Controlling Understeer

January 12, 2023
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Understeer is handling characteristic that is mostly disliked by racing drivers, but it’s important to understand so we can reduce the chances of it slowing us down on the circuit.

In this tutorial our pro racer, Scott Mansell, will cover:

  • What is understeer?
  • What does understeer feel like?
  • The causes of understeer
  • How to correct understeer and minimise time loss
  • Changing setup

 

Scott Mansell is a British racing driver, coach and founder of Driver61 & Fluid jobs.