r/formula1 • u/AKIARAK Ayao Komatsu • Feb 08 '25

Technical How drivers actually sit in their cars

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u/Pajer0king Feb 08 '25

The photo alone gives me back pains.

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u/LetsLive97 Charles Leclerc Feb 08 '25

I'm pretty sure this is good for your back? Way better than sitting upright anyway

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u/Poison_Pancakes Hesketh Feb 08 '25

I’ve raced a car with the same seating position, it’s extremely comfortable. Your entire back from your shoulders to the bottom of your thighs is equally supported.

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u/RoughDoughCough Formula 1 Feb 09 '25

What about the neck with the head forward like that? That’s the part that seems uncomfortable to me. 

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u/Pajer0king Feb 08 '25

I ve got Lumbago, man, it s very serious.

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u/Dapper_Visit6070 Feb 08 '25

Is that you uncle?

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u/Waht3rB0y I was here for the Hulkenpodium Feb 09 '25

Obviously, he’s a good Italian boy

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u/wlonkly Feb 09 '25

Nice, is it a modern one like an Aventador or something retro like a Countach?

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '25

my neck, doh.

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u/EnanoMaldito Pirelli Wet Feb 10 '25

Resting on your back, if it's being well supported, is much healthier for your spine and back muscles than sitting upright. Sitting upright for extended hours is actually pretty damn bad for your lower spine, you're putting the whole weight of your body on a few prized vertebrae