Suggested

Championship Points - Best X of Y Results

Having played the game for some years I've now pulled my active teams from all online leagues because I like to be able to compete for championships but know I can't because I have other real life commitments on certain days which prevent me from attending some races.

It's not really feasible to create leagues with non-race days to accommodate the RL activities of all players. So how about a championship points rule that can be set by the host where a limited number of results count towards the final championship table?

As an example, for a 20 race season, you might select the best 17 races count. A player could miss up to 3 races in the season without adversely affecting their title hopes and players who attend every race have the opportunity to discard their three worst results. (We've all had those brain fart moments... forgot to set up / forgot to renew engine / drivers not at full health / didn't set a practice lap / screwed up AS etc.)

I can see a few possible drawbacks, but this suggestion is for a host selectable rule, the default would be for all races to count.

Yes, that is what I do, but if you're in a very competitive league you're unlikely to score points. So currently I race in offline leagues... and still hope for the best!

Please can you explain why it makes no sense? I'd be interested to understand the argument against such a rule.

If you don't like it, then if the suggestion were to be introduced, you would race in a league where the rule was disabled, leaving those of us who like concept to race in leagues where the rule is enabled.

As for players who constantly forget that they are not pilots...

I don't think anyone forgets this. Rather we are instructing our drivers when to push or not, when to use boost, when to pit for new tyres and what compound to use. In other words, not driving but managing the race. If a player misses a race in an online competitive league then the chances of getting points is pretty much zilch.