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>Note that when Lewis Hamilton moved to Mercedes he got the engineers to strip back the 30+ knobs and buttons to be something more like what you might find on a
by pedrocr 13y ago
>Note that when Lewis Hamilton moved to Mercedes he got the engineers to strip back the 30+ knobs and buttons to be something more like what you might find on a consumer steering wheel for an F1 game.
Apparently he removed 4 knobs, from 31 to 27, so not very significant. He also has a supposedly useless red X button by his left thumb. My theory is that it's the "x-factor" button that he pushes when he's really trying. Sort of like when Valentino Rossi starts hanging his leg out in the corners when he's trying to go really fast, apparently useless for balance under breaking but probably helps mentally.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/formula-1/lewis-hamilton-makes-mercedes-reduce-1706059 http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/formula-1/lewis-hamilton-makes...
- hvidgaard 13y agoThe "X button" could be a button to help him react properly. I know he is a world class driver, but when something unforeseen happens, all people react instinctively, rather than consciously. A way to combat this is to train a movement, like slamming the foot in the footrest, or pressing a button. It buys you that fraction of a second to assess the situation and act consciously, rather than just react.