This is true to some extent. The observation that all 8 runners were within 120ms of each other suggests this sort of hyper-optimization will only continue with

This is true to some extent. The observation that all 8 runners were within 120ms of each other suggests this sort of hyper-optimization will only continue without really making us better informed. Lyles himself was under the impression that he had come in second, per his on-track interview.