Watch: Ayrton Senna's very unusual accelerating technique explained!

Name: Watch: Ayrton Senna's very unusual accelerating technique explained!
Uploaded: 2020-03-21T08:03:31.000Z
Description: Ayrton Senna had a very unorthodox way of accelerating out of corners, giving the throttle quick pumps with his foot rather than applying the throttle gradually, as others do. How does this work, why did he do it, and would it work in modern F1? Driver61 analyses!

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21 March 2020 at 08:03

Nicolás Quarles van Ufford

Ayrton Senna had a very unorthodox way of accelerating out of corners, giving the throttle quick pumps with his foot rather than applying the throttle gradually, as others do. How does this work, why did he do it, and would it work in modern F1? Driver61 analyses!