Mazda MX-5 Cup at Oulton Park
8 corners on the International layout, ranked for this car. Pick one, and say what the car's doing.
• marks the corners that decide the lap.
The answer above is complete, but all four controls need JavaScript. Instead: the lap guide has every corner here, and Mazda MX-5 Cup lists this car everywhere else.
- 01Feed the throttle over a count of three3 countstechnique
A rear tyre near its limit will take a lot of torque delivered gradually and very little delivered at once.
None. This is free, and it is faster than the correction it prevents.
- 02Later, smoother throttle½ secondtechnique
Getting on power before the car is pointed is the most common cause of this and costs nothing to fix.
None — try this before any setup change.
- 03Get the car straight, then commit⅛ turntechnique
Every degree of steering angle is grip the rear is spending on cornering rather than on putting power down.
None — the cheapest fix on this list.
- 04Short-shift out of the slow corners1 geartechnique
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.
Costs a little acceleration if the rears were never the problem. Test both.
- 05More drive diff lock5–10%diff
Ties the rear wheels together under power so the unloaded inside wheel can't spin up and pitch the car.
Fixed-setup car — nothing in the garage is adjustable.
- 06Softer rear anti-roll bar1 clickbar
Rear rolls and builds slip angle rather than snapping. Also keeps load on the inside rear on exit.
Fixed-setup car — nothing in the garage is adjustable.
- 07Softer rear springsone stepspring
Lets the rear squat and put weight over the driven axle on power.
Fixed-setup car — nothing in the garage is adjustable.
- 08More rear wing1 clickaero
Rear downforce grows with speed, exactly where high-speed instability lives.
Fixed-setup car — nothing in the garage is adjustable.
- 09Lower rear tyre pressure0.5 psityre
More rear contact patch — provided the rears aren't already overheating.
Fixed-setup car — nothing in the garage is adjustable.
- 10Higher traction control level1 leveldriver
A stopgap while you sort the mechanical side — protects the tyre over a stint.
Fixed-setup car — nothing in the garage is adjustable.
Where the corners fall
Sequence and speed, left to right. Not a scale map. The lap guide takes each corner in turn.