If they cant find the right balance for their car then what are they gonna do, say to hell with racing i'll come back when the car is handling how I want it? No, they get out there and they do it anyway.
The point that I am trying to make is that they at least have the chance to try and find the right balance for their car. So what if they don't? They at least have the chance to improve their times and control. Do you actually think that their cars are ready to race as soon as they're off the trailer and on the track? No, they take a few laps, analys it, and change the car accordingly. If they don't get the right balance by the race, yes, they race it anyway, but how many do you hear about that qualify and race well with a car that isn't balanced correctly? None, they sit in the back or middle of the pack depending on how many other teams screwed up and try to rack up as many laps as they can just to get the points. And as for the TCS being mandatory thing. That's just one more restriction that nobody needs. It just makes the rest of us without the fancy equipment and all that crap seem more talented. I'm putting down times in the 1:29's now with TCS on and a DS2 controller so there is nothing to b1tch about with it being unfair if the don't use it. As it is, I have never raced in arcade mode before, ever. And I've had the game since the day it hit shelves (was on the waiting list for 7 months), and I have over 3000 days into my second run at the game and over 15K on just one of my F1 cars. This is so hard to get used to for me as it is, nevermind making more restrictions for everyone else. Some of us might already be struggling to put down good times as it is, nevermind making it harder for even more. I only use TCS, it's the only way for me to make it around the track, but making it mandatory to everyone else isn't right. They went into this knowing what they could do with their cars and at what settings, just like I went into it thinking I could load my F1 car from my garage. Making it harder on them won't make it easier on the rest of us. And as for the tires wearing out, I've tested all of the compounds on various tracks and at Suzuka, (with my driving style) RSS will get you about two laps, RS will get you three, medium will get you four, and hard will get you five, the only way to make it on one stop was to go with RSH which gets me a little over six laps. But they do wear differently, for those of you who thought otherwise.
Did some laps last night. The Arcade Mode F1 car is very loose and in need of tuning 
. Wish this was in GT mode.
and sand traps I'm starting to get the hang of this thing and making complete laps. Getting down into the low 40's at T1. Just need a little more time to break into the 39's. Qualifiing was never really my thing, so am concentrating on a good race.
