WHAAAAT? That was really weird. Well the PS3 probably wanted to be treated betterhas it stopped instantly eliminating you now?
Actually wait, I think it was happening to other people as well. Look at the guy at the front of the grid. Wasn't he blowing up BEFORE the racing? Either way some kind of explosion/eruption happened there. You see it on the 'Waiting for *insert*' and when it says 3 2 1 (second race).