[RKDinOKC]

Not talking about spirited driving and how fast, but about the feel of things. I like a manual transmission.

Talking about driving at the limits to make the fastest lap, PDK. Tiptronic is good, but you still have to fight torque converter lag in the corners. That places manual in 2nd, and Tiptronic 3rd.

The only advantage I see to a manual is you can missmatch the speed and rpm a small amount when letting the clutch out to break the rear loose and start the rear end rotating if you enter a corner too fast. Haven't tried to do that on a PDK car yet.

When I was a much more avid F1 fan I got a map of one of the tracks. It showed the speed, braking, accelerator, shifts etc of both Schumacher and Barrichello. I know the cars were basically the same Butt... Barrichello drove like he had a clutch, even though he didn't. It was obvious by the logs he was not applying accelerator and brakes at the same time. Schumacher on the other hand drove like he had a PDK, obviously applying brakes and gas at the same time. There were a few place were Barrichello was faster, but more often than not Schumacher went deeper into corners, carried more speed and powered out sooner. In the place Barrichello was faster it looked like Schumacher was dragging the brakes transitioning into the corner exits compared to Barrichello but by the exit Schumacher was around the corner farther because he went deeper and carried more speed thru the corner.

That is why I made my braking comment with no need to heel and toe with PDK earlier.