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Originally Posted by Wissam24
Oh yeah, I mean pilots have to be at least as fit as a foot soldier (for obvious reasons), then has to be even fitter to cope with the insane Gs and pressures exerted on him. It's much the same with F1 drivers. They're some of the fittest sportsmen out there because they have to cope with forces getting on 6g sometimes. They lose several stone of weight every single race.
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Yeh earlier this year Alonso's water delivery system wasn't working during the race and he lost somewhere in the region of 5-6kg, in an hour and a half. When Michael Schumacher was at his peak he was doing 4 hours of training a day, and when in Malaysia (the hottest and most humid race of the year where cockpit temperatures can hit 60 degrees) Kazuki Nakajimi, who isn't even an accomplised driver, played a full length tennis match, then went for a 10km run, in his race suit, to become accustomed to the heat.
Back on topic though fair play to Automatic Addict, lots of respect and camaraderie in here, now can we all get back to trying to blow holes in each other?