BustaWrench › Answers › How do I use the throttle to turn the car in iRacing?
The short answer
Ease off the throttle a few percent before the apex instead of yanking the wheel. The weight transfers forward, the rear goes light and the car pivots — you are shaping the corner with your right foot, not just slowing for it. Then squeeze the power back on progressively as the steering unwinds.
You do not need to wrestle the wheel to get the nose to tuck. Come off the throttle a few percent before the apex and let the weight move forward. The car settles, the rear gets light, and it turns.
It is not about braking later. It is about using the throttle to shape the corner. A dial, not a switch.
Squeeze the throttle instead of stomping it. Start at maybe 20% as soon as you can, then roll it on smoothly as the steering straightens.
The modern tyres like that progressive input. They have grip, but a sudden spike gives you a snap of oversteer or a lazy push wide. Feed it and you get drive out of the corner; rush it and you are just burning lap time.
Every input — trailing off, rolling on — changes the load on all four contact patches. The tyres are talkative, but only if you are listening through your right foot.
In practice, run a few laps where you use the throttle alone to rotate and exit the corner. No brake heroics. You will feel the car settle and the lap times come down.
How much trailing throttle a car will take without snapping varies by car and setup. If yours does not respond to a small lift, ask a coach before going looking for a bigger one.
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