I was reading that F1 drivers have to withstand really high temperatures consistently during a race and don’t have A/C. How come they’re hot if there’s wind coming at them really fast throughout the entire race?
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As others have mentioned, its the clothing. I used to race in a cheapo local race series in texas, and the first time I just put the clothes on in the comfort of my air conditioned home, i felt an instant of panic because of how hot and stifling they are just to wear. They are thick, and they purposefully dont let air pass through them almost at all to protect you from fire.
Strangely, in the middle of a race you feel nothing, your adrenaline is so high, but when you finish the race you realize you are just pouring sweat. We used air scoops made of of dryer hose to route air through the windows a bit, but its just so hot. We used to do a 4 hour endurance race on thanksgiving day, and we would switch drivers every 45 minutes. I think i lost 10 pounds of water or more each session. Then drink as fast as you can to get as much back in as possible.
And i was racing these absolutely crappy maza 1st gen rx-7s, they were good for about 1.2g’s of lateral force at best. I cant imagine what its like fighting 3 times that like these guys.
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