Italian Grand Prix is a designated heat hazard race due to the persistently high temperatures in the country following the heat wave of the summer.
Heat hazard is the official term used to describe the condition when there is a prediction of temperatures above 31C at some point of time during the race on Sunday, per BBC Sport.
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Temperatures in Monza, located north-east of Milan, are forecasted to stay in the high thirties throughout the whole weekend.
They reached the peak of 36C at Wednesday afternoon near Linate airport in Milan.
This implies that drivers are allowed to wear fireproof top containing the system of pipes carrying the cooled fluid such as glycol underneath their overalls.
This is not a compulsory item; however, if the driver decides to avoid its usage, he should have 5kg of ballast in his car.
It is the second race this season where the heat risk warning has been issued for Italy, after Austria earlier during the summer heatwave.
The drivers are not comfortable using the cooling kit because of the problems with the coolant running out in the middle of the grand prix race.
As a result of this, the liquid is heated to the same temperature as the car, which is much higher compared to the outside temperature.
Temperatures inside the F1 racing car cockpit can exceed 40C and the drivers are dressed in multi-layer fire resistant clothing besides wearing balaclava and helmet.
