Savageduck
On 2013-12-08 02:58:06 +0000, Eric Stevens <eric.stevens@sum.co.nz>said:

Eric Stevens
On Sat, 07 Dec 2013 18:18:37 -0500, nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:

nospam
In article <g787a95ujdeod1rs9vjsm5i3l6ogil0vg2@4ax.com>, Eric Stevens <eric.stevens@sum.co.nz>wrote:

Eric Stevens
The driver has to be able to talk to the pit crew in terms they understand.

nospam
nobody said otherwise.

what he doesn't need to know is know which screws to turn and by how much to make it do what he wants.

Eric Stevens
How then does he tell them what needs to be done?

Savageduck
These days there is radio communication between car and pits. You might or might not be familiar with Kimi Raikkonen's recent infamous communication with the pits, "Leave me alone. I know what I am doing!"