how Formula 1 drivers memorise race tracks before even stepping foot on them
- Written by Dan van den Hoek, Senior Lecturer, Clinical Exercise Physiology, University of the Sunshine Coast
A Ferrari test drive simulator cockpit at the Ferrari Museum in Italy. Luca Lorenzelli/ShutterstockThe Albert Park circuit for the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix has 14 turns over 5.278 kilometres. F1 drivers can tell you the braking points, cornering speeds and preferred line for every one of those corners without actually being there.
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