In my opinion, in order for new players to understand the importance of racing live, part of the tutorial should be a quick 25%/20 laps race (or just a short 'Scenario' race) against bots (though maybe an improved AI for this occasion) . Preferably at a nice to race, bug-free track like Japan.
That does sound like a good idea to me. Enough distance for a pitstop and if done with a full set up and quali as well, it would teach everything that would be needed for a quick start in the racing part of the game. Maybe instant level 2 team at the end could be an incentive for new managers to do this and all of the rest of the tutorial sessions. Just putting that one out there...
As to why there isn't a direct link to take new players to access all the game guides is beyond me..
Yea, there's a lot of info scattered all over the forum. But seriously.... is it that reasonable to expect a new player to know that an igp forum even exist??? Never mind the various pieces of information it contains..
Imo, an audio tutorial covering all the basics is definitely a much needed option.