So far on the high player servers, I’ve been skipping qualifying. Then take my sweet time off the line pass everyone using the grass after they all crash at the first turn. I’ve netted 2 top-tens, and a top-five in 20+ fields that way.
Only thing that sucks is most of them only use the BMW which is quite a bit different than the TVR. (Huge Blind-spot, but broad powerband.)