Why is race car driving difficult?

Question

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

Answer 1

My father in law was a nascar mechanic for 25 years. Everything is so precise that hundredths of an inch could throw a car from winning to getting 2nd.

Companies pour millions into certain parts to try and make the car a little lighter or go a little faster

The driver has to know the car inside and out. What every little vibration is. What road conditions are doing

Also, sitting in a hot car for hours must be terrible