"I definitely feel like I made the right decision to come here, and even if I hadn't been in this position and have been a few shots back I'd still feel the sameway, " McIlroy said.
Mazda's development engineers have achieved something elusive in the car business: They have arrived at a signature feel for their cars, in much the sameway BMW's ride-and-handling boffins have dialed in a gestalt for their cars.