Which sim racing games? I'm more of a truck sim player than a racing player, but my wheel and pedal worked as controls out of the box. For FFB I had to install an extra package, but is that really that different to installing the logitech software on windows?

What is your specific setup? It seems like that would be a pretty straightforward thing to do.

Have nice dreams while MS builds a walled garden all around with ads and surveillance.

Can you not? I play Rockband on Linux with a real-ass guitar, I had no idea that random gaming HID didn't just get passed through like any other controller.