Xyz22 wrote: ↑11 Sep 2024, 00:05
Got interesting footage from Multiviewer.
The green bar is the throttle application, and Leclerc is second from the top. Why do you think he uses so much throttle in the corners? Way more than Norris behind, for example.
Leclerc pretty consistently does this when he's comfortable with the car. It was even discussed after qualifying during Monza. Here are examples (I just chose random sessions)
Monza 2024 qualifying (LEC vs SAI):
Austin 2023 qualifying (LEC vs NOR):
Monza 2019 qualifying (LEC vs HAM):
There are some tracks he doesn't do it in, such as Monaco, but there are also periods he's mostly stopped (triple header this year being an example) - usually the ones that align with when he isn't happy with the car's stability.
I have noticed that Sainz also uses throttle a bit more than other drivers in the same turns, but nowhere near the level of Leclerc. This, I'm not sure of, maybe it's a characteristic of the Ferrari car?