Not to mention the abomination that is Dirt Track Racing. Ackptt, god awful stuff. No way in hell. Oh, look, I've already completed another lap. The excitement is never ending.
Graphics are both very bad and very nice.
The only forgiving thing about it seems to be the cars and the Internet options. Based on your review I'd give this game 3 or perhaps 4, depending on how bad the controls really are. If a driving game has great controls, inspiring tracks and impressive sound then menus, graphics and even AI is not too much of an issue. Of course, this somewhat depends on what kind of racing game we're talking about but most of the time I race against myself, trying to improve my times so AI is not that much of an issue, especially if the game has great feeling. If truth be told, it's very hard to rate games like GT, because some people like them, and others don't.