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Obsessive fans of Formula 1 driver Nico Rosberg know he can race at over 330kph, pull almost -5G under braking and thrash his engine to some 21,000rpm. They know this because, throughout 2011, the Mercedes GP Petronas team has displayed live data ---including G-force, steering-wheel angle, and brake and throttle pressure -- from its racing cars on its website.
The levels of G-force experienced by Rosberg in the qualifying session for the Canadian Grand Prix in June are shown above, Blue denotes G-force pulled under acceleration (a maximum of 2.108G) while the yellow depicts G-force created by braking and corners (up to -5.552G).
It's a victory lap for live data.
See the gallery for data from steering wheel angles and brake/throttle pressures.
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