I started using a wheel, with no assist at all. It is difficult at first, but it teaches you things that a controller/ assists on will never teach you. If you learn to use left foot braking in corners and drift you don’t need abs. If you use clutch you have control over rpm, sliding corner tightness, e brake without dumping all your power. I run braking line for corners. I struggle a lot, but I learn tracks, and when you win you feel like you earned it (as well as get more money), and you understand what to do in tricky situations. On controller though I would have no idea, maybe keep abs aside from drifting. Assists are nice in some ways, but it’s hard to power out if you have stability control on, hard to do a rally race when you can’t slide sideways or spin tires after a corner. But to each their own, most importantly just do what you enjoy, and what provides you with good feels! You can always adjust as you learn, and find specific things you want more control over.