Justin Holland – The Conversation

A Ferrari test drive simulator cockpit at the Ferrari Museum in Italy. Luca Lorenzelli/Shutterstock

March 13, 2025

Do it with your eyes closed: how Formula 1 drivers memorise race tracks before even stepping foot on them

Dan van den Hoek, University of the Sunshine Coast; Adam Gorman, Queensland University of Technology, and Justin Holland, Queensland University of Technology

Simulators are making life safer for Formula 1 drivers, who can now memorise every twist and turn of a track before driving on it.

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March 22, 2024

Dan van den Hoek, University of the Sunshine Coast; Justin Holland, Queensland University of Technology, and Paul Haines, Griffith University

Formula 1 drivers endure a barrage of physical and psychological demands - but what exactly do their bodies go through during a race?