Switzerland, English
Neel Jani
Neel Jani is a 24 year old race car driver; he lives in Jens (SUI) and in England. He drives for the Team Switzerland in the A1GP-Series and is incredibly successful. BMC supports Neel with a bike allowing him to zip around on the lightest and most stable vehicle even when he is away from the race track.
| Which characteristics describe you best? |
| What are your likes? Chilling out, sport in general (tennis, cross-country skiing), the movies, hamburgers |
| What are your dislikes? Rowing, dancing, seafood, the frequent travel required in my job. |
| Which sport would you do if you weren’t a racing car driver? I probably would have become a skier. |
| Which result are you particularly proud of? Last weekend in Malaysia I won two races – that allowed out team to take the lead in the teams category. That made me incredibly happy. |
| And what was your most disappointing defeat? The year 2004 comes into mind, I was pretty fast that year, but had to pull out of many races. |
| What got you into motorsport? My father is a former motor sport racer. Because of that I started go kart racing when I was nine years old. From there I progressed up through the ranks – and now I am lucky enough to be able to live from my sport. |
| Why is endurance training so important for you? Endurance is extremely important in motorsport. During the race my heart reaches 145 to 170 beats per minute. I have to have good concentration and reactions at this high intensity for the whole race which can last 1hr 45 mins. In addition my whole body is subjected to high G forces which really taxes my neck and breathing muscles. In other words the higher my fitness is, the better my concentration and precision is during high loads. |