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Just the fact that you know you can abandon the race and have your team quickly come to your aid/rescue
You do realise that this is the opposite of a benefit, right?
hippy-
Not really. You can just push yourself more knowing if you cross the line you'll still be fine. I made decisions of not pushing on into the night because I didn't know what lay ahead and if something happened I was totally alone. Not so if you have a crew nearby.
It may not be the same for everyone but it would be for me.And I'm talking about filmcrews in general, not Lael specifically. During last year's TCR the german pair that raced for the first time had a photographer following them the whole way. I saw it as an unfair advantage.
MisterTomTom
I don't really like filming crews following racers but I do like the race videos. Not easy :)
But just knowing your crew isn't far away, even if you can't see them, must help mentally. Maybe not in an "easy" race like RATN but I felt lonely and scared a few times during the TCR. Especially in eastern europe. Just the fact that you know you can abandon the race and have your team quickly come to your aid/rescue must be comforting.