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What I want to know if in real life braking hard without ABS is really that hard. I mean, do you really don't get any kind of signal? In GT5 with the G27 pedals the only signal of tyre lock-up is that tyre screeching sound that means "Oh dear, you're already skidding out of control". I don't know where I got the idea that in real life the brake pedal hardens as it gets close to lock up, is this true? Is it a matter of lack of feedback?
You'll only get realistic answers from people who've driven on the track. Driving on the street you will never in 99.9999% of cases drive like you do in Gran Turismo.
Without ABS, yes, you can easily feel when the wheels lock up, you can also feel feedback through the pedal and wheel to tell more or less where the limit is, although it's not easy imo.
In terms of braking while cornering, imo, you never want to do it. Anytime you are braking you are reducing the cornering grip of your tyres. Depending on how hard you are braking, it will reduce your cornering power. If you are at the limit of your braking power, no, you will not be able to turn. It's pretty simple.
ABS theoretically is worse at braking than a professional driver. A professional driver can hold the brake on the very limit, whereas a car with ABS will go on off, on off the brakes, reducing braking efficiency. In this case, with ABS it's again theoretically possible to see that you have a little buffer of extra grip not being used for braking, which you could use for cornering. Although personally, I think braking in corners is madness... or at least it's ineffecient and slower.