The computers on all these cars make it virtually impossible to damage them
It will only shift down as low as it can go safely while keeping you in the optimum gear for performance.
If you hold the autostick left it will downshift to the best safest lower gear.
If ya just tap it left it will downshift only one gear.
If ya put it in first or leave it in any other gear and hammer it it will shift at redline even if you don't.