Just like your muscles, your brain can be trained. Physical skills need consistent training to stimulate adaptation over time, and so do mental habits and tendencies.

In this workshop, Formula Medicine bring you top tips on mental training skills and techniques as well as how to keep focus, manage the highs and lows and best prepare for performance.

The F1 ACADEMY Driver Development Workshop Series is specifically designed for young female drivers engaged in competitive karting and/or racing, and their essential support network.

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Mental Skills Fundamentals: brought to you by Formula Medicine

On-track success can often come down to what goes on inside your head! Just like your muscles, your brain can be trained. Physical skills need consistent training to stimulate adaptation over time, and so do mental habits. By working on your mental skills, you can learn to do some really important things.

Maintaining focus & managing mistakes: brought to you by Formula Medicine

To perform well, you need to be focused -especially when you're competing on track. This tutorial gives top tips for improving focus, training techniques and refocusing strategies

Every athlete makes mistakes - it’s part of sports. Learning to deal with mistakes and disappointing performance is part of being a competitive athlete - this tutorial explains how.

Pre performance techniques: brought to you by Formula Medicine

Here are some focus exercises to experiment with as part of your mental warm up routine. Try them and find the one that works best for you. If you’ve never done any focus techniques before, start with the first, most simple breathing technique to gain familiarity with breath focus work.