Watched a video of actual game play in its current state right now, and I am no longer bought in on this game.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bmLAcBf9S8
I get that its an early build, but polish won't fix the main issues like the absolutely annoying co driver. The free open world navigation really seems to be lacking too, I don't know if its just the annoying guy screaming the entire time, or this extremely short stage, but this does not look like what the devs described in the previous video.
I have seen this all too often, big talk, and then terrible execution of it, or not even an attempt at it. I get that the graphics, and the movement of the vehicle can still be worked on, but the gameplay isn't going to change much, and its amazing how one guy screaming the same thing can ruin a game for me, NASCAR Heat 2 had the same issue with the constant repetitive call over and over for an hour.
We will see, but not looking good for this title when seeing it in action.