Race Car Drivers Bathroom Breaks

If he has to go he can call a bathroom break whenever he desires says stephen hall a.

Race car drivers bathroom breaks. But when that need for relief comes along the drivers can t get out of their cars in. David schenk from the sadler racing team told me just prior to a race you will see all of the drivers hitting the bathroom. The truth is nascar drivers are real people just like you and me and they use the bathroom just like us one leg at a time. Lewis hamilton a british formula one racing driver admits some drivers can t.

Not taking necessary bathroom breaks can lead to health problems most commonly urinary tract infections uti s. In the tour and many other big races the race leader the guy wearing the yellow jersey is king. No wait i must be thinking of something else because the merchants of speed have their own unique ways of passing water. These standards aim to protect workers from health complications that can occur when a bathroom is not readily available such as bladder problems bowel issues and.

With all that is at stake taking a bathroom break is never an option but every once in awhile you will see a driver ask for a replacement if he gets too sick to continue like a really bad case of the flu or something. Last year on pit road at talladega just before the race i went into a porta potty right after bill elliott and when i came out jeff gordon was waiting to use it. With the amount of racing they all do i m sure most of them have at one time or another. It may take practice but trying to hold off drinking until you are about 1 1 5 hours from your next stop.

However you can reduce how often you need to stop by timing your liquid intake. Driving for three hours in a boiling hot nascar can get a little messy sometimes jeff gordon elliott sadler matt kenseth kyle larson joey logano and mo.