Getting on the power=getting on the throttle. This is something Kimi and Michael were specialists at. Senna too. Martin Brundle explains well in this video. Kimi in particular is the best I've ever seen at it. He has an innate sense of grip which is what this technique is built off.

@75ncv4hu9tg7

Жыл бұрын

I mean he is Finnish. He basically come from some small cottage in a village and they had outside WC(no indoor plumbing for that). But nice beauriful yard and lots of motor vehicles and cars. In rural finland once you were able to see over the wheel the kids could drive them too. His father had to work himself a sick dog to pay for the karting and all. That definitely gives you some intense nervous motivation to push it all when you get a chance to drive in the king class of motorsports. But I have to agree with you that he is definitely one in the three of the fastest drivers with Kimi, Schumi and Senna? Somehow Brundle once argued that "Mikas peak of talent is higher than Senna's." But I think that you can make anything about it. In my honest opinion Kimi and Mika had more of a say, clean polite, respectful way of driving. The Michael and Senna would somewhat make questionable manubers on the track possibly putting someone in danger. The car can go almost 400. There is no room for stupidity.

@juanmh1546

Жыл бұрын

First song name?

@ciaronsmith4995

Жыл бұрын

@@juanmh1546 Chicane - Zayaz.

@dreadalex

Жыл бұрын

I think he does his braking also faster than anyone, positions the car into the line at the apex and then hits it off. If he had a more outspoken character like Verstappen, i mean if you see Verstappen now he reminds me a lot of Raikkonen.

@gaycha6589

26 күн бұрын

Does Max V have similar throttle style? I read he likes a pointy front end. Is this fir same techniques getting on throttle sooner? Kimi had awesome car control.

The greatest car control and one of the fastest driver on a single lap. Despite his one title he stands on the 'fastest laps' with Vettel, Schumacher and Hamilton. It is furistringting that the media shows him with his radio messages and none-care moments rather than his pure race craft, quick one laps and throttle control.

@monkmodemalik8225

19 күн бұрын

The same raikkonen that was destroyed by a washed vettel?

@mcrichton46

18 күн бұрын

Could’ve been two or three if luck went his way in 2003 or 2005(?) I think it was

@Matt-qx3jb

12 күн бұрын

Despite the fact he never had the drink

@ciaronsmith4995

11 күн бұрын

@@monkmodemalik8225 Raikkonen is some 8 years older than Seb and was nearly 40 years old by 2018. Vettel was in his PRIME. Peak McLaren Kimi is in a different league to someone like Vettel. Raikkonen is the superior driver. It's like saying, Schumacher couldn't beat Rosberg. A 1997-2000 Michael would have ended Nico's career. Cheers.

@timppa-rico

10 күн бұрын

Mika Häkkinen is fast too

I noticed in many instances how he pre-selects a higher gear before hitting the apex and apply the throttle early on so he gets on the powerband just as he hits the apex and carry speed through the exit. I think that way, it minimizes the risk of snapping the rear-end while still carrying momentum to keep speed loss to a minimum. Amazing!

@enzovaldez4965

3 күн бұрын

I think that's what you call "shortshifting" or am i wrong?

Kimi to me is atleast a 3 time champion. McLaren Reliability really cost him his chips. Raikkonen is atleast a top 10 all time.

@JPRules869

9 күн бұрын

F1 is unfair and full of politics. If Kimi was black or gay, or a black lives matter supporter, probably he shoud have more positive results.

@stuart207

7 күн бұрын

Kimi is one of the best.

@johnsmith-ko8vq

6 күн бұрын

​@@JPRules869wrong era my friend you sound like bitter hater that applies for this era.

@JPRules869

6 күн бұрын

@@johnsmith-ko8vq yea, the leftist brainwash machine worked well, now any retard is repeating what they want you to repeat. Political correcteness is a term borned in Sovietic Union, basically, they brainwash the kids in schools to talk like they want. Any critic is not allowed by those brainless people, critic is attack, words hurts. I was like you 20 years ago boy.

@NavalSinatra

Күн бұрын

@@JPRules869 you sound dumb. everything doesn’t need to be about race or sexuality. just enjoy the damn driving. ppl like yourself are the problem with the world. literally emitting hate for zero reason.

What really impresses me is that this technique actually requires much more skill than most people realize. First of all, you need to pick exactly when to get on power. Get on power too early, the car slides too much and not even Kimi can correct it. This alone is actually very difficult since you need to get on power when the car is still loaded/changing direction, not when the car is finally absolutely flat. Then you will need to get on throttle at the exactly right rate such that the car accelerates well even with a dancing rear. Finally, you will need great car control to catch small slides as you put your right foot down. All above combined, you can drive like Kimi at his peak. Very very difficult to do so. In fact, I think no one really drives like that anymore nowadays. Of course, I suspect the main reason is that recent F1 cars have a very stable rear in the sense that if the rear slides, it's a big one that costs lap time.

The first clip is Martin Brundle demonstrating famous F1 driver styles, in a F1, because he can.

The most beautiful thing about it is, everyone competing against him realized that Kimi has such an incredible feel for the car that he can negotiate the corner using the absolute barest of minimum of speed decrease in order to maintain grip through the corner. It's why he's so darn quickly on the throttle again and why he didnt flourish as much during the hybrids as tYrE sAvInG became much more inportant than actual racing.

@theborg5981

23 күн бұрын

One of the things I noticed about him during the hybrid era was that he pretty much became "Mr Reliable". He wasn't always winning, but you could almost guarantee that he would at least finish in the points, if not in the top 5 or even on the podium. Just like how Perez used to be well known for tyre management, Kimi was reliable in performance

Them early 2000's cars were sure as hell beautiful.

@sirlloyd6386

12 күн бұрын

The 2000 McLaren, driven by Coulthard and Hakkinnen was the best sounding F1 car of all time. Single exhaust creating a sound like no other.

@agsoave

12 күн бұрын

And sounds beautiful too

@adityasapkal7348

7 күн бұрын

Agree

@Banj95

5 күн бұрын

@@sirlloyd6386 The McLaren, Williams-BMW, and BAR-Hondas were the best sounding cars during the V10 era.

2:47 what a beast The guy was barely halfway through the hairpin and he already floored the throttle. A genius

Ciaron, I'm so glad you made this channel. Kimi is my favorite athlete and I'm glad once I have kids and they grow up I can show them all these videos to show how good Kimi was. The mainstream media can keep focusing on his radio and demeanour which is amazing as well.

Kimi's balls were so big, he practically tea-bagged every driver he raced against. Great talent and character

What an artist. It’s like you drawing Da Vinci painting - you have to have an unique skill. Miss him so much..

Kimi uses a similar technique to Mika, who would frequently sacrifice a little on entry to get significantly more on exit. Of course both were also incredibly brave drivers, and Kimi is definitely much more aggressive than Mika, who was more smooth. Because of his aggressiveness combined with this technique and feel/innate skill, Kimi is one of the fastest to ever drive any car. 2:31 is a striking example of this technique. On entry to Eau Rouge, after the race start in 2008 on a drying track, Kimi lifts on entry, coasts a little through Raidillon, and gets on the throttle very early for the long straight. He uses his feel to get him through a risky corner with tricky conditions and takes a calculated risk to find the extra grip. All of this after nearly having lost control of the car a few times just moments before. Massa, on the other hand, was known for maximizing corner entry sometimes at detriment to the exit, which happened in this case and led to Kimi passing him with ease. Kimi later does the very same move on Hamilton (I believe) on the following lap.

Never stop making Kimi videos man. Makes me happy every time I see them. My hero ❤️

When I was growing up, Kimi was always the guy I wanted to drive like. The way he points the car and rotates with the throttle instead of the steering wheel is just amazing

That's pretty much what I do in sim racing. I never thought about why I do that, it just felt natural to me and I kept that driving style.

In my eyes kimi is the best driver i ever saw. I watched f1 since 1979 and not even senna was on this mans level of pure skill and raw speed. I dont look at stats Alonso and vettel winning more world championships means nothing. As far as im aware the closest thing we've got to kimi in modern f1 is verstappen but even hes not on his level Kimi is the fastest in dry and wet conditions, the best at race starts (not alonso), the cleanest wheel to wheel racer and one of the most mentally strongest. His driving style took up alot of energy and focus and he always delivered under pressure (except spa 2008 when rosberg distracted him) Kimi is the best of all time. I dont think I will ever support a driver like him ever again. If he was English he'd have a knighthood

@mcmystix

Жыл бұрын

@F1gilles get 4 world titles first, then call Verstappen a joke

@archiesutherland6127

Жыл бұрын

the delusion is crazy, he got outscored by his teammate in a championship contending car multiple times

@ciaronsmith4995

8 ай бұрын

No. He did not.@@archiesutherland6127

@gauravmalltarlok5354

11 күн бұрын

I understand you're a fan and I respect that opinion because let's be honest Kimi is just one of the greatest of all time, but that's a bit too much. He's a legend, but you could say the same stuff about Senna, Schumacher, Alonso, Hamilton, Max and maybe Vettel too (not to mention the other names I've forgotten)

Incredible video compilation!! Kimi was one of the GREATS!! Some bad luck kept him from winning multiple WCs. Miss the Kimster.

TC really suited his driving style

@ciaronsmith4995

Жыл бұрын

Actually, on the contrary, his driving style was one of the ones best suited without it because of how comfortable he is with a moving rear.

@ciaronsmith4995

10 ай бұрын

@@LeTangKichiro It's well known Kimi's driving style used the least amount of TC on the grid when he drove. Kimi and MSC still have different styles. With Kimi, he is a 'U" driver, (like MSC), which means while he is hustling the car to the apex, and carrying massive apex speed, the other drivers are still trying to get the car slowed down and get everything under control before they turn in. As a result Kimi doesn't use as much Traction Control, as he is already carrying speed, and comfortable with a moving rear through the entry and apex. The other drivers would need TC to straighten the car before they applied the throttle. Kimi did not. This is basic F1 - I suggest you re-read my comments or revisit basic driving technique. This isn't remotely debatable either. Before you go on a predictable rant about 2008 - that had nothing to do with the absence of Traction Control. Kimi set an all time record for fastest laps that season precisely becasue the car balance would come to him late in the races and over 1 lap the F2008 had colossal understeer, (which Kimi hates), combined with Kimi's dislike of the Bridgestones.

@mrdraw2087

23 күн бұрын

It's interesting that his best years were indeed the years in which traction control was allowed, although he wasn't too great in early 2007 and generally better than Massa in 2008 before they changed the front suspension. He was strong in 2012 and the first half of 2013, but for some reason he never really meshed with Ferrari.

@JohnnyC01

12 күн бұрын

​@@ciaronsmith4995You can clearly hear TC kicking in big times in these clips.

@ciaronsmith4995

12 күн бұрын

@@JohnnyC01 Kimi was the smartest at not letting TC interfere with acceleration. It's all relative. He didn't depend on it as much as most.

This might be (is) my favorite video on youtube. Amazing.

"YES YES YES! I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING! " 😂🍧

This is the reason why watching Kimi driving is so exciting! Because high rev sound is not as reasonable as the position of corner, you can feel that intensity easily!

When I saw you upload video about kimi I'm lovin it ♥

4:27 that stab on the throttle and then Martin Brundle's reaction is my favorite part of this video

i feel like the onboard footage from his Sauber years shows this technique very well. he was straightening the steering wheel well before the exit.

Trailbreaking absolutists are scratching their heads. "How is that even possible?" :))

5:24 i still find this incredible. Sharp flick of the wheel and he didnt lose the rear on entry. I cant even begin to explain the number of times ive dropped it on the f1 game taking a corner like that with an oversteer setup

As a very famous race driver once told me, it´s all about the 60 feet time, it will give you high top speed and easy overtaking.

genuinely curious that did kimi ask for mark slade for his second stint at ferrari?? since he worked with both james allison and mark slade back at lotus

@leveentefe

Жыл бұрын

Yes he did. Mark himself told once if I am not mistaken

@ciaronsmith4995

Жыл бұрын

He did but Mark didn't want to move to Italy because his family was based in UK.

Even as a Sebastian Vettel fan, gotta admit it’s incredible how many different cars Kimi Raikkonen does this in. Idk if he’s perhaps carrying a little bit less speed especially in a couple of the slower midfield cars like his 2001 Sauber. Even Vettel only did this in the 2010-2013 era cars. Slightly repeated it in 2017, 2018

He is "the iceman" for a good reason.

pure joy watching this video. the man is a genius

What is most impressive is that it was just his hobby…

Damn that downshift @ 2:32 is sweet... and at the next apex just floors it! Beautiful.

The Raikonnen rush!!!!

My fav driver mainly for no nonsense direct radio comms. Legend 😎

@ciaronsmith4995

8 күн бұрын

Most people who watched him at McLaren don't care about the radio messages, but to each his own!

I'm not driving with TC, I am TC

Ahh, that explaining why he seems a bit drifting while exiting the corner. Nice explanation mate.

The 1960’s called and want their video material back… Other than that, Kimi is one of the greats.

This is kinda crazy, I've raced like this all my life since I started karting till now & never knew the benefits, it just made the most since in my mind to be super aggressive on the gas out of turns so that's just the way I've always driven. Great video!

Great video

Love kimi

I wish we could do the numbers. I know he was one of those racers that spent more time applying the gas than the breaks. That’s racing.

Based on watching these videos and reading other insightful comments, I get it... I think. Proper suspension/ steering geometry for his driving style is helpful but I guarantee he could make it work on a Citroen 2CV or Prius. About 1/3 the way through the corner, he "lugs" the engine outside of its optimal powerband, his brain can disregard managing throttle since it's on the firewall, and he only has to concern himself with steering and his driving line while exiting the corner. The slight "drift" might allow a little wheelspin so the RPMs can pick up, delivering more power and he's just along for the ride managing the steering wheel.

Since i saw it in the video, do you think kimi would've won Germany 2013 if he hadn't made that 2nd stop?

@ciaronsmith4995

Жыл бұрын

Easily. But his radio was broken so team couldn't communicate with him.

@appapag7036

Жыл бұрын

@@ciaronsmith4995Really? i didn't know that

@AmanAli-dc1sy

Жыл бұрын

Still to this day don't know why they pitted him even RB were surprised.

@theelf152

Жыл бұрын

Yep he would’ve won I was furious that day.

Kimi was my favorite F1 driveer since Senna

This is why i think Kimi form get lower and lower post his championship winning year, F1 car are just becoming heavier and heavier at the back which make his natural driving trait becoming slow. Historically though, i don’t think we have seen anyone faster than Kimi-Mclaren combo ever. The results just don’t paint the real picture.

can you do a comparison of Kimi’s driving in Lotus vs Ferarri?

It's like he's bonding with his car and his car bonding with him.

Good work

Kimi is showing everybody why he is him.

Mans the traction control himself

For the love of god, bring these engines back.

*Master of the brakes He can only apply the throttle after the car has stopped rotating. And his braking technique is what allowed him (and Michael) to get the throttle early. If anyone is interested at how he done it, search up slip racing or 4 wheel drifting

Fantastic! The modern F1 cars look so slow on track. These cars are so much more exciting to watch👌

2:55 Lol I can't ignore the sound difference. V8 19k rpm goes: RRRRREEEEEEEEEEE while suddenly the V6 turbo-hybrid goes: hhhmmmmm

Kimi literally like turn on the traction control, really nice driving by Iceman

I still think Kimi is underrated. And gah dahm I miss that wonderful V-10 song.

@ciaronsmith4995

Жыл бұрын

Depends who you ask. To some he's the best of his generation and nobody was faster. To a 12 year old, who watched him at Alfa, maybe something else.

Can this style still attack apex's and early throttle out in v6 turbo hybrid tho? Seems like more torque in newer era cars would shimmy the rear a little more when rear breaks loose or cuase a spin easier, than v12/10 cars

I am surprised you dont show Portugal greatest opening lap ever!

pretty sure he was also known for his tire conservation skills, particularly shifting early on purpose when exiting corners to reduce tire wear

@ciaronsmith4995

Күн бұрын

Kimi in his early years was known as the most committed driver on the grid, by far. Mario Ilien said he was the reason McLaren cars kept breaking down because would pound the kerbs lap after lap (Ilien was covering for Ilmor's failures obviously).

@maxst415

12 сағат бұрын

@@ciaronsmith4995 haha what a legend

That sound.

All while inquiring whether his drink is on or not.

Very good graphics in that game.

Кими - мужык 💪🏻

If Kimi was around now in his prime, it would be.... Max who???. He's only the best because he's in the best car... Switch him & Lewis into each other's cars & max wouldn't be nowhere near!.... 💪💪💪

last ferrari champion. real f1 fans remember what a monster he was.

Wondering if this is an adaptation of what Mika Häkkinen described as the ‘Scandinavian flick’ from rally driving.

This sound from 2:18 it's like something else. Just Epic😍

he also master of short shift too

yo,is the early throttle application one of the reasons why he blew up more engines compared to his team mate? example 2002

@ciaronsmith4995

Жыл бұрын

No that is not why at all even though this style is harder on the engine.. The "Kimi car breaker" narrative was just slander mostly though. That was primarily because McLaren had poor review processes as Paddy Lowe and Ron Dennis admitted. In 2007 they implemented new ones and had no issues. Mario Illien said Kimi would blow up all his Ferrari engines when he left McLaren and that didn't really happen.

I find that I actually drive quite similar to this style in Assetto Corsa, with varying levels of success.

@alreadywalkingdead

Жыл бұрын

The trick is to use the front end to use rotation and weight distribution. When you brake, all the weight goes forwards meaning the rears will want to slip. Kimi uses that to rotate his car around and uses the throttle to not actually oversteer. The reason why he’s early on the gas is because he has to be. If he doesn’t apply gas, the car will actually start to oversteer.

Quite frankly he was fastest 00' area

Poor current F1, when I see these old recent years!

This is a style I developed playing F1 games for the first time in 2011, though at the time I was imitating Vettel.

3:00 The last race he ever won.

He wants a worse steering axle to counteract it with more acceleration

I personally think the pirellis tyres and fixed weight distribution fucked over Kimis driving style

Wow 😲

Focused Kimi would be the only one to truly rival Senna

❤❤❤the iceman is my f1racer

Kimi was a huge 'what if' in F1. Came achingly close to dethroning Schumi in 2003, and lost out on a potential title (or two or maybe four) with the 2005 - 2006 McLarens. That being said, the tacho at 2.13 is just mad. That thing has readings up to 22 (x1000).

@ciaronsmith4995

27 күн бұрын

He's a legend of the sport.

Kimi scares the living crap out of the car it dares not disobey a direct order. No driving is involved. . . True story😉

Would this genuinely be part of the reason he blew so many engines in 2005?

Bring back the N/A cars!

He is good, true. But he also exceeds to the green area several times by using this premature throttle technique.

Kimi (Hime) Raikkonen

God the v10’s were the shit

McLaren cost him at least 2 championships.. and honestly, Kimi was faster on Ferrari than vettel, but Ferrari was hellbent on trying to make sebastian a champion, because it would had suited the brand better.

19500 rpm ❤❤

It would be nice to see a comparison with other drivers

@ciaronsmith4995

Жыл бұрын

Here you go: streamable.com/g8aunb

@jamiemelin6949

Жыл бұрын

@@ciaronsmith4995 that's not a good comparison, it's Rosberg in a Williams. Show Alonso, he has an understeery style so that would be interesting. Tbh most of your videos are like flat earth conspiracies, not much evidence just a bunch of random clips, you should show telemetry and comparisons to other drivers.

@ciaronsmith4995

Жыл бұрын

@@jamiemelin6949Did you watch the full video? I suppose Martin Brundle's analysis and confirmation at the beginning is flat earth conspiracy. I suppose the other commentator's analysis before the clips start is too. Got it. Listen mate, Alonso is also nowhere near as aggressive on the throttle as someone like Kimi, any rookie to the sport knows that. It's not hard to see what you're looking at in these clips is genius, but that's only if you actually understand driving styles. Cheers.

@jamiemelin6949

Жыл бұрын

@@ciaronsmith4995 Yeah that part was good, idk I think personally your videos contain a lot of "fluff" or whatever, some clips are very good and convey your message but some just arent that clear and could be cut out. I know this particular video is facts though, Raikkonen drives with the throttle more as opposed to the wheel and I know hes earlier on throttle then Alonso. Cheers.

This is the fastest technique, but.. way more risky, it requires absolute understanding of the cars weight transfer at all stages of a race stint, I’d say the highs are very high, the lows are pretty low, max Verstappen is probably the driver who’s perfected this up to date

@ciaronsmith4995

23 күн бұрын

Kimi was the master of this in my view, and thus the fastest driver I had seen since Senna during his McLaren years in the early 2000s. But yes, it is an extremely high risk approach to corner entry, which means you can get it wrong more easily.

Make the cars small and nimble like this again plsssss

very impressive,especially how the car sticks

First of all a lot of these YT videos have sound and visual not completely in sync. Anyone who picks up the throttle before the apex is leaving time on the table. The fastest way through a corner is to apply the power at the apex, if you’re doing so before the apex you’re too slow in (either too long on the brakes, too much pressure for too long or braking too early). This is absolutely basics in race car driving. What he might be really really good at is taking getting the car rotated and taking lock off really efficiently, therefore allowing a cleaner throttle application earlier. But it’s an over simplification to say it’s power earlier in the corner. Really one needs input from his engineers to confirm this.

@ciaronsmith4995

10 күн бұрын

Ok so Martin Brundle is talking nonsense right? Enough. The single most important determinant in corner speed is apex speed, and if you can floor the throttle before the apex and carry that speed through, you are going to be quicker than someone that can't. It comes down to front end grip.

Looked nice without the toilet seat over the head.

Cant really drive like this with current overweight hippos.

Kimi, the waterboy for seb in Ferrari

@ciaronsmith4995

25 күн бұрын

At 40 years old he was even better than a 30 year old Seb in 2018. Cheers. Peak Kimi is in a different class to Seb. As everyone knows.

@ekablo.m

25 күн бұрын

@@ciaronsmith4995 4 time champion vs 1 time, learn maths 😂

@ciaronsmith4995

25 күн бұрын

@@ekablo.m Stats without context are meaningless. Vettel had much weaker teammates in his prime, and much better cars. Kimi would have easily won 2009-2013 in Red Bull for example.

@ekablo.m

25 күн бұрын

@@ciaronsmith4995 Look the years in Ferrari vs Seb, he always was better than Kimi

@ciaronsmith4995

25 күн бұрын

@@ekablo.m When Kimi was in his late 30's, hated the car and had back surgery in late 2013. Wow! Look at Vettel - barely faster than Stroll and lost to nobodies like Leclerc and Ricciardo. Enough.

Bring back real circuits

I think you got something very wrong here. First of all on all clips he applys the throttle after the apex. The reason for that is trailbraking. If you apply the throttle before the apex you have wasted optimal rotation, and if you do that you are one of the slow frustrated drivers that dont understand why the other drivers are so fast. So really bad information to say other drivers lack skill and thats why they dont go on thet throttle before the apex. Also when accelerating before the apex the car does not pick up speed because of the side resistance on the tires, thats why applying throttle before the apex is just a waste.

@user-nc5bk5kt1i

25 күн бұрын

Interesting

@ciaronsmith4995

12 күн бұрын

Not at all. He applies the throttle before the apex several times. You're confusing full throttle, with partial throttle application. The moment you get back on the gas counts as being on the throttle.