Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-2601:484:4200:F20A:414C:2DA2:4D8:BCE1-20180802224345/@comment-28169398-20180805144332

RattleSnack wrote: I think part of the background to the OP is that most players are doing some or a lot of bot mangement.

I stopped doing bot management a few months ago. I only do it now in SEs or when I really have to because the goal is just impossible for me otherwise, but generally I go flat out these days, even if well ahead.

The races are much closer now, especially with the front runners, and sometimes I don‘t even finish anywhere near 1st place, especially if I mess up the start. Progress takes longer of course, but it is more challenging. On the Endurance Champions offline ten lap Le Mans race, I can beat AuralPod by 4 to 5 kilometers and your Nome de Plume by 5 to 7 kilometers, with clean laps and no blatant cutting. I don't run it online because then you get all of the TSM bots that have cut the Ford and Dunlop Chicanes.

I have actually often thought that the OP's idea would be beneficial. Because you cannot total your car, once you are more than a kilometer ahead of second, there is pretty much nothing you can do unintentionally to lose the race. I can go off at Sachs Curve every single lap and not be heard say "For ****'s sake, for ****'s sake... sorry guys." and still win by a good margin.

My implementation would be that it would not be automatic but once you have built a certain lead you could pause the game and you would now have a third option to complete the race.