Well that's clear then!
{Andy B - 7 posts ago}
Sorry...
It's not a 1/4 mile drag race, it's 500 metres over 2 seconds. If the teams are expecting their driver to make those calculations, then there is a problem.
Overtaking requires lots of calculations as well. It's part of the challenge to optimise all conditions as much as possible. Though I will certainly agree with you that making F1 a button-mashing challenge would be rather silly. It's got to the point where I'm starting to fancy my chances in the series due to my training as a typist, despite having never finished a motor race in a higher position than last!