renvagn

DID anyone see the Turkish GP today? If the side by side of Schumi and Alonso's gas/brake graphic was accurate, it looked like they were LFB in the 2end gear S's. Did anyone else pick up on this.

Bill L Seifert

Most F1 drivers left foot brake, especially those who came up through carts. I remember several years ago, someone writing about who didn't left foot brake. I am so old, that I sometimes forget, but I believe that Rubens right foot brakes. And whoever that guy that took Damon Hill's place at Williams in '97. See, I can't remember very much. But, I don't believe there are very many. If I had that kind of transmission, I would too. I always left foot brake in an automatic car on the street.

Bill Seifert

1983 944 Race Car

38D

It actually looked like Masa did not LFB much at all, whereas Schumi did it basically everywhere.

1AS

They all do. It's why Zinardi had such a rough time. He was never a left foot braker.
One more lap and Schumi would have had second place. AS

Bill L Seifert

38D

Did Masa come up through carts?

Bill

f1rocks

Some of the cars are designed so you have to left foot brake. I'm sure I saw pictures of the Ferrari with a brace between the gas and brake whereas it was impossible to not left foot brake. Been a while since I've seen the pictures

Cory M

Not everyone in F1 left foot brakes. I remember a few years ago there was a technical spot that the Jordan team did, they were starting a new driver (don't remeber who) midseason who didn't left foot brake and they were showing how they modified the pedals to fit his style of driving. Of course the carbon fiber pedals that they designed and built in a week looked like a work of art. Most drivers in F1 come up from karting so I bet the majority are left foot brakers. My only experience driving a formula car was our FSAE car back in college, I found it a lot easier to left foot brake because the footbox was pretty small and I have big feet.

I don't really trust those graphics that they show on Speed. In todays race they were in car with Barichello and it rarely showed full throttle, even when he was clearly driving flat out on a straight.

911pcars

Schumi left foot brakes. There was a video clip somewhere on the internet showing his technique. Data recordings compared he and Johnny Herbert's entrance and exit speeds and steering input through a corner. Schumi faster by tenths. Multiply tenths by the number of appropriate corners on a track and you've got the difference in lap times.

Here it is. http://www.zippyvideos.com/890519224...sdrivingstyle/

If any current F1 driver doesn't use his left foot after seeing this, they're leaving some time on the table.

Sherwood

38D

Have/do you drive F1? Unless you have, I am not sure any one of us can make sure a crazy statement. Just because it works for Schumi does not make it the end-all/be-all. I am sure that real F1 driver have enough data to make informed decisions about which technique is best for them.

Any, back on topic. Other than Hungary, that was the best race I watched this season. Some very close racing, actual passing, and some real differences in speed in different sections of the course.

1AS

I think the better racing was due to track design. It's a relatively long course with a couple of "suck-it-up" corners. It looked pretty wide, but not as stupidly wide as the airport course that Champ Car uses. AS

gums

[QUOTE=911pcars]Schumi left foot brakes. There was a video clip somewhere on the internet showing his technique. Data recordings compared he and Johnny Herbert's entrance and exit speeds and steering input through a corner. Schumi faster by tenths. Multiply tenths by the number of appropriate corners on a track and you've got the difference in lap times.

Here it is. http://www.zippyvideos.com/890519224...sdrivingstyle/

Brilliant clip, thanks for that.

kurt M

I get the feeling that LTF braking is in the foot of the user in many cases. Some use it and use it well but others don't and produce the same outcome in the same corners. I think it is more a taste, you ether like it and use it or not. There are winning drivers that do and winning drivers that don't. I have not seen anything that would lead me to believe that LTF something that is definitively superior in use. Rally, Perhaps F1 and some types of cars such as Turbos might introduce exceptions. I be tthat most of the top racers can and do use it along with many other fine tune skills.

Flying Finn

FYI, Barichello doesn't LFT (he tried few years ago but somehow couldn't adapt to it) and as far as I know, he's the only one who doesn't.

f1rocks

When I watched it was bone dry and 97 degrees, I think your talking about the previous GP. The Turkish GP had a lot of passing (by F1 standards) on a dry track. Maybe not as fun as Hungaroring was but best dry race I've seen in a while out of the circus called F1.

kurt M

Ha! Too funny. Tevo and old age strike! I am real far behind in my TV real time. Will amend my stupid post. Am only 1/2 way through the most recent race. Thanks for the tip.