tyre grip/slip physics and snap loss/regain of grip
I feel like the tyre physics are still strange, although better than DR2.0, i think could still be massively improved. My feel is that the tyres are too 'peaky' in their grip. There is maybe too much overall grip but the way it drops off when you exceed a certain slip angle is just way too aggressive, especially at the rear (on RWD).
It will often snap without any warning, and once you've broken traction, there is way too little grip, and the car will go into a very abrupt spin unless you are very quick on the correction. However, once you do start to correct, the car snaps back to full grip again very quickly. Especially in the older cars, these should be able to slide much more progressively and naturally than we are currently able.
It may not be the case, but the feeling is very much like the (rear tyre) slip angle vs grip model has a very steep decline after the peak, so as soon as you are past this point, there is just way too little grip, and it is very sudden, and then conversely, when you correct and bring the rear slip angle back down, the grip shoots back up again, like the red line in the attached picture.
It feels like underlying physics of the tyre model, like all cars have very peaky sticky tyres.
I would like to see this addressed either with a more progressive tyre model regarding the transition between grip and sliding - especially for the older cars, it feels like they have completely unsuitable tyres on - or for the default set-ups to be changed so it feels much more natural out of the box. or since we're wishing for things, both!!
If for example you compare the old escort on WRC with the RS1600 on Assetto Corsa, that thing is amazing fun on AC, it slides so naturally.
Whereas it's so choppy and snappy in WRC it's just very difficult to be smooth once you go past the linear stage of tyre grip, and there's no warning when it's going to let go. H3 and grp B RWD are just very frustrating to drive because of how unrealistic and poorly they handle. I know they they are difficult to drive but not like this
