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#16 - Formula 1 (with Paul Conti): the best drivers, Ayrton Senna, and the cautionary tales of driven individuals

The Peter Attia Drive

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Bravery in a Time of Pain

"I was just thinking about this the other day. I thought, what would I do if my car was stuck in fourth?" he says. "It's a kind of bravery that we respect so infinitely and I don't think we get to see it." The drive is great for us to appreciate and venerate but identifying with it isn't too much because people have trauma as a motivator when they're in danger. And there were things inside Sena that ultimately led to his death... But something inside him that couldn't be good enough wouldn't let him go home.

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