I drove a Mercedes GT-R at pace, in damp conditions on bumpy B roads from cold. I did around 50 miles in it with the Mercedes sales person sitting next to me. This car has a reputation for being skittish and I never once found myself worried it was going to get the better of me. The Mercedes sales person even said he had not had as much fun in said car simply sitting and enjoying the experience. I have driven M3/M4's in the current model in similar conditions again without the slightest feeling I was about to stack it. Difference is I suspect, I grew up when traction control was non existent and then rudimentary at best. My GT3 had ABS that was it, but 911's have good traction and I could see, with TC off on old tyres and in the wet how you could bin my R8, but I don't because I respect the car and drive it accordingly.
Throttle control is VITAL in a car that can be a handful but many drivers are on or off and lack the subtly required to keep a car at that point JUST before the TC light comes on. The M4 was lighting it up all the time, but I got used to that and drove around it and I think the Merc GT-R maybe lit up twice before I understood how to deploy its power properly and effectively. My god that is half the fun of a powerful car, learning to control it without the systems getting in the way and then when you get to that point, with them fully off so you can really stretch its legs. Losing any car in a straight line without something breaking or some unseen disaster on the road surface (it happens) is the drivers fault, period. I remember the first time I took out the Griffith I made an overtake at pace and when the rear end caught the white line it went all tank slapper. My fault, never did that again, caught it that time but could easily have binned it. Had I it would have been my fault, not the cars or roads.