How to Resist Pressure, Eliminate Errors and Win

Don't hit the front and ask 'now what?'. Be certain of how to drive away and win.

Some drivers radiate confidence. When you watch them race, you can tell they have the whole event mapped out. No doubts. No being a victim of circumstance. Just a sequence of perfect decisions maximising the result from the possibilities on offer.

Then there are the drivers who are lightning-fast but lack that absolute confidence and understanding of how a race should pan out for them. They get caught in local battles and lose sight of the bigger war, that lead to mistakes

Most drivers take the long road, gaining experience at the front over time, paying their dues. Or you can short-cut the whole process by reading this article—so that when you reach the front, you immediately convert speed into results.

Certainty Is Everything

The key is absolute clarity—knowing exactly what to do, both in driving clean laps and in managing other drivers. At the same time, accepting that if someone gets past, it’s no big deal. You can get them back. When you relax into that fact, you make better decisions and free up mental space for instinct and on-the-fly adjustments.

Your mind needs to stay ahead of the situation. If you focus too narrowly—'I must stop them passing me no matter what'—you lose sight of the bigger picture and end up reacting, rather than controlling the race. That’s when mistakes creep in, panic sets in, and you invite trouble.

That said, it’s also possible to be too cool, too reasonable, too accepting—but that’s another story.

The Facts Come First

Pressure mistakes aren’t always slip-ups under stress. Most of the time, they come from simply not knowing what to do in the first place. If the foundation isn’t there, the pressure just exposes it. The solution isn’t just experience—it’s knowing the right answers in advance.

Hit Your Marks

When under pressure, your brain wants to improvise. Don’t let it.

Rely on your blueprint—your exact way of driving the track. The more precisely defined it is, the easier it is to stick to under pressure.

The Best Way to Create a Rock-Solid Way to Hit Every Mark.