How I can help your team.
Three ways to work with me. Two are at the track, one covers everything in between. Not sure which you need? Get in touch and we'll work it out together.
Driver trackside support
Day rate
I'm with you all weekend, from warm ups, vision work and a clear head before every session, to hydration and recovery between them, and treatment whenever something isn't right.
- Warm ups before every session
- Sports vision and reaction work
- Cognitive preparation
- Recovery and hydration protocols
- Injury support through the weekend
- Soft tissue treatment
Team trackside support
Day rate
I look after the whole garage, not just the driver: niggles and injuries, keeping people cool and hydrated, pit stop practice with a breakdown on the spot, and a proper plan for the day something goes badly wrong.
- Current and pre-existing injuries across the team
- Hydration and cooling strategies
- Pit stop practice support, with on-site breakdowns
- Health and wellness passports, including running and conditioning plans
- Emergency action plans for injury or a serious accident
- Soft tissue treatment
- Driver preparation and readiness
Photo: Sergey Savrasov
Workshop and online support
Monthly retainer
This is the work between race weekends: conditioning and rehab plans for the drivers and for each pit stop role, a weekly injury clinic at the workshop, group sessions, training camps, and online coaching for anyone based abroad.
- Driver S+C and rehabilitation plans
- Pit stop role-specific S+C plans
- Weekly workshop visits with an injury clinic
- Weekly team conditioning sessions
- Training camp plans and weekends away
- Online coaching for staff outside the UK
- Pre, mid and post season physical and wellness testing
How I work.
Assess
On my first visit I mostly watch: pit stop practice, how the drivers warm up, who's carrying a niggle. Then I test whatever needs testing.
Plan
You get a written plan per driver and per pit stop role, with what we are changing and why.
Deliver
Trackside days, workshop visits, online sessions, whichever the plan calls for.
Review
Pre, mid and post season testing so we can see what moved.
Trackside driver support and trackside team support are day rates. Workshop and online support is a monthly retainer. I quote per programme because no two teams need the same thing.
Things people ask me.
Do you travel to every round?
Yes, if that's what the programme needs. Trackside support is booked by the day, so some teams have me at every round and some at the ones that matter most to them.
What does a trackside day actually include?
For a driver: warm ups before each session, vision and reaction work, cognitive prep, hydration and recovery between sessions, and treatment whenever it is needed. For a team: all of that plus the crew, the pit stop practice and the emergency plan.
How do you analyse a pit stop?
I film practice stops from fixed angles, break each role down into its movement pattern, and look at where the load goes and where the time goes. Then we change one thing at a time and film it again.
Can you work with a team based outside the UK?
Yes, trackside work is wherever the race is, and between rounds I coach staff online and build the plans remotely.
Do you work with junior drivers?
Yes, before Formula 2 I looked after drivers from karting up to GB3, and a lot of what matters later starts there.
Will Pope
Sports Therapist and Human Performance Coach
Not sure where to start? Let's have a chat.
Tell me what you're dealing with, which series and when. I read everything myself and I'll get back to you the same day if I can.