You stand still for up to five seconds, even though there are no vehicles nearby, until clearance is given. Gaps between vehicles are ignored, even though 10 vehicles could fit between them.
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Game is absolutely unplayable with this issue. Have been playing a coop career with my friend and every single race one of us is held in the pit lane for upwards of 40 seconds absolutely ruining our career. One of the most frustrating bugs I have ever experienced and makes the game unplayable. I will be having one of the best races of my life just to get held in the pit lane for 45 seconds and dropped from 1st to 16th. Happens to both me and my coop partner, I have tried all different settings for pit release being assist on or off, broadcast mode, manual release, none of it has fixed the issue. The game will not let you out of the pit until every single car in the pit lane behind you has left the pit lane. Playing as APX for reference. Will not continue playing this game until this issue is fixed and will be looking for a refund.