Racing Lines explained

What are racing lines and how do they make you faster? Why is the racing line not as simple as the shortest, fastest or easiest path through a turn? What is the karting line? What does it mean to take a late apex? Let's explore!
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[@brianfox340]

I can feel both that 1. This is really oversimplified. 2. Adding any more complexity would have gone way over my head. Great balance.

[@ballinbalgruuf8198]

And then there's me, who didn't understand anything. Feels bad man

[@JohnPaulBuce]

@@ballinbalgruuf8198 lol

[@KamielMonteur]

How can you not understand that this is the fastest way to take a corner lmao

[@squanchdaddy4188]

I’m not sure how this could be simpler

[@pyroplays777]

It’s basic physics dude. The whole concept is extremely simple

[@Lukkye1]

Him: you'll go faster if you take a late apex Me: *cuts corner*

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Stewards: 50 year ban for dropping tire !!!!!!!!!

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Underrated

[@fujineetomori]

Really you go faster through the corner, but just not the exit

[@Khan-ts2ji]

How are you fast in a corner if you don’t take one?

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5 seconds penalty.

[@JJ-si4qh]

6:20. Yeah, I hate it when I have humans for curbs. They always disrupt my grip when I hit them.

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Underrated comment! xD

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It's the new barrier design. Turns out human bodies are excellent at absorbing impact hits. They're only single use though...

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not to mention, the slippery intestines

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Ikr

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I'm a racing driver and an instructor myself and this is very accurate, nicely explained and illustrated. Good stuff.

[@nothingrealy905]

Racing lines: its better to take this approach at a corner Me: ummmm why not just drift it conserves all your speed if your good enough at it so no need to brake and loss speed

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@@nothingrealy905 If I was to take the question seriously - it's because when drifting, your grip is considerably lower so your speed trough the corner is much lower than what's possible otherwise. "Braking and losing speed" is done from the much higher speed on the straight down to the speed that you need to take the corner, which is still higher than what you would have if drifting. Drifting is a perfectly valid way to have fun, but it's not fast

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*When?*

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"For reasons I don't need to go into in this video" * Proceeds to go into the reasons

[@janhetjoch]

But he didn't explain why carts have this difference from F1 cars

[@TeifiValley123]

@@janhetjoch The explanation gave was wrong anyway. The 'karting' line (as I know it) refers to a line taken in the wet where you try to keep off the rubbered-in parts of the track. Thats all.

[@IStMl]

@@TeifiValley123 Thats... what he said

[@TeifiValley123]

@@IStMl He explained that karts travel better when keeping momentum because they are naturally 'slidey and unstable'. Thats the part i was picking out. Not that it matters.

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@@TeifiValley123 so karts don't travel better when keeping momentum? Are they not naturally slidey and unstable? Genuinely asking.

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THIS! Many people don't realise that "the exit speed" is one of the most important aspects for being the fastest on a race track!

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Everyone realises. This is literally driving for half-wits.

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Driving for Forza gamers

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[@alexanderkramarsky4923]

Exit speed depends of corner speed. With late apex you have much more low corner speed then exit speed after corner. With late apex you will always spend more lap time than with neutral apex and trail braking.

[@marshalcraft]

weighted averaging can probably be used to quantify the importance of exist speed for a turn. also though there is probably a theoretical minimum time strategy for any course, you don't necessarily need that, or even want it, you want the maximum time strategy which is the lowest time of all parties in the race, thus minimizing stresses on the car and tires.

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Top racecar drivers have an engineer in their ear telling the driver of any conditions ahead of them on the race course

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That is very interesting question, nobody dares ask apparently?? Can bunch of math and software find optimum curve through course? Then top racecar driver is the best driver at driving that line, note, knowing the optimal path isn't necessary the same as driving the optimal path.

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I don't know myself, but i think this is done in f1 driving. It's complex but I bet team's do use computers and 3d model of track and solve for an optimal time, given mathematical model's of cars turnign, breaking, accelerating capabilities. Then it's a matter of getting a driver who can best follow the results here. Also dealing with competition may be too dynamic to benefit from this. So that plays a role.

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[@theelmagoo]

Very nice!! Finally someone that understands the concept of the exit being the most important aspect to a great line (whether it's to maximize acceleration or position or both), as compared to taking the mathematical perfect apex. One other little bit to also add to take into consideration is distance traveled as well. For example, the part you go over around 4:10, I'd personally still late break the entry corner as it would allow for the smoothest transition into the next segment, and reducing overall distance traveled. Where as an early apex would require the line you showed, resulting in overall more distance to travel to setup for the next corner (the squiggly bit). And of course as you mention, it all goes bollocks to sideways in real life :) Great vid!!!!

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4:54 - Karting Line - just recalled Schumi's gliding around the corner and his mastery in the rain - was a treat to watch - so graceful. Karting experience, I guess?

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...*

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Tank: Off roading

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4:45 new to learning about racing and this was the main point that stuck out to me. Learning which corners to take speed through.

[@eitamr]

Thanks for the great explanation. I for once thaugt the geometric line is allways better unless thers is a corner after the one you are takeing. Showing the cause and effect of how you take a corner is basicly giving the tools to deside for yourself how to take every corner correctly. Loved the video!

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I really want to know why is there such a big difference between an ideal Quali car setup and an ideal Race car setup. How does that fuel weight effect a nicely balanced "empty" car

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rolling resistance of tires depends on condition of road, diameter and pressure of tyre, speed and mass of the vehicle, and other things as well.

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In qualifying, you can get away with a more unstable car because you only need to handle it for a lap; if you slide around a bit while the car twitches through a corner, that's ok... But over the course of a full race, you may not want to abuse the tires as much, and the driver may not feel as confident with the car over the race or stint length, and it may actually be quicker to have a slightly slower but more stable car; what is the point of having a car that can be potentially 0.5 sec quicker, but the driver only feels comfortable driving it 1 sec off its ultimate limit? Better to have that car that the driver can trust for the whole race, and be 0.5 slower than the others potential, but 0.5 quicker than what the driver can accomplish over a full race.

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TheMack 100% of course :)

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TheMack I'm probably going to do something at some point for my Patreon people, I think. A full blown tutorial might be too much work

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Patreonage done! =)

[@rileyhallock4450]

I learned this through playing gran turismo and reducing my drift or drag through corners and trying to keep my exit speed as fast as possible lol. amazing video, thanks for explaining

[@Driftuner]

From someone who has been racing cars, motorcycles, rally, motocross, downhill, and working as a professional test-driver, for the past 20 years: lines (and proper braking techniques) will make or break you. Ive been doing this stuff for longer than i can remember, and i still learn something new EVERY SINGLE TIME i go racing, no exception. It is SUCH a complicated topic, nearly unexplainable...

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I love how he spent a few mins explaining why the circle is the fastest turn then proceeds to say "nah taking the circle line is useless in the real world" 😂😂😂 such informative vids, this channel made me love f1 even more

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Time to open trackmania

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Amazing video! I never knew that there were so many different lines through different corners. Wow. Thank you :)