![]() ![]() ![]() Here’s what happens when you over slow a car: Then, they’re anxious to get on the throttle, and most do too soon. The other issue beginners can have with over slowing the car, is that they realise it as they come into the apex. Unfortunately, it’s also more important to carry the maximum speed possible into a fast corner, as the rate of acceleration decreases the faster you travel. It’s especially true in fast corners, where it requires more skill to enter quickly. Going into a corner too slowly is often a pain point for many beginner drivers. Go into a corner too slow, below the capabilities of your car ( the grip threshold) and you’ll never be able to make the speed back up again. “Go in slow, come out fast” is a phrase everyone at the circuit has heard, and it’s true to an extent, but you have to understand that if you go into a corner too slowly, you’ll be losing lap time. This will result in a small improvement at the corner in question – improve at every corner on a lap and you’ll see a massive reduction in lap time. ![]() I’ve already spoken about braking technique and trail braking in other tutorials, but in this article, we’re concentrating on how to push yourself to improve the braking phase and carry optimum speed all the way into the apex. Today’s tutorial focuses on explaining the braking phase, and more importantly how we change our technique to optimise this section and reduce lap time. We’ll be covering: the braking, entry, mid-corner and exitphases to help understand what’s happening during each section and how we can improve. In the next four tutorials, we’re going into detail about each phase of a corner. Welcome to tutorial #12 in our Driver’s University series. ![]()
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