Video: Throttle Control

Back in the “good old days of racing" if you wanted to go fast, there was only one way to apply the throttle – you simply stood on it.

But in today's ultra high-tech race cars, throttle control is a bit more complicated than that.

To find out the latest secrets of putting down the power we talked to some top drivers and engineers from motor sport's most technologically-advanced categories.

We've asked some of the best WEC factory drivers – Porsche's Brendon Hartley and Andre Lotterer, Toyota's Anthony Davidson, and Ferrari's Sam Bird – to explain just how to stand on it in today's world.