An ad in New Scientist magazine hints at an unsettling future for race drivers. In it, the Williams F1 team sought applicants for a ‘Driver Model Developer’. The
description calls for a “highly motivated individual” to work in the Vehicle
Dynamics Department to “enhance our simulation capabilities.” The task “will
involve developing optimal vehicle control algorithms and/or mathematical
models of the human driver.” So, will future F1 stars be nothing more than a
computer program?