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A brake test is a term used in motorsport
Motorsport

Motorsport is the collection of sports which primarily involve the use of motorized vehicles. It was a Olympic_sports#Demonstration_sports event in the 1900 olympics....
. A driver is said to brake test another driver when the two are driving very close together and the front driver deliberately brake
Brake

A brake is a device for applying a force against the friction of the road, slowing or stopping the motion of a machine or vehicle, or alternatively a device to restrain it from starting to move again....
s very hard, causing the second driver to have to do likewise and often make an evading manoeuvre to avoid an accident.

Because of the aggressive and dangerous nature of this move, a driver who makes such a move is often penalised.






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A brake test is a term used in motorsport
Motorsport

Motorsport is the collection of sports which primarily involve the use of motorized vehicles. It was a Olympic_sports#Demonstration_sports event in the 1900 olympics....
. A driver is said to brake test another driver when the two are driving very close together and the front driver deliberately brake
Brake

A brake is a device for applying a force against the friction of the road, slowing or stopping the motion of a machine or vehicle, or alternatively a device to restrain it from starting to move again....
s very hard, causing the second driver to have to do likewise and often make an evading manoeuvre to avoid an accident.

Because of the aggressive and dangerous nature of this move, a driver who makes such a move is often penalised. Penalties given to such actions can vary from time penalties, to exclusion of a race or event. In Formula One
Formula One

Formula One, abbreviated to F1, and currently officially referred as the FIA Formula One World Championship is the highest class of auto racing sanctioned by the F?d?ration Internationale de l'Automobile ....
, brake-testing an opponent in mid-corner is not allowed, but can be done in a straight line.

Brake test is commonly called a brake check in America. This may be a play on words as a double meaning: checking the functionality of the brakes and reference to the hockey check
Checking (ice hockey)

Checking in ice hockey is the act of physically keeping an opposing player in check. It is usually not a penalty ....
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