Eli5 why driving on one side of a car is more practical than driving in the middle of one. Surely, the middle gives you better spacial awareness but things like the Monza SP1 exist and you still sit on one side of the vehicle

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Eli5 why driving on one side of a car is more practical than driving in the middle of one. Surely, the middle gives you better spacial awareness but things like the Monza SP1 exist and you still sit on one side of the vehicle

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Or Mclaren F1 and Speedtail, they actually solved issue in supercars by doing that

>The main reason for the car’s iconic center driver’s seat wasn’t to make the driver feel special (though that was certainly a part of it). In truth, it eliminates the offset pedal box that forced so many drivers of other supercars to sit slightly crooked in the car.

[ A link to qoute. ](https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/classic-cars/a12019673/mclaren-f1-center-seating-position/)

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