Comments by "Mikko Rantalainen" (@MikkoRantalainen) on "NASCAR Fan Reacts to How Intense is a F1 Qualifying Lap?" video.

  1. The workload for the drivers is actually less than it used to be. Around 2015 the drivers were allowed to freely adjust engine fuel maps, too, and the drivers had to adjust the engine during the lap according to engineer instructions to extract max power without overheating the engine. And it had to be done by the driver using the buttons because of regulations.
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  2.  @marian-gabriel9518  Great description of the full system! I would have just said that brake migration is kind of preprogrammed change to brake balance after initial heavy breaking in the corner. For a broad picture it doesn't matter how the car is braking/slowing down but the brake migration is about changing the balance of that deceleration to keep suitable balance through the corner. (And drivers adjust it on the fly because they prefer more oversteer or understeer for different corners and the track conditions change all the time.)
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  3. F1 cars can make up to 6 g in corners. I think that's second only to modern military fighters. Imagine doing that for 2 hours straight.
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