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Admission of F1 traction control?


In the formula one special, a red bull engineer asks David Coulthard if he wants 'traction' for the drag race. Did they just reveal that the 2012 red bull had traction control?

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Traction in that regard refers to improving the grip of the driven wheels with the road surface. In drag racing it's preferable to do a burn out on a wetted section of ehe road .
It heats the tyres - making them 'stick' to the road, improving traction.

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