Sabré Cook says racing at high speed leaves no time for conscious thought. Decisions happen on pure instinct and feel. Between laps, she can think through technique changes, but once she's driving, it's all subconscious.
When you're in the car, it's 100% gut because the conscious mind can't react fast enough. You can make mental notes between laps to try new techniques or settings, but during the lap you rely on experience, gut feeling, and physical sensations.
How do you balance, like, personally, data versus gut? So when you're in the car, it's 100% gut. It has to be because otherwise you're never going— your conscious mind is never going to come to an answer or a conclusion as fast as your subconscious and as fast as you need to. So like, yes, there is some thought process that goes through, like, consciously, right? Like, if you want to try something different, you, like, you'll make a mental note, like, okay, let's try This technique next lap, or this setting of the car next lap. That goes into it, but when you're in the car, things are happening so quickly, you really just have to rely on your experience, your gut feeling, and what you're feeling through your butt.
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