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Originally Posted by ATLFalconsFAN
One of my friends was taking with a Porsche executive in the VIP area (so this is hearsay). He said that the exec mentioned that the shortcoming has now become the drivers. The car is capable of going much faster and taking turns at a much higher rate of speed, however the drivers are not physically or mentally capable of committing to the cornering speeds. Makes sense I guess.
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This sounds a bit PR-filtered... Or is this exec saying F1 drivers are superhumans then. The mental side makes sense on tight circuits with little run-off areas, but then again on small and tight circuits like Laguna the G forces aren't that high.