When F1 drivers dress for a race, security is the primary precedence. Their gloves, balaclavas, boots, fits and underwear shield them from hearth and warmth.
However race equipment cannot sluggish them down. It must be mild, snug and breathable, with a couple of particular options built-in to assist them carry out at their greatest.
On this episode of F1 Explains, Maurizio Sicco, Marketing consultant at PUMA Motorsport and racewear knowledgeable, tells Katie Osborne and Christian Hewgill all about F1 race equipment: the way it’s designed and examined, and the particular requests drivers make for his or her customised gear.