Your first time driving an unfamiliar car can be a daunting experience. It’s important to make a good first impression and get on the pace quickly, but this is sometimes easier said than done with all the pressures involved.
In my experience, there are several methods that a driver can employ to prepare for their first drive. Some I find to be more useful than others and a few will not be relevant for everyone, depending on the level of professionalism and complexity of the car in question. For example, if you’ve never driven a Formula E car before, you first need to understand a huge number of systems, so sim testing will take on a much greater importance relative to, say, a Fun Cup car.
This article is assuming that the driver already knows the track they are going to sample, and therefore focuses on the tools most helpful in preparing to jump into a car they don’t know – although of course this won’t always be the case, and sometimes you have to learn both car and…
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