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Originally Posted by czar07
You definitely DONT want understeer in an F1 car, or you will go off the track/hit a wall/hit a car, etc.
oversteer you can compensate for by tiny bit of opposite lock, but what do you do for understeer? chuck in more throttle, which will unload the front wheels = less grip up front = more understeer?
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The only opposite lock you'll see in a modern F1 race is when a driver makes a mistake.
You compensate for understeer by backing out of the throttle a bit, a completely natural thing to do. Understeer allows you to push the car beyond the limits and recover. A throttle lift transfers weight forwards, decreases rear traction and allows an overcooked entry to be salvaged provided you haven't really overdone it.
There's nothing you can do about oversteer, you're going off.
A very common misconception is that oversteer can be "corrected" by a "dab of oppo". This is correct only if you are not already at the limits of the car's grip. Idiot journalists and marketing men obsessed with Nurburgring lap times have created an entirely incorrect illusion about what makes a fast car.
And just BTW, it doesn't matter which end of the car hits the wall first, you're still out.