Originally Posted by
Norm75
I watched a motoring programme, not too long ago, where one of the presenters went on a driving course with a fella that teaches a lot of formula one drivers methods to make them quicker around a track. The drivers included several world champs, I believe, and they come back for refresher courses with him. It's all done in a stock vauxhall astra, so it's purely down to method making them quicker.
One of the methods taught, is contrary to using smooth steering inputs. It is to turn in quite sharp, straighten the wheel, turn in sharp again, straighten, and so on, effectively making a smooth curve into a 50p piece shape (apologies if not from UK and don't know what 50p is)