Haha! I have not tried online yet. I wanted to watch a video on how it all works first. Man! That was funny! I race with no assists and it takes some practice. You are hilarious though. I gotta go watch some more of your videos now.
I think I know what happened with your wheel. I found out when you join a race with the controller but intend to use a wheel, the wheel settings glitch out. When mine glitches out I only have 5° of steering but can use throttle and brake normally.
The reason why voice-chat is not used in all games is because of all the crying!! That takes the fun away VERY quickly. I turn mine off, and my gaming is much more enjoyable.
The multiplayer might be really good but you are not 😂. In all seriousness though, it looks like the settings for that wheel aren't the best. Either this is one of those games that is just better on controller or you need to make some adjustments to settings because it looks really awkward.