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It can be difficult for people to comprehend the intense physical and mental requirements for Formula One race driving. After all, you’re sitting in the car all day, how hard can it be? Well, it can be pretty damn hard.
Similar to how you might not realise that chess players can burn up to 6,000 calories a day, there is an enormous amount of training that F1 drivers need to go through to maintain the level of concentration and physical toll of taking corners at 150 kilometres per hour on a regular basis.