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"Like all athletes, racing drivers review film after competition and practice, carefully breaking down each second and dissecting the results to find a competitive edge. After we interviewed him about his testing session at Sonoma, Simon Pagenaud gave us a peek into his notes from the drive. See how he breaks down his lap below. Big puddles mean big oversteer  Simon&amp;#039;s notebook:  Clip apex nicely, but front doesn&amp;#039;t grip enough. My nose is pointing outward, but I need to get back on the gas. Too much steering while putting power down, plus I hit a puddle, creating a big snap oversteer. Can&amp;#039;t lift or I&amp;#039;ll lose too much time. Have to deal with it.  Turn 1\u2014don&amp;#039;t lift!  Simon&amp;#039;s notebook:  Turn 1 is in 6th gear, flat-out. A lot of bottoming \u2026 Car is on sharp edge of losing control but have to stay on it otherwise lap time will be too slow. Even though your brain tells you to lift you have to convince yourself it will hold.  Feathering the throttle at the crest  Simon&amp;#039;s notebook:  Car is light on crest; lots of oversteer. Modulating throttle to try to avoid any weight transfer or power excess. Too aggressive lift, I will spin; too much throttle, I will run off track on exit. Lacking traction there again.  Lifting slow to avoid a big off  Simon&amp;#039;s notebook: Very slow lift because the car has a lot of oversteer. At this point, I do not want to transfer too much weight on the front or I&amp;#039;ll spin. Despite my being delicate, oversteer moment and correction. On gas early for lap time down the straight, car is very neutral all the way out to curb (see steering wheel is straight and we are in 5th gear).  Don&amp;#039;t lock the brakes  Simon&amp;#039;s notebook: Hard on the brake, but it&amp;#039;s very easy to lock up, so precision with your left foot is required. I&amp;#039;m a pusher, meaning I push on the steering wheel with my palm and don&amp;#039;t really use my thumbs. That&amp;#039;s why I don&amp;#039;t use any molded print on the steering: I move my hands too much \u2026 Lack of traction; I&amp;#039;m very slow on the power. When I go, it starts [losing traction], and I prefer to upshift rather than lifting the gas pedal. Change adjustment on the fuel mix.  Looking to the next apex  Simon&amp;#039;s notebook: Very fast section. Look ahead to next apex. Need to be ahead of the car for precision. Do you see the head movement before the car even turns in that direction? Car is on the edge. Quick moment with quick correction.  Balancing curb cutting and oversteer  Simon&amp;#039;s notebook: Try to carry as much speed as possible across the two curbs. Straight-line it by cutting curbs for track distance equals time. See the oversteer; need to work on that. READ MORE: Interview With IndyCar Driver Simon Pagenaud Now that you&amp;#039;ve seen Pagenaud break down his lap, watch it as it happens in real time below.       "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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