No pain, no gain: 48 hours as a racing driver
AUTOSPORT's Group F1 editor Jonathan Noble finds out just how fit the modern Formula 1 star needs to be as he takes part in Abu Dhabi's 48-hour racing driver experience
Have you ever been subject to a lie-detector test? Ever had to hold up a lead weight with your head until your neck muscles scream out that they can do so no longer? Have you had electrical currents passed through your body to see how fit you are? Ever experienced brain ache from absurdly tough memory tests - all the time under pressure not to make a mistake?
I have. All in the quest to experience what life is really like for a modern day racing driver.
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