How does a Formula 1 driver actually train? What does their diet look like? How much do they work out — and how many calories do they burn?

In a video for Formula 1, the Williams driver kicked things off by shutting down a comment claiming F1 drivers aren’t real athletes: "That's a broad spectrum. I don't know if this is just a random person saying this, but probably they haven't driven an F1 car."

The Thai driver then gave a sense of what it actually feels like to race a Formula 1 car: "Generally speaking, we're in the car for around two hours. We can go anywhere from a track that's maybe 34, 35 degrees Celsius ambient, humidity at 80, 90%. Our heart rates can vary, but in a hot race, we could be at 160 beats per minute for two hours.

"So you can imagine going for a run for two hours at that kind of heart rate, on top of driving and everything else — it's not the easiest."

Albon also admitted that even F1 drivers allow themselves the occasional cheat meal, while his fitness coach Patrick Harding added that on a double-session day, drivers can end up consuming as many as 5,000 calories just to keep their energy levels up.

Finally, Harding joked that while drivers steer clear of fried or overly fatty foods, desserts are surprisingly popular in the paddock: "On a race weekend, all joking aside, nutrition is something that we focus on a lot, obviously.