I think there are a couple different mindsets to sport mode, and, depending on your mindset, you will place yourself in a different physical location on track where the likelihood of being in an incident in the first place is higher/lower.
When I first started Sport-mode, I wanted to be as fast as I could be... I wanted to win... and, every car in front of me needed dispatched... 'cause they were slow, so, I took risky moves which resulted in minor contact... and sometimes heavy contact.
At that time, I'd say probably 70% of incidents I at least shared responsibility, likely 50% were a direct result of my decisions.
Then I realized... I'm never going to be Dr.S/A+, as such never going to be a contender in FIA, much less the top 24...
So now, I just want a clean race, and do as well as I can... I am no longer disillusioned to being fast, and have zero expectations of wining... if big slips and mistakes take place ahead of me, then I'll take the spot, I try and be smart about when to pit based on traffic ahead/behind (track map) but you will not find me being aggressive...
I race like the guys in the historic series... with multi million dollar cars belonging to someone else... and lacking the funds to repair them, much less restore them.
This mindset likely has got a lot to do with why I'm still at Dr.B... and I'm fine with it.
If I gain spots great, if I concede spots so be it... If I never make it to Dr.A oh well (pretty sure S, (now A+) is out of the question)... I just want to run as fast as I can without negatively effecting other folks online experience, and, hope for the same.
I'd rather concede a spot, then, attempt to race it back... vs defend the spot and risk the carnage of an anxious/impatient/frustrated competitor...
And, I'd rather put pressure on in hopes of taking advantage of a slip/mistake vs risk the "but I had significant overlap".
I realize I'm in the minority.
I don't play the game to "get to the next level" or "win races"... I play to enjoy racing... don't want to ruin others races and don't want mine ruined either.
To each their own.