Late on Sunday evening after the 2025 Spanish Grand Prix, once the sturm und drang had dissipated, I typed this prompt into ChatGPT for a bit of fun: "Suppose you wanted to artificially create the perfect Formula 1 driver in a lab – what would the result be?"
"Interesting question,” was the response. “A perfect Formula 1 driver from the lab would be an idealized blend of physical, mental, technical, and social abilities," essentially "a genetically and psychologically optimized synthesis of the best of the best," or "a hybridized image of Verstappen, Alonso, Hamilton, Senna, and Vettel. With the analytical precision of an engineer, the mental stability of a Zen monk, and the killer instinct of a predator."
