Grid is a popular franchise that's why i was surprised not to see an OT here, I thought of making the OT but then i left it because i never made one before
As for the simulation, well i know its not a sim but this one gets back to Grid's roots. There's the cockpit view, and sliding is not the fastest way around a corner now (Grid 2 pfft.).
I like F1 2013 but the tire wear etc are heavily scripted, but its a nice take at f1 one can enjoy the game a lot & then there's mods for the game which makes it even better (e.g. the realistic damage mod).