Ayrton Senna's throttle technique (1992)

[@johnm5092]

Other drivers: smooth and steady wins the race Senna: FUCK IT RATATATATATATATATA

[@cresbalundo8845]

You do know that senna is an christian right Edit: im dumb so i thought atheist meant that he believed in god, why do i exist

[@braydencalhoun4349]

@@cresbalundo8845 i think you replied to the wrong comment

[@nichonr95]

@@cresbalundo8845 why did he always thank God then?

[@m_42emir]

What The Fuck Is Happenning In Here? :D

[@michaeltrumph121]

@@cresbalundo8845 Senna was a strong believer in God, wtf are you on about ?

[@GF-mf7ml]

This is how to drive using keyboard

[@Jolgeable]

hahahahahahaha

[@douglasjoaquim3990]

Hahahaha

[@n3xt214]

Me too hahaha

[@mastonepaws]

yeah me too

[@caesarzayit2524]

Lol hahaha

[@bazil83]

It's great that you can close your eyes and instantly know which car is Senna.

[@projectjt3149]

Crazy huh? And it doesn't matter which track it is. There's a "Senna factor" with the engine sounds. In fact, I'd always give an asterisk when I say my favorite engine sound is an F1 V12 because it HAS to be driven by Senna. Otherwise, it just doesn't sound "fast".

[@CoversTavo]

Magic

[@dickyStardust1921]

I wish i could see senna driving on a track :'(

[@WAFFLNATORE]

Jeezus christ it brings tears to my eyes, the emotion in his driving transcends time

[@paulnavas3196]

the greatest one of a kind.

[@jackliu7326]

every other driver: Modulate the throttle Senna: Haha engine go Vroom

[@diogosimoes7445]

Don't bring the memes here.

[@krevlow]

@@diogosimoes7445 didn’t senna die?

[@matheussouza3751]

@@krevlow im not sure

[@scottrolfe6149]

@@krevlow yeah in ‘94 😞

[@SchloopDeFloop]

@@diogosimoes7445 why not?

[@InspiredFortunes]

We will speculate about this forever but keep in mind, this is an outstanding driver who bended Monaco's track curves and actually managed to feel issues with engine camshaft without engineers disassembly

[@berylcloud]

Ayrton's hero was Jim Clark and he had that moment too when he felt something was wrong with the left rear suspension even though the engineers didn't notice anything until that night when they decided to take it apart and saw one of the wheel bearings was just starting to wear out

[@dragosargaseala2341]

@@berylcloud Someone's watched The Grand Tour.

[@benosaleandro9291]

@@berylcloud Senna's hero was J.M. Fangio, there are tons of interviews were he talks about Fangio, Senna considered him the greatest of all times and a some kind of personal -in and out of track- mentor; on the other hand Fangio always said that Senna was the one who was going to beat his record, they became very close friends, Senna used to travel to Argentina before going back to Brazil to exclusively visit Fangio (There is an interview of both together right after Senna won the 1991 championship); when Senna died, Fangio was already ill and in poor health, he was watching the race and immediately after the accident even before the news could confirm Senna's death, Fangio had to be taken to the hospital because he suffered a decompensation... the poor old man knew...

[@gaborborsodi5802]

@@berylcloud Well this story is like... you know there is always somethint starting to wear out in an f1 or other racing cars. So if you say there is an issue with one area of the car and you start to take it apart you always gona find something starting to wear out. Butt of course it's cool to say he felt the wheel bearing wearing out.

[@jonathanwood8847]

There was also the time where Senna crashed and blamed it on the barriers moving. Obviously everyone thought it was just a racing driver excuse, but they later discovered that the barrier had been reconstructed after a crash, and it was an inch or so further into the track than it previously had been

[@TomasTots]

For those who don't know: Senna probably acquired this technique due to how the cars handled in the mid-late 80's in F1. Small engines, but huge turbos and a lot of Turbo Lag, by doing this, Senna was able to spool up the turbos before the exit and manage to get a faster and more consistent boost and smoother power delivery, thus making the car faster and more stable.

[@CoughingPig]

If he was able to challenge the early 90's Williams with this car then he must had been doing something right !!!

[@aledmb]

he talks about this in his book, iirc... he got this from the go kart days, it's a way to check for grip mid turn... he does this in every car he drives, as you can see in other videos showing his footwork.

[@aledmb]

btw, there's a video about this! kzbin.info/www/bejne/hGXOlH-vjs2Hnqc

[@masonk.974]

That makes sense, thanks for actually having an explanation... for years i have known in a light car you lose time by doing this because the car loses it’s center of weight, but it must be counteracted by the loss of turbo lag.

[@OutlawXplosive]

What a genius he was 😭❤️

[@iamgabrielf]

I experienced this live in 1991 at Phoenix. He was the only driver that did that.

[@eppsislike]

Phoenix, that name alone sounds 80's as hell in terms of motorsports. Good o'l times.

[@iamgabrielf]

@@eppsislike Sunrise on Friday morning practice, the first car I heard on track was Pedro De La Rosa's Coloni. I couldn't believe how loud that thing was. And the sound at the start of the race, all the engines firing up simultaneous in one spot on track made your bones shake. They really were the good o'l times.

[@eppsislike]

@@iamgabrielf Mate, I envy you. If you ever get the chance, visit the MotoGp in Austin, TX. Their sounds are extraterrestrial. It's beyond belief and something you'll definitely enjoy.

[@iamgabrielf]

@@eppsislike Thanks for the heads up. I will try that. I'm not too far from Austin.

[@fisibestautomobile]

I envy you, with all my heart

[@N3V2-Nevto]

the first few vehicles compared to Senna were definitely smooth but slower. Senna really loves jabbing the throttle at full on and off just like a keyboard player in racing games. Unique but effective!

[@dickyStardust1921]

Yes the other driver were little bit slower

[@AmoghRaoawesomeboom]

That throttle jab is to keep the turbo's running. Otherwise it would take some time for the turbo's to spool up again. Hence delaying power delivery.

[@NoNameLeft1500]

@@AmoghRaoawesomeboom no this era of this footage was already without turbo... it is a car balance thing.. he already did that in karting (and from what I've heard it's not so odd in karting) ... I personally think it's a rotation happy car setup in coast and those jabs are there to stabilize the rearend while keeping rotation in the car... or it could also be the equivalent to sawing at the wheel for feeling the grip just with the throttle for feeling the traction... but well.. I don't know .. those are just my thoughts on it... however it is not for spooling up the turbos (but it might have helped that too in that era)

[@AmoghRaoawesomeboom]

@@NoNameLeft1500 Ah, okay. Thank you!

[@wes.9353]

@@NoNameLeft1500 I would have to agree on the technique being a way to rotate the rear. As a serial, relatively skilled sim racer, Senna's midcorner throttle stabbing technique is one that I, among others, use. Sim racing aside, slower divisions of racing in real life have seen this technique used as well. The technique is useful for finding your limit of grip, staying at that limit, and getting the rear to lose grip on the outside wheel in order to help turn-in your front end. The reason Senna's use is so impressive is that it's in a bloody F1 car. The loss of control upon rear traction loss violently quick, and he reached (and surpassed) that limit on purpose with complete precision.

[@katekarin3838]

Senna's throttle technique made the engine sound even better

[@AppleLauda_destroyer99942]

I'm used to this noise actually

[@gunndavidkim6327]

i can feel the presence and characters of each drivers in these older raw f1 cars. this is what i miss about the old F1 days.

[@mochachino56]

Minus the safety part.

[@cappy7674]

@@mochachino56 who needs safety???

[@cris5555]

@@cappy7674 The drivers

[@cappy7674]

@@cris5555 why safety when you can look cool

[@cappy7674]

@@somedrytoast2307 called sarcasm buddy

[@muddywoof]

Every time I watch this video I close my eyes and wait for him, and a smile always comes to my face when I hear it.

[@andradejurk]

thats true... but this man is leaving in another level. Great driver and human bean

[@KyleMacqueen44]

@@andradejurk Human Bean

[@giovannicastelli91]

Nice comments

[@billboy2544]

@@andradejurk human bean

[@kuroalicia9240]

*BEANS*

[@NSBlanchi]

“How fast do you wanna be going around these corners?” Senna: yes.

[@fisibestautomobile]

Nr.1

[@Strange_Brew]

I got the pleasure of watching him in person one of the greatest memories of my life.

[@anashasanain8676]

holy... lucky you man!

[@elijahshaw8209]

Honestly Senna’s is the only driver that made me become a F1 fan. I’ve been watching and appreciating F1 since 1987. I love this sport.

[@giulio76ful]

Senna was a Racer not a driver.. pls

[@Blight225]

I could close my eyes and immediately recognize when Senna is approaching the corner that’s how unique he was. And plus that V12 I know it’s the Mclaren MP4/7A

[@cay7809]

doesn’t the mp4/6 sound nearly identical

[@dylnbxtr]

The technique of someone who truly understands the internals and the functions of the vehicle 👌🏼

[@peekaboo1575]

Even other drivers don't quite know why he stabbed the throttle like that, lol. He really was in a league of his own.

[@EloyRomero-p2t]

@@peekaboo1575 We all know why, it was to spool the turbos up in the mid corner so when hes exiting he can be faster as his turbo is already spooled up he gets instant power, its been well documented why he did this

[@peekaboo1575]

@@EloyRomero-p2t He did that both with turbo-charged and NA cars...

[@EloyRomero-p2t]

@@peekaboo1575 when did I say he didnt?

[@peekaboo1575]

@@EloyRomero-p2t You're disproving yourself, then. Senna was reportedly already doing that while racing on go karts, and he carried on doing that even when driving road cars that have nothing to do with turbo-charged F1 prototypes. We do not 'all know why', the theories as to why he did that are many, and nobody can really claim to fully understand the reason. Even professional pilots and test drivers who worked with him on McLaren and elsewhere found it puzzling.

[@justinbest9429]

Bloody love this guy! Miss him greatly!

[@BeBobFerrari99]

You know, I once read an article that said Ayrton struggled with motor function issues as a child, and was not an athletic boy. Now, we know this throttle technique has been recognized as Senna’s unique style since he was in karts. Since racing a car quickly requires good muscle memory, which he may well have struggled with, I wonder if the technique developed as child Ayrton’s way of using lots of inexact throttle inputs of his young foot to accelerate mid-corner, which became a new way of feeling the grip in the car, and over the years turning it into very accurate, high frequency throttle blips for excellent cornering feel and speed (since he would be accelerating where other drivers would be trail braking, left-foot braking, or “lazily” rolling their foot back onto the accelerator etc.) I think this throttle technique also played well into his other technique: jerking the wheel into the apex as he crossed it in order to enter corners wide and fast. Its insane. It’s like watching a rock skip across a lake and seeing it change direction. If you watch his pole lap at Adelaide, you know what I mean.

[@ski_ba]

ngl bro i like this explanation and appreciate the example you gave thanks mate

That qualiffying lap on Adelaide is absurd. There is so much going on that car that I assume we are seeing Senna in his famous multi task hyper focus!

[@evanfinch4987]

This is actually one of the most interesting theories I've heard on this.

[@isodoubIet]

Navy pilots do something similar when coming in for a carrier landing. There's a "magical" power setting that would let them smoothly glide down perfectly on glideslope, but it's almost impossible to hit (to properly catch the wire, the pilot's head needs to go through an imaginary hole above the carrier deck that's only slightly bigger than his head). What they do instead is to constantly adjust the throttle up and down, much like what Senna does here, so that the average power output can be controlled much more precisely by (subconsciously) playing with the timings. Also, a jet engine is essentially the same as a turbo and so takes some time to spool up and down, another factor in common. It's interesting to me to see convergent solutions to such different problems.

[@jessegunn2033]

That first f1 car sounds scary as hell also senna nice throttle sound!!!

[@afilleduptaco]

Larousse with a Lamborghini V12

[@jessegunn2033]

@@afilleduptaco ohh I see cool

[@AppleLauda_destroyer99942]

@@afilleduptaco I thought it's a Simtek

[@bombisincorporated9865]

How I wish to have seen him live

[@ryanv1279]

Its my dream to see his 88’ mp4/4 in person. They move it around to a lot of different museums, mostly in Europe.

[@samofkvardar]

The SOUND of the cars...

[@happy_camper]

It was a special time, so much variety and each car had its own personality. You might enjoy this video too, beautiful sounds. One of my favorite videos on YT: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qH65hYd9Ytqon7M

[@cuajareto_de_las_galaxias]

Hay una onboard en Mónaco que se escucha claramente cómo usaba el acelerador en las curvas. No dejaba caer las revoluciones y conseguía mejor tracción al salir de las curvas. Eso, a la velocidad de un F1, es una genialidad total.

[@MrGONZA62]

Y hacerlo en mónaco, con 1000 CV empujando, es de un ser de otro mundo.

[@Goldblasterblaze]

Sometimes I wish I was born in the 70s or 80s so I could see Dale Earnhardt Sr. and Ayrton Senna race. Two out of the many greats in motorsport.

[@_a_8117]

It sounds like a kite breaking the sound barrier as it passes through a clear sky crossing the universe, the best of them all Senna

[@369mfkzt2]

Senna will really be marked for many, many years. 🇧🇷

[@giulio76ful]

centuries.. pls

[@diegoalbertoalvarezgarcia7428]

You can also notice the speed that he's made the turn. Even against the ferrari.

[@nb664rbk]

ferrari was a shitbox back in 92

[@tmmphono]

​@@nb664rbk As well that MP4/7, when it didn't break.

[@KitKitChanIsaac]

@@nb664rbk well the 92 Ferrari is probably still faster than the SF1000 (go bacc to school if you dont get the joke)

[@seanoconnor8135]

Interestingly, this is exactly what they teach you not to do...

[@caiocesar7933]

seriously ?

[@seanoconnor8135]

@@caiocesar7933 yep. Smooth, measured inputs, don't get on the throttle and until you don't need to get back off it etc etc. Just goes to show there is more than one way to skin a cat. Senna made it work for him

[@siontheodorus1501]

i think its because today f1 cars can deliver more torque to the wheels and kicking the throttle can easily spin the tires. But it guess it also depends on the driver itself

[@lighteningbolt6397]

@@siontheodorus1501 I agree these cars are smaller and have different wheels than today’s cars

[@Harmonic14]

It works better in F1 cars because they're so stiff that you don't experience as much weight transfer as you would in a typical car, so stabbing the throttle doesn't upset the car as much as, say, a GT3 car. Also, with no/minimal TCS, it's probably easier to control wheelspin by stabbing the throttle than managing the perfect angle with your foot.

[@michelb.martins7198]

Other riders: delicate girls stepping on the accelerator with slippers Senna: accelerate with pressure, step with emotion

[@KitKitChanIsaac]

*R I D E R S*

[@terryj-dx6op]

Yes, Senna used this throttle technique but even more amazing watching him push handling to the absolute limit on the final qualifying run. Such memories across many Adelaide GPs!

[@fcrfortes]

The difference between driving steady and driving on the limit. This technique is difficult to perform but it really pays off, not only because he would go faster but also because he always knew when the grip would go to the max, as opposed to other drivers who would be taken by surprise if they made a mistake.

[@GustavoHenrique-wd7fn]

Me lembro de ver F1 na minha infancia enquanto minha mãe fazia o almoço da familia. Lembranças insuperaveis

[@decocatani]

The best F1 driver that ever existed and will exist

[@garuub]

Vc é brasileiro ne?

[@ChanWaiNung]

Karting skill maybe, balancing between grip and drift

[@truth-uncensored2426]

Yep, exactly.

[@Mack-parks]

I think it’s something to do w keeping up the turbo pressure

[@NoNameLeft1500]

@@Mack-parks no it's a car balance thing... and from what I've heard it is indeed quite common in karting and he also developed this in his karting days... in the era of this footage they had already n/a engines

[@arjun._.bbC6]

@@NoNameLeft1500 aside from that, senna also used to do that to keep the up the boost pressures of the Honda engines. It stayed on even after turbos were gone.

[@jannadrielcervo7753]

@@Mack-parks 1992 is naturally aspirated Honda 3.5L V12. But still it somehow works for Senna.

[@andradejurk]

Simply Fantastic...this man loved his job! He is out of his time. Thank you fo share this video. Regards from Brazil.

[@soylentgreennewdealtimeshare]

Jackie said, "Don't apply the accelerator until you know you won't have to take it off again." Ayrton replied, "Stewart, you know, if you see a corner and you don't go up and down on the throttle like riding a pogo stick, you no longer a racing driver."

[@Som.ET]

Técnica de Senna - NSX R - Full Onboard: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqCYqHejf6yMfdE

[@peekaboo1575]

Nice.

[@francescocacciatore5523]

Exactly

[@jason49971]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gIa5nIl4aLiInJY&ab_channel=mrgingles

[@Doomsara]

Other drivers: Let's rest the engine in this curve.. Senna: Let's see what you're really capable of my friend.. RATATATATATA

[@KitKitChanIsaac]

haha throttle go brrrrrr

[@rauphlemos8332]

Ele era único!!! he was unique !!!

[@jodeemanuele3767]

Nitidamente da pra ouvir o Senna fzd punta taco, gênio. ❤

[@surneen]

Mas isso não é punta taco

[@sgmasterbr7629]

Punta taco é algo q todos os pilotos faziam, e isso que ele fazia não era punta taco, ele dava bruscas pisadas no acelerador nas curvas.

[@semprequevoceolharoscoment1843]

Isso n é punta taco, são aceleradas bruscas para manter o giro alto do carro para evitar o lag do turbo

[@rodrigomachado4537]

Incrível, todos iguais, somente Senna diferente.

[@fransergiorafacho1345]

Incrível quando vc para pra prestar atenção nos detalhes

[@a2merali]

Amazing the coordination and timing it takes to do this with stick shift.. you can hear him keeping the revs alive when he’s in the apex

[@hernan3854]

2 things.. thats the blipping or little pushes on gas for not lose speed and always hitting the apex in every corner...the master senna.. and when required heal and toe.. the goat

[@fuzli]

Man, the sounds this car makes It's a listening pleasure

[@olliecole7163]

this is genuinely fascinating

[@chhilz]

This video gives me chills

[@mojojoji5493]

He was so fast every time the camera pans right he’s already finished a lap

[@Vestub]

I got a smile. The best pilot👌

[@DaveMcIroy]

The engine is like "Dude, what the fuck".

[@smore1g]

ouch ouch ouch ouch

[@ryanv1279]

“Oooo oh ouchie my camshaft”

[@cresbalundo8845]

@@ryanv1279 i hope both sides of your pillow are warm tonight

[@ryanv1279]

@@cresbalundo8845 ? Why the anger?

[@cameronrudolph5919]

This is my favorite comment on this video

[@thomasmacaskill5891]

This is just incredible because of the amount of turbo lag he was able to hold the turbo round the corners to get the most boost on the exit, incredible

[@steveandemmafrost2282]

These were not turbos turbo era ended in 1988

[@matthiaskopp1901]

Great video...one special racing driver...the best there ever will be

[@noahhoffman4475]

rest in peace to this amazing driver, he died doing what he does best. he will always be remembered. can i get an amen?

[@Rookie-qv8hc]

Amen

[@vitormonterey603]

Ele era diferente! Passava mais rápido! 🔥💎🇧🇷

[@MrSankiro]

My idol. inside and outside of the track. from Russian with love

[@PanicMechanic]

Its the fact that he knows the limit of the car so well. To have that ability to feel the car and feed it the maximum it can take and know when to get off and on again all the time only very few have the ability to drive like that

[@davidezilli7125]

Quando c'erano i v12 e ad Agosto si andava a vedere i test a Monza. Con 10mila lire giravi tutte le tribune e passavi giornate fantastiche.

[@Topfuelm]

Ci andavo tutti gli anni pure io, quanto mi mancano... :(

[@Alex_Miller1980]

Senna was unique

[@Pedro-c9l3s]

Dava pra saber que era ele chegando pelo barulho do motor, era como uma assinatura ❤

[@stevesmyth1769]

After all these years, I still feel privileged to have seen him race….RIP good Sir ❤

[@andypickerin4347]

He dropped 3 gears in 2 seconds 😩 that’s skill

[@hongthainguyen5334]

I’m sure that was normal in F1, but still it is admirable.

[@andypickerin4347]

I dont really watch formula just like cars 😏

[@christineayres5339]

Its like he's blipping the accelerator to keep up the revs while braking at same time for the corner , where as most other drivers come off the power completely ,Senna was the Master of all, as James Hunt once said.

[@GermanTopGameTV]

Constantly looking for grip with throttle input. This is someone who knows how to find the edge of the grip and stay there.

[@Ellipsis115]

People are saying this is to spool up the turbo - no electric engine ofcourse. However, it would make more sense to me that in such a corner you might want a greater degree of slip angle to get the car to rotate and to use the engine power to both turn the car and get the cars momentum facing the exit earlier, I guess it would also help but makes better sense in combination with using the throttle to let the back of the car out to turn and get the car facing the massive run to turn 1. I wonder if even modern highly proffessionalised drivers without data and such do this? If not it probably is just to spool the turbo but I would personally love there to be more to this moderful technique.

[@dyl50]

Simultaneous gas, brakes and gears with the precision of a computer..

[@Pickchore]

Look up [ENG CC] Mugen CRX EF8 & Civic EF9 N1 driven by Senna. It’s footage from an old Japanese video, Senna is absolutely caining some small Hondas at Suzuka and they talk briefly about his on / off throttle. You also get to see him driving with a passenger, one handed steering on the limit with no helmets. He was something else.

[@jozefserf2024]

Senna and Clark were very special drivers.

[@stevesmyth1769]

I so agree. I will always put Villeneuve in the sentence.

[@blurreaper1238]

Ayrton not only knew how to drive but understood the mechanics. Don’t think we will ever see a racer like him

[@sillieww]

I hope someone is almost finished building a time machine to take me back to the past to once again watch the master of driving F1 cars.

[@formulalatest]

Goosebumps.

[@milanbandit6089]

Svako drugi bi se okrenuo ovde svaki put kad bi to pokusao, jedinstven snimak njegovog izuzetnog talenta

[@entity1566]

Competitors: No, you can't just send it in the corners! Senna: Haha, McLaren go VVVVRRRRRRRRMMVRRRRRRMMVRRRRR

[@shukriwafiq5220]

@agbugger go back to hell

[@entity1566]

@agbugger never was on reddit you plebian 🥶

[@ryanv1279]

@agbugger you’re a hateful, sad person.

[@DesastreMan1]

With this rapid trusts in the accelerator he was able to use 2 things, the histeresis of the rubber (he also used to turn the wheel violently for the same effect) and to rotate the car and maximize the gains of rhe set done in the car.

[@Arcton-nv9cr]

Squeezing every last drop of excellence from the himself and the car, great video

[@josecamacho5522]

Senna: gaaaas, gas gas, I wanna step on the gaaaaas

[@RoroCoco1672]

That’s sound! F1 was something else back in the days... the engines sounded like dragons...nowadays it’s just a washing machine soundzzz

[@fpswreck538]

The best era of F1 by far

[@phrc06]

RIP SENNA THE GOAT 🏆🏆🏆

[@pedrohvpv676]

Every other pilot: let's slow down to make the curve Senna: I paid to the hole speedometer and I m gonna use the hole speedometer

[@flfurtado]

Ayrton used his "pumping" technique on the throttle to reduce the delay in turbo power delivery, basically keeping his foot on the throttle with quick movements during his cornering made the turbo keep spinning and the turbo stayed at its peak of power delivery, thus obtaining maximum use of the maximum range of power that its turbo engine offered in those years.

[@yamrunner]

Indeed this technique is right..... for sure , but in 1992 there was no turbo anymore since 1988 , the engines were 3.5 liters atmospheric .

[@luizulrich3829]

SENNA ETERNO !!!!

[@SprayEndPray]

Any video I watch/listen of Sena and he is always bouncing around looking for the grip and power. The man drove like it was a video game. He was above most humans. I think his secret was reaction time lag.

[@Hello_there_obi]

that noise is heavenly

[@joshuak8982]

That throttle of the mp4 is so beautiful

[@paulmanser753]

I used to stand on a bend at Adelaide and listen to that, loved it. A total genius racer.👍

[@mcdodong3038]

Proof that the keyboard is the superior mode of input for driving

O Senna era o Senna, conseguia fazer isso pq pq era "fora da curva", não tentem imitar, pois uma aceleração progressiva costuma ser mais eficiente.

[@rodrigomendes3327]

It doenst make much sense to aspirate engines, but who am I right? We're talking about Ayrton Senna, so he probably know what he's doing. He and Michael Schumacher had very different approachs from other drivers. It makes them insanely faster.

[@buxadonoff]

He was faster on the exit then everyone here

[@mort7987]

Everyone else: alright move the foot like you're sowing a shirt Senna: PUSH HARD GO FAST

[@christineayres5339]

This is why he hit the wall in Monaco once , as even he overdid it lol

[@Beowulf245]

Oh my God, that sound... Absolutely stunning.

[@abritandhisbikeinpoland6802]

I was there that weekend!

[@portuenglish1]

Blessed!

[@ComboMuster]

One of the greatest if not the greatest. I can think of only 2 others.

[@georgebeard2337]

i notice that on corner exit senna had a higher pitched exhaust note which must have meant that he had a higher exit speed?

[@aledemo]

Yes, definitely. I think he kept revving to have more power on the apex, for a faster exit. Dangerous technique, but also he was the only one who could master it without spinning the car. A Legend.

[@lucasavelar5017]

@@aledemo also, he did it to keep the turbo on, if he keeps pressing the throtle, it forces air into the engine and keeps the turbo going

[@aledemo]

@@lucasavelar5017 90s cars didn't had turbo engines. Senna's last turbo car was the Lotus 88T. Maybe it's a habit he kept from the turbo era.

[@caccaminguscia]

@@lucasavelar5017 I applied this throttle technique since the very beginning of his career and even after the end of the turbo era

[@aledemo]

@Some cursed crap Sorry, my bad. Forgot he already entered in mclaren the last year of the turbo era.

[@justintyme4690]

He meant enough to the industry for Mclaren to name a car after him

[@nilsx77]

That feeling when he disappears behind the corner and you can hear him switching gears in the distance 👀

[@sullybiker6520]

This must have played hell with the floor aero, perhaps he liked the way it made the car 'point'. These cars all had blown diffusers (the exhaust tips were routed through the diffuser). I know he disliked traction control for the fact it denied him this particular ability, as software basically did all the work.

[@lkkxs]

Other drivers:other riders: bend manos Senna: fuck that, watch what an elegant curve is

[@harryjs2000]

The sound! 🥵

[@NikolaiPCulp]

Friend: what kind of music do you like Me:

[@roshanjay7]

I am not sure, but I believe this technique was initially used to keep the boost up on turbo cars, also to temporarily move the centre of gravity rearward under braking to reduce entry oversteer, and also to add grip by keeping the rear tyres/diff under power instead of coast. Perhaps he developed the technique on the mid-80s turbo cars and continued into the NA era for the other benefits.

[@juliom3775]

Pretty much.

[@ryanv1279]

It also so he can keep the drivetrain in a higher gear (compare the number of downshifts) and prevent it from stalling half way around the corner. Not as important an aspect now a days, but these beasts had 6 on the floor and a clutch.

[@sentientdogma1206]

Senna: *AGGRESSIVELY PUNCHING THE THROTTLE*

[@DeoVindice_61-65]

The liveries on these classic f1 cars look amazing. Especially that Larousse.

[@xmastermasters5357]

This is how talanted gamer playing after 1000 hours

[@RJRKM]

The real sound of F1