One of the HUGE disadvantages of FWD is the enormous reliance on the front tires.
Blah blah blah, weight distribution, blah blah blah, intrinsic understeer and huge front braking bias... blah blah.
This leads to the front tires being totally roasted at the end of a few hotlaps as they are depended on for everything, whereas RWD cars with their reliance on front tires for braking and some cornering, and rear tires for acceleration and some cornering have the advantage of endurance.
I wore my front tires to slicks in 4000 miles (no burnouts), and my rears still had 7 out of 8 32nds left on 'em.
Food for thought.
