F1 EXPLAINS: Injury recovery, sleep strategy and fun training – How F1 teams stay fit and ready to race

From struggling to sleep in different time zones to carrying crates of heavy equipment, every member of an F1 team needs to stay healthy and ready to focus for every race weekend.

On this week’s episode of F1 Explains, our hosts explore just how many factors each team’s physiotherapist need to consider when helping their colleagues maintain their fitness.

F1 EXPLAINS: How mechanics keep F1 cars running weekend in, weekend out

Every member is treated just like an athlete – they may not need to go through the intense neck exercises that we’re used to seeing the drivers doing, but people like Faith Atack-Martin, from Combine Performance, help to look after them to ensure they can perform at their best.

Podcast hosts Katie Osborne and Christian Hewgill learn about how her work as Haas’s resident physiotherapist ranges from filling water bottles to white water rafting.

We also find out how Faith helps pit crew members prevent injuries, how mechanics dodge the effects of jet lag, and how engineers keep active.

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Kelly from Birmingham, UK inspired this episode of F1 Explains. You can suggest a topic for a future podcast by emailing your question to F1Explains@F1.com.