Does left-foot braking offer a performance advantage?
Left foot braking has advantages and disadvantages. It’s easier to brake really smoothly with it while blipping the throttle for downshifts, and the transition from throttle to braking can be done more quickly than with right-foot braking, but the performance difference is small on road courses. The tiny performance gain may not be worth the risk of missing the clutch and stalling the engine in a spin or a panic stop. The opportunity for performance gains is better on ovals where a lot more time per lap is spent braking at turn-in. If you are going to left-foot brake, practice lightning fast switches to right-foot braking for panic stops and spins so you can keep the engine running.
