What F1 drivers eat - with Oscar Piastri's nutritionist, Dr Dan Martin

As high-performance athletes, F1 drivers have to eat the right things at the right times. Everything they eat and drink, plus the timing of their meals, is carefully planned by expert nutritionists like Dr Dan Martin from Combine Performance. Dan works with McLaren's Oscar Piastri.
Christian Hewgill and Katie Osborne find out what an F1 driver's diet is and how it helps them perform at their best. We also get the story behind the banana smoothie which interrupted a previous F1 Explains interview with Piastri...
Get your F1 question answered by an expert
Record it as a voice note or write it in an email and send it to [email protected]
Learn more about F1 with our previous episodes:

• How F1 helmets are made - with Bell Racing
• Ask a Formula 1 Driver – Liam Lawson answers your questions
• Inside the FIA Safety Car - with driver, Bernd Mayländer
• How F1 video games are so realistic - with EA SPORTS F124
• LIVE in Miami with Guenther Steiner + F1 Explains listeners
• Car setup with Fernando Alonso + Aston Martin
• F1 race suits, boots, gloves + underwear - with PUMA
• F1 brakes - technology + technique - with Brembo + Jack Doohan
• The job of an F1 Team Principal - with Aston Martin's Mike Krack