Corner Entry: How to Turn-in Like Schumacher

Corner entry is probably the most difficult part of a turn. Typically, drivers can lose or gain a lot of time at the turn-in point, which is technically complex - in fact Schumacher says it where he found time over his competitors.

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There’s lots of balance required when releasing the brakes as smoothly as possible and beginning to steer into the apex.

It’s easy to unsettle the car and lose a truck-load of lap time and just as easy to not carry enough speed into the turn – finding the balance is difficult.

This Driver’s University tutorial will cover:

Exactly what is the corner entry phase
How technique needs to differ for various corners
Steering and braking to maximise entry speed
Being conscious of limiting factors
Common improvements to make

What is the Corner Entry Phase?

As you can see from the diagram (on driver61.com), the corner entry phase is the section of the turn where we begin to steer the car towards the apex or clipping point.

At this point, we’ve already had our vision on the apex for a while, and we’re beginning to release the brakes (if we’re trail braking).

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