VO2 max of cyclists V Formula 1 drivers

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  • shinyhelmut
    shinyhelmut Posts: 1,364
    meanredspider wrote:
    A Triathlon, I'd have thought, was an endurance event. I see JB has entered the world championships. I don't know how "similar" the "athletic abilities" need to be for the OP's colleague to win the (pointless) arguement. Competing in the world championships of a sport seems a reasonable level of achievement for someone still competing to be world champion of an entirely different sport.

    To qualify for the age group world championships, which is what JB has done, basically puts him in the top 20 of those who've applied within his 5 year age group. Without wanting to detract from his achievements in tri he is far from world class.

    As for the original question, I'm with Rick Chasey. Comparing the fitness of a F1 driver with that of a pro cyclist is impossible. Both are extremely fit but judging fitness in very different and very specific ways.
  • desweller
    desweller Posts: 5,175
    ShinyHelmut wrote:
    As for the original question, I'm with Rick Chasey. Comparing the fitness of a F1 driver with that of a pro cyclist is impossible. Both are extremely fit but judging fitness in very different and very specific ways.

    Ah, but that wasn't the original question, was it. The original question was specifically about VO2Max.
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  • P_Tucker
    P_Tucker Posts: 1,878
    meanredspider wrote:
    P_Tucker wrote:
    :lol: I wonder how strict the testing regime is.

    As strict as any, I believe. One driver was mentioning that he was woken at 6am in his hotel room by the dope testing team on a race weekend for a random test. Gives the sense that, superficially at least, they take it seriously. The medical requirements around F1 are pretty strict given the inherent dangers of the sport to drivers, spectators, teams and officials. The sport retains Professor Syd Watkins (at least, that's who it used to be) who is a consultant neuro-surgeon to keep an eye on the drivers.

    Well, if it's as strict as any, that means that it's still p!ss easy for anyone who can afford a half-decent doctor (which will be everyone, obv) to take drugs and pass the tests. Information F1's anti doping is tricky to find in Google, which says a lot in itself, but I did turn up this:

    http://f1voice.blogspot.com/2007/07/ant ... in-f1.html

    Which doesn't exactly paint a great picture.

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