Mental Preparation for Racing What separates the driver who stands on the podium from the one who finishes fourth? At speeds reaching 223mph, with a car accelerating from 0-100km/h in about 2.6 seconds[1], the physical demands of racing are extraordinary — yet most professional drivers acknowledge that the sport is 75% to 95% mental work[1]. Research supports this; performance depends more on how fast the brain processes information than on the physical limits of the body[1].
