Off the top of my head, this was one of the most important quality of Michael Schumacher. He can really feel the differences between setups and communicate that

Off the top of my head, this was one of the most important quality of Michael Schumacher. He can really feel the differences between setups and communicate that with the engineers. He really shined in the early 2000s due to the extensive testing he did in Maranello to develop the car and the setups[0]. The current drivers are really impressive too, they have the track layout, the braking points, the turning points of every track they race in their head to the point they can drive it by memory[1][2]. I think this also contributes to the memorisation of the race detail as the track contours and details are in their 'cache' or background memory so they can spend more cognitive capacity in feeling out the changes instead of trying to absorb the whole 'event' or race. [0]: http://atlasf1.autosport.com/98/bel/schumacher.html http://atlasf1.autosport.com/98/bel/schumacher.html [1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pVBsH5ljnI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pVBsH5ljnI [2]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StqJ40ro56g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StqJ40ro56g