I've tried playing in the "story" mode and in multiplayer and i'm not able to repair my vehicle without pausing and selecting "back to pits", which causes me to lose a lap.

On the pitstop strategy screen, both before and after starting a race, i don't repair options at all, just the ability to add fuel and change tyre pressures and compounds. pulling into the pit while a race is in progress just causes the crew to start whatever the currently selected strategy tells them to.

Whenever i select a strategy when i'm out on the track, it shows that i've selected not to repair any parts of my vehicle for that strategy, but i never got the option to even choose. this can be a huge issue when i've got a damaged wing and just want my crew to bolt a new one on without reverting to pits, replacing my warmed-up tyres with cold ones and weighing me down with the fuel level i set at the start of the race.

I've tried googling this issue and everybody's just saying to either select it in the strategy or just click on the body icon when i pull into the pits. The issue is that clicking on the body icon when my tyres are being changed or my tank is being filled doesn't do anything, and i get the feeling it's just a progress bar rather than a selectable option.

Any help would be appreciated.