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Originally Posted by kuhlka
I'm not sure where your 'compensating for poor driving skills' assumption comes from. Induction isn't autopilot.
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More power allows you to get away with more mistakes than a lower HP car and still be 'competitive'.
Low HP forces the car to carry more momentum if it wants to be fast. It is harder to gain back speed lost compared to a car with more power. A car with more power doesn't hurt as much, because it can regain that speed more easily.
It is a frequent occurrence in track days/HPDEs where a driver is really slow through a corner, holds everyone up, but has huge power and makes it impossible or nearly impossible to get a point by/pass on the straights. It happens all the time.