![]() ![]() So you might expect drivers to train to be able to drive for up to 2 hours, which really does sound long enough. A practice session is no more than 90 minutes. Grand prix regulations specify a maximum race time of 2 hours. They all spend a good part of each day in the gym, doing exercises that make it possible to withstand enormous G-forces for extended periods of time. It doesn’t look physically taxing on TV, but it’s just about the most demanding exercise possible, short of flying a fighter jet or a space-craft. The forces involved in accelerating and braking would literally hinder breathing. ![]() would make turning the steering wheel impossible. If an average person were to drive a Formula One car – assuming the necessary skill, which is unlikely – the G-forces involved would probably overcome the body’s ability to cope within no more than a few laps. If you brake as hard as possible in an F1 car, your lungs will be pressed up against your ribs by the G-forces, and the tears will be pulled out of your eyes. So if you’ve been braking as hard as possible on a good surface on a warm day with tyres in good shape and ABS fitted to your car, you might have felt about a fifth (at most) of the braking force of a Formula One car. As a way of translating these numbers, the maximum braking force of a road car is around 1G. Lateral forces in high-speed corners commonly exceed 3G. Under braking, drivers can be subjected to as much as 5G. The G-forces involved in driving an F1 car are far beyond anything an average person will ever experience. ![]()
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