I really wouldnt know what the aids in Forza is like, never used it, never bothered.
And I just tried them to see how they work. Needless to say, I wasn't pleased.
btw. guys, saying that you have XXX and YYY real world motorsport experience means what to what exactly? arent we allowed to like and dislike certain things?
Sure, but if you want to present what appears to be an objective standpoint (
driving a LMP1 is as easy as mashing on the throttle and brakes thanks to electronic driving aids) it'd help if you had
at least some experience on a racing track, with a purpose-built race car, to know how differently to a road car - fast as it is - anything built exclusively to go very fast on a closed circuit feels. Of course, I don't think any of us have any actual experience with F1 or LMP machinery, but even driving around the track with a 100cc competition kart will help you appreciate how different the amount of forces involved in racecraft is, and how different a race car will behave (although a kart arguably
isn't really a car).
Formula one made the right decision to get rid of that crap and really, so should all the other forms.
F1 cars race for a scant 70 laps. They have massive amounts of downforce, and if their aerodynamic surfaces break, they'll limp it back to the pits, where said surfaces will be changed (thanks to the ease-of-maintenance of an open-wheel car in that regard) or the whole car will be ditched.
But the focus here is the fact that they'll run for about 70 laps, or roughly, hm, say, 300 kilometres? An they will often use two different sets of tires. Or three.
They can mash on the brakes, because guess what? a car that's built with the exact purpose of going really fast with a budget that's bigger than the GDP of some African countries will be able to brake aggressively without the tires locking up (thanks to aero, tire and suspension design, etcetera). But it means that they will severely damage tires that are designed to take that kind of stress for twenty laps at best. Again, not too much of a problem, because chances are they'll be getting a new set in two, three laps tops.
On the other hand, Endurance racers can't afford this kind of luxuries. Tires have to be preserved, and the same goes for the brakes (which may have to last for
24 hours). It's not that the ABS present on some GTE and GT3 cars will prevent wheel lock (if you've seen GT racing, you'll know
it won't); it serves to help preserving the tires under hard braking.
As for the ASR on many LMP1 cars, here's the thing: they'd likely be undrivable without some measure of traction control. And again, if you mash of the throttle, ASR or no ASR won't make any difference. The ASR serves to give the driver a measure of control over the response of the car, not to make it easy to drive.
Again, electronic aids aren't there to make the life of the driver easier. Think of it like of using CAD rather than a drawing board: it's a different approach to a problem that presents other difficulties and requires the same basic skills, plus some that are specific to the task.
And no you cant compare to seat belts and tyres. Are they active electronic technologies? no
My bad, but...
Do you see anyone come out against carbon fibre or Hans devices or helmets god forbid, gimme a break...
Ah, I see far too many people, both racers and (mostly) spectators, take a stand against safety measures on a daily basis to answer you with a "no". As an example...
Before this point, many drivers, including (Dale Earnhardt), resisted the HANS (and similar) devices, claiming them to be uncomfortable, more restrictive and fearing that it would cause more injuries and problems than it prevented. Some stated that the positioning of the device made the seat belts feel less secure or rubbed on the shoulders or collar bone. Earnhardt himself referred to the device as "that damn noose", claiming the tethers would sooner hang him than save him in the event of a crash. The week after Earnhardt's death, Mark Martin said Rockingham, "I would not wear one for anything. I'll just keep my fingers crossed and take my chances". However, drivers (except Jimmy Spencer, who still has a HANS device) were not willing to participate in the process of perfecting the fit, and endure the limitations imposed by such devices.
...and if you think nobody opposed the introduction of seatbelts and other such measures in motorsports, maybe you should look up the history of safety in F1. Roll bars were seen as an
aerodynamic disadvantage in F1 in the 60s.