Warm up lap for multiplayer races

Hi kunos, we'd like to see a warm up lap for multiplayer races (and why not also for single player) in Assetto Corsa. In my opinion this thing is very important in a simulator, and in other game like rfactor it was implemented by many years.
I think that it isn't difficult to do this, because the only thing needed is the controll of traffic light (=semaforo) and lap counter with an admin tool in the server (that i hope it will include in future update)., What do you think?

 

maybe in real life is important? but here the game is designed with practice/quali/race sessions one after the other, there's just a short waiting time between sessions. In real life races there's 1 day or a couple of hours between qualification and race. But in the game there's no need for warm up since you just ended the qualification round..

Maybe what we'd "need" is a lap after finishing the race.. not just close the sessions after you cross the line

 

I disagree because this is a simulator, and i think that the possibility to do something like in real is very important for a game of this type. Maybe in public races the warm up lap is impossible but in championship and races organized by communities it is possibile to do if the admin can controll the traffic light, and with replay you can see false starts. Like this it will be more realistic and immersive.
Other games like rfactor, iracing, project cars and go on have this feature, and i don't understand why it will not be also in Assetto Corsa in future. In my opinion Assetto Corsa is a game made for organised events and championships, and not for public races in free time.
I agree with your idea of the return to box lap after the end of a race, like real.

 

Yes from that explained perspective makes sense to have a warm up lap, and also the free lap at the end of the race At least would give more time for people to finish.
The type of warm up round you suggest is like a lap done in formation? At first I thought it would be more like a practice(warm up) lap. But you mean a formation lap all in their places and then stop back on the grid each on their positions. This would work great for closed races, though in public multiplayer people would need a lot more education on the matter

 

Yes a formation lap, a warm up lap isn't the same thing?

 

warm up lap is useless tbh
flying start is something other wich is great thing for online races.

 

Why not have both a warm up lap and a rolling start? I don't actually know of any sportscar series which actually does standing starts.

 

In my opinion a formation lap is usefull because right now tyres are cold at the start. With a formation lap drivers could heat tyre and revise the track, and this is a good thing to have less crash at first corners; players can also see if they have problem, for example with their pheriferal, that would make them stand still and have the time to solve them (or to drop out) and start from the box, instead of create danger situation at start. With this we can also have false start (controllable by replay). The including of a formation lap make a race in Assetto Corsa more realistic, and so more fun. There is a reason if in real races (like F1) there is the formation lap...
It is sure that something like this work good only in close and organized races, but i think that Assetto Corsa isn't a game for public races and it never will.