Question Not hit a brick wall at end of race

Is there any way, by option or ini file hack to not hit a brick wall right after finish?
It always terrifies me and makes me think everything crashed until the scoreboard pops up?
Would prefer to have the ability to drive atleast 5-10 seconds before I get shutdown.

 

Nope. It's a "feature" unfortunately.

 

Also, this 'feature' has deteriorated over the past couple of years. Nowadays when the AI takes control it slams on the brakes as the car crosses the line. In a close finish this causes multi-car pile ups.

The continued existence of this 'feature', along with the bizarre inability to restart the session/weekend (a feature Race 07/STCC/Evo includes), baffles me.

 

You can restart a session. Click restart on the menu (or bind a key to "restart")

 

You can only restart if you don't finish the race. Once you've crossed the line you lose control and the game dumps you all the way back to the main menu. God knows why.

 

Why would you want to restart the race when you're done with it?