If things don't seem out of control, you're not going fast enough.
I will always enter a race car from the left side. Always. Why? I have no idea.
You do the best you can with what's thrown at you, then you try again.
It is amazing how many drivers, even at the Formula One Level, think that the brakes are for slowing the car down.
The crashes people remember, but drivers remember the near misses.
If everything seems under control, you're not going fast enough.