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Secrets to Winning in the Wet (Explained)

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Racing in the wet is one of the biggest challenges a driver will face, and one that as fans, we all love to watch. It’s the great leveller of machinery and the moment when great F1 drivers can outshine their cars, showing off their incredible feel and car control.

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Think Schumacher in Spain in '96, Hamilton at Silverstone in '08, Senna at Monaco in '84, Senna at Donington in '93 or, Senna any time it happened to rain. Or, as it happens, any other time.

Today, I’m going to explain why racing in the wet is such a challenge and the techniques great F1 drivers use - to extract the most from their machinery in rainy conditions.

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Senna without a doubt

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SENNA GOAT!!!!!!!!!!!!

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More User Perspectives

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Ayrton Senna

@vincentparnell9365

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Senna, hamilton

@Sputif

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Senna

@iRiShNFT

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I had my first race weekend ever and it was in the rain... well practice was in the wet and quali was on a half wet, half dry track and i found it tricky to understand the grip and the conditions. I watched this before hand because i knew the weather and i know the fundamentals but in practice it is so much harder than i ever couldve thought. i have no karting experience really, and certainly not in the wet being from Las Vegas. It is supposedly going to rain in New Orleans in my second race weekend and i want to be prepared, this certainly helps a bit more with understanding the line i can and should experiment with when its wet on track.

@Barrett_Wolfe

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MAX

@pear7777

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It's between Senna and Schumacher... Michael.

@brent_cerdena

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Verstappen and Senna for sure

@dannyjansen4877

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Boutsen did well in the Canadian and Australian wet weather. Not perhaps the greatest but defo worth going on any list of greats

@Relay300

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Senna. The End.

@PaddyMcQueen

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Max

@Formulafy

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Of course the greatest wet weather driver is either senna or Schumacher. Not much between them and miles ahead of the rest, although max might actually get to their level with his natural talent.

@ajegelin

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Ayrton Senna was the master in rain

@jimcarrey1982

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Sennaaa

@haydnmcgaw

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Lewis Hamilton because he’s just so good

@AdriaanGerber1

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Senna is the G.O.A.T in the wet.

@daddysgottarace

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Michael D Red Baron Schumacher 🥰

@AamerPawarymyye

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Senna
Schumacher
Seb
Russell??

@cjcj2940

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Senna

@HENRIQUEAREVALO1

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Can you explain this for a normal car on a circuit?

@cameroncastillo333

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M Schumacher the wet god.

@patwheeler4940

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Thank you for all your videos. I can truly say I have saved 2-3 seconds on my sims and using these to my snowmobile racing (crosscountry).

@raysat7256

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Senna greatest in wet, dry or however you want.

@juang.7255

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SENNA!

@DreadfullMind

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Senna or, lauda.

@daxman899

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Easy, Fangio

@Mr-Yan.

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Senna.! 🔥🔥🔥👀👀✔️✅✔️✅

@EpicGT

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Perfect tips for watching what will most likely be a wet race today at Spa. And I vote Senna as the best wet driver.

@edwardwong654

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Verstappen.

@RealButcher

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This gave me loads of tips for my second time Karting in the wet today!

@sixtenallingersandgren6674

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Senna.

@henryt9254

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"or check out senna any time it happened to rain..." I loled

@oscarhobs

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What see the action

@djdj-qx3hb

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Living - Hamilton. Past or deceased - Senna, the Greatest of all Time.

@dukebrown4396

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It got to be Senna and Hamilton.

@matth8292

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Senna Hamilton(and verstappen)

@Gabriel-sn7oz

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SCHUHMACHER no doubt!!! way better than senna!!!

@saka1983august

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Senna

@SeLiMM000

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Max Verstappen

@joupoes6092

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Is it significantly different when wet tires are not allowed? (e.g. some karting series...)

@GertvandenBerg

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0:49 Vettel is the best on current grid

1) 2008 Italian GP
2) 2019 German GP
3) 2020 Turkish GP

@saadahmad4921

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Senna

@gabeitch7009

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Hamilton & Senna

@JT-io3gn

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Hamilton the rainmaster.

@WSpa-if3og

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But if everyone thinks exactly the same the wet line will accumulate rubber as well defeiting the purpose of following this line no?
Or this doesn't happen do to less amount of rubber transfered to the pavement because of less sticky tires due to less generation of heat.

@AsReceitasdoBruno

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Senna

@giraffeboy5399

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