explain please why you think it's the dumbest thing ever. I think it's better for certain race lengths. if it's a 20 minute race, I dont want to wait 15 minutes if I join a server right at the beginning. Also, if I want to skip qualifying (in lets say rfactor) I want to know when the race starts so I know when to join the server. LFS with 3 laps races doesn't need that tough. Mainly also because you dont qualify before.
it's nothing special. it's just 2 cars driving behind each other at reasonable speeds. there's nothing that makes the video special. default camera positions etc.