You will have heard the expression “seat fitting†in connection with F1. Well this is what it looks like.
This is a behind the scenes video I shot a little while ago at McLaren which provides a fascinating insight into the detail a team will go into to get the driver comfortable in the car. They have a perfect mock up of the chassis and all the components in it, like the steering wheel, headrest, seat padding and so on. You can see Lewis Hamilton working on the fine detail of the steering wheel movement and his seat padding … Details
A behind the scenes video shot at McLaren. Design engineer Scott Bain is in charge of everything the driver comes into contact with in the cockpit. Here he shows us the chassis mock up and, as Lewis Hamilton tries it for size, explains how important it is to get the driver comfortable before you build the first chassis for real