Simon Hayes

Simon Hayes is an expert in achieving high performance, having dedicated the past three decades of his career to training and conditioning professional racing drivers for some of the world’s biggest motorsport teams. Through detailed and tailored programmes, Simon delivers his expertise on human performance, helping his clients to understand how they can perform to the best of their abilities and achieve the highest performance possible. Now hired as a high performance speaker, Simon will teach you the ins and outs of performance management through human performance technology.

With qualifications in Exercise and Health Behaviour, Simon began his illustrious career as a Human Performance Driver Trainer for Williams F1. Working with the prestigious drivers of such a famed racing company, Simon was responsible for the training and exercise programmes of the drivers that allowed them to demonstrate such high performance on the track. Working across the globe with Williams F1, Simon was then given the opportunity to work in Human Performance Management for McLaren Racing. Using his expertise of high performance, Simon worked alongside three physiotherapists with responsibilities of training all race and test drivers for McLaren – such as double F1 Driver Championship winner, Mika Hӓkkinen. He has also worked as a Human Performance Consultant for Andretti Autosport, working once again with top racing drivers to ensure that they have the skills to perform optimally in a high performance team.

In 2002, Simon became the Founder and Director of Training of Performance Physixx. Committed to delivering high human performance services to professional motorsport drivers, Simon has found huge success with his company, with whom he continues his work today as a Human Performance Consultant. Over the past two decades, Simon has worked at the helm of Performance Physixx, working with clients across Southern California, Europe, the USA and the UK. To date, Simon has worked with a multitude of motorsport clients, including the British Touring Car series, CART/Verizon Indy Car series, NASCAR, Le Mans 24 Hour teams and British Formula 3.

A Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist from the National Strength and Conditioning Association, Simon is one of the most revered experts on high performance around. Having dedicated research into the benefits of specific athlete training focusing on high performance as opposed to generic training programmes, Simon is committed to emphasising the true importance of helping individuals to achieve peak performance, and in the long term develop high performance teams. From Williams F1 to McLaren Racing, Simon’s impact on the world of motorsports has been exemplary. If you are looking for a speaker who has crafted the high performance of many athletes, hire Simon Hayes today.