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The only thing I can add -all really good posts- is that one thing it takes more of today than in the past is concentration..intense concentration..with the really top flight drivers they get better as they more intensely concentrate..
They did studies where they placed people under more and more stress as they tried to perform certain tasks.
Most people started breaking down and making mistakes as the stress input increased..racing drivers actually performed better the more stress that was placed on them
They had the ability to more and more finely foucus their concentration.....
Many of todays driver are really good, but they lose their concentration at some point...I think one thing the top of the line drivers have is the ability to stay in that zone the length of the race.....imho