[Trans-Am Jim]

Jim:

I agree - it's not about the quantity of the passes, but the quality. Both M. Schumacher and Montoya showed they have major cajones: tire-smoking passes under braking, right on the razor edge of control.

I think most of the upshifts and some downshift sequences (i.e. 6th - 2nd, 4th-2nd) are pre-programmed. You hit a button and it happens.