Formula 1 car foot pedals. This formula one style wheel comes attached to a 40 watt brushless motor that delivers nearly 6nm of torque which is among the highest degree of force feedback you can get from a belt driven wheel. Pedro de la rosa show us how to use feet in a f1 car cockpit. And did you know that within this very shor.
A current f1 cars braking system is made up of the brake discs calipers pedal and master cylinder all linked by pipework and with a brake by wire unit controlling the rear brakes. So to directly answer your question no f1 cars do not have a clutch pedal. That is not to say that there is no clutch at all however.
Achieving this incredible feat stopping the car from 200mph in just a seconds is a complex mix of downforce mechanics and electronics. As it is paramount in aiding the transmission of several hundred horsepower from the engine to the gearbox its put. One of those innovations was the elimination of the traditional clutch pedal switching to paddle shifters.
If the car isnt slowed down at the right point and with the right pressure on the pedal it will compromise the remaining phases hitting the apex taking the right line carrying the optimum speed through the corner getting the power down on exit and completing a clean run to the next turn. They were hinged from the floor and operated the clutch brake and throttle also known in road car terms as the accelerator. Did you know that f1 drivers brake from over 300 kph to under 100 kph in 2 seconds over a distance of 120 metres.
Braking is the first element in a formula one cars cornering phase. Enter the world of formula 1.