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Peter M van Leeuwen¹, Stefan de Groot¹, Riender Happee¹

¹Delft University of Technology, Department of Biomechanical Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering, Mekelweg 2, CD Delft, The Netherlands.

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Professional racing drivers demonstrate superior on-track performance and unique visual strategies compared to novices. However, general cognitive and motor abilities show no significant differences between expert drivers and non-drivers.

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Area of Science:

Sports Science
Human Factors
Motor Control

Background:

Motorsport is a professional sport with limited research on driver perceptual and cognitive skills.
Understanding expert performance in motorsport can inform training and talent identification.

Purpose of the Study:

To compare the driving performance and cognitive skills of professional racing drivers with non-racing drivers.
To investigate differences in visual search strategies and general abilities between expert and novice drivers.

Main Methods:

Utilized a racing simulator to assess lap times, steering activity, and racing line.
Administered choice reaction time and tracking tasks to evaluate general cognitive and motor skills.
Analyzed gaze behavior and head movements during simulated cornering.

Main Results:

Racing drivers achieved faster lap times, exhibited higher steering activity, and maintained a more optimal racing line.
Expert drivers displayed variable gaze behavior and larger head rotations during cornering, deviating from the tangent point model.
No significant differences were found in choice reaction time or tracking task performance between the groups.

Conclusions:

Expertise in motorsport is characterized by task-specific perceptual-motor skills rather than general cognitive or motor advantages.
Visual search strategies in racing drivers are adapted for optimal performance, differing from novice behavior.
Future research should explore the neural underpinnings of these specialized skills in motorsport athletes.