http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20388
--- Comment #3 from Vitaliy Margolen vitaliy@kievinfo.com 2009-10-17 12:00:14 --- Remove your axis remapping registry entry and try again. If it still doesn't work, attach +dinput debug output of starting the game.
Wine never supported more then 8 axes. Additional 8 axes are used for up-to 4 POVs (2 axes per POV). Again not sure what 9-10 you are talking about.