I completely agree with his points, but at the same time I have to admit that I never ever had so much fun playing a racing game online as with this title.
But yes, the physics are weird to a certain extend
In some touring car leagues, drivers have to add a certain amount of extra weight for each time they hit the top ranks.
I think this would be easy to implement and benefitial (sp?) for the leagues where the top driver ends up lapping the competition several times under normal circumstances