World Championship, leading a Ferrari 1-2.

Verstappen beat that by 0.01s with 1m34.172s, before Sainz was the first of the frontrunners to switch to softs, unleashing 1m33.322s – highlighting a 0.85s delta between the compounds in similar track conditions. Sainz stayed third, over three tenths off the pace, ahead of George Russell’s Mercedes, Pierre Gasly’s updated AlphaTauri and Perez. Top spot then became a straight Verstappen v Leclerc fight. Leclerc beat his teammate for P1 by 0.186s with 1m33.136s just before the halfway point, but Sainz responded on a second push lap with 1m32.527s. That proved to be the fastest lap of the day. His teammate Charles Leclerc was fastest in FP1 but Sainz set the fastest lap of the day in FP2, with Red Bull’s championship leader Max Verstappen in third. Verstappen set the bar at 1m34.991s, running soft tyres from the start of the session, half a second clear of teammate Sergio Perez (who suffered a big spin at Turn 3 early on and later straight-lined a chicane) and 0.83s clear of Leclerc at the halfway point.

Ferrari dominated second practice for the French Grand Prix ahead of world championship leader Max Verstappen, with Carlos Sainz finishing ahead of teammate ...

"But we're still not as quick as those front guys – and we're a little bit further back than we were in the last race." "The car's not spectacular here, we don't know why, but hopefully overnight we can make a bit of a step," he said, adding that the car lacked pace "everywhere". Mercedes had hoped to fight at the front on the smooth circuit that suits their car, but instead, said Hamilton, they "have a lot of work to do – a lot of ground to cover."

Carlos Sainz topped the times on Friday for Ferrari at the Formula 1 French Grand Prix. Here's how and when to watch qualifying.

Hot and sunny weather is forecast for Saturday afternoon for the start of qualifying at Circuit Paul Ricard in Le Castellet, with a low chance of rain showers. For the entire 2022 F1 season, Channel 4 will broadcast highlights of every qualifying and race of each event. Sky Sports can also be accessed through NOW with a one-off day payment of £11.98 or a month membership of £33.99 per month. Live streaming through NOW is also available in the UK. Live radio coverage of every practice, qualifying and race for the 2022 F1 season will be available on BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC 5 Live Sports Extra or via the BBC Sport website. In the United Kingdom, every F1 practice, qualifying and race is broadcast live on Sky Sports F1 and Sky Sports Main Event, with French GP qualifying coverage starting at 2:35pm BST.

The Alpine driver talks about France's rich motorsport history, coming off his team's best weekend of the year and what to look for at Circuit Paul Ricard.

It was such a long time that the Grand Prix was supposed to happen, and there was rumors and talks about it happening. We were very quick, and we managed to have a car which was very decent and a very good platform. EO: So the most challenging part is definitely after the long straight, you have, you have the chicane, and then you have Signe, which is a very flat out corner about 300 kph. EO: To me, it was definitely the best news of the whole year when I heard the Grand Prix was about to come in 2018. But it’s also very important for the engineer to get the car right and to have the confidence to attack such a corner. EO: It’s quite emotional, I have to say, to get to 100 Grand Prix. You want to get to Formula One as a kid racing in go-karts. EO: In Formula One, you go to all the venues, and it’s called Grand Prix. And Grand Prix is obviously a French word. I still feel like I’ve just arrived to Formula One, and I still have a lot to achieve, obviously. The 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix saw a multi-car Turn 1 wreck, Sebastian Vettel’s disqualification after a breach of fuel regulations, Lewis Hamilton taking the world title lead from Verstappen and Ocon grinning ear-to-ear as France’s national anthem echoed in the venue. The time came in 2020 with Renault, which turned into Alpine in ’21, and there was no doubt about Ocon’s talent and determination. It remains unknown if this will be au revoir to the French Grand Prix as Formula One weighs next season’s schedule. France has an extensive motorsports history, being the first ever to host a race titled as Grand Prix 44 years before the Formula One World Championship was created.

Charles Leclerc's French Grand Prix weekend got off to a strong start as he beat championship rival Max Verstappen to the fastest time in opening practice ...

This was the first time in Hamilton’s career – which hits 300 Grand Prix weekends in France – that he has given up his car for an FP1 session. Sign up, join leagues and manage your squad here. Zhou Guanyu was the leading Alfa Romeo in 11th, ahead of Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll and home favourite Esteban Ocon in the Alpine, with Sebastian Vettel – who took a 100-year-old Aston Martin for a spin around Circuit Paul Ricard on Thursday – 14th. Alex Albon was a fine eighth for Williams, more than 1.5s ahead of team mate Nicholas Latifi, who was running the new upgrade package for the first time but ended up 20th overall. The early signs are positive, with Pierre Gasly just a second off the pace in fifth in his home race – however Tsunoda was down in 18th, more than two seconds off the ultimate pace. Carlos Sainz was more than 0.3s off the pace in third, the Spaniard facing a tricky weekend ahead after Ferrari fitted a new control electronics to his F1-75 that triggers a 10-place grid penalty.

Circuit Paul Ricard hosts the 12th round of the 2022 Formula 1 season this weekend on July 22-24. Here's how and when you can watch qualifying for the ...

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Red Bull team boss Christian Horner thinks that Formula 1's tweaked floor rules for 2023 are being pushed for just so a 'certain team' can benefit.

Because it’s too late in the day for fundamental regulation changes, which something like that would be.” I think the president is doing the right thing, he’s collating all of the information, and hopefully a sensible solution can be found. There’s only one team that’s had a big problem.

The FIA is facing a rebellion from at least five Formula 1 teams over floor changes that are set to be introduced for 2023 to help combat porpoising, ...

If Mercedes have genuinely done that, then you may as well hand them the world championship now.” A number of teams are especially fearful that the scope of the floor changes being introduced by the FIA are playing in to rival Mercedes’ hands – and the tweaks both this season and for 2023 are being framed in such a way that they could benefit the German car manufacturer. It is understood the unhappy teams have begun lobbying FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem to argue that the changes to the technical rules for 2023 are not a genuine safety matter so should not be allowed to go ahead.

Mercedes is still yet to take a race victory across the opening 11 races of the year, although drivers Lewis Hamilton and George Russell have taken a handful of ...

“In long runs it’s a bit better but again the tyres are running really hot and it’s very difficult to judge really where you are. “In general for the sport it is better to have three teams fighting. But we know of course that we still have a little bit of work to do.”

Toto Wolff has admitted that if Nyck de Vries is seeking a place on the F1 grid, the answer doesn't lie with Mercedes. - Pitpass.com.

French GP: Practice team notes - Ferrari Indeed, with so many IndyCar drivers on its books, perhaps de Vries' best hopes lie across the Atlantic. Regular driver, George Russell was fourth quickest, out-pacing the reigning Formula E champion by just 0.545s.

Lando Norris believes that the McLaren Formula 1 team's latest update package is going in the right direction, with porpoising potentially indicating that ...

But I think there's still more to get out of it." "So I do feel some differences, but it's not like a back-to-back test, if you will. "It felt like I had a decent amount," he said. "But I don't think we expected a lot of it. "Just different, I wouldn't say trickier," he said. And it's still too early to say, I've just driven it, and things feel different, some things a little bit better.

Mixed reviews on big McLaren changes; Hamilton's honest admission — F1 Qualifying LIVE.

“We have a lot of work to do, a lot of ground to cover. We’ll have a look at it all for tomorrow and try to get closer than what we were today.” We’re a little bit further behind than we anticipated this weekend.” I guess I’m playing a little bit of catch-up and trying to understand that compared to Daniel.” “On the long runs, I’m not really sure where we stand yet, I haven’t had a good look at that. I’ve just driven it and things feel different – some things a little bit better and some things we have to optimise and figure out.

And with three F1 teams battling for race wins, it could be a triple fight between Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton. Qualifying start at 3pm ...

Singapore Grand Prix Azerbaijan Grand Prix Miami Grand Prix Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Bahrain Grand Prix Monaco Grand Prix Below you'll find all the ways to watch a French Grand Prix live stream wherever you are in the world. F1 live stream with DAZN for €9.99 a month (opens in new tab) (opens in new tab)DAZN has the rights to the F1 in Spain as well as a host of other sports including football, UFC and more. DAZN (opens in new tab) has the rights to show Formula 1, including the 2022 French Grand Prix, in Spain until the end of 2023. For the French Grand Prix, you may wish to choose 'Luxembourg' for RTL Zwee or 'Austria' for Servus. Even if you have subscribed to the relevant 2022 French Grand Prix holders, you won't be able to access them when outside your own country. Follow our guide below to watch a French Grand Prix free live stream from abroad.

Live commentary and updates for the 2022 edition of the Formula 1 French Grand Prix, taking place at Paul Ricard this weekend.

Williams look set to hand American racer Logan Sargeant a Formula One Friday free practice slot this season, with team boss Jost Capito hailing him on ...

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Alpine boss Laurent Rossi is confident both Fernando Alonso and Oscar Piastri will be on the Formula 1 grid in 2023, but he will only consider loaning ...

He’s a very promising talent, we would love to fulfil this talent in the team. “We’re making and building scenarios for him and Oscar, as I’m sure you would ask me. Williams F1 chief Jost Capito said the team had “various options” to explore for its line-up next year, and that he would be open to having a driver on loan if it worked for the team.

Formula 1 teams have urged the FIA to not delay finalising any potential floor changes for next year, amid concerns about 'painful' extra work on the 2023 ...

And, whilst you can mitigate that and improve it, if we want to actually change it fundamentally then it will need a clear change to the regulations.” If it's 25mm, that will play a role. “The issue as a technical director it is that you will have to spend resources you potentially didn't plan to put on this, because even it's not a departure, it's a blank sheet of paper,” he said.

Alpine plans to hand Fernando Alonso a drive in its LMDh programme, leading to him returning to the 24 Hours of Le Mans once his Formula 1 career is over.

So obviously this is part of the discussion. “He was always going to have a seat in LMDh the day he switches, he will be welcome, it’s his team. “We talked about the fact that Fernando is a legend of the sport, but also a legend of the Renault Group. For us, he’s the champion.

Red Bull's world champion Max Verstappen topped third and final practice for Formula 1's French Grand Prix, comfortably holding off the Ferraris at Paul ...

Sainz and Leclerc finished the session in second and third, three and five tenths down respectively, followed by Hamilton in the Mercedes, the Briton a second behind on Verstappen's time. Aston Martin languished down the bottom with Lance Stroll 18th and Sebastian Vettel last, the pair being split by the second Haas of Mick Schumacher, who spent the middle part of the session in the garage. Sainz, who is set to start from the back of the grid after taking a new Ferrari engine, finally overhauled the Red Bull in the final 10 minutes by virtue of a 1m32.626s lap, proving quicker in the first and third sector. Perez got to within half a second of the Dutchman on his second attempt, until Ferrari's Sainz split the two Red Bulls with a 1m33.217s effort. Sergio Perez got the final hour of practice at a toasty Le Castellet underway, the Red Bull driver also the first driver to get a tentative time on the board with a 1m33.628s on medium Pirelli tyres. The reigning world champion immediately took eight tenths out of Perez' time to go top with a 1m32.837s on mediums and then improving to a 1m32.808s, just three tenths off Carlos Sainz' best time from FP2.

Ferrari will look to keep the pressure on Red Bull during qualifying for the French Grand Prix. Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc were quickest in FP2 on ...

For viewers planning to live stream F1 in 2022, you can purchase a Sky Sports Pass on NOW TV. For fans in Canada, TSN will carry the English-language telecast of races. 3 p.m. Monaco Grand Prix Miami Grand Prix Bahrain Grand Prix Sunday's 2022 French Grand Prix is scheduled to start at 3 p.m. local time. "I was focusing more on the long run because I am not going to be in the fight for pole position given the amount of penalties. This reality informed Sainz's approach to his impressive practice sessions on Friday. 15 minutes until qualifying begins: Red Bull were second best last night but their impressive straight-line speed in FP3 suggests some rear-wing adjustments have come up trumps. 10:00 left in Q1: Leclerc and Verstappen have each posted times, with the world champion just clocking his first hot lap, ducking in second behind his title rival. But drivers' championship leader and reigning world champion Verstappen hit back in the opening session on Saturday as Red Bull's overnight adjustments paid dividends.

Williams look set to hand American racer Logan Sargeant a Formula One Friday free practice slot this season, team boss Jost Capito has said.

How he got the pole yesterday was really impressive. Williams look set to hand American racer Logan Sargeant a Formula One Friday free practice slot this season, with team boss Jost Capito hailing him on Saturday as a prospect for the future. He also took pole at the French Grand Prix weekend at Le Castellet on Friday.

Ferrari will look to keep the pressure on Red Bull during qualifying for the French Grand Prix. Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc were quickest in FP2 on ...

For viewers planning to live stream F1 in 2022, you can purchase a Sky Sports Pass on NOW TV. For fans in Canada, TSN will carry the English-language telecast of races. 3 p.m. Monaco Grand Prix Miami Grand Prix Bahrain Grand Prix Sunday's 2022 French Grand Prix is scheduled to start at 3 p.m. local time. "I was focusing more on the long run because I am not going to be in the fight for pole position given the amount of penalties. This reality informed Sainz's approach to his impressive practice sessions on Friday. 15 minutes until qualifying begins: Red Bull were second best last night but their impressive straight-line speed in FP3 suggests some rear-wing adjustments have come up trumps. 10:00 left in Q1: Leclerc and Verstappen have each posted times, with the world champion just clocking his first hot lap, ducking in second behind his title rival. But drivers' championship leader and reigning world champion Verstappen hit back in the opening session on Saturday as Red Bull's overnight adjustments paid dividends.

Charles Leclerc beat Max Verstappen in Formula 1's 2022 French Grand Prix qualifying as Ferrari used tow tactics with the penalty-addled Carlos Sainz to ...

Zhou Guanyu ended up 18th having led the pack to the chequered flag, but failed to set a personal best on his final lap after catching a wild oversteer snap through the long, fast Turn 6 right that feeds in the Turn 7 kink on the Mistral straight. Albon had been unable to set a final Q1 time after he lost the rear of his car exiting the Turn 8 part of the chicane that breaks up the Mistral straight and spun. Esteban Ocon had led the pack around for the final laps and did leap up the order having been in the drop zone after the first Q2 runs, but he was shuffled back to 12th ahead of Valtteri Bottas and Sebastian Vettel.

The 12th qualifying session of this Formula One season is upon us and the venue is Paul Ricard. In France, another 20 drivers will decide who will start ...

Ferrari will be looking to beat Red Bull mainly in the twisty third sector. In the first three free practice sessions, Red Bull and Ferrari made the best impression. As has been the case all year, Red Bull Racing and Ferrari seem to be making the difference.

A return to world championship glory with BMW turbo power was the prelude to a catastrophic slump from which Brabham could not escape.

They were unnoticed by many, and eventually rendered futile due to a car problem that prevented him from starting the sprint race. OPINION: Lewis Hamilton appears unlikely to extend his tally of seven Formula 1 world championships in 2022, as Mercedes tries to recover the ground it has lost with its new car. They wanted everything now, as is the F1 way, and were frustrated by reliability that was a long way from bullet-proof.

Carlos Sainz admits that it could be harder for him to come through the field in Sunday's Formula 1 French Grand Prix than his Ferrari team had anticipated.

That is a bit the question mark. "Max seems to be particularly quick today on the high fuel, so I don't know how much fuel they were running. "We still have to work on the car a little bit for tomorrow,” he said. "But, focusing on ourselves, the feeling is good. “Let's see when everyone is running the engines modes flat out if we have the top speed to overtake. “So there's work to do.

F2 champion Piastri is yet to experience the chance to race in Formula 1, but the Alpine racer has been tipped to get his chance in 2023 with a space likely ...

"We didn't put any pressure on him so he has the time to develop and he's really impressed us how fast he got to grips with the car, the tyre management and getting results. Asked by reporters if the team plans to test Sargeant with a run in an FP1 session this year, the German replied: "I think that would be obvious. He is contracted to Alpine, who already have Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon on the books.

Formula 1 drivers were left frustrated by a change to the Paul Ricard pitlane speed limiter zone introduced by the FIA ahead of the French Grand Prix.

Even Albon, who escaped sanction at the time, conceded that he was at fault. He also noted that the white line rule provides a sufficient deterrent to abuse of track limits. When an informal vote was taken on whether it was a just penalty, all drivers bar Alonso and teammate Esteban Ocon voted yes. Secondly, it means that drivers carry less speed as they leave the pits and thus makes it harder for them to defend their position into Turn 1 when emerging from a stop. However, after considering the matter overnight Freitas explained in his latest notes that "the deterrents ("baguette kerbs") adjacent to the track at the exit of T5 and T15 have been removed." Freitas wrote: "There is an active digital panel placed on top of the pit wall adjacent to the pit exit (driver's right). Each time a car is leaving the pit lane this panel will display an arrow pointing to the left to inform drivers on track that a car is exiting the pitlane."

Charles Leclerc claimed pole for the French F1 GP ahead of Max Verstappen, thanks in part to driving in the slipstream of his teammate Carlos Sainz.

The 37-year-old Hamilton is in his 16th season in the sport in which he has already matched Michael Schumacher’s record of seven titles and is the most successful driver with 103 poles and 103 wins. Verstappen now has a 38-point advantage over Leclerc in second place and 57 points on Pérez. Hamilton will reach his 300th race this weekend but it is unlikely to be the celebratory affair he might have hoped for. It was a vital advantage as Verstappen, following him on track, was breathing down his neck and crossed the line just eight thousandths of a second down, setting up a mighty head-to-head for the final runs. This is Leclerc’s 16th career pole and his seventh this season, in which he has demonstrated remarkable pace over the single lap. Lewis Hamilton and George Russell were in fourth and sixth, with McLaren’s Lando Norris was fifth.

Formula 1 drivers were left frustrated by a change to the Paul Ricard pitlane speed limiter zone introduced by the FIA ahead of the French GP.

Even Albon, who escaped sanction at the time, conceded that he was at fault. He also noted that the white line rule provides a sufficient deterrent to abuse of track limits. When an informal vote was taken on whether it was a just penalty, all drivers bar Alonso and teammate Esteban Ocon voted yes. Secondly, it means that drivers carry less speed as they leave the pits and thus makes it harder for them to defend their position into Turn 1 when emerging from a stop. However, after considering the matter overnight Freitas explained in his latest notes that "the deterrents ("baguette kerbs") adjacent to the track at the exit of T5 and T15 have been removed." Freitas wrote: "There is an active digital panel placed on top of the pit wall adjacent to the pit exit (driver's right). Each time a car is leaving the pit lane this panel will display an arrow pointing to the left to inform drivers on track that a car is exiting the pitlane."

Lewis Hamilton believes it is “going to be a while” until Mercedes can fight for Formula 1 wins if its France form continues after qualifying over eight ...

"I don't know what the time is, but it must be at least half a second probably just down the straights. But it's not impossible." "The top two teams are in their own league really.

Formula 1 teams have urged the FIA to not delay finalising any potential floor changes for next year, amid concerns about 'painful' extra work on the 2023 ...

And, whilst you can mitigate that and improve it, if we want to actually change it fundamentally then it will need a clear change to the regulations.” If it's 25mm, that will play a role. “The issue as a technical director it is that you will have to spend resources you potentially didn't plan to put on this, because even it's not a departure, it's a blank sheet of paper,” he said.

Mercedes has denied suggestions it is pushing to change Formula 1's floor regulations for its own competitive gain, saying there is no guarantee any tweaks ...

We don't know as Mercedes that a regulation change will suit us. "It happened. But Shovlin thought the compromise was "just coming from teams that thought there will be a change but we want it to be as minimal as possible", and that F1 could not lose sight of the safety issue at hand.

Porpoising is quickly becoming the most hated word in the F1 dictionary. However, some teams are properly cranky about the FIA's latest attempts to get it ...

However, with so many people annoyed already, there are rumblings that teams could end up taking the FIA to court! After the Austrian Grand Prix, the FIA came up with some technical regulation changes that would start in 2023 in an attempt to stop porpoising entirely. However, some teams are properly cranky about the FIA’s latest attempts to get it under control.

A heatwave swept across the UK this week and spare a thought for F1 drivers in this weekend's French Grand Prix where they will be cooked in the cockpits by ...

3rd row Lando Norris (GBR/McLaren-Mercedes) George Russell (GBR/Mercedes) “I am also taking these things too — sodium capsules — to help me store a load more water, but the heat is going to play a part, when it is as hot as this.” “Some people freeze it so it is solid for the first few laps but then a bit later on is more drinkable because it is horrid. “Trying to make your body a little bit more used to that is so important, so it knows the stages of what it is like when you’re in a race. It is hard to keep it cool because the cockpit is so hot, and the water bottle sits under the seat so it cannot breathe much. “From going from being very hydrated and overloaded with nutrients and then to stage two and maybe a little more normal to stage three of feeling a bit more tired and losing weight.”