Finally got one of the do this to get your FFB back solutions to work. Simple as unplugging the wheel till the game has loaded, dropping a refresh in the control options screen.
Ditched the 2gb of customs, no more load in problems or freezes, all good to go. Things were a little tight taking the lambo to monza, i got it down to a flat 1.49 but it's certainly harder work. Those curbs suck you in now, tight around the first lesmo has to be spot on, errors around ascari will be punished. Rode home a podium, but i lost my edge going over through ascari, normally it's where i get the drop on people throwing it in fast and catching the apex of the 2nd turn with the car half over curb.
Liking the update in general, it's a level playing field for everybody. Even better is that performance and looks haven't dropped off, and my rig no longer spins up every fan it has.