Strength. Like any athlete, a race-car driver needs muscle mass. Exactly how much a driver's training focuses on this is somewhat dependent on the series in which they compete.

Away-from-the track training produces drivers whose VO2 max scores are typically in the range of 55 to 65, according to Poole. This is a common metric for evaluating the overall fitness of an athlete.

Teams and drivers treat endurance racing much like a series of short races. The Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach is a 100-minute race in Long Beach, California, and is one of several sub-two-hour ...

But there are very race car-specific moves, too. “We also have an adapted steering system which I’ve designed alongside a professional race driver, Markus Niemelä (Atlantics champion in 2008 ...

Newgarden and other drivers train to handle the strain on their shoulders, neck and grip needed to muscle a 1,700-pound car (771 kilograms) through a race, whether navigating a street course like ...

News Racing PitFit Training: IndyCar Drivers’ Secret Weapon to Winning the Indy 500. Drivers may be fit, but not all of them are mentally and cognitively conditioned to win.

Neck muscles aren’t a particular area of the body that most athletes pay attention to, but they’re important to Formula One drivers. In racing, “the head and neck are put under extreme loads ...

Formula 1 drivers have a weight target for each race. They have a rigorous fitness training regimen, which targets their diet, stamina, and strength.

Complex simulators can provide valuable practice for drivers. Automobile Club de l’Ouest. Video simulation of racing has gone from an amusing, if not terribly faithful representation in games ...

British racing driver Oliver Gavin has won the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans five times. ... Sim training is an important tool for this race, I have my own simulator.