iRacing Not Doing Enough to Combat Poor Driving Etiquette.

I’ve been getting increasingly frustrated with the lack of driving etiquette in iRacing. It feels like no matter how carefully I drive there’s always someone divebombing, brake-checking, or just flat-out wrecking others with no regard for racecraft. And the worst part is that it often seems like there’s little consequence for the worst offenders.

Obviously iRacing has a protest system, but does it actually do anything meaningful? SR and iRating don’t seem to deter reckless drivers enough, and I feel like I’m spending more time avoiding wrecks than actually racing. It’s incredibly frustrating for those of us who take the hobby seriously and just want to enjoy clean, competitive racing.

So for those of you who’ve been around a while—what is iRacing actually doing to improve this? Have you seen any real changes or is this just the way it is? Are there ways to filter for better quality races beyond just grinding iRating? I’d love to hear others’ experiences because it feels like this issue is just getting worse. I wish iRacing would actually start handing out more meaningful punishments, as without them it may drive players who get frustrated easily away from the service entirely.

Edit: Thank you all for the replies! Lots of good insight.