SAP Perfect Lap Issue 02
Magnussen himself admits: “Because you can learn
a circuit relatively quickly, assisted by simulator
experience, it means you can go straight into Friday’s
practice sessions on the front foot. You don’t need to
familiarise yourself with the track first.”
And there are further, far more subtle, benefits to
be gained from simulator sessions, as Magnussen’s
race engineer, Mark Temple, explains: “Kevin’s a fast
learner, and that’s not just because he’s young, it’s
also an attribute. He has the intelligence to turn
things that are conscious in his mind, when we
discuss his laptimes, into what he does with his hands
and feet.”
Of particular importance, says Temple, is the
delicate art of mastering the subtleties o