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Internet says the average F1 driver has reflexes twice as fast as a normal person. He's won seven world titles, so he's way above the average F1 driver. Add in the eyesight, hand-to-eye coordination and low power loads and I can see him doing that pretty easily.
His reasonably-priced-car lap on Top Gear look pretty boring. He actually spun on the practice lap, but was chatting and smiling, zero stress and a lot of fucking around for the camera during the real lap. I started to think he was just fucking around, but when you beat the rest of the F1 board that badly it says something.
He may be an unlikable douche, but he isn't there by accident. Start at 6:40.
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Ah... back when Top Gear was fun.
The training professional drivers do nowadays is impressive. My b-i-l was a pretty good local/regional stockcar racer. In one race, he sung some kids camp song for almost 2 laps because the car was horrible, due to an old spare we had to put on. He visited his buddy who was an avid hunter (and raced supercross), and they went to a local skeet range. My b-i-l shot a little when he was younger, but he focused on engine-powered endeavors. So shooting skeet for the first time, he beat the shop "pro" that was showing them around.
So yeah, some people are gifted with excellent hand-eye coordination that can translate.
iirc, Lewis also had a place in Miami. I find it hard to believe he never experienced being American.