What is it about Lewis that makes him so good? In interviews he says he doesn’t know. The response of a modest man? Yes. However maybe something else is at play.
Years ago they said that Stirling Moss had exceptional reaction times. It was thought then, that through the seat of his pants, as he felt the car move below him, he would react accordingly.
Currently, the theory is that the brain, in this case, Lewis’s brain, makes the decisions as to how he reacts, prior to him being aware of it actually happening. This means that having learned the circuit, his brain controls his movements and that he, himself, does not have to make an actual decision as to how he handles the car. Should this be the case, I for one would like to learn more on the subject.
I can only imagine that Lewis is in a state where the car flows from one corner to the next and throughout each lap, without the thousands of actual decisions he would need to make, applying. If not, how could he possibly concentrate for so long?
I really do not know what the truth is, but just put this forward as a matter for thought and discussion.
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