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Upvoted because you're right about the actual heating effect, or lack thereof. However, that doesn't change the fact that heat is the stated reason that drivers
by CWuestefeld 15y ago
Upvoted because you're right about the actual heating effect, or lack thereof. However, that doesn't change the fact that heat is the stated reason that drivers are doing it, even if that's (a) only part of the reason, and (b) a superstition. Drivers, as with other sportsmen, can be very superstitious.
- RobertKohr 15y agoI think it is to keep mentally active (aka boredom) Kinda like when you are waiting for a FPS game to load and you just make circles with your mouse pointer.
- nkassis 15y agono no no, that's to warm up my arm and get my accuracy up. Same as why I mash buttons right before starting to play SC2. It's all science no superstitions.
- bborud 15y agothe current top crop of F1 drivers are remarkably un-superstitious. in particular the "playstation generation" which are remarkably competent professionals who have usually been extremely focused on performance since their early teens. I would tend to believe that the swerving is mostly to feel the tyres and the car.