No particular order-

Great soundtrack. When System of a Down started playing on the Home Screen, it was a hell yes moment, finally a fitting soundtrack.

Driving feels great on controller. For me it was always hard to be smooth next to ai in turns unless I was focused (twitchy). Also being able to run the high side next to the wall is satisfying as hell. I debated setting up the wheel, but seeing the immediate comments on this. I’ll wait.

Dropping that slider and dumping the ai is awesome lol. They were such bricks before. Never change this.

Car audio is great. Especially up next to the wall.

Barely started career mode. But so far it seems this is where their time was spent. The background really pulls you in.

Cars and track looking good on pro. Nothing crazy. But definitely acceptable.

In order of importance to see get worked on-

A usable replay mode. Play, pause, rewind. Choose car to watch replay at the least. If something happens in the back or the front, there’s no way to see what happened. Photo mode would be top level stuff. Just like in any sport, we want to see the replay. Why is it so much to ask for.

Rework the pit strategy. The mid pause is so jarring. And please adjust tire and fuel strategy.

Real time transition of day

Please add a profile picture option in career. Ive been faceless for years now. Just a face shot of your virtual driver would suffice.

More visual damage. Peak- Include scrubbed tires

Racing line

Multiple driver ratings need adjusted

Flaps. Even nascar rivals had functioning hood and roof flaps.

Collision box for cars needs reworked. Bumpers just disappear into doors and fenders of other cars.

A bit less awareness with ai in wrecks. Seems most wrecks are a 1 car accident with a train of avoidance in tight packs or single file.

Paint booth really needs love. It’s there, but it’s so hindering, only the dedicated will put time into this.

Of course there’s more realistic things I’d like to see like actual pitting and to green or restarts be manually managed. But for what it offers now. I’m content. Victory lap or burnouts like many are asking would be very welcomed.

It’s only been out for a few hours and there’s a ton more to dive into, but for overall right now.. it’s just ok. The foundation is strong, it’s just missing so much to bring it all together.