Rolling cars can be harmful to health

Sergio Perez, like a number of other racers, has to admit that the characteristic build-up of the car at high speeds, which the teams have encountered this season, leads to very unpleasant consequences and a deterioration of well-being during the piloting process.

“You go to 300 km/h and then the problem starts to appear,” Marca newspaper quoted the Mexican Red Bull Racing driver as saying. – This can actually impair your vision when braking, or prevent you from positioning the car properly on the track.

It’s a tricky problem, especially during a race, and it’s most noticeable when you’re driving with the DRS closed – there are times when the car becomes uncontrollable.”

Carlos Sainz, Charles Leclerc, Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon also complained of similar problems – all admitted to experiencing discomfort, discomfort, dizziness and even headaches.

Spanish neurosurgeon Pablo Clavel, who specializes in the treatment of diseases related to the spine, came to certain conclusions after watching the first races of the season on TV and studying the videos of their individual episodes.

“Certainly, riders should continue to train their neck muscles intensively,” he said in an interview with Europa Press. “This type of repetitive head movement, similar to sharp nodding, can lead to injuries of the cervical ligaments or damage to the intervertebral discs.”

He emphasized that the spine experiences extremely strong biomechanical stresses, but admitted that the neck muscles of professional racers are very strong and trained, which partially reduces the risks.

According to Ferrari engineers, the build-up problem will be addressed after about the first five races of the season, but on Scuderia cars, as well as Red Bull cars, it is at least less pronounced than on Mercedes, where the situation has been so far. much more serious.