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In a sport where drivers can regularly lose 2-4kg of fluid, burn through 1,500 calories and lose up to 5% body weight during races, maintaining peak physical condition becomes hugely important. And as well as strength and endurance, nutrition and hydration are key components in reaching peak performance – and staying there.
Ten months, 24 races, five double-headers, three-triple headers – F1’s longest ever season promises to not only be one of its most hotly contested, but also one of the most physically and mentally demanding.
Kimi Raikkonen is potentially remembered as much for his off-track persona as his on-track achievements during his Formula 1 career, but it was perhaps a combination of the two that resulted in his impressive comeback story.