Hah I fixed my pedals and wow - the left toggle now can actuate the mirror views. It cannot do anything else though - its not supported by PD and the ps4, because its a $599 Fanatec wheel ... it may be supported on the PS4 I suppose when the PS5 is introduced. Oh but none of this gear will work on the PS5 so ...
Anyhow the multi-check box in the calibration software was enabled so I could not drive with the Fanatec gear until I unchecked that box - eventually I did - just one check box I away I was ... and a lot of time too
So I raced in race C and lost only about 2k in DR. Darn it I could not loose any SR in the first race. I started 3rd, missed the start because I thought they were going to go green ... so being on the outside - left side of the first corner, naturally I got punted because I was simply still on the bitumen. For a second at least. No penalty though - but I got one later at the chicane. A car decided to sit across the chicane, quite suddenly. So yes - I did hit him. How could I not? minus 4 seconds for that ... and when I came out, naturally several more cars drove by me - I got punted ... I came out eventually, and drove to 12th.
2nd race - same leaders - I have raced against one, he's quite fair. He had a 14:43 qual, the next guy was not much faster than my 1;14.87. I'm 3rd again on the grid, lots of As but some Bs at the back. This time I start well and surprisingly I find the 4c is just as fast as those Lexus things. Both in front of me ... but the 2nd car runs wide, I just drive by, you beaut - now its second and hey - I will win this. Coming onto the second straight, the guy who ran wide is pushing, and I pull left and let him by me - smart move. I'll save some fuel, i am cruising. Except that at the S curves he looses his car and suddenly he's at right angles in front of me - I've got a split second, I hit him, run off the track, get 4 seconds for his spin ... then I get collected by the queue of angry drivers. I get back onto the track - 46 seconds behind the leader now. I do my penalty, and come 19th. Fastest lap though but so what and I did several angry 2nd to 5th fastest laps as well.
How come when a car that is two car lengths in front of, jack knife's off a curb and spears into you - and you get the 4 second penalty?
1 - I can't avoid him anyway
2- If I dive left I'll still hit him and then I am on the grass and I am crashing too
3 - Then coming out of the grass I'll get collected by the queue (this is lap two)
It's happened to me often and its the thing that most annoys me about the game. Why punish the driver who is not making mistakes?
Of course I know why - it's because PD believe that having crashes is what the game is about.
And when I was 21st I thought I need to get my SR down ... so I pass a guy, and really thought about hitting him. Then the next guy - but I just couldn't do it. Being pushed down from 99 SR to A level or even B would have mean't I'd have a fun race with slower drivers who were cleaner than the shunters out there this afternoon in the high SR S group ... so PD and, that's enough until I cool down ... and PD, why not at least try to get some justice in the game? This should not be a track subset of the next version of Grand Theft Auto ...