As someone who enjoys racing games for the side by side battles, I was disappointed when I learned that fighting was allowed in cyberpunk races. This meant I couldn't have side by side battles with the AI cuz they would kill. This meant I had to either fight them back or lead the race by a huge gap until the end of the race. This felt like a less fun version of the movie death race, cuz V is too OP.
I never touched the races again after I finished the Claire quest.