Nov 19 2008
Changing lanes - How hard is it to make a move?
RallyScott over at RallyBuzz has a great post about WRC superstar Sebastien Loeb testing in an F1 car.
I can’t even imagine the difficulty making a transition to that type of car. For those that don’t know World Rally cars supped up versions of compact street car. They are then driven on closed roads that are made up of dirt, gravel, tarmac or all combined. Car travel down these stages one at a time to see who can set the best time.
F1 cars are like complicated space ships with wheels. They race on smooth tarmac but they race wheel to wheel with other spaceships at the same time.
Loeb is used to driving a car at it’s limit and in time I think he will be able to adapt drive the an F1 car at it limit. He is going to have to reach deep and quickly learn to drive wheel to wheel in his space ship F1 car. Some drivers can drive a great lap on a track by them selves, but it takes a great driver to pt down a great lap thru traffic.
