Are athletic sports tougher on the body than driving a Formula 1 car? This is a question that arises in many minds when they compare other sports to Formula One racing. It is not just running and moving that affects the body and its muscles. The way a Formula 1 car affects the body is so unique, that the training the drivers go through is not less than the training required to fly a fighter jet. Bettor.com takes a look at a few myths and statistics from a different angle.
An average F1 driver looses nearly 4 kilograms in just one race, which includes two to three litres of water. For this, they have an on-board drinking bottle installed which also contains minerals and salts to make up for the lost fluids. This is all because of the amount of battering the body takes at the hands of the intense G-forces acting on the driver, including the intense temperature of the cockpit. These G-forces can be so extreme that when an F1 car brakes, the deceleration forces can be compared to hitting a wall at 300 km/h … Details