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So basically, he steered with keyboard keys.

Fernando is one of those drivers that can make a car perform better than it actually is.

breaking traction on purpose going into a corner at 100mph. sheer insanity.

How to Drive an F1 car properly during cornering: Google: slow down in the corner and put power on the turn Bing:

I remember reading in a F1's book about his first test with Minardi: it was raining and Giancarlo Minardi after few laps said 'make this idiot box or he'll kill himself, he's going too fast'. After Fernando pitted they were furious with him for risking too much. Alonso replied that he was just warming up the car 😂😱 They let him go out again and discovered he was telling the truth. Such a badass story lol.

One of the most interesting driving styles to me. And the fact that he adapted/changed his style over the years is fascinating too

The talent of this pilot is inversly proportional to his ability for choosing a car

That 130R pass will never get old

Do you prefer a car to understeer or oversteer? Fernando: yes

"Massive confidence in the rear of the car" is driver code for HUGE BALLS.

Came here after alonso blocked Ham multiple times.

Alonos always been my favorite driver. I feel like he always gets the maximum out of any car he is in.

“unlike modern day pirellis which tend to fall apart at the sight of every corner “. 😂 LMAO

When I made Fernando's steering wheel grips at Indy last year, I found him to be very in tune with his sense of touch. We discussed slip angles and how a relaxed grip on the wheel improves the signal-to-noise ratio on the feedback signal. We remolded the grips on each wheel (Ser.#s 414/415) at least 4 or 5 times until they were 100% perfect. I enjoyed my time working with him...a VERY focused driver.

5:20 Not many drivers would catch that slide... That was save beyond this world.

Finally someone explain that. 15 years waiting for this explication

I watched an entire Silverstone race from Stowe corner back when Alonso was at Ferrari. The ONLY driver to consistently hit the same line everytime. Amazing!

I was a test and demo driver for RenaultF1 back in 2008/09 and I discussed this exact topic with Pat Symmonds about the car and Fernandos unorthodox style when I worked at Enstone. Your explanation is bang on. The R25 strength in particular was the traction as you say, which Pat and the engineers had devised from the previous 2 years and realised it was more effective with the tyres to have a chassis with incredible traction. The R25 was the ultimate evolution of the concept designed with a higher V angle and more rear biased weight balance and even more extreme than the R24.. Pat showed me Fernandos 2005 telemetry vs Trulli and he would literally plant the throttle down everywhere such was the level of traction the car had. It was an almost point and squirt style like a 911 Porsche. Despite a slower entry and mid corner speed than Trulli, he nailed him everywhere out of the corners and of course as you know most time is all made up on the straights. Pat actually advised Fernando to try this style when he was a test driver a couple of years earlier and when they realised it worked kept it as "their dirty little secret" and developed the chassis accordingly but it wasnt his default style it was adapted to the cars. It also enabled incredible consistency and race pace lap after lap with very few mistakes as inducing understeer is easier to manage than oversteer over a race distance.

So he’s like.. almost drifting... in f1

One aspect of this that's often overlooked is that, by inducing understeer himself, he was creating the conditions of that understeer. He was being proactive, rather than reactive, which meant he had better control of the outcome of a given corner. Often, especially under less-than-ideal-traction situations, a driver will react to an event, then spend even more time reacting to how the car handles the previous reaction. The driver is essentially late to the party by the time they react to the event. If, however, the driver intentionally induces the event, he's already ahead of the game. He knows it's going to happen and therefore is already doing what he needs to "catch" the event before it becomes a problem. This is normally just an issue when the cars are traction-limited , such as cold tires, cold track, wet track, etc. That said, it's something dirt racers train for until it becomes second nature, whereas I've yet to see many asphalt racers even take this approach. To see Fernando doing this, specifically because of the design of his car and the tires he used, is really cool. It showed that the elite F1 drivers are really on a different level. Whether it's his coach, his test driver, someone else, or just Fernando himself, it's a good example of someone making extreme adjustments to their driving style in order to win.

He won against Schumacher, to me that's enough.

This is my favorite series. I'll watch em multiple times for as long as you post them. Thanks so much for these.

F1 gamers: **taking notes**

"Keyboard players can't be fast" Alonso: "Hold my GRINGOS"

One, of not the most, intelligent and fastest drivers in F1 history. Pure talent.

I would’ve titled this: Alonso’s ingenious steering technique.

Great video. I hadn’t appreciated Alonso did this. A great driver. Looking forward to having him back in F1 in 2021.

Fernando was magical to watch, as was Schumacher. They both seemed to have a sixth sense in the car that I described as them always being half a second ahead of their own cars on the track. ... Like they were reacting to things that were about to happen. I think it all went downhill when he moved to McLaren and never recovered, even though people, including me, were starting to talk about him potentially being the best driver of all time.

I wouldn't call it stupid, I would say that it was a genial driving style. He just understood better than anyone else how to deal with the car and grooved tires ... And even more amazing is that after F1 switched to slicks, he was still the man to beat. Truly one of the greatest drivers ever to live. He can be the fastest guy in anything, he proved it in F1, Indy, WEC or currently on Dakar. He's probably the last complete package driver on the planet. I hope he tries WRC tarmac event once too, I'm telling you he would be fast, very fast.

5:03 the first and third spins are not due to the car balance, it was due to oil leak on rear tyres during the 2004 Belgian GP

I have been thinking about this since you posted the video. The amount of rotation which Alonso was able of inducing is simply astonishing! As soon as the fronts bite, bang... the car rotates, ready to rocket out of the corner. To do that, lap, after lap, after lap... incredible!!!

This is the first channel that I've seen elucidating tire, suspension and driving mechanics with good driving intuition. Best of luck!

From looking at many close calls Fernando had, his reaction is incredible.

Just loved that “NO TYRES!” caption.

Who else came back here after Abu Dhabi 2020 on board in the Renault?

Goat end of debate

The road to 2 WC titles: Alonso's Bizarre Adventure

After 15 years, finally we got properly explanation this Alonso, s drive tehnic... Thanks! 👌

Dude has some giant balls doing that in an f1

4:38 Easily one of the best overtakes i've seen. Crazy idea to even think about the outside of 130r, even crazier that he made Mick pull out, which essentially never happened. 2nd fav overtake ever after Mika passing Mick at Spa.

That is what made Alonso special - his adaptability!

I like my women like I like my Renault R25, with a powerful and incredibly strong rear.

One of my all time favourite drivers

When I saw Alonso drive for the first time, I knew he'd be champion and immediately started sporting a renault crew jersey.

Peter Windsor gave a deep analysis of Alonso's style on his blog some years ago. It was specific to Michelin tyres characteristic combined with Renault's design he scrubbed his front tyres to heat up to make them bite. He completely changed his style when he switched to Bridgeston tyred McLaren. Besides Alonso there were few other drivers were applying this technique like Trulli and Kubica (as far as I noticed) but only on slow corners or when wet. As far as I remember both Fernando and Jarno were doing this weird but effective understeer technique when they were teammates in 2004. Fernando was doing this on almost all corners and he was trying to perfect this style from as early as 2004, he pushed his front tyres to the point the outside tyre would wobble!

Alonso’s style is defined as adaptable. He needs at least 3 videos to explain well his driving style at all.

Could you please do such video on 1. Montoya 2. Kimi 3. Button 4. Perez

the great thing about your vids is the topics you discuss. the bad is your delivery.

In conclusion, Alonso has been a genius throughout his career, able to get the most out of his cars. It doesn't matter if they were Michelin, Bridgestone or Pirelli; V10 or V8, fast cars or tractors like the McLaren Honda; Dakar, Indy or F1. Even Alonso's greatest hater is aware that two world titles for such a talent are a joke. I love Fer #FA14

I recall watching one race weekend, when it was the final for pole position. All the riders were trying to speed through the last corner, trying to maximise their arc and speed through the turn. Alonso, sacrificed his tires to cut the arc in half and head straight for the start/finish line. He made pole position that day, and that was the edge.

Fernando Alonso absolute genius

Absolute all time great

This car with Alonso is one of the best in F1 history. Alonso should've had at least 3 championships but that's life.

Welcome to the intersection of drifting and control! Bravo Alonso!

its like he is using a keyboard in an F1 game

Excellent description and explanation! Well done

I love that he sticked to that driving style un other categories. On the 2018 le Mans, Alonso won a lot of time in his night stint because his driving style allowed him to mantain heat on the tyres. Really great video!

Could you explain his driving style with the newer cars? (2010-2013) he also always drove them aggressive but it seemed like he had way more steering inputs/corrections during the corner, especially on the opening laps

New f1 fan but love these videos

0:45 fascinating to see how much a tire can flex during corners!

Using Spa 2004 to indicate that the danger of when the rear lets go is a bad example as Alonso had an oil leak so his 2 spins were not to do with his driving style.

That was way too short. I was just getting into the video when it ended. Lol

Next to the 90's this ...area has beautiful cars and the most insane engine sound

Coach:Manage your Tires Alonso:Hold my rubber

This is something I've tried in karting before without realizing it's an actual thing, I was just trying to get a smoother exit in tight corners, cool to see it explained like this, absolutely insane to think about him doing that at that high a speed, the amount of feel for the car it must take for him to do that is insane, takes guts

love this series and finally Alonso

One if the BEST drivers in the world. Amazing guy.

I liked the dig at modern tyres.

I often wondered... I love watching these Renaults dance the way Alonso drove them... it was magical

thanks for improving our knowledge of racing techniques. do you mind if you do a video about ackerman/anti-ackerman steering geometry and their uses/pros and cons

amazing ..real had that curiosity about different f1 drive styles

Magic Alonso ✨

Make something like that about kimi please!

Alonso is one of the most adaptable drivers out there as proven tonight

Your videos making me love Motorsport more It allows me to understand more

Fascinating insight. Thank you.

This was just to extract the most from the tail heavy but supple Bob Bell designs of the time. He doesn't do this in any other cars but the R23-R26 Michelin's per-team bespoke tires were an element that allowed the Bell cars to be driven in a way that saves the rears, as well.

LOL my tire flex video 0:36

Just awesome driving...

great analysis mate

This is one of the many reasons Alonso is commonly viewed as the best driver on the grid throughout his careers. His immense skill allowed him to do things even other drivers would never have the balls to attempt let alone pull off consistently. It’s amazing how well he could out drive the cars he was in. Hamilton may have as much talent, but Alonso is just more fun to watch drive.

I remember to read those days how this car setup ready for Alonso was the reason because mass dumper was so efficient in the Renault, because to resist this strong turn entry tyre's sides were very stiff and they sent huge vibrations to the chassis that mass dumper compensated. For example Ferrari tested the mass dumper and they refused it. And it says good things of Alonso who had to readapt his driving style in 2007 because Bridgestones (tyres developed for Ferrari and Schumacher) had much softer sides and did not allow him to drive this way. Despite this, he found the way to keep quick and competitive with Bridgestones and then even with tricky Pirellis. Probably Fisichella was not happy with the car, because of that he was so easily beaten by Alonso. However Hamilton could have taken advantage on Alonso because the time of readaptation the spaniard had to have in his driving style because tyre switch and he could be closer from the beginning.

This technique was also used by Stirling Moss, as described in The Racing Driver by Denis Jenkinson. Moss would induce the front to slide, then grip, deliberately changing from understeer to oversteer. This enabled the the car to flick quickly from left to right through a left, right kink on the public road during the MIlle Miglia. Done correctly, there was never any need to turn the steering to the right, as the steering was then already opposite locked to the left to control the oversteer on the exit of the second part of the kink.

Amazing video. Congrats

Great series! I hope you do Kimi Räikkönen

Alonso, Senna and Schumacher are the true 🐐 of F1

Hi Driver 61! I play yours videos to learn english! Your voice is really clean and understandable! Thanks

Great analysis. Thanks

Senna: I have the most unusual driving style. Alonso: Am I a yoke to you?

I heard that Robert Kubica had most similar driving style 😉

Your explanations are really nice, also understandable to people who actually aren't big F1 fans like me :)

Very good and informative video. Thanks

Very intelligent driver, he got to know his car and his tires and used them to his advantage

I didn't know that, thank you for the video!

Great video, very well explained

Almost reminds me of Walter Rohrl's rear wheel drive driving style in the WRC in the early '80s. He'd deliberately set the car up to understeer heavily before using heavy throttle to filck the car round to exit the corner. On snow.

Another proof of Alonso's greatness. Thank you, very interesting!

Love these video’s!

Understeering is like making off-beats to a song. Risks one whole connection of a song, but will hold up more potential than even breaking the rear wheels' traction.