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Sports Driving Course: What Happens During a Session at the Lab
We have talked about choosing to drive with your head, and about choosing to work alongside a coach during your sessions, but booking a sports driving course is only the first step.
Francesca Carfì
6 days ago2 min read


Professional driving simulator: what really sets it apart from everything else
FROM THE raceBOX There's a question that comes up often, even before someone walks into the Lab for the first time. "But is it really that different from what you find out there?" Yes. And it's a difference you can feel, literally. It's not a matter of graphics When it comes to a professional driving simulator, the first instinct is to look at the three screens. Resolution, detail, frame smoothness. But graphics are only one of the things that set a professional simulator apa
Francesca Carfì
Oct 182 min read


Women in Motorsport: why raceX is a space for them too
A young female driver supported by the raceX team gets ready to get on track FROM THE raceBOX Motorsport is one of the sports with the lowest female representation in the world. And this does not come only from prejudice, and the passion is there. It's because for years the environment has struggled to make space in teams, in the paddock, and in the conversation. At the Lab, we decided that wouldn't be our problem. An environment that takes nothing for granted When a girl wal
Francesca Carfì
Oct 142 min read


Physical preparation for drivers: why the body matters even during simulation
FROM THE raceBOX In motorsport there is a lot of talk about driving technique, setup and telemetry. There is far less talk about what happens to a driver's body during a session. And yet that is precisely where something fundamental is won or lost. A driver is an athlete It's a truth that still struggles to take hold in the popular imagination: a driver is an athlete. Not in the generic sense of the word, but in the fullest sense. During an intense driving session, the body i
Francesca Carfì
Oct 52 min read


Six Hours of Endurance, From the Inside
There are days at the Lab you recognize before you even walk through the door.
Saturday morning, 10:00 AM. The Phoenix One team arrives. Ahead of them lies a six-hour endurance race at Spa-Francorchamps.
Francesca Carfì
Jul 62 min read


The phrases we hear most often during a simulation session
Inside the Lab there are no right or wrong questions. After years of activity we've come to realise that certain questions always come back.
Francesca Carfì
Jun 153 min read


Different people, different goals. The diversity of our driver simulation center.
3:00 PM. The Lab doors open. The simulators fire up, and the first
people start arriving.
Francesca Carfì
Jun 102 min read


The moment you stop driving without using your brain: the importance of coaching sessions
There are drivers who jump onto the simulator and immediately look for the limit. They push, force, and chase the fast lap right from the start.
Francesca Carfì
Jun 42 min read


raceX: Where it all began
In 2023, raceX was born, with one goal in mind.
Francesca Carfì
May 232 min read
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