To err is human much
Just as we saw during the closing stages of last season’s MotoGP series, psychology is an area that should never be underestimated in motor sport – or any sport for that matter.
This micro-universal truth was never more evident than it was at Long Beach last Saturday. Despite having lost his Mexico ePrix results due to weight infringements, Lucas di Grassi was in maximum attack mode; channelling his frustrations into his driving, but in the controlled manner you’d expect from a driver of his calibre.
Contrastingly, it was Sebastien Buemi who dropped the ball at Long Beach. Always an aggressive steerer, the Swiss driver has always walked the tightrope between the sublime and the slaphappy.
Unfortunately his performance on Saturday saw the latter, his frustration getting the better of him by slamming into the back of Antonio Felix Da Costa’s Aguri and relinquishing the championship lead to di Grassi in the process.
Everyone is fallabile and even champions make mistakes.
Trent Price, eRacing editor @realtrentprice