First one was a mixed bag for me. The graphics were nice but had a problem with serious texture flicker at times, mostly the background scenery. The tracks and cars were nice but they forced rain on you at the worst time, and it always made traction go to hell.
I was a bit surprised the cars handled as well as they did with KB, though with assists of course. I managed to beat it on Med AI. Some on wheels weren't faring any better, as suggested above, which seems unfair to them.
Really don't know if I'll be interested in this one. While I'm confident they have analog filtering nailed for KBs, there's a lot of other things to consider. I'll probably wait until I see a fair amount of player feedback.