Thank you for creating this thread Belatti. Most of us fans look at the car, and do not go any further. But this car has to interact with it's environment, and receive appropriate inputs. The person who inputs is the driver, and thus is a critical element in the car achieving it's goals. A driver is a specialist with specific skills. Those skills just didn't happen overhight, but are the result of years of experience and training.
I would like to make a few comments on the training. Basically there are two sides, the physical and mental. And since these drivers are high-performance athletes, they follow a strict diet and physical training schedule. What some of us are aware of is that at this level of competition, the psychological element becomes very critical. Just as much effort and time is devoted to the mental aspect as the physical. Here's a few links to organizations that promote human performance.
http://www.humanperformance.ca/
http://www.peakcentre.ca
http://www.porsche.com/silverstone/en/c ... ncecentre/
and
http://www.performancephysixx.com/
World Champions will tell you that winning involves a complex and perfect combination of many factors such as car preparation, fuel & tire strategy and being supported by the best individuals (crew, engineers, R&D). They all share a common trait that propels them ahead of the field, a unique advantage: they are in the best physical and mental shape possible to withstand and excel in the face of the many challenges that exist in the world of high performance motorsport.
Reaching this elite level is not an easy task and it requires being surrounded by committed and expert individuals who know the demands of motorsport.
We are called Performance Physixx, our past and current clients includes: Mika Hakkinen, Kimi Raikonen, David Coulthard, Jos Verstappen, Justin Wilson, Enrique Bernoldi, Gianmaria Bruni, Rob Collard, Martin Brundle, Johnny Herbert, Guy Smith, Alain Menu, Ian Mckeller Jnr, Johnny Mowlem, Paul Stoddart, Ron Dennis, Mark Blundell, Terry Rymer, Alex Yoong, Jenson Button, Cort Wagner, Duncan Ende, Gene Sigal, Bill Auberlen, Katherine Legge, Jonathan Miller and many others.
Racing should be decided on the track, not the court room.
