This morning I bought the V6 Clio and played around with various cars on the Nordschleife for a couple of hours. Got £5k from a 4 star ticket.
Then made the mistake of loading up GT sport so I could enjoy the MR2 and boy did I regret it. You quickly realise how much more enjoyable and realistic the handling is in sport. The cars aren't on a knife edge like in 7. Yes 7 keeps you on your toes, but let's not pretend it's realistic, as anybody with real world track experience will know.
Gt7 is a seriously lacking package but can be enjoyed mostly, just don't go back to sport.