Horse wrote:How much delay do you mean, low single-figure seconds delay, or longer?
Not sure where this fits in the sequence of this part of the conversation. If you explain, I'll try to answer.
Horse wrote:perhaps a more important point is 'why had your attention dropped?' - maybe an indication that instead of going for overtakes you actually needed a rest?
Perhaps chatting with the coach was the distraction, as I'd mentioned. I find what the coaches have to say very interesting, so I try to pay a lot attention when they are speaking, which can take some attention away from the planning aspect of driving.
During the sessions with John Lyon, I feel I'd made the mistake of not always paying enough attention to the quiet words he spoke, because I was concentrating so much on what he'd previously explained, and was trying my best to implement that. His quiet words were mostly hints or modifiers, and carried lots of helpful guidance.
Coaching sessions have followed a standard pattern; meet, briefing, drive, stop for a mid-morning break, drive, stop for lunch, drive, stop for a mid-afternoon break, drive, debrief, depart. During the breaks, more discussion, clarifications, areas to be improved, and so on.