I had that problem, too. It was yesterday at about 8:30 pm (20:30) when I swapped with Danny Engels (Huskygoalie). I was set back to the sector-line of split 2!
I want to apologize for any problems I might have caused during my first stint, as I had really big problems with my hard- or software (5fps - i dunno why...) and got nobody of my team to switch with. So I had to call one of my mates by phone.
Being penalised for driving out of the pit lane is... no I don't want an option like that to be implemented. Instead, I'd prefer just the nice blue flashing light at the end of the pit lane. That's all we need. And those drivers who crash cars on the track because of ignoring the blue light - well, that's what we need admins for.
Yeah, that would be a nice feature if the first would have an extra colour. But instead of the second and third one having an extra colour, too, I'd prefer racers being one or more rounds be hind me having an extra colour, so I can see, if the one behind me is actually going to attack my position or not.