man this game is great
The only 2D F-Zero I had played previously was the GBA version and I really didn't like it at all. I'm glad that it seems to be a problem exclusive to Maximum Velocity, because F-Zero SNES is super fun.
if you weren't tapping the accelerator while taking a corner, then that was the problem.
once you learn that, it handles a lot like the SNES game.
the devs made a bad job at making that mechanic required to play well (the game itself teaches it to you if you leave the game running at least)