Many people think the life of a Formula 1 driver is very happy as they have all the money, Luxury villas, private jets, Luxury sports cars and brands. But to get all of these they are making extreme sacrifices from physical training to intense race battles during each grand prix.
Not easy at all for Normal people
F1 drivers are battle-ready just like fighter pilots in the army. They need to withstand high G Force during the races. The drivers withstand up to 5G of G Force which is five times their body weight. To reduce the loss of time they reduce their body weight. Each race drivers reduce 4.5 kg of their body weight in every race.
They also do some intense Neck training to withstand high G Force during high-speed corners, and lateral movements and to avoid severe injuries in case of a crash during the races. In 2021 during the race in Silverstone Max Verstappen had a collision with Lewis Hamilton and he was pushed into the barriers at a very high speed. He experienced a 51G force when colliding with the barrier. Max Verstappen has said he raced his next race with blurred vision after experiencing the G.
The highest ever G force to be experienced in Formula 1 is 254 G by Jules Bianchi in the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix after his collision with a tractor crane. He died after that which is the last known death in Formula 1 till now. Formula 1 drivers are also trained for their reflexes as it is very much necessary during the race.
Compared with a normal driver's reflex Formula 1 drivers will have 3 times more reflex. A Normal person's reaction time is 500 - 600 milliseconds while a Formula 1 driver's reaction time is 200 milliseconds. This is very crucial for them during race starts, reacting to other drivers, making split-second decisions, calculating overtakes, and Negotiating precision turns like in Monaco.
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