Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
Originally posted by: Apex
That's probably correct, seeing as the proper way to set up a racecar for professional drivers, even on very tight, technical tracks, is with a slight attitude of understeer. Yes, slight understeer, not even neutral.
Steady-state, yes.
In a corner you should start accelerating before the apex and with a proper line a car that exhibits a slight steady-state understeer will become effectively neutral with full power applied in a corner. If the car oversteers in a steady-state condition, it will oversteer more on full power in a corner, which is bad.
That said, I am vastly more confident in my ability to catch a spin than in my ability to stop the car from ploughing into the wall, and a too-quick throttle lift in an understeering car can result in wicked snap-oversteer as the front wheels suddenly bite again and whip the front of the car around, leaving the lightly-loaded rear to sling-shot around.
Oversteer is twitchy, and tiring to drive for long periods, but I prefer it and feel much safer with it.
Ideally, I want the following: Slight oversteer on corner entry, sliding through neutrality to very slight understeer on corner exit.
ZV