Interesting..did not know about that.. I figured it was like in single mode , you jump the start and get penalised. I had a tc issue as it turns out. Did what @BeefMcQueen and @Andi Goodwin suggested and it worked. After a few starts against Ai , managed to stick with them. Before, after the car initally roled ,the revs went crazy ,and I had to release the throttle again. Only then I could floor it and go. Now , I can "catch" the throttle after the initial role of the car , then progressively aply it to get the car going. Now a bit of practice and it should be fine. Thanks to everyone for your help ,and time!