Driving Techniques for Long Corners

Its true - you spend more time in a long corner than in any other! In addition, you can really play with your rotation point to find the optimal line throughout the corner. This makes it a really unique corner type.

It's important that you are aware of the different techniques and driving options available to you, so that you can try these and work out which one is most appropriate for your sitaution.

Mastering long corners is the key to any driving pallete.

In tennis, Roger Federer had a one-handed backhand and Rafael Nadal had a two-handed backhand. Each one had pros and cons, and the problem is that you have to pick one, and stict with it.

The beautiful thing about our sport is you don’t need to commit to only one technique.

There are times and places when you can drive a different line to achieve outcomes A/B/C, and other times (even on the same track) when you can drive a a totally different line to achieve outcomes X/Y/Z.

Knowing the options available to you and how to execute each will allow you to make these changes and decisions better to get the best of both worlds.

The line is the most important thing in our sport because

• The steering wheel is a weight management tool, and
• The line informes the steering wheel what to do, but it is the steering wheel that informs the pedals what do.

This paper provides clear direction on:

- The definitions for each style,
- The key part and focus area for each line
- How to drive them and what they optimise for; and
- When to use which style.

This cheat sheet relates specifically to long corners of constant radius, which you can find in Hungary and Netherlands F1 Circuits.

This paper covers the following line techniques:

• Short Corner / Late Apex Line
• Tight Line
• Geometric Line
• V Line (Double Apex)
• Early Apex Line
• Early Turn In Line
• Zero Apex Line, and
• Wet Line