CAR Magazine reports:
In the March 2010 issue of CAR Magazine you might have read about yours truly flailing around helplessly in the Williams F1 gym. My pain and suffering was all down to Nick Harris, F1 exercise physiologist and Human Performance Engineering founder.
Harris is 36, graduated from Cardiff university with a degree in sports science, and started his career at Jackie Stewart Racing in 1999. These days he doesn’t just train Williams drivers Nico Hulkenberg and Rubens Barrichello – after he destroyed me he caught a plane to Australia to coach AC/DC ahead of the band’s world tour, and he also works with golfers and has recently released his own range of sports clothing –trick T-shirts that are treated with silver to kill live bacteria; compression tops that help muscle recovery post-workout.
Here are a few of his insights into the world of F1 fitness…
• ‘Compared with the last ten years, 2010 we’ll see the greatest emphasis on the driver. There used to be launch control, traction control and more testing, and all that has been phased out. This year they’ll start with heavy fuel, which means drivers will be subjected to lower g due to the higher weight and lower speeds, but it’s mentally more of a challenge because they’ll need to manage the brakes, tyres and fuel...'
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