The control with the controller can adapt to, for example, by the control type 3 selects and performs the following settings:
Dead zone control: 15
Steering Sensitivity: 10
Dead zone gas: 10
Gas Sensitivity: 40
In some cases, it will also help to uninstall the game and delete the cache. After you reinstall the console should be started again after the re-start of the game. In some cases, that has solved the control problems on the Xbox One.
One should not forget that the tires only have optimum grip when you drove some laps. This is particularly noticeable in the karts. Nevertheless helps reach usually only of practice to get good lap times.
Something I was disappointed by the graphics. There are dips in framerate, random tearing and skip.
Nevertheless, a good race simulation with many interesting routes and in driving behavior very individually different cars.