https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=39891
--- Comment #9 from Bruno Jesus 00cpxxx@gmail.com --- Looks like you are not alone, Windows users also complain about some problems like joystick not detected, not mapped or not working in menus, one controller mapped to second player instead of first:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/297860/discussions/0/613937943131979340/ http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/958776-split-second/54852078 http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/958776-split-second/54899976 http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/958776-split-second/54876751
Some people say it works fine out of the box, it is difficult to tell what is wrong in this situation.