SINGAPORE — When the Formula 1 (F1) cars passed by the checkered flag at the end of the race on the streets of Singapore on Sunday, Oct. 5, McLaren clenched their second consecutive Constructor’s Title with six races remaining in the season. The last time the team was able to win consecutive titles was winning four in a row from 1988-91.

In those years, Ayrton Senna led McLaren to three of those four championships. Of the many things Senna is remembered for, revolutionizing the sport’s focus on physical fitness is one of the lesser-known.

He brought an intensity to the race track, but also off the track where he developed a rigorous training schedule including weight training, long-distance running, and even mental conditioning, something another great, Niki Lauda, did after returning fr

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