Ricardo Ceccarelli is the Doctor who travels wherever the team goes. You may have read about mechanics, engine tuners and the like but this is something refreshingly different. We think of the drivers as machines along with the snazzy machines that they drive but we fail to think of humans who need all the attention and care. He takes with him an assortment of drugs to treat the drivers wherever they are. He admits them to a hospital if the situation warrants. He maintains their health with a special mineral drink that he has developed himself. This will protect the driver from the extreme heat he has to suffer inside the formula 1 car on the circuit. Especially in circuits like BAHRAIN there is no question of cooling in the desert sun. He talks about the fluid loss that could be up to three liters in 90 minutes which may affect the psychological performance of the driver. Drinking water is the only solution, according to him.

The driver has to bear with a heat of one hundred and eighty degrees inside his car and this tortuous heat has to be tolerated for at least 90 minutes till the race is over. Secondly, muscular sprains can be developed in the legs and in the neck because of the break neck speed at which these snazzy cars are driven. This is because gravity will play its part and we have to remain conscious of that. You can not do more than two laps without training and imagine the fitness required to withstand it for 90 minutes.

The demands on the brain are something never heard of in any other sports. You can not give even a second’s rest to the brain at such high speeds and complex visual inputs.

NASCAR segment has news about the sad event where 7 spectators were injured when the car that Edward was driving just flew and hit them. Now the organizers are seriously thinking of imposing penalty on drivers who are found to commit mistakes wantonly.

Indy car segment has news items on the racing event in Kansas City. There is a piece of interesting news on all the segments like hill climb and midget. In the vintage car segment you see amusing descriptions of the cars and their owners. Drag racing is not to be left behind as this a very exciting race that requires the driver to be extremely alert. Karting and wrc are the segments that have minute details about the exacting physical standards required for the sport.

There is news about the Australian bear maker BUDWEISER planning to abandon NHRA AND SPONSORSHIP after 2009. This season will be ok for them. They seem to be hard pressed for money, it seems. Hard times get every body.