It would be great if there was either a setting that made qualifying an option, or you could at least opt in to qualify for single player events / career mode. It gets old always starting mid field or back of the field when trying to do the single player challenge races.
Similarly, really wish there was an option to lengthen single player career races more (like 20+ laps). Just something to give you the chance to have heated races, still compete for a win, maybe make pitstops or race strategy something you actually care about and be able to influence where in the pack you start would really add a lot of depth to the game.