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

Dan van den Hoek, Adam Gorman and Justin Holland
The Conversation, Vol.14 March 2025
2025
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The Albert Park circuit for the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix has 14 turns over 5.303 kilometres. F1 drivers can tell you the braking points, cornering speeds and preferred line for every one of those corners without actually being there. How?

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