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Steve Nichols: engineering domination with McLaren

F1 Beyond The Grid

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Is It a Brake Steer Control Device?

Micker had a few shortcomings in terms of his feedback. But he was willing to give anything a go, wasn't heye? We invented this system which kind of unfortunately became known as a brake steer. It made it sound like we were steering the car with the brakes, but really we were just trying to adjust the balance. And colthard used to say hehe doesn't like understeer, but he cannot drive with oversteer. He wouldn't even try it a he couldn't cope with a hand clutche.

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