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F1 steering wheel holding positions.

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  1. 2bf360

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    #1 2bf360, Dec 3, 2017
    What's your preference of holding your F1 steering wheel? Are the 9 and 3 o'clock positions the most common ones?
    Since I have my f430, most of the time I comfortable holding these two positions even thru turnings except during shifting.


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  2. Makuono

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    #2 Makuono, Dec 4, 2017
    9 and 3 o'clock here also. Gives the best leverage and control for small corrections in my opinion.
     
  3. Rosso328

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    #3 Rosso328, Dec 4, 2017
    Yes, 9 and 3, or just slightly above, a bit towards 10 and 2.

    Note that driving schools like Skip Barber and Bondurant all teach a shuffle steer method designed to keep your hands in those positions at all times through the corners. So there must be something to it.
     
  4. tomc

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    #4 tomc, Dec 4, 2017
    For my hands, my thumbs go into the depressions on the steering wheel for the horn, then wrap my fingers around the wheel, and that's best position to flap the flappy paddles for me.
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  5. anunakki

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    #5 anunakki, Dec 4, 2017
    Left wrist resting at the 12 oclock position with right hand free to turn up the jams !
     
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  6. Rosso328

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    #6 Rosso328, Dec 4, 2017
    But of course.

    I should have noted that my advice was geared towards ordinary mortals.

    Extraterrestrial Gods need not bother. :)
     
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    #7 Viperjoe, Dec 8, 2017
    10:00 and 2:00
     
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    #8 ross, Dec 10, 2017
    8 and 4
     
  9. DGS

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    #9 DGS, Dec 11, 2017
    Don't have an F1, but the EVO has a Getrag twin clutch.

    Thumbs at 9 and 3, and I use my left thumb to adjust the jams. :p

    The EVO MR's wheel is busy.
    Horn, stereo controls, bluetooth controls, cruise control, and wheel activated voice control for almost everything else.
    The transmission adjust and traction controls aren't on the wheel, but you don't adjust those while moving.

    The only time I have to take my hands off the wheel is to operate windows or sunroof. ;)
     
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