Day in the life of an F1 DRIVER!

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9 ай бұрын

Ever wondered what it's like to be a Formula 1 driver? Well, let me take you into a day in the life of an F1 driver!
Have you ever wondered what your favorite Formula 1 drivers do every day of a Formula 1 race weekend? Allow me to explain everything that the 2023 Formula 1 drivers have to do on each day of a Formula 1 Grand Prix. From Formula 1 media commitments to F1 seat fittings - here is a day in the life of an F1 driver during the 2023 Formula 1 schedule.
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@SuperMarkizas 9 ай бұрын

That visual Lando/Lewis clash is F1 nightmare inducing :D

@SamuelSantos_ 9 ай бұрын

With Verstappen's hair lmao

@Pantsthief-gk8vu 9 ай бұрын

He looks like a Eldritch horror that fell from the stars.

@samansiddiquie1902 9 ай бұрын

With Max’s hair😟

@sidrens1047 9 ай бұрын

Respectfully Kym, the track walk isn’t a casual walk and spend time with Engineers. It’s an integral part for a driver to remind themselves of braking zones and markers, check track conditions and discuss with their Engineer strategy. It’s especially important for rookies and maybe not so integral for the very experienced drivers. I have worked in Motorsport for many years and completed countless track walks.

@indiaclear1544 29 күн бұрын

True but a lot of the time is also spent in casual conversation. When something comes up and you reach a new corner, you will of course discuss it but I think Kym was just meaning it's less of an official meeting and a more relaxed and casual discussion with the engineers. It's not necessarily essential and after a few years at the same track, there is less to discuss, hence why some drivers stop them altogether. Point being, they can also have a chat about their weekend or something else in a way they cant when they're sat around in a meeting. Like you say, for rookies it's a bit different but for more experienced drivers it's also some time with their engineers

@MogsterKupo 9 ай бұрын

This is why Kimi said "I still enjoy the driving. Everything else, I hate." 😂

@MaxskiSynths 9 ай бұрын

Not sure calling Alex Albon a "lesser driver" will go down well but I know what you're getting at 🤣

@jancam464 9 ай бұрын

I think he meant by popularity. The fanzone for Ferrari drivers are usually twice if not three times as large as for other teams. They also do interviews in English, French, Italian and Spanish.

@MaxskiSynths 9 ай бұрын

@jancam464 My point was that people might take it the wrong way and not understand what he meant.

@MTbone7 9 ай бұрын

Wow unbelievably tedious and taxing, not sure how they can do that almost every week when they probably just want to drive. Thanks for the great and unique vid Kym!

@philippeblanc2341 9 ай бұрын

Ferlando Versthamilton😂😂😂😂…. Love it😂😂😂 Indeed always entertaining and well prepared…

@faiththomas1749 9 ай бұрын

@phillpieblanc2341 Ferlando Versthamiltn = Fernando Alonzo + Lando Norris + max Verstappen + Lewis Hamilton 😊

@williamflynn2753 9 ай бұрын

Cheeky rich energy plug😂

@mamavswild 9 ай бұрын

‘Verstamilton’….thank you for this: I’m sure there will NEVER be an Enemies-to-Lovers fanfic written now because of inspiration such as yours. 🙃

@matz4k 9 ай бұрын

Why was there a picture of the William MVP Alex Albion when you were talking about "lesser driver"? 😂

@Alpin-io6uq 9 ай бұрын

You sir, are a well prepared, entertaining , gentleman . Keep up the good work!

@KymIllman 9 ай бұрын

Thanks, will do!

@teamredgutz399 9 ай бұрын

Thanks as always for a well-informed look behind the scenes. Bottom line as you have reported it - very little downtime for drivers on a race weekend. Lots of work.

@Galadonin 9 ай бұрын

Huge uncanny valley with the montage of Felando ! The first photoshop for the PR meeting is just gold !

@anita750 9 ай бұрын

Anita here and you are very welcome Kym 😁 The Ferrari print (#12/50) looks beautiful on my wall, together with the signed Fernando print. Thank YOU for making such great content and for taking such great photographs!

@KymIllman 9 ай бұрын

You are so welcome

@CallieMasters5000 9 ай бұрын

And now you have a video on KZfaq as proof of your authentic photo!

@richardwintle1020 9 ай бұрын

2:55 "energy drink" LOL. Best choice.

@soledieairvideos5974 9 ай бұрын

I knew they had a lot of commitments, but my god that’s a lot. Idk how they stay sane, no wonder most will say they that they don’t like media days. Thanks Kym for the great information!

@user-el3gn5yl2w 9 ай бұрын

Yes but what i understood from what Kim said is that if you´re a "bigger star" like Hamilton or Verstappen you can skip most of those things in the morning and arrive only at 2 for the press conference. At least on the first day

@fariedfredericks8269 9 ай бұрын

The drivers name and the team 🤣🤣🤣 love it 🤝🏼🙌🏻🤣🤣🤣

@venkatasagar492 9 ай бұрын

Informative and entertaining. Thank you Kym!

@KymIllman 9 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@raydriver7300 9 ай бұрын

Love it. Stay passionate and always stay to the end 🌞

@vintagevinylvets1187 9 ай бұрын

This was an interesting video. You have to be a unique individual to be a F1 driver these days. That is a LOT to deal with every race weekend. Thank you very much for sharing this with us. Always amazing content sir. Stay safe AND passionate, God Bless.🙏🏻🏁

@bgivco 9 ай бұрын

Great video, thanks for posting!!

@KymIllman 9 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@sheppardgirl 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for this really informative video ❤ I always wanted to know how a weekend looks like for a driver 😊

@KymIllman 9 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@eurocon 9 ай бұрын

fascinating as usual Kym, cheers!

@KymIllman 9 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@SamuelSantos_ 9 ай бұрын

Good video, another interesting video would be what F1 drivers typically do in between races.

@kurtcraig3421 9 ай бұрын

great details into f1 life. these vids must take kym fricken ages to put together.

@KymIllman 9 ай бұрын

Yep.

@airsofter2247 9 ай бұрын

When will you have a signed print with Oscar Ocon; love that guy

@pixgurll9976 9 ай бұрын

I usually just watch the videos and never leave a like but this time i felt obligated to do it bc this video was SO WELL DONE 😂, honestly I could imagine how much work Kym pull off that would be a crime if I didn't like it. I Loved the content so much, it was very enlightened and creative, hope see more of these type of videos in the future.

@KymIllman 9 ай бұрын

Much appreciated

@justawhisperintheuniverse8257 9 ай бұрын

In some ways, it would be nice to have everything scheduled for you, but it's got to be exhausting at times. Imagine traveling to all these different places and you still eat the same food and only see things at the track.

@CallieMasters5000 9 ай бұрын

When they cash that fat check, it's not so bad.

@5spdddd 9 ай бұрын

HUGE Ferlando fan here.!!!!

@andrewstorm8240 9 ай бұрын

Sergio Leclerc sounds a great name

@jcdenton3062 9 ай бұрын

The most pleasant paparazzi possible. Good content Kym

@juliswift 9 ай бұрын

Lol Kym, I love the name and picture you came up with - Ferlando!! Thanks for a great video providing wonderful and interesting insight.

@KymIllman 9 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

@tabathalowery4219 9 ай бұрын

Ferlando Verstamilton! lol, another great vlog!!

@KymIllman 9 ай бұрын

Yes! Thank you!

@patrickmarcoux8661 9 ай бұрын

Very well done and interesting. When do they get the chance to train?

@jeffcanfixit 9 ай бұрын

Kym,,, not only was that really cool content but it was damn clever too. 👍👍🏁

@KymIllman 9 ай бұрын

Cheers

@jayraj5459 9 ай бұрын

loved the fictious names 🤣🤣😂😂👍👍

@MirrorMountain 9 ай бұрын

Living the fast life

@tomporcinus 9 ай бұрын

Yeah, after seeing an image of Ferlando, I can't concentrate on what you are saying, Kym. Had to replay your vid with my eyes closed to get a sense of what the drivers do.

@KenBulldog 9 ай бұрын

Now i know why some drivers just want to quit, this sucks😂

@arkasingha6111 9 ай бұрын

It felt so good to see seb 🫣

@sergioe7540 9 ай бұрын

Kym, do you know of any drivers who are foodies or big eaters?

@July-nj5sn 9 ай бұрын

Yuki probably😅

@giabury 8 ай бұрын

Mr. Illman, what are the planning tools/software you see the teams are using for the rundown? And is it a Smartsheet file in your video?

@KymIllman 8 ай бұрын

I use google sheets

@vyomakeshaconsultancy3406 9 ай бұрын

As i said before Kym you are the walking encyclopedia of F1 cheers.Gowra

@einezcrespo2107 9 ай бұрын

Ferlando Verstamilon? Is he any good? 😉

@itsnoterica 9 ай бұрын

Ofc my favorite driver Ferlando Verstamilton, the real F1 goat

@andrewenglander2627 9 ай бұрын

Hey Kym, love your insight as always! Do you know what day drivers normally arrive in the race city? Particularly a USA race like Austin

@KymIllman 9 ай бұрын

It depends on their schedules

@andrewenglander2627 9 ай бұрын

@@KymIllman do some come on Wednesdays?

@jimf01 9 ай бұрын

We can scratch that track walk for Las Vegas!

@carloss6707 9 ай бұрын

Ferlando verstamilton sounds like a fusion of 4 drivers

@MiiDev69 9 ай бұрын

I want Ferlando to be a real F1 driver now.

@gerooowd232 5 ай бұрын

Ferlando Verstamilton got 12 WDC under his belt

@gerardoestebanrochafrangos4951 9 ай бұрын

Hi Kym, are you receiving money from Lando or his team? the question is because Lando is the star in your videos. Of course Daniel also appears a lot, which I recognize is because his nationality.

@gggmizzle 9 ай бұрын

Nice video. But why did Ferlando not attend the drivers briefing? Isn’t that a fine? 😂

@KymIllman 9 ай бұрын

Indeed.

@F1Fanatic76 9 ай бұрын

This makes me tired just looking at this schedule

@darrencamilleri3667 9 ай бұрын

Kym how is your 4 day timetable set out 📸🏎️

@KymIllman 9 ай бұрын

I recorded a video on that yesterday which will be edited and up in a couple of weeks

@rochellealquiza2892 9 ай бұрын

Kym, Ferlando will haunt me in my nightmare tonight 😮

@bamoida110 9 ай бұрын

Gud stuff

@malgorzatakis 2 ай бұрын

7:30 that’s a really late time for me today I woke up at 5:30

@topmarques 9 ай бұрын

Very enlightening Kym! Changed my mind, don't want to be an F1 driver now.... 🤣

@user-el3gn5yl2w 9 ай бұрын

if you make it to the top you cans kip most of those things just like Max and Lewis lol

@sandrarosenboom3905 9 ай бұрын

Hello Kim. how I can get one of your beautiful photo’s signed by you? Best regards. Sandra from the Netherlands

@KymIllman 9 ай бұрын

Go to KYMS SHOP at KymIllman.com

@gregoryf9299 9 ай бұрын

The sponsors commitments must be tiresome! Every race, every day? I’m not much for small talk so I think that would be the hardest part for me! Lol Curious if you can share what some drivers do between races? How much time at w factory, how much time doing sponsor stuff, how much time to their own, etc. Awesome insight mful vid as always!

@yesokooo 9 күн бұрын

Mum: don’t worry, Ferlando is not real Me: he’s real ma, his smile haunts me 😖😭

@gamercontinent4001 3 ай бұрын

Can, anyone tell me who is that Indian guy beside pierre gasly at this timestamp- 5:09

@kengreenberg 9 ай бұрын

Energy drink? Hmmm. A monster decision👹

@OhanaSingapore 9 ай бұрын

Ferlando will be WDC in 2023!!

@SuperFrooty 9 ай бұрын

Oscar Ocon 🤣

@banginpeakhour 9 ай бұрын

I'm sure they're drinking Rich Energy lol

@Mandykiss4500 9 ай бұрын

F1 Drivers ONLY Drive on Track for 20% of their Job throughout a Season…there is WAY More they do outside of the Race Weekends…Sponsors Events, Sponsor Filming Days, Team Meetings, Team Simulator Work, Team Filming Days, F1 (FOM) Filming Days etc…basically F1 Drivers hardly are at Home throughout a Year…

@st0rmr1der7 9 ай бұрын

Great video apart from that creepy drivers Frankenstein

@Max_Flashheart 9 ай бұрын

Oscar Rockon brilliant

@Allan-ts1ux 9 ай бұрын

Add jetlag and I would think twice is it worth it to risk my life. Not like the good ol days by far where you just show up .. this alone would burn you out even b4 you race

@zachm2314 9 ай бұрын

handsome man that ferlando

@juliswift 9 ай бұрын

😂😂

@1bluensx 9 ай бұрын

Does Lewis have to ever be in team gear? I can’t stand how prima donna he is. Kym, will you be staying at Singapore Marriott Tang plaza again this year? Are you going to do a meet and greet?

@KymIllman 9 ай бұрын

Yes, once he’s arrived. And No, and probably to the other two questions

@1bluensx 9 ай бұрын

@@KymIllman keep us posted. Thank you for the response. Looking to meet you this trip. We were in Singapore, Hungary, and Austin and haven’t been able to say hi yet.

@Krysnha Ай бұрын

Biblicaly acurate f1 driver

@asunbeam5479 9 ай бұрын

lol rich energy

@CJ-gp9yh 9 ай бұрын

Woah I’m the first to comment.. keep up the great videos Kym!

@mannedi8665 9 ай бұрын

Looks like Lando went into Lewis' closet

@Vikii2024 9 ай бұрын

Hectic 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

@daniel69 9 ай бұрын

Really, an energy drink? Those things are not good for you

@robertl7503 9 ай бұрын

A driver should be left alone on race day.

@inflatable2 9 ай бұрын

Got tired just from watching this.. 🤣

@perpetual_bias 9 ай бұрын

GH = 'george + hamilton' OO = 'oscar + ocon' SL = 'sergio + leclerc" who came up with these unorganized, dumbass acronyms

@CallieMasters5000 9 ай бұрын

Your amalgamated driver looks kind of dodgy - like that guy at the club it's best to avoid. 😂 Which makes me ask: besides dictating wardrobe, do teams ever tell drivers to cut their hair or change their look? Like when they show up in a mullet or crazy dyed hair, or badly tattooed. I've heard of other athletes being told to change their look to get their big salary.