In the replay viewer, there should be an option to skip to a certain lap.
Add a progress bar showing how far the viewer is into the replay.
Or geez - just look at iRacing’s replay feature and do that.
Otherwise it’s very hard to look up a specific incident or event. The “skip forward” button is useless - it’s not clear how far it skips or even what it is skipping to
Great idea! 
The game’s replay system has serious flaws. You cannot properly view the lap, and switching cars is cumbersome due to the complicated menus. Additionally, it is not possible to switch between laps, which adds to the user’s frustration. The experience is extremely slow and unintuitive. It would be highly beneficial if they adopted the solutions implemented by other games where these features are well optimized.
Voted! 
The progress bar should have overtakes, penalties, pit stops, etc. so we can easily skip to. That would make the viewing experience much more pleasant
One year later. Still can’t skip lap.