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Originally Posted by BMW M3 CRT
NOPE ... seems you are no expert in driving dynamics !!!
Its totally clear that to be more gentle on the accelerator meens lower torque and therefor less wheel spin ... but that doesn´t define an fast car ...the fastest (idealistic) car is this where you have high hp and at the same time you doesn´t have to think about too much wheel spin.
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So which car does not have "too much wheelspin" and is ideal for tracking? E46 M3 CSL? Sure, but it would have been even quicker around the Ring with a more powerful engine...
If the F82 M4 is more than 10 seconds faster around the Nürburgring, BMW surely must have done something correct?
If you are worried about wheelspin just leave the traction control on, and the electronics will take care of you being able to get as much power as possible to the ground. If not you have to rely on the driver being able to balance throttle input...
A engine that has a on/off torque delivery will be hard to drive fast around a track, kind of like my old Sierra RS Cosworth that it is tricky to modulate the power on
However a engine that has enough power/torque to break traction in low speed corners will also be able to pull more straight line speed compared to a engine that is barely able to break traction in the same low speed corner. In one car you can just mash the throttle through the corner and not worry about wheelspin. In the other car you will have to modulate the throttle and ease in on the accelerator. Both cars will have no problem doing the same corner speed, but the more powerful car will pull away on every straight as it has more accelerative power...
The above is possible with a good driver. Put a bad driver behind the wheel of the powerful car, turn TC off, and you have a tricky situation
Usually, turning power down doesn't result in quicker lap times