I finally got around to watching Ford vs. Ferrari, which prompted this post, but I have thought about this for awhile.
Besides having courage, because it’s dangerous, and a rich sponsor for a car, what exactly is stopping a normal person from learning to drive a stick well and being able to do this?
Thanks in advance.
In: Engineering
There’s a certain level of aptitude – reflexes, spatial awareness, being able to track a LOT of things happening both inside and outside, on your console, immediately around the car and off in the (rapidly approaching) distance. Even with practice there’s only so much any given person can achieve.
Additionally- check out videos showing the drivers control adjustments through a race. They’re making a HUGE number of course corrections and adjustments to the brakes, power train and so on every single lap for the entire race. Check out the [steering wheel](https://www.roadandtrack.com/motorsports/a26827434/2019-mercedes-f1-steering-wheel-explained/) – the driver is managing a TON of vehicle settings non-stop through the race while monitoring vehicle condition, at 150+ mph, while being subjected to huge G-forces, for an hour and a half with reflexes primed at all times. The mental drain must be enormous.
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