F1 24 PC ... keyboard not recognized after startup screens

I am still trying to figure out the issue.    The latest trail I am going down is I believe the game thinks my steering wheel and / or other inputs I have on my sim rig are additional controllers for a second player.   Ridiculous I know as they work in EVERY other game/platform I have ...   no other way to contact EA Sports or F1 series to get some help ... so we have to try and figure out these issues on our own.  

Such a shame that there is no support for the F1 series !!!