Look guys, this is the simple truth. Everyone says that they like to have a "great race", but the truth is, we love winning a great race. Thats what Polyphony Digital is dealing with. Human beings like to win, but they don't like to feel like it is handed to them. So, yes I agree, the mindless AI drones are boring, but PD isn't going to do a damn thing about unless two things happen: 1) People realize that racing, like life, is hard, and people lose, and things fall apart, or 2) They develop an extremely (and I mean extremely) variable AI that adjusts to the player (either with player controlled sliders, or some kind of adaptive AI).