I already was aware of the effects of race quality on lap times and asked that before. I don't believe I ever got an answer so I'm glad you brought it up. đź‘Ť
As a side note, the times in my lounge are usually slower than in public lobbies although it depends on whether lag is present when the green flag drops.
Notice that in the longue, you cant set up race quality, so the game probably puts it at low. I have the some problem. I just hope all sessions are created with the high setting, if the host's connection doesnt support it, get a new host.
I think it would benefit all of us. I remember reading that gravy was about 2 secs slower on Sunday than he was when practicing. Its frustrating a week's work just going down the drain.