BMW M2 Racing (G87) at Circuit de Lédenon
5 corners on the Full Circuit layout, ranked for this car. Pick one, and say what the car's doing.
• marks the corners that decide the lap.
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- 01Get the braking done in a straight line½ the zonetechnique
Braking and turning at once asks the rear for both jobs at the limit of one. Separating them gives the rear only one thing to do.
Slower in theory, faster in practice for most drivers in a low-grip car.
- 02Release the brake more graduallyover ½ secondtechnique
Coming off the brake abruptly throws load rearward and the rear steps before you have finished turning.
None — a smoother release is never the slower option.
- 03Slow the turn-in itselfhalf the speedtechnique
A fast hand movement is a fast weight transfer. The rear steps because it was asked to change direction quicker than it could load.
None. A slower input almost never costs time on entry.
- 04Brake bias forward0.5%brake
Keeps load on the front under braking and stops the rear going light while you're still slowing.
Fixed-setup car — nothing in the garage is adjustable.
- 05More coast diff lock5–10%diff
Ties the rear wheels together off-throttle so the car resists rotating past what you asked for.
Fixed-setup car — nothing in the garage is adjustable.
- 06Less engine braking1 stepdiff · adv
Reduces drag on the rear axle when you lift — often the tidiest fix for a car that rotates on the overrun.
Fixed-setup car — nothing in the garage is adjustable.
- 07More diff preload1–2 stepsdiff
Steadies the rear at low torque — the transition from brake to throttle.
Fixed-setup car — nothing in the garage is adjustable.
- 08Softer rear anti-roll bar1 clickbar
Rear rolls and builds slip angle rather than snapping. Also keeps load on the inside rear on exit.
Fixed-setup car — nothing in the garage is adjustable.
- 09Stiffer rear slow rebound1–2 clicksdamper
Holds the rear loaded as you come off the brakes — steadier entry.
Fixed-setup car — nothing in the garage is adjustable.
- 10More rear toe-in0.05–0.1°geo
Straight-line and entry stability for very little else — the standard band-aid for a nervous rear.
Fixed-setup car — nothing in the garage is adjustable.
- 11Less rake — lower the rear or raise the front1–2 mmaero
Moves aero balance rearward and calms the car in the quick stuff.
Fixed-setup car — nothing in the garage is adjustable.
Where the corners fall
Sequence and speed, left to right. Not a scale map. The lap guide takes each corner in turn.