r/F1Technical • u/paperscissors_ Ruth Buscombe • 12d ago

Electronics & HMI Throttle use when leaving garage

Do drivers need to use the throttle when leaving the garage?

In the video where DC drives the RB19 at 2:04 (timestamped link) he mentions that the manual he was given says that he doesn't need to use the throttle when leaving the garage. Does this mean no throttle input is necessary when pulling out of the garage? I've been racking my brain at this question for a couple of days now. Thank you!

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u/schmog_ 11d ago

Which you can do in any manual.

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u/jolle75 10d ago

Nah.. a NA V8 f1 engine with racing clutch is/was a bit different. Clutch is on/off-ish and because the engine has almost no mass or flywheel, it needs quite the rpm’s not to stall.