@Kenadian I found something poking around in the app.ini you might want...
IIRC, this should activate the spotter as soon as the green flag comes out, rather than waiting until after you reach the start finish line. May make the Porsche curves and Ford Chicanes a bit less scary?
..or more scary because now you're spotter will be telling you EXACTLY how crazy the people around you are... "Yes, you DO have a car on your right side... I know that there is only grass and a wall to your right, but he IS there...."