The level of feedback a driver can give his engineers can be the difference between scoring points and missing out, reaching the final session of qualifying or going out in Q2 or even a race win and finishing second place. That level of information only comes with experience and is something young drivers tend to look up to their senior teammates to identify what’s useful and what isn’t. Writing on Formula 1’s website, journalist Lawrence Barretto has said that one driver is particularly good at recognising what needs to be done. Information key to development in Formula 1Formula 1 teams have …
