About the zb thing : "These seem to affect one player in every lobby." I wouldn't assume that. I've seen both cases of no one and multiple players being affected in a single lobby. Well, I guess they should figure it out with those QAs of theirs.

Edit : and about that bit : "Ships receiving boost starts that don't match their natural performance e.g. Icaras getting ahead of AG-Systems." It looks like the effects of a slight lag, which is accounted for when calculating the times. It's also for them to figure it out I guess^^