THEY’RE the young adrenaline junkies set to take over the world of Formula One – if they can hold their nerve. “What they do a lot of the time is the work that the F1 drivers don’t want to do,” he explains. The majority of F1 reserve drivers race in the F2 Championship and are part of a team’s young driver programme. Ben says: “We’re seeing less and less stories of people from humble beginnings, like Lewis Hamilton, getting into F1. Ben says: “That can be made up of their parents’ money, sponsorship money, or funds from the young driver programme, which covers most of the costs. RESERVE drivers are the budding F1 stars waiting in the wings for a chance to show what they can do on the race track. Ben says: “Reserve drivers are ready-to-go professionals, so they need to be eating the right things, training a few times a week, and in peak physical condition. He adds: “When it’s their time, reserve drivers need to do really well. Ben says: “Mick had his chance but didn’t impress massively. Mercedes took him on as a reserve driver, and now the reality of him making a comeback is very slim.”. Ben says: “Sometimes F1 reserve drivers don’t make it.

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