I've been putting the shifter to the left in the M/S position, switch the car into Sport mode, and then using just the paddles. Found this works just great. This way both hands are always on the wheel and the car doesn't switch itself back to Drive mode. Get yourself on a curvy bit of road where you want both hands on the wheel as much as possible and it works brilliantly. With the engine on song you can ratchet up and down the gears super quick...
