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Originally Posted by xQx
I thought with oversteer you should ease _onto_ the throttle to put more weight to the back of the car (giving the back wheels more traction) - not take your foot off the throttle, pushing weight forward & further reducing the rear grip?
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There are two types of oversteer condition that require different types throttle input for recovery.
The first comes from forward weight transfer as a result of too much deceleration. When there is less weight on the rear wheels, they will grip less and cause the car to oversteer. This usually happens on corner entry (usually when coming in too hot). The proper recovery is indeed to add slightly more throttle to transfer weight to the rear and counter steer. "Not touching the padals" and counter steering may also work in this context and is easier and safer for the layman to execute, but it results in a less elegant recovery with much wasted lap time.
The second comes from power ovesteer as a result of too much acceleration. By applying more throttle, a greater proportion of the tire's grip in needed for forward thrust leaving less available for lateral grip yielding the rear to step out. This usually occurs at corner exit. The proper recovery for this type of oversteer is to slightly ease off the throttle and counter steer. Applying more throttle with plenty of opposite lock will turn this in a nice drift, but it is not the fastest way around a corner
. Abruptly and completely lifting off the throttle here can send the car in a spin.