[Don Debienne]

Simon hit the nail on the head. The percentage of races that a racer can get hit and displaced in T1 is high, regardless of where you qualify. And I have learned to do as Simon says..."Oh shit, well, whatever' and carry on. Keep going and see what happens. The faster you get going again, I can pretty much guarantee you can gain 4-6 or more spots in the first two laps. There are so many early 'racing incidents' and drivers simply overcooking it early in the race, that you can pick up a lot of spots right away. Then depending on your relative lap times, you can move your way further up or have some decent races with others that have similar lap times in the middle of the pack. But you sure have to keep your wits about you and we all get a lot of practice avoiding incidents occurring as you try to move up the field. It's still a good pump to get on a full server with a lot of racers who have similar lap times and go at it.