Ask any of your non-F1 loving mates and they’re all likely to say the same thing, ‘They get paid that much for just driving around in circles?’ or the classic ‘F1 drivers aren’t proper athletes.’
What people don’t realise is just how incredible Formula One drivers really are and that’s something Sky Sports F1 looked at by testing the skills and reactions of Force India’s Nico Hulkenberg using special eye-tracking goggles.
The feature shows just how superhuman F1 driver’s reactions are, even being able to react so quickly off the start line that it’d get them disqualified for a 100 metre sprint in athletics.
I urge anyone to watch the video above before ever saying ‘F1 is just driving around in circles’ again.