The game feels so much better imo if you are using a Pad in Expert mode and then goto to your Options > Controls > Hit X for Advanced and add about 20 to the Inside Deadzone (default is 23/24 iirc). In the demo I put it about 48 and now in the game I have it around 52. Try it if you want more of that Forza feeling. Also the game needs some work in the pad vibration, it's too weak and you do feel disconnected from the road sometimes due to it. I'm not long into playing the game so maybe I will have other things to say but lastly at this point I would bring up the replay cameras. There basically crap as there is no real static trail your car from the roadside views, it's all floating and static close to your car stuff which makes for not very much action.
The good thing I would say though is that these are side aspects they could work on as the core item, the driving is imo damn good and so enjoyable so waiting for any of these things to put into as future update isn't that bad, compared to not wanting to play a game AT ALL due to the core of it being absolutely awful like some we could mention. :p
This game honestly makes me excited for FH2.