12 Replies to “Honey, I Finished The Internet”

  1. I had no idea about that specific technique used by Senna. But I LOVED Senna. Because of his aggressive driving. He was always in it to win it. That accelerator punching HAD to be extra hard on the cars. I’m surprised his crew allowed him to do that.

    1. Indeed, he was one of the best ever F1 drivers and possibly the most fascinating one to watch.

  2. It appears he was testing the limits of grip on acceleration, which would give him a more precise sense of when to get on the power.

    1. I agree. A gradual application of the throttle would accomplish the same thing, but he would be a car length ahead of you by the time you figured it out.

      I also think that he was controlling over and understeer that way. If you are drifting through the corner you are always adjusting the throttle.

    2. That’s exactly what he was doing. Very clever. The only “race driving” technique I ever learned was from an amateur race driver who taught me to drive when I was 16. He taught me to “pre-turn” my wheels gently into a turn BEFORE the turn starts. It makes for a MUCH smoother and stable turn. When I drive with other people, I am shocked at how few people know or use this simple and effective driving technique. They toss me about in the car while they over-correct their late entry into the turn. I taught the same technique to my kids who are very excellent, safe, drivers. Along with high-aim vision, and a soft touch on the steering wheel.

  3. Who gives a rats ass at a rolling donut…..good gad ya’ll….these twats are minorly one up from ten speed bike spandex twats. Man up.

    2. Sure, if bicycle riders pulled 3 gees in every corner.

      Snark aside, I’m wondering if this technique would be good on ice.

  4. Sena, in each of these “throttle blips”, would generally exceed the speed at which the car was controlable momentarily. He defied the razor’s edge, the smooth lines of limit theory. By using this method he averaged faster exits from turns than his opponents often despite their having faster cars.

    I remember one race where half the course was rained on. Most drivers took on gatorbacks; Sena stayed in slicks. Mind boggling to watch Sena passing these guys on the wet parts of the course like it was nothing.

    1. Same way Gilles Villeneuve credited his snowmobile racing giving him an edge, at the ragged edge.

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