How Does Lift and Coast Work? Why Do Race Drivers Use it?
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 Published On Nov 7, 2021

Lift and coast is a technique, commonly seen in high level motorsports such as F1 and Endurance racing. It allows drivers to save fuel and lower temperatures on engines, brakes and tyres whilst sacrificing minimal amounts of laptime. So how exactly does it work, and how does it compare to other techniques that can achieve the same effect?

In this video, we go through the details of how lift and coast works, and why you would want to use it.

00:00 Introduction
01:37 Lift and Coast Basics
03:13 Alternative ways of doing it
05:52 How much does lift and coast do?
8:58 Practical demonstration of lift and coast
13:12 Practical example of alternative approaches

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