F1 race prompts Haryanto to stop fasting
F1 Grand Prix, GP Canada, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Formula One's first Indonesian driver Rio Haryanto is set to abandon fasting for the Ramadan for Sunday due to safety reasons. He has been following his religious belief, but his doctors advised him to drink at least on race day due to the extensive fluid loss.
“It’s more of a safety issue,” said Haryanto’s manager Piers Hunnisett to British Daily Mirror.
“He has been following his faith in Montreal this week but we will see what the advice of the team doctors is. It is a long race and there is a worry about dehydration.”
“Drivers lose a lot of body fluid during a race and we don’t want him losing concentration when he is driving at 350km/h,” he added.
Haryanto will start the Canadian race from the 21th place.
