Mercedes-AMG GT3

Takes kerbs like nothing else in the class. Naturally aspirated V8, front-engined, and generally an easy car to lean on.

The kerbs are free lap time in this car in a way they are not in others — worth building the line around them.

Symptoms this car reads differently

Unsettled over kerbs

Kerb tolerance is this car's party trick. If it is being unsettled, you are too stiff or too low, not badly balanced.

Pushes on entry

Front-engine baseline push.

What this car's answers lean on

Compared with other GT3 cars

1. Differential and engine braking used more than on most cars like it
2. Braking system — bias, ABS, pressure
3. Anti-roll bars
4. Free changes — driving, not setup
5. Tyre pressures
6. In-car driver aids and gearing
7. Damper clicks

What you cannot change on this car

• The differential is fixed on this car.
• Engine braking is not adjustable on this car.
• No third spring on this car.