Williams Racing Formula 1 driver and "Call of Duty" player Alex Albon recently discussed what it is like to drive an F1 car, using the aiming sensitivity of "Call of Duty" as an example.

In a blog post for The Players' Tribune (opens in new tab), Albon wrote about his career and struggles as an F1 driver. Most of the post focuses on his time as the number two driver at Red Bull and his inability to get comfortable in a racing car designed around his teammate and current F1 champion Max Verstappen (who has a sim racing rig inside his private jet). Focus.

"This is not meant to be an indictment of anyone or Max at Red Bull Racing or anything. But the car is set up in a unique way, and it is built around the lead driver, i.e. Max," Albon writes.

The driver said he is used to and prefers cars with more front-end sensitivity, but the Red Bull car is different. Albon wrote, "There was so much nose on it that if you breathed on the steering wheel the car would turn." 'If you're playing Call of Duty or something like that, you put the sensitivity on the highest setting. Driving that car is like that."

We all know what it's like to play a first-person game with the mouse sensitivity turned up. So much so that we can imagine what it feels like to drive a race car that does 231 mph with increased steering sensitivity. That would explain the terrible crash (open in new tab) Albon had in 2020 in a Red Bull.

But he's not complaining. Albon said he understood "completely" why the car had to be the way it was. 'At the time, Max was a future world champion. 'It was obvious to everyone. So, of course, we would build the machine the way he wanted it."

Albon finished seventh in points in the World Drivers' Championship that season and was demoted to reserve driver for Red Bull in 2021, losing his seat to Sergio Perez. 2022 Albon joined Williams Racing and finished 19th in the standings and awaits the start of the new season, which kicks off on March 5 at the Bahrain Grand Prix.