Let’s say that you are a race engineer and your driver is having trouble to go around the slowest corners on the circuit. In a brief feedback after the first outing (a set of laps in a session) of the free practice session, the driver complains about excessive oversteer […]
Have you ever heard of neutral steer, understeer and oversteer? You probably have heard these terms, and you might even know what they mean, but do you know how it happens or what a racing car’s suspension has to do with it? If your answer to the latter question […]
This is it! The first post on Racing Car Dynamics. There is just no better way to start a discussion on race car dynamics than beginning by the tyres. Those small rubber components are the only contact the car has with the track […]