What it was like to drive a Formula Renault 2.0 for the first time (SPOILER: UNBELIEVABLE)

I got the chance to do a Test day and experience, first hand, what it's like to drive with a Formula Renault 2.0 along with the responsibilities that come with it (as a Racing Driver).
All in all, it was an amazing experience that got me just a bit closer to my dream. It was also a great chance to get myself familiar with downforce and taking corners at incredible speeds!
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0:00 Intro
2:16 First look at the car
6:57 First Session
11:03 Second Session
11:54 Third Session
14:11 DOWNFORCE
14:58 Fourth Session
19:45 Final Thoughts

[@Febersouza]

Damn, hope to see you in F1 one day, you are really a racing driver mate.

[@Achillefsgiannisis]

Thank you so much! Although I'd be happy to race in anything at the moment haha!!

[@northson1]

Hard work pays off, well done dude 🎉 👌

[@Achillefsgiannisis]

Thanks man! I still have a lot of work to do though...haha!

[@Feherlof1a]

so happy for you dude HAVE FUN

[@Achillefsgiannisis]

Hahaha thanks man!

[@prifes7364]

Hey man, nice video!
I'm going to have my first time in a Formula Renault tomorrow! Even though its gonna be waay less serious than yours (its just a 15 min joydrive) I really want to get the most out of it, and I was looking for this exact kind of video to prepear me a little, so thanks!

[@Achillefsgiannisis]

That’s awesome man!!! Hope you have fun🚀🚀!!

[@prifes7364]

​@@Achillefsgiannisis Well I managed to spin in the first lap lol. Took waay too much speed into a corner; I just didnt yet have the feel for how fast I was really going and I was scared to break hard and risk locking up (plus my tires were cold).
The rest was super fun tho, I pulled myself together and started to improve every lap, so at the end I really got to see a fraction of these cars' speed. I'm really jealous of people who get to go again and improve in these cars, and I wish you all the best for your career as well!

[@Malachifyh]

How physically demanding was the car compared to karting?

[@Achillefsgiannisis]

Good question! Compared to KZ karts, the Formula Renault was not that demanding.
I think it mostly had to do with the fact that, in karts, your body is completely free to move around and so you have to keep yourself steady using your own strength.
In the Formula Renault, I didn’t really move that much (because I was strapped in). That meant that I would use less force to keep myself steady.
That’s my theory as to why karts are more demanding (strength wise) compared to the formula Renault.
But keep in mind that the track I was testing at, didn’t have that many high downforce corners. So it might have been a bit harder (physically) if the corners were different.
That being said, I don’t think that the Formula Renault could ever be MORE demanding than race karts (especially KZ).
What I will say was more demanding in the Formula car, was the mental strength.