Did Senna always brake with his right foot?

[hsg]

In this interview, Mika said that Senna braked with his right foot. Did Senna always brake with his right foot?

[draghixa]

I heard that, and also Rubens Barrichello ,right foot braker.

[hsg]

I heard that, and also Rubens Barrichello ,right foot braker.

Why he brake with right foot? in carting they all learn brake with left

[dren]

Better than braking with the wrong foot.

[hsg]

Better than braking with the wrong foot.

for regular people of course, but proffesional drives are learn brake with left, start with carting

[BanMeToo]

Well it's vastly more difficult with manual transmission and 3 pedals, since you then need an ability to switch from left foot to right foot during a braking event in case the clutch is needed e.g. downshift, without changing brake pressure too much

[piast9]

Why he brake with right foot? in carting they all learn brake with left

Bit didnt you have to use clutch at starts and downshifts back then? They used H-pattern gearboxes.

[bluechris]

Ayrton not only used the right foot for normal braking but he blipped both gas and brake to control the rear of the car in corner entry. I don't know if he did it Always as you ask though.
I think only Max & Leclerc do that where for Leclerc im certain that he does the blipping even though i don't know if he does it like Senna.

Either way see here an example of Senna doing exactly that with a road car in an exhibition run. Unfortunately there is no video of him doing it in an F1 car but it's a common knowledge.

[WardenOfTheNorth]

Ayrton not only used the right foot for normal braking but he blipped both gas and brake to control the rear of the car in corner entry. I don't know if he did it Always as you ask though.
I think only Max & Leclerc do that where for Leclerc im certain that he does the blipping even though i don't know if he does it like Senna.

Either way see here an example of Senna doing exactly that with a road car in an exhibition run. Unfortunately there is no video of him doing it in an F1 car but it's a common knowledge.

Is that what people mean when they talk about "heel and toe"?

[CMSMJ1]

I've always loved this old school video for the heel and toe.
I still race GPL ...

[bluechris]

Ayrton not only used the right foot for normal braking but he blipped both gas and brake to control the rear of the car in corner entry. I don't know if he did it Always as you ask though.
I think only Max & Leclerc do that where for Leclerc im certain that he does the blipping even though i don't know if he does it like Senna.

Either way see here an example of Senna doing exactly that with a road car in an exhibition run. Unfortunately there is no video of him doing it in an F1 car but it's a common knowledge.

Is that what people mean when they talk about "heel and toe"?

Yes and basically it's a rally thing mainly but some masters use it in F1 also.

[bluechris]

I've always loved this old school video for the heel and toe.
I still race GPL ...

This is the way.
long time since i played it and i will play shortly

[NL_Fer]

In that era 1990 -1993 cars were just converting from clutch/H-shifter to automated paddle shifters. So allot of drivers were still used to right foot braking and not all of them were immediately changing over to left foot braking. I remember Coulthard was one of the younger generation, adopting left foot pretty earlry.

[stephen]

For me, Mika is one of the most underrated world champions ever and incredibly gifted behind the wheel.

[Hoffman900]

This is just how you drive a manual transmission car, racing or not. Senna came from an era where at least half his career was with manual h pattern boxes with no autoblip. You rev match your shifts on the way down to make a seamless transition for the driveline and rear wheels (grip). Until autoblip features, this is how anyone racing a car from weekend warriors to F1 drivers did it:











A lot of drivers, myself included because I had some kart background would use left foot braking when you didn’t have to shift, but switch to right foot on corners where you had to downshift. A lot of people in motorsports do it this way, amatuers including.

I still do it on the street. Just easier on the driveline.