When I spun I pressed the brakes and that locked all four wheels , he explained . Then , I pulled the steering wheel straight because if you turn into it , you start spinning . So you have a fourwheel drift . Then , when I saw the front was sliding in the right direction , it was the perfect way , plus I was arriving to the barrier , I released the brakes and the wheels started turning again and it gripped up . I was in control with that last bit . Interesting . You see him do something similar when he had that big moment in one of his first runs in an F 1 car in 2014 . Ok , he didn ' t have all 4 wheels locked up , but he starts to straighten the wheels once it looks like there is no saving it and lets the front grip up and then starts steering again . clearly needed a bit of luck in both cases , but it shows that he was still actively trying to save the car with a technique he had learned , and hadn ' t just given up .