Unless I am in a multiplayer match I should be able to ESC out of the race and see what the controls are. This was very annoying since the control information for the boats and plane blipped up on the screen in a tiny little box then disappeared before I could even see them.

If I could have been about to enter the menu thru hitting ESC, I could see the controls for the planes and figure out the vertical control and not run into buildings for 5 minutes.

Also MOUSE steering on planes.