----Have confirmed it to exist on the PC version on all three rivals but did not experience it on xbox version----
You can drive straight through the track and are not penalized for missing/hitting barrels.
Leaderboards will need reset.
Also one occasion hit pause and instead of the “resume” tab it displayed the “continue” tab identical to the one after the race. i selected it and it finished my race at the time i paused it with a clean lap.
Have not been able to replicate that since.