The Righthander
| Try | Change | Step | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Later, smoother throttle · Drive Getting on power before the car is pointed is the most common cause of this and costs nothing to fix. Watch: None — try this before any setup change. | ½ second | Drive |
Main straightBig BendLefthanderRighthanderNo-Name straightChicaneUphillWest BendDownhill
StraightSlowMediumFastThis Corner
Flat in a slow car on the right line, and it feeds No-Name straight — the second-longest full-throttle stretch of the lap.
| Try | Change | Step | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Later, smoother throttle · Drive Getting on power before the car is pointed is the most common cause of this and costs nothing to fix. Watch: None — try this before any setup change. | ½ second | Drive |
| 02 | Softer rear anti-roll bar · Garage Rear rolls and builds slip angle rather than snapping. Also keeps load on the inside rear on exit. Watch: More roll; slower direction changes. | 1 click | Garage |
| 03 | Feed the throttle over a count of three · Drive A rear tyre near its limit will take a lot of torque delivered gradually and very little delivered at once. Watch: None. This is free, and it is faster than the correction it prevents. | 3 counts | Drive |
| 04 | Short-shift out of the slow corners · Drive A taller gear delivers the same power with less torque at the wheel, which is exactly what a rear tyre with no grip left needs. Watch: Costs a little acceleration if the rears were never the problem. Test both. | 1 gear | Drive |
| 05 | Get the car straight, then commit · Drive Every degree of steering angle is grip the rear is spending on cornering rather than on putting power down. Watch: None — the cheapest fix on this list. | ⅛ turn | Drive |
| 06 | Lower rear tyre pressure · Garage More rear contact patch — provided the rears aren't already overheating. Watch: If rear temps are high this makes it worse. | 0.5 psi | Garage |
On this car: The one to expect. There is enough torque here to overwhelm the rears while the wheel is still turned — wait for it to unwind. Front-engined, rear-drive rookie car: technique leads, and throttle control on exit matters most; traction-limited, so diff and rear grip move up.