In the new update developers implemented new mechanic: if a player attempts to shift too fast, the synchronizers will be damaged. While it sounds interesting, for me it works well only if I shift by one gear each time. I play on the controller with clutch and throttle assistants, and earlier, if I needed to shift, for example, from 4th gear to 2nd, I would just tap downshift button 2 times, but now I'm risking damaging gears, so I need to shift first into the 3rd and then into the 2nd, which is very inconvenient. My advice is to add an option, that when selected, would prevent too fast gear shifts.
I'd really love something like this as well. Having upshifts shifts automatically revmatched like downshifts are with these assists would make playing with a controller a lot better.