As he tells Road & Track, it all started with a drive in a Ferrari 360. "I work for a company that ... which was 3D scanning the stock shifter in every single gear position," he says.

When Ferrari launched the 360 Modena in 1999 ... Ferrari, originator of the single-clutch automated manual during the 1989 F1 season, was quick to adopt two pedals in its road cars, and there ...