Formula 1 used to be shaped almost entirely on real asphalt, with drivers pounding around private test tracks until the budget or the tires gave out. Today, much of that work happens in dark simulator ...

Formula 1 drivers endure some of the most extreme physical conditions in professional sports. Strapped into a cockpit barely bigger than a bathtub, they experience forces that make a rollercoaster ...

While they may not look like it, F1 drivers are considered elite level athletes. Their rugby player-like necks are often a ...

Cantilevered atop a spindly, vulnerable column of bone, nerve, and muscle is a 10-pound shell filled with a brain and sensory organs and protected by an additional three pounds of racing helmet. The ...

Lando Norris at the 2025 Miami Grand Prix. Clive Rose / Getty Images This article is part of our Fast Lane Living series, examining the inner workings (practical and luxurious) of Formula One’s ...

Haas driver Oliver Bearman is the tallest driver on the current F1 grid, measuring in at 6ft 2in – only a couple of inches shorter than Stuck. Teammate Esteban Ocon is tied for second with Mercedes’ ...

It’s just two weeks until F1 gets underway in Australia, and teams are currently in Bahrain, midway through their third and final preseason test. The 2026 season promises to be wildly different from ...