oversteer

American  

[oh-ver-steer, oh-ver-steer] / ˈoʊ vərˌstɪər, ˌoʊ vərˈstɪər /

noun

1. handling of an automotive vehicle that causes turns that are sharper than the driver intends because the rear wheels slide to the outside of the turn before the front wheels lose traction.

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verb (used without object)

1. (of an automotive vehicle) to undergo or handle with an oversteer, especially excessively.

oversteer British  

/ ˌəʊvəˈstɪə /

verb

1. (of a vehicle) to turn more sharply, for a particular turn of the steering wheel, than is desirable or anticipated

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noun

1. the tendency of a vehicle to oversteer

Etymology

Origin of oversteer

First recorded in 1935–40; over- + steer ¹

Example Sentences

Piastri's pole came despite a major oversteer moment on the entry to Turn Four, which he estimated had cost him about 0.2secs and he described as "pretty scary - turning left in a right-hand corner is never good, especially when you're doing however many hundreds of kilometres an hour you're doing there".

From BBC

In Leclerc's case, he was taken off track by a snap of oversteer as he was racing side by side with Lewis Hamilton on the exit of Turn One.

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Verstappen, who has closed to within 40 points of Piastri after three wins and a second place in the past four races, was visibly struggling in the Red Bull - almost every lap he seemed to have an oversteer snap in the middle of the Esses, the quick series of left-rights in the middle of the lap.

From BBC

Haas driver Oliver Bearman was crash number four, trying to take too much speed through Turn Two at the start of the second session and collecting the wall with his right rear wheel after an oversteer moment.

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Hamilton was first to retire from the race, crashing into the wall from seventh position following a moment of oversteer at Turn Three when light rain was falling on the track.

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