Get Faster on Track with Better Technique

Get faster on track by building your technique. Welcome to Driver61's Driver Analysis where our head coach, Scott Mansell, critiques our subscriber's driving.
The idea of these videos is to use the example driver to enable everyone to learn and become faster, more consistent and feel in total control on track.
Today's video rides onboard at Spa-Francorchamps with Ryan Erroll in his Caterham Roadsport.
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[@ryanerroll7995]

Thank you Scott! Very much noted - and yes you are quite right, I'm not one for getting the car much out of shape.....hmmm

[@yaelwallace8965]

i know I'm quite randomly asking but does anybody know of a good place to watch new movies online?

[@simonmarks7986]

I have a westfield myself and you're driving style looks like mine, like being on rails. I also find it hard to get it on the absolute limit.... Still alot to learn

[@superlameusername362]

This is expert racing lessons for free.

[@PaulRKeeble]

This series of videos where you analyse laps is fantastic, please keep doing them.

[@DavidAguileraMoncusi]

I'm loving them

[@batialexis9339]

Glad i'm not the only one

[@sageblattt]

Thanks a lot for sharing your experience! I don't think that there are videos about racing as informative as yours

[@playr1onesimracing896]

yeah the best racing channel I found on youtube so far he gives valuable information I got much faster and more consistent on the sim after I watched his videos

[@JACKSPEED_TV]

Great overtake tip to keep half toe 👍

[@Tristan.R.J.M]

Im just responding so you know your work is appreciated. Please keep on doing what you’re doing!!

[@matthewh5049]

I absolutely love these videos! I've been watching them the last couple weeks, and even though I don't race a real car, these videos have helped me with my driving technique in the games I play. Again I love this, great stuff!

[@interpassivity]

God i love this so much

[@Driver61]

Very kind mate. Glad you're enjoying it.

[@masonhill5450]

You are awesome! Keep up the good work!

[@thesnitch7]

These latest series of videos from Driver61 are pure gold. I’m learning so much. I’ve also always wondered why F1 drivers seem to always notice track evolution lap to lap, especially in Qualy. Now it seems to me that they are proactively exploring the limit on every corner. Knowing this has made my viewing of F1 more enjoyable. Thx Driver61

[@lydiagould3090]

Thanks, Scott, this is a next year great analysis.I`m doing Roadsport next year. The biggest thing I learnt here is being patient about when and where you overtake, and also having the confidence to drive to the cars limit. Something that helped me with the latter, was doing car control, and drifting lessons. When one loses it on a fast corner is always the scariest!

[@reemeruxd]

loving all the new content mate

[@Driver61]

Thanks!

[@MrSaemichlaus]

Brilliant! The bit you're explaining about going closer to the limit is well reflected in the quote "if you don't fail from time to time, you're not trying hard enough" - where failing may not mean a spinout but a bit of oversteer that is caught and expected next time around. Great stuff Scott!

[@TankRust]

Another great video Scott! Great advice as always!

[@Driver61]

Thanks very much;

[@eddiejorden4182]

These videos are great, this is very difficult to find someone who is a knowledgeable and experienced in auto racing.

[@googleuser-th5hu]

I've recently got your channel recommended and i like your analysis a lot, one can never learn enough in this life. I use a phrase that I don't remember where i have read it or listen to it (probably in one of Chriss Harris videos or maybe viperconcept youtube channel) and it says: *if you don't hear the rear wheels squeaking and struggling a bit for grip it means you're not fast enough*

[@LeaMedhurst]

Thanks Scott, I am racing production cars down here in Australia, having difficulty in finding the limit so really appreciate the tips, I just wish I could get to one of your physical classes!! But thanks for these valuable resources

[@trackdays7625]

More than just a few nuggets 😉 Very valuable stuff, pretty helpful in particular for me knowing Spa

[@mocool05]

Love these. Thanks so much

[@steverabbits]

I totally agree with Paul Keeble, these vids are priceless, I never imagined I could learn so much from every single one of them whilst still sat in my armchair at home! Epic Scott, please please keep them coming!

[@Driver61]

Thanks Steve!

[@steverabbits]

@@Driver61 I'm hoping eventually there will be one based on Castle Combe! 😉

[@ManiaCop100]

Great content cheers driver 61 👍🏽

[@sj-motorsport]

Nice detailed video, as any other

[@ShinjukuSensei]

Awesome. Thank you!

[@magnus_jaya]

Great, so useful.

[@kobzie_16]

You’re like the Bear Grylls of racing! Thank you for everything!

[@Switch_X_Back3884]

Just watching you I have learned so much. Im a rookie for sure. But, im working on getting good enough for F1 Esports. With just two months ive got within .6 of the World Record At Austria. Could only imagine how much better i could be actually in a class of yours

[@dickfitzwelliner2807]

Thanks for another great video. I just do track days with my daily car and only think about the corner I'm coming up to and the straight. I'm going to start thinking about how I can set someone up 3 corners ahead and getting to where i should be vs just working to pass someone asap. I felt good for the driver when on the 3rd time on au rouge when he held back and got the corner just as you wanted him to go. Maybe you can do a video on Senna's gas pedal tapping through corners. I know it's just a video game but I have been using that on cars that dont have good low end on forza 7 and it really did make my lap times go down. I figured he did it to keep the turbos spinning because turbos back in the day were pretty laggy.

[@midnighteightsix6919]

Great video! Really interesting to hear your thoughts and strategies. Only annoying thing was the constant 'subscribe' message and bell sound, once or twice is fair enough but not every 90 seconds on a 17min video haha.

[@Driver61]

Yeah, fair enough, it's going to go! Sorry!

[@midnighteightsix6919]

@@Driver61 All good mate, keep the content coming! I've been following your work for a number of years, even subbed to your university email list. You've genuinely made me a better driver, so seriously thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@gfig515]

Impossible to dislike these videos.

[@danyruggier]

Aweeesome!!!

[@David-yx5vx]

Gotta love seeing you upload many videos lately :D Btw: I’d also love to know the tire dimensions and tire model you have on your master-class Mx-5, since I am planning to buy a good cheap car to practice myself^^

[@Driver61]

Kumhos 205/55/16

[@David-yx5vx]

Driver61 thanks a lot!

[@CharlesK441]

Just seen your race at Brands Scott!

[@Driver61]

Race 2 was a lot of fun!

[@michaelwu9135]

Can you react to Jacky Ding's driving in time attack?

[@NicB-Creations]

Spa is such an intetesting track imho. There's some very tricky corners.

[@thomasgoodwin2648]

Tricky corners, tricky straights, and if you're really lucky, tricky traffic as well. Spa is definitely one of God's gifts to drivers. Guaranteed to be on a short list for "Best Track Ever".

[@FezzantPlucka]

I think that 'driving at the limit' in the middle of the corner and generating a little bit of slip is the hardest thing to do. I'm pretty certain it's one of the things really fast drivers are good at. Do you have any ideas of how to get better at that?

[@lydiagould3090]

You will get better advice from Scott, but here`s my experience for what it`s worth. Book up some drifting lessons, then when you`ve got the feel of it try it at a good circuit, on a slowish corner with safe run off. I think Scott mentions this bit.

[@vicktoriousng7948]

"I'm gonna let the lap progress before I make any analysis." In this case, would you just be quiet for the first lap?

[@PolemicContrarian]

I don't know how this guy can put his shoes on with such big toes.

[@shorty808100]

Wasn’t your dad or grandad an old F1 driver, it’s so easy to spin out on the turf on that odd left hander after no name, you gotta drive on the limit to be fast, consistency is also key out all my wins I’ve never ran the fastest lap of the race it’s all consistently slow lap times that I win with ya there drivers that can do one ultra fast lap then there next lap is 4 secs slower there lap times are everywhere just repeat what you did on your fastest lap dur

[@grengren2]

Use ALL the rack mate, that's what it's there for ! You need to work a lot harder - my wife has more comitment going shopping on a Saturday !

[@Adam-FR]

4:20 huge toe?.. are you talking about toe angle? Sorry, don't understand you there haha

[@PedroFTeixeira]

A toe is when you follow someone. The guy in front clears the way, punching a hole in the air, and the guy behind goes faster because he is behing toed by the guy in front.

[@Adam-FR]

@@PedroFTeixeira oh! Wow I never heard that one before haha Thanks!

[@SheebMaster]

@@PedroFTeixeira He meant tow, as in being towed... But that's the idea

[@Adam-FR]

@@SheebMaster ok, the word makes more sense now haha 👍

[@Driver61]

Oops sorry - yes it means slipstream or draft. It's like when you're towing a caravan!

[@harshpatil3826]

Are you related to nigel?

[@ryanp6138]

His Son

[@geulach]

Ramble RAMBLE Ramble Ramble ... GET TO THE POINT! UNSUBING.

[@Driver61]

Oh no!

[@steverabbits]

Completely disagree!

[@myfantube]

Ramble? Get to the point? Everything that Scott says is GOLD. I guess you are just not at the point to even comprehend what he is saying.

[@steverabbits]

@@myfantube nail, head, hit etc!