I have noticed people who are propably cheating in novice mode. They make lap times 8-10 seconds faster than other players. I think they have unlocked manual gear or other features that aren't availble in Novice Mode. Is this allowed in the competition? In my opinion, it is not fair and they should not be taken into consideration.
Same problem with me, not only WTCC Competition in DTM and ADAC GT has the same problem, before the updates have always been within half a second behind the leader after the last updates +10 sec (WTF?) there's something wrong ..