The other funny incident was at Monza. ‘Nigel, how is it you’re so much quicker than Riccardo through the chicane?’ Patrick demanded. ‘Well, it’s very easy really,’ grinned Nigel. ‘What I do is, as I’m approaching the kerb, I jam my hands against the rim of the chassis, so the steering wheel can’t kick back, and that keeps a much more consistent line.’ Armed with this information, Patrick went to Riccardo’s garage. ‘Riccardo, what you need to do to keep a better, tighter line through the chicane is jam your knuckles against the cockpit.’ Willing to try anything, Riccardo duly gave it a go –
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