[PC/Steam] Black Screen in RUSH Mode and Unfair Disconnection Penalties

For several weeks, I have been unable to play RUSH Mode on the PC (Steam) version.

Description of the issue:

I can view the opening movie and the RUSH announcements without any problems.

However, immediately after those, the screen goes black and the match never begins.

Since the game becomes unresponsive, I am forced to Alt+F4 to close it.

Upon restarting FC26, I am greeted with an "incorrect disconnection penalty," which is extremely frustrating as the crash was not my fault.

I have seen similar reports from other users on X (formerly Twitter), so this appears to be a widespread issue for the FC community.

Please investigate this bug and provide a fix or a patch as soon as possible. Thank you.