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Started out 1 foot and changed to two foot and haven't looked back since. Definitely shaved some time from my laps when combined with removing assists.
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LeGeNd-1
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I right foot brake IRL but whenever I play games with pedals I always subconsciously switch to LFB.
Most of the top drivers LFB but there are some who are equally quick with RFB. I know @Lion-Face RFB (and still manages to drive the twitchy Ferrari Gr.3 well) and one of the Japanese player in the WT does also (Kokubun IIRC).
Most of the top drivers LFB but there are some who are equally quick with RFB. I know @Lion-Face RFB (and still manages to drive the twitchy Ferrari Gr.3 well) and one of the Japanese player in the WT does also (Kokubun IIRC).
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Now that you mention that, I've always been surprised watching top 10 replays at how much time fast drivers seemingly have zero pedal input as they gracefully glide into and around mid speed corners nailing the perfect line from apex to apex.
Maybe I'm only 2 footing to keep the car stable in order to compensate for how badly my style gets me unstable in the first place.
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Similarly, I'm constantly surprised at how much time fast drivers spend with only a small amount of brake or throttle applied.
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My first two cars had a manual transmission. That requires two foot operation, but braking still is right foot.
For the two pedal variety, I highly suggest left foot braking. As a paddle shifter, I have used my G29 this way for about four years.
To me, left foot braking seems most intuitive for maintaining best control over the car during driving. This very much is a muscle memory thing.
This practice always has extended to real life as well. I never get the two confused. My first drive was more than 40 years ago. It feels so weird braking with my green foot. (Google 'James Hinchcliffe racing shoes') Exclusively right foot usage also requires more destabilizing body weight shift during pedal application transition. Also impossible is pedal application overlap. (high school driving instructor, "don't use two feet. you might press both pedals at the same time." I dropped out of driver's ed, 🤬 him)
For the two pedal variety, I highly suggest left foot braking. As a paddle shifter, I have used my G29 this way for about four years.
To me, left foot braking seems most intuitive for maintaining best control over the car during driving. This very much is a muscle memory thing.
This practice always has extended to real life as well. I never get the two confused. My first drive was more than 40 years ago. It feels so weird braking with my green foot. (Google 'James Hinchcliffe racing shoes') Exclusively right foot usage also requires more destabilizing body weight shift during pedal application transition. Also impossible is pedal application overlap. (high school driving instructor, "don't use two feet. you might press both pedals at the same time." I dropped out of driver's ed, 🤬 him)
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From an ergonomic placement point of view only.
The real difference is simply down to muscle memory, when you very first drive it takes quite a while to get the level of sensitivity that's needed for the throttle and brake into your right legs muscle memory. While the left leg either doesn't develop any (auto only drivers) or develops it only for the clutch pedal (manual drivers).
As such it perfectly possible to build up the required muscle memory, but it's at first going to feel like you are learning to drive with that leg all over again.
In racing titles I use the left foot when driving cars with sequential or paddle shifters, and alternate when driving one with a manual box. I also heel and toe on downshift in cars with a manual box.
In reality the uses for left foot braking on the road are very limited, with a manual car on the road heel and toe is a more useful skill to develop.
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That’s because as you round the apex/middle of the corner most of your tire usage is being used for turning, therefore not allowing for much throttle or brake to be used at that time. It ties into the 100% tire rule.
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Pigems
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I’m not sure, I’ve just heard/seen it called the 100% tire rule. Basically each tire can only do 100% of something, so if 80% of its grip is being used for turning then that only leaves 20% remaining to be split between braking and throttle at that point in time. It’s more complicated that that and it applies to each tire individually, but that’s the just of it.
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Do whatever feels best for you.
I used to use my right foot only for throttle and braking. I simply taught myself the same way I knew how to drive IRL, and since I don't drive race cars IRL I use only one foot. It took me about a week or two to get used to two feet enough to match my old times, and I think eventually I got quicker. However, I managed to make A+ driver rating using only one foot. And as others have mentioned, Ryota Kokubun (akagi_1492mi) is a one-footer, and he just won the most recent World Tour Live event in Tokyo. So it can be done either way!
I used to use my right foot only for throttle and braking. I simply taught myself the same way I knew how to drive IRL, and since I don't drive race cars IRL I use only one foot. It took me about a week or two to get used to two feet enough to match my old times, and I think eventually I got quicker. However, I managed to make A+ driver rating using only one foot. And as others have mentioned, Ryota Kokubun (akagi_1492mi) is a one-footer, and he just won the most recent World Tour Live event in Tokyo. So it can be done either way!
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