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F1 drivers are required to be extremely fit. Braking and cornering at over 4G for almost 2 hours, applying well over 300lb pressure to the brake pedal repeatedl
by alvah 4y ago
F1 drivers are required to be extremely fit. Braking and cornering at over 4G for almost 2 hours, applying well over 300lb pressure to the brake pedal repeatedly, in cockpit temperatures over 110F, would destroy most athletes from other sports.
- walthamstow 4y agoPlease see my reply to your sibling. > would destroy most athletes from other sports This is pretty hyperbolic, I wonder if you might like to reconsider it.
- pertymcpert 4y agoIt’s not hyperbolic at all. Subject them to the same forces and you’ll see.
- alvah 4y agoIt’s not hyperbolic in the slightest. Which other discipline would condition its participants to endure the combination of forces and temperatures over the duration I described above?
- walthamstow 4y agoDoesn't that prove my point that they are completely different things and not comparable? If you read my other comment you will see my line of reasoning. At no point have I denigrated racing drivers, so there's no need to rush to their defence.
- alvah 4y agoIf that’s your point then yes, fair enough, there is no direct comparison. The way your original P.S. was worded gave the opposite impression though, and “racing drivers aren’t athletes” seems to be a POV many people have.