The asterix key was the solution I was looking for.

When I am driving a vehicle, like a quad, I am always stuck looking directly forward.

I found the issue. I have a dual monitor setup. My mouse drifts to the second screen and the right-click causes the screen to minimize.

So, yeah, it is a bug in that the app is not capturing the mouse.

Try it in a multiplayer session, that's when I notice it.

Further examination shows this to be a server side issue when it comes to multiplayer games.

I am forced to agree. The vehicles lack momentum and traction. Turning them is very close to yawing a heli at this point. Turning a corner at speed causes the vehicle to fish tail like mad.

Perhaps what is required is two separate forms of physics, one for realism, the other for arcade. Whilst realism is great, arcade physics are fun.