I also miss this feature a lot.
I now have mapped a button on my wheel to do it, but it's hard to push that button AND change the gear at the same time...
It was very useful for rally too because it was an easy way to clutch while holding the handbrake and downshifting at the same time.
I miss it more when playing with keyboard (I use kb sometimes when I'm tired and don't want the noise and violence of my wheel...)
yes, please add an option!