When you've travelled half a kilometer in the time it takes the engineer to tell you what to do, it means his instructions must be at a much higher level and re

When you've travelled half a kilometer in the time it takes the engineer to tell you what to do, it means his instructions must be at a much higher level and relatively glacial response time than the driving instincts that make a great driver. On the other hand, if remote changes were allowed, the team could adjust brake balance (or mechanical ERS harvesting and consequent friction) based on the corner entry speed, braking point, and the driver's foot pressure (i.e. whether he's perfect or not), at the speed of telemetry.