Its been like this since s6 afaik. Why they havent got around to fixing it is anyones guess.

yeah well there's lots of bugs they never fix but this makes STFs unplayable. Thanks for those suggestions above guys, will give them a try.

I've had the same problem, in STFs as well as in PvP.

It seems like what it's doing is setting me to 'follow' my current target. A couple of times I've actually ended up butted up against my target as a result of this. I'm not sure if that's the same thing that it's going for others, or not.

I actually found it somewhat helpful in PvP, since I kind of suck at maneuvering and using skills at the same time (sad, I know).

I worked around this by activating polarize hull and evasive maneuvers. VERY annoying.