How do the cameras in race cars seem to ALWAYS be pointing at the right thing at the right time?

Question

Does every car camera have it’s own operator?

Whenever there is a crash in nascar or similar the camera ALWAYS seems to be pointing in the right direction, even if the crash only takes half a second, far too short of a time for somebody to switch to the camera controls, then move it around to get the crash in shot?

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Answer 1

I think they record in 360 degrees at all time. The playback software interface allows the editors to choose what view they want.. so, they cue up the action and just hit Play again.