Sorry about this. I believe the race did start on time although as you pointed qualifying was delayed. So, sorry to anyone who took that to mean the race wouldn't start on time and missed the start.
I think until the simulator stability gets sorted, qualifying should be shifted back to running 20 minutes before the race instead of 15. Would give more time for the system to clear or to solve issues before races.
Or maybe offset the qualifying so it doesn't always start at the same time... maybe do some leagues 20 minutes ahead, some 15, smaller ones maybe 12.