Some thoughts of a fresh user...

[rookie1]

Another thing:
Driving with an opponent is a nice idea - but one can't watch him driving to learn from him... A button to switch the camera target from the player to the opponent would be very nice..

Just want to point out, this feature is already available in the development version. So you should see it in the next release. Although I wouldn't recommend learning from the AI. It's hardly following an optimal racing line.