F1 drivers’ physical preparation tour before the restart
D-31 before the start of pre-season testing in Bahrain. After a well-deserved break, it is now time for the drivers to get back on the training track.
Due to the heat inside the cars and the extreme concentration that the drivers must maintain, their bodies are put to the test in every race. However, due to the hectic schedules during the season, everything is decided before it even begins. The objective for the drivers is therefore to take advantage of these few weeks to build the best physical shape possible. Skiing, weightlifting, karting… each person organizes themselves in their own way.
Lando Norris, Nyck de Vries, and Pierre Gasly, for example, have shared their workouts at the gym on social media. The latter, who adds under his post that the game is on.
At Ferrari, it was in the Dolomites (Italy) that Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz carried out a training camp. The program included skiing, climbing, strength training, and physical tests. The training camp is now over, and I loved every second of it. Thank you to everyone who was there. I can’t wait to be back in the car,” commented the Monegasque.
He adds in a video published on his Youtube channel that these few weeks are the only time when we have a lot of time to train and improve. The rest of the year, we only maintain ourselves.
Indeed, between trips, media obligations, and Grand Prix weekends, it’s difficult to find the time to continue such intense training, yet it’s very important to maintain a perfect physical condition.
« I think I’ve matured, every season in F1 you learn things and there are small improvements every year. It’s the victory that motivates me to continue preparing myself physically. » explains Charles Leclerc.
Two rooms, two atmospheres at Mercedes as we were able to see Lewis Hamilton on a training stage in Antarctica, while George Russell was at Barkley to prepare for the 2023 season at the factory.
The new kid in the paddock, Logan Sargeant, has also completed a training camp in Portugal. “I train as hard as possible,” he confides in a video published by his team.
Pierre Gasly confirms that the work is intense on the neck, back, and arms. He explains in particular that certain circuits are much more physically demanding than others. There is notably fatigue that sets in over the course of laps in Monaco or in certain urban circuits.
Some publications of the drivers shared in recent days:
Gym sesh ft. Boss pic.twitter.com/daJCy63fW6
— George Russell (@GeorgeRussell63) January 21, 2023
