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While I'm sure there is skills transfer, to highlight the above: The Discovery channel had an episode of "On The Inside" where they profiled the Benetton F1 te
by alexpotato 7y ago
While I'm sure there is skills transfer, to highlight the above:
The Discovery channel had an episode of "On The Inside" where they profiled the Benetton F1 team. There was a lot of talk about how going into a turn and pressing the brake was like doing a one legged weight press while going side ways at multiple Gs. They showed all the conditioning that went into preparing for this etc etc
Then, they interviewed the team doctor who described how he got a chance to sit in the cockpit during a wind tunnel test. His recollection: "Everyone talks about the side to side Gs but honestly, after just a few minutes sitting in the cockpit with race condition wind speed, I could barely hold up my head. These guys really are super men."