India, July 11 -- Not all backseat drivers are annoying. At least, not when they are guiding F1 drivers on every inch, push, blink and corner through the eyes and ears of data, simulation and correlation.

Specially when it comes to driver safety. Specially when it's done by putting both the driver and the car under stress- albeit a harmless one.

"Simulation is one of the elements to keep drivers safe. This helps by making them know the tracks well and extract as much performance as possible. We simulate a lot of scenarios in testing and development as well as on tracks. We put all the components in a car under stress relative to the track conditions. We perform precision testing which helps to elevate safety a lot." Answering a question...